Mr. Speaker, I think this is a wonderful day for Canadians. We are very proud of the budget we put forward to help Canadians.
It is only five months ago that Canadians elected the government and asked us to do two things. They said, “Help me, my family, and grow the economy.” That is exactly what we are doing with this budget. We are helping the middle class. We started on January 1 with a reduction in taxes on Canadians. As a result, nine million Canadians now have more money in their pockets than before.
With this budget, we are moving to introduce the Canada child benefit. It is a simple tax-free monthly benefit that will add $2,300 to the average family, to the nine out of 10 Canadian families who will get it.
We are proud of this budget. It helps the middle class.