Madam Speaker, the reality is that the public, the Canadian people, is aware that they are being overtaxed. There are expenses they would like to pay but cannot afford because the Liberal government is taking too much money out of their pockets and away from their families. It is a natural question to ask, “What are all the things I could do if I just had more of the money I work for?” That is the question Canadians are asking themselves when they look at this $400-million green slush fund.
When we look at hospital stays, car payments, groceries and homes, there are a whole host of things that have become very expensive for a lot of people and burdens on our public systems. People are frustrated by what that has done to our quality of life. Taxpayers have an expectation that when they see a deduction from their paycheques or an extra 13% added onto everything they buy, they are going to see some benefit from the money being taken away from them. When that money is being taken and misused, with Liberals dishing it out to elite Liberal insiders, like George Costanza and Jerry Seinfeld trading a rye bread out the window, of course people are going to be frustrated.
That is what the Canadian taxpayer feels right now. That is why we are focusing on this issue. We are speaking for the people of our country and speaking for our constituents.