across the country. They are already losing nearly 40 per cent of their pay cheques through one type of taxation or another (1835) I truly question the willingness of Canadians to absorb this sum of money, especially when considering our fiscal situation where we as a nation are nearly $535 billion in debt and are paying nearly $40 billion in interest payments annually to service this astronomical debt.
(1835) Je doute sincèrement que les Canadiens soient prêts à absorber cette somme supplémentaire, surtout lorsque l'on se souvient que notre dette est de 535 milliards et que nous payons annuellement près de 40 milliards d'intérêts sur cette dette astronomique.
