I went across the country advising businesses not to pay the GST until the law was actually passed. You will remember, Mr. Speaker, that the Conservative government was trying to collect the tax months before the legislation went through the Senate and indeed received royal assent.
Vous vous souviendrez, monsieur le Président, que le gouvernement conservateur essayait de percevoir la taxe plusieurs mois avant que le projet de loi soit adopté par le Sénat et reçoive la sanction royale.