Mr. Speaker, please excuse me for being a bit emotional. That was a very touching moment.
Yesterday, the Prime Minister confirmed what everyone in the country already knew: there is a new tax. He made it quite clear yesterday that there is a new tax on carbon that will affect every Canadian family and will cost them more. The government cannot even promise Canadians that rates will not go up.
The Prime Minister is not here today. I do not know who will answer. However, since—