Mr. Speaker, I agree with a lot of what my hon. colleague said in terms of his description of how difficult it is for many Canadians. I do not know that I would say everything is broken, but I can say that a lot of people are broke. A lot of families are struggling. Fifty per cent of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque, and one out of four parents is skipping meals to feed their children.
The NDP proposed giving those people an immediate cut by permanently removing the GST from life's essentials, such as home heating, all grocery items, cellular and Internet bills, and diapers. However, he voted against that. If he thinks everything is broken and truly believes that people are struggling right now, why did he vote against the NDP motion that would have given people an immediate 5% break on life's essentials?