First, Mr. Speaker, let me say more broadly that the numbers presented are very skewed toward the situations that have been characterized by the opposition as somehow being a tax break for the rich. I come from an orientation that is totally different than that.
I look at families of different natures in my riding, some of whom I have met through volunteer work in my life, and this will be a huge boon for them. This will give people the ability to have more disposable income than they ever thought they would have. Income splitting at all levels is a good thing. It would give people, especially at the lower and middle tiers, tax breaks that prior to this never existed. If we were to ask seniors right now what they think of income splitting, they will say over and over again it is one of the best things that ever happened. Now we are extending it to the rest of Canada and it is going to affect a much broader range than the numbers the member suggested.