Madam Speaker, I will list for the member all of the tax increases that she voted for and that the Prime Minister implemented, breaking his promise to the middle class.
One, he took away the children's fitness tax credit. As his justification, he said that soccer moms and hockey dads are too rich and do not deserve a tax credit, according to him.
Two, he took away the tuition and education tax credits, making working students, particularly low-income ones who have earned income, pay higher taxes.
Three, he took away the transit tax credit, which again targets lower-income people who are disproportionately likely to take public transit.
These are just some of the tax credits that he took away from everyday families.
Another one that is very interesting is that he imposed new taxes on charities. It used to be that if a business person gave private shares to a charity, the transaction was exempt from a capital gains tax. It meant more money for charities such as food banks, hospitals, dramatic arts centres and other things, but he put a tax on that too.
These are the tax increases he has imposed on Canadians. They work out to about $800 for the average Canadian family.