Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to defend the motion moved by my esteemed colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. This motion focuses directly on improving the quality of life of thousands of workers under federal jurisdiction.
We realize that the members across the way only defend the employers, but there needs to balance in our society. The federal minimum wage has not been increased in 40 years. There needs to be a balanced perspective.
I cannot say that the small tax credit handouts my colleague referred to truly help the workers in my riding who are living in poverty earning minimum wage.
Those are the workers I am defending today and every worker across the country could benefit from this, because it will definitely have an impact on the provinces.