Mr. Speaker, I am not allowed to pick up the glass behind me but it does have water in it. It is transparent, which means I can see into it and all that is in the glass.
If the government wishes to be transparent with Canadians, then it should allow Canadians to see the decisions they are making and the impact that those decisions will have on them.
For example, with regard to the carbon tax, we in the official opposition have requested an important document. That document will tell us how much Canadians will pay for this carbon tax that the government is imposing on them. What has the government done? It has withheld that information. It gave us a sheet of paper and made a mockery out of us by blacking it out and saying, “Here is your information.” That is not transparency. That is incredibly disrespectful to every single taxpayer across this country.