Doug Peters

[The Family, June 15th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, once again we have the spectre of a party that has a problem with tax policy. Its members have been saying that they want a tax policy that treats families in a certain way. Yet they will not tell us what they mean by the word or what their position is on it.

They are criticizing the present system, which is an individual taxation system. Since the institution of income tax in Canada taxes have not been family based but individually based. If they are going to take a position that we should have a family based tax system or a family return, they had better think about it very carefully because its costs would be very large.

[The Family, June 15th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I answered the question yesterday when it was put to me. I remind the hon. gentleman that the treatment of families is a very difficult aspect of taxation.

If he were to design a tax system I would ask him, and I am sure there is a supplementary question coming, to please state in his supplementary question exactly what he means by family. Maybe he would like to give us a definition.

[Taxation, June 14th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, the matter that is referred to by the hon. member is a question that has come up previously.

I do not think we are going to introduce bills on that particular basis. We have a number of family systems in this country. A large number of people operate from single families, single person families, families in which both parents are working, and the child support part of our tax system is an important aspect to them.

[Taxation, June 14th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, the tax system in our country has been based on an individual tax system. It is not a family tax system. We do not have joint returns in this family and we do treat all taxpayers as fairly as possible.

[Excise Act, Customs Act, Tobacco Sales To Young Persons Act, June 14th, 1994]

moved that Bill C-11, an act to amend the Excise Act, the Customs Act and the Tobacco Sales to Young Persons Act, be read the third time and passed.

[D-Day, June 1st, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question from the hon. member because it is of interest to a number of Canadians.

I am very pleased to report that the Royal Canadian Mint has three issues of commemorative coins available to Canadians that commemorate the D-Day operations. The first is a one dollar proof coin that has the War Memorial on the back. There is a six-medallion bronze set depicting various war scenes and a 14-carat gold quarter ounce coin entitled "The Home Front".

All these are available at the Royal Canadian Mint and at various coin collectors.

[Budget Implementation Act, May 31st, 1994]

moved that Bill C-17, an act to amend certain statutes to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 22, 1994, be read the third time and passed.

[Carbon Tax, May 26th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I do not know which part of the word "no" he does not understand. We have never mentioned a carbon tax. Read the red book. Is it found in the red book? No, it is not in the red book. It is not a part of our policy, period.

[Carbon Tax, May 26th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, I do not think the hon. member has been listening over the last little while. The only place I have heard a carbon tax mentioned is on the Reform Party.

We have never mentioned a carbon tax. We are not in the business of doing that. It seems the Reform Party is.

[Ways And Means, May 24th, 1994]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 83(1), I wish to table explanatory notes and a notice of a ways and means motion to amend the Excise Tax Act, the Excise Act and the Income Tax Act.

I ask that an order of the day be designated for consideration of the motion.