Mr. Speaker, it is not a tax cut; it is a distraction before a much bigger, permanent tax hike. Even the Prime Minister's own Liberal MPs are now opposing this. The member for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek says that he was threatened with “consequences” if he voted against it. Rather than threatening his own MPs, muzzling them like he has accused others of doing, we have a weakened Prime Minister, terrified of facing Canadians.
If the Prime Minister is so sure about his own leadership, if he is so sure about his own plan, why will he not allow his own MPs to have a free vote on this one today?