Bill Morneau

[Ways and Means, April 18th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 83(1) I wish to table a notice of ways and means motion to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 22, 2016, and other measures.

Pursuant to Standing Order 83(2) I ask that an order of the day be designated for consideration of the motion.

[Taxation, April 18th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, we started by cutting taxes for the middle class. Nine million Canadians now have more money in their pockets as a result of this tax cut.

Furthermore, the Canada child benefit will give nine out of 10 families with children more money this year, an average of $2,300 more.

This is a budget for the middle class and people who want to be part of the middle class. It is going to grow our economy in the future.

[Small Business, April 18th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to be very clear. We put forward a budget that helps small business. We put forward a budget that maintains the small business tax rate. No taxes are being increased.

We put forward a budget that will help consumers in Canada, the very people who buy goods and services from small and medium-size business. We are going to grow this economy. It is going to help small business. It is going to help Canadians across this country to have better lives.

[Taxation, April 18th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, the credits that are being spoken about by the member opposite are credits that unfortunately were not available to those kids who are most impoverished in our country. We want to create tax fairness for all Canadians. Our measures will help nine out of 10 families with children to have more money in their pockets. There will be more children on more sports fields this year than in the years gone by.

[Taxation, April 18th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, we want to help families who are really challenged. The measures that the member opposite was speaking about do not help those families most in need. We put in place measures that will encourage tax fairness. The Canada child benefit will help nine out of 10 families.

We will see more families with more money in their pockets for things for their children this year than last year and the years before.

[Finance, April 18th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, we have been open and transparent with Canadians and will continue to do so. We have shown Canadians important measures that can grow the economy today and that can grow the economy tomorrow.

We made it very clear that we wanted to show measures, infrastructure investments and innovation measures that can make a real difference. We have shown two years of measures in order to make sure Canadians understand there is more work to do in the future to make sure we invest Canadians' money wisely in growing our economy.

[Finance, April 18th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, we want to invest in our economy to grow it for people now and in the future. We know how important it is to do that. We have very low interest rates, and our debt-to-GDP ratio is the lowest in the G7. Now is the time to grow the economy through investment. This is a good thing for the present and the future.

[Fiscal Stabilization, April 12th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Avalon, his caucus colleagues from Newfoundland and Labrador and the Minister of Public Services and Procurement for their tireless work on behalf of Newfoundland and Labrador.

When that province came to us with a fiscal stabilization request, I directed the Department of Finance officials to move forward expeditiously on this request.

I am pleased to say that we have moved forward with an advance payment of $32 million of fiscal stabilization for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in these difficult times.

[Small Business, April 12th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, let us start with understanding that we had more pre-budget consultations than in the history of the country will ever have.

Let us move forward with a very clear understanding that we reduced taxes on nine million Canadians. Let us move forward one more step by understanding that we helped small businesses across the country by helping their customers and clients.

This is a budget that will help Canadians, families and businesses. It will grow our economy over the long run.

[Small Business, April 12th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I would encourage the member opposite to read our budget. If she goes back to January, when I believe she was in the House, she will see that we lowered taxes on nine million Canadians. What she will find is that this year small business taxes actually have gone down. What the member will also find is that the nine out of ten families with children who will get the Canada child benefit will have an average of $2,300 more. This will help small businesses.

This is a budget that will help Canadians and Canadian businesses to be more successful.