Madam Speaker, I think that when a government is in free fall as the government is now, its first instinct is to panic. It starts improvising out of necessity. What could it possibly come up with next?
We are being invited to take part in a complete sham, a real PR stunt that does not even help the people who are struggling the most. Right now, the most vulnerable people are those who are more likely to buy products that are not taxed anyway.
Does my colleague agree with me when I say that we are really just contributing to the pervasive cynicism? Even if the measure will essentially only help the wealthiest, those with money, the government can pat itself on the back by telling itself that people will be talking about it around the dinner table at Christmas.