Madam Speaker, the admiration is mutual. I appreciate how productively we work together at the Standing Committee on Finance.
He raised some super-important issues. As I was saying to a colleague who spoke earlier, this inequity has been around for decades. It is actually getting worse. The gap between rich and poor is widening.
My question is, given the economic and social costs of the pandemic, can society still afford to hand out gifts to the very rich?
I think the answer is clear. The answer is no, and this has to change now.