July 21, 1988 (33rd Parliament, 2nd Session)

Mr. Mike Cassidy (Ottawa Centre):

Mr. Speaker, the amendment put forward by the Hon. Member for Churchill (Mr. Murphy) calls for the inclusion in the total amendment on this particular Bill the requirement that there be a corporate minimum tax. I will read it. We are saying that Bill C-139 as it stands right now should not be brought forward at this time among other reasons because the Bill fails to ensure that corporations make a fair and regular contribution to federal tax revenues by imposing a minimum corporate tax.