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The Deficit January 26th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, I will answer the question.
We are going to hit our target through a combination of growth, cutting unnecessary spending and building more equity into the tax system. I can tell you that we are not and no one is going to hit that kind of a target with the kind of savagery the member has advocated.
Income Tax January 26th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, some of my colleagues have suggested that we look at the relative incomes of the Queen and the Governor General.
I take the member's question as a representation and I assure him that the next time I see the Governor General, which I suspect may not be for a long time, I will bring this up.
Income Tax January 26th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the salary of the Governor General is set taking into account the fact that he does not pay income tax. There is no net loss to fisc.
I would tell the hon. member that I have not discussed this with the Governor General. I have not seen him since I was sworn in and I did not think that the time was particularly propitious at that moment.
Tax Shelters January 26th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, since these conferences started, we have been talking about dealing with these tax loopholes. I do
not know where he is coming from- No, I know exactly where he is coming from. We have said very clearly that we intend to make the tax system more equitable than it is now, by eliminating tax loopholes.
Tax Shelters January 26th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member may be referring to yesterday's conference. Canadians made it very clear to us that they wanted to examine the whole tax base and loophole issue and that they wanted jobs, as we said in our red book.
Finance January 24th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, there is some merit in the suggestion and I am sure that we on this side of the House will look at it.
As you know, Mr. Speaker, that in line with the philosophy of the openness of Parliament and giving Parliament every chance what we really want to do is to make sure that the committees of Parliament have a very good shot, a far better shot than they ever had before, at looking at the estimates of the government.
Finance January 24th, 1994
Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that the concept, the philosophy behind the question is one that we on this side of the House, and I would think anybody interested in responsible administration, would share.
It is for that reason that when we took power, what we did in terms of the government's numbers, the deficit estimates at that time, was to follow the recommendations of the public accounts committee and the Auditor General which had not been followed by the previous government and come out with a set of numbers based on generally accepted accounting principles.
Tax Shelters January 24th, 1994
I am sure that you, Mr. Speaker, listened.
I will present my budget when I present it. It will certainly contain measures that were recommended during the meetings in question. That is why we hold these meetings.
Tax Shelters January 24th, 1994
Okay, he understood.
Tax Shelters January 24th, 1994
Absolutely not. You have no right. No, Mr. Speaker, you do not have to listen.