Madam Speaker, once again, the Liberals have been caught copying the NDP's homework. Canadians need to understand that this Liberal measure was announced several days after we came out with our own proposal. Unfortunately, like a lot of Liberal initiatives, it is a poor imitation of the original idea. We were proposing a permanent relief of the GST on these essential items. What Canadians need to understand is that in this bill all these measures are going to come to an end on February 15.
Why is the Liberal Party so adept at offering half measures to Canadians? On the separate issue of the rebate cheque, as I know it is still being worked on, is he going to go back and make sure that when it is offered it actually goes to the people who need it, like persons with disabilities, low-income seniors and students? That is how it should have been originally crafted.