Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his question, but not for his research, because he made a mistake.
We did not say that workers who lost their jobs would not have to pay the usual taxes. What we said was that the taxes should not be taken off at the beginning of the year, because then those workers will be forced to wait a year before getting a refund.
The problem with a one-time payment when a worker loses their job is that it puts them in a very high tax bracket. They lose half the money and have to wait 14 months to get a refund. Why not let the workers keep that money and pay the taxes on it later when they have a job? That is my first point.
My second point is that the member has lost touch with the regions of Quebec, where people like trucks that run on gas and diesel. We support Quebec consumers. We believe that they can decide for themselves, without subsidizing American vehicles.