Madam Speaker, we are talking about a two-month GST tax holiday that will benefit all Canadians. It covers the goods we consume most during the holidays. It will carry over past the holidays, since the return from the holidays is always a difficult period as well. Our credit card balances are always a bit inflated by that point. The purpose of this measure, then, is to give Canadians time to catch their breath during a period where they want to make their loved ones happy, a period during which Canadian parents or grandparents are really feeling the squeeze.
This tax holiday is really meant to give Canadians a breather during this period.