Mr. Speaker, yesterday was tax day, the day that our taxes are due. Canadians can now say goodbye to the lowest taxation levels since 1962 and start looking forward to paying extra taxes if their kids are in arts and sports, extra taxes if their kids are in post-secondary education, extra taxes if people are taking advantage of income splitting, extra taxes for charities, extra taxes for the wealthy, extra taxes for small businesses, and extra taxes for a carbon footprint.
The only people who will not be paying more taxes are the many struggling Canadians who have lost their jobs in this economy.
The government's plan will only reduce the unemployment rate 0.3% over the next four years, so goodbye jobs and hello taxes.