Finance committee  To give a very brief answer, it was disastrous. I think it was the biggest net cut in social programming in post-war Canadian history that flowed from that. If I may say so, being as objective and as non-partisan as I can be in this—but it's a judgment—if you look at what Mr. C

Finance committee  I'd like to reply specifically to Mr. Brison's question, and to the earlier one on the whole notion of equality of opportunity. There isn't a sane adult in Canada, whatever the ideological perspective, I think, who would be against equality of opportunity. For me, the serious d

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, members of the committee, I am really pleased to be joining you today. This is especially so on a subject of such great importance to a large majority of Canadians, and especially, I note, today, when tax returns of all Canadians are due. I want to make two points