Taxation  Speaker, our government has demonstrated time and time again that we make good on our promises. That is why we continue to cut taxes, saving the average family nearly $3,400 this year. It is a record that we are proud many Canadian families have benefited from. For example, millions of Canadians have benefited from the children's fitness tax credit and the enhanced universal child care benefit.

Consumer Protection  Every single time we have cut taxes over the last four years that the member has been in the House, she has voted against that. In the Canadian middle class, a typical family of four is now better off, to the tune of $3,400 more in their pockets every single year, than they were prior to the Conservative government being in power. That is because of the tax changes we have implemented. I will quote Hillary Clinton, from down south.

Poverty  Since we took office, there are 225,000 fewer children in poverty. The average Canadian family has an additional $3,400 in their pocket. With our universal child care benefit increase and expansion, as well as our family tax cut, there will be an average of $1,200 more in the pockets of Canadian families.

Finance committee  With the tax relief the government has provided since 2006, personal income taxes are now 10% lower. For an average family of four, taxes have been cut by close to $3,400. Recently the Prime Minister announced the doubling of the children's fitness tax credit to $1,000 and made it refundable. Can you tell us what kind of reaction you have been getting from Canadians, and how this will help provide tax relief to Canadian families?

Natural Resources committee  It sends a clear message to highly skilled professionals at CNL to start looking elsewhere in a very competitive industry. I should note that, while our union represents 900 employees at CNL, all 3,400 employees would be affected by these pension measures. The future prospects of Canada's premier nuclear labs depend on a fair, stable, and predictable pension plan being put in place for all employees.

Natural Resources committee  While these are exciting times for CNL with much future promise, we also realize that organizational change can introduce stress and uncertainty in our workforce. Our aim is to try to make the transition to GOCO as seamless as possible for our 3,400 employees while respectfully listening to concerns and addressing them as best we can. We are sensitive to, and have been diligent in addressing, the needs of our employees to help answer their most important questions.

Natural Resources committee  This subsidiary is now really the operator of the nuclear facility. They have the licence from the regulator. They have transferred all the roughly 3,400 employees. They are all now part of CNL going forward. CNL will be transferred at the end of the ongoing procurement process to the private sector. There is a procurement process going on right now to select a private sector contractor.

Finance committee  We have lowered the GST from 7% to 6% to 5%. We've lowered taxes 160 different times. Now the average family of four saves about $3,400 in taxes each year, and we have a very aggressive free trade strategy. We've negotiated 43 different free trade agreements. This all works to bring down prices. We've done pretty much what you've said we should do, and we've also done the fitness tax credit, which puts more money into people's pockets.

Taxation  In terms of broad-based tax relief, that is exactly what the government has done with over $200 billion in tax relief, saving the average family $3,400 a year—that is before this most recent tax cut—bringing the total federal tax burden down to its lowest level as a share of our economy since the 1950s. We are expanding the horizons of human freedom by reducing taxes, and we are proud of it.

Taxation  Speaker, our government makes good on our promises. That is why we continue to cut taxes, saving the average family nearly $3,400 this year alone. Since we were elected, that means thousands and thousands for Canadian families. It is a record of which we are proud. For example, millions of Canadians have benefited from the children's fitness tax credit and the universal child care benefits.

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Personal income taxes are now 10% lower than they were before 2006, and the average family of four now pays close to $3,400 less in taxes. Overall, the federal tax burden is at the lowest rate it has been in over 50 years. I encourage all members of the House to join me in supporting the economic action plan 2014 act, no. 2.

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  For the first time, and this is according to The New York Times, middle-income Canadians are better off than Americans. As well, prior to yesterday, the average Canadian family paid $3,400 less in taxation. The Parliamentary Budget Officer, often a critic of the government, acknowledged that this tax relief had actually been targeted at low- and middle-income families.

Taxation  For the first time, middle-income Canadians are actually better off than Americans. The average Canadian family paid nearly $3,400 less in taxes two days ago. Now it is more than $4,500 less in taxes. Canadian families are better off with a Conservative government.

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  Those priorities include returning to a balanced budget in 2015, creating jobs, economic growth, supporting small and medium-sized businesses, and ensuring that hard-working Canadian families have more of their own dollars in their pockets. In fact, the government's commitment to tax relief meant savings of about $3,400 for a typical Canadian family of four in 2014. We reduced the GST from 7% to 5%. We introduced income splitting for seniors, tax-free savings accounts, and expanded on successful programs, such as the child fitness tax credit and the universal child care benefit.

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 2  I remind Canadians that since 2006, our Conservative government has reduced federal taxes to the average Canadian family of four by over $3,400 each and every year. Indeed, the overall federal tax burden is now at its lowest level in 50 years. How did we do this? We reduced the GST by nearly 30%, a measure that benefits all Canadians whether or not they pay taxes.