Peggy Nash

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, December 4th, 2012]

moved:

Motion No. 347

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 267.

Motion No. 348

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 268.

Motion No. 349

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 269.

Motion No. 350

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 270.

Motion No. 351

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 271.

Motion No. 352

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 272.

Motion No. 353

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 273.

Motion No. 354

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 274.

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, December 4th, 2012]

moved:

Motion No. 299

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 224.

Motion No. 300

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 225.

Motion No. 302

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 226.

Motion No. 303

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 227.

Motion No. 304

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 228.

Motion No. 305

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 229.

Motion No. 306

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 230.

Motion No. 307

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 231.

Motion No. 308

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 232.

Motion No. 309

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 233.

Motion No. 310

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 234.

Motion No. 311

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 235.

Motion No. 312

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 236.

Motion No. 313

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 237.

Motion No. 314

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 238.

Motion No. 315

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 239.

Motion No. 316

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 240.

Motion No. 317

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 241.

Motion No. 318

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 242.

Motion No. 319

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 243.

Motion No. 320

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 244.

Motion No. 321

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 245.

Motion No. 322

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 246.

Motion No. 323

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 247.

Motion No. 324

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 248.

Motion No. 325

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 249.

Motion No. 326

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 250.

Motion No. 327

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 251.

Motion No. 328

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 252.

Motion No. 329

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 253.

Motion No. 330

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 254.

Motion No. 331

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 255.

Motion No. 332

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 256.

Motion No. 333

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 257.

Motion No. 334

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 258.

Motion No. 335

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 259.

Motion No. 336

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 260.

Motion No. 337

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 261.

Motion No. 338

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 262.

Motion No. 339

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 263.

Motion No. 340

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 264.

Motion No. 341

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 265.

Motion No. 344

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 266.

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, December 4th, 2012]

moved:

Motion No. 278

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 180.

Motion No. 279

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 181.

Motion No. 280

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 182.

Motion No. 281

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 183.

Motion No. 282

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 184.

Motion No. 286

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 206.

Motion No. 287

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 207.

Motion No. 288

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 208.

Motion No. 289

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 209.

Motion No. 292

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 219.

Motion No. 293

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 220.

Motion No. 294

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 221.

Motion No. 295

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 222.

Motion No. 296

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 223.

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, December 4th, 2012]

moved:

Motion No. 245

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 176.

Motion No. 246

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 177.

Motion No. 248

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 178.

Motion No. 249

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 179.

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, December 4th, 2012]

moved:

Motion No. 163

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 99.

Motion No. 164

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 100.

Motion No. 165

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 101.

Motion No. 166

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 102.

Motion No. 167

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 103.

Motion No. 168

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 104.

Motion No. 169

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 105.

Motion No. 170

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 106.

Motion No. 171

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 107.

Motion No. 172

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 108.

Motion No. 173

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 109.

Motion No. 174

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 110.

Motion No. 175

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 111.

Motion No. 176

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 112.

Motion No. 177

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 113.

Motion No. 178

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 114.

Motion No. 179

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 115.

Motion No. 180

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 116.

Motion No. 181

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 117.

Motion No. 182

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 118.

Motion No. 183

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 119.

Motion No. 184

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 120.

Motion No. 185

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 121.

Motion No. 186

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 122.

Motion No. 187

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 123.

Motion No. 188

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 124.

Motion No. 189

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 125.

Motion No. 190

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 126.

Motion No. 191

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 127.

Motion No. 192

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 128.

Motion No. 193

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 129.

Motion No. 194

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 130.

Motion No. 195

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 131.

Motion No. 196

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 132.

Motion No. 197

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 133.

Motion No. 198

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 134.

Motion No. 199

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 135.

Motion No. 200

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 136.

Motion No. 201

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 137.

Motion No. 202

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 138.

Motion No. 203

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 139.

Motion No. 204

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 140.

Motion No. 205

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 141.

Motion No. 206

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 142.

Motion No. 207

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 143.

Motion No. 208

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 144.

Motion No. 209

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 145.

Motion No. 210

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 146.

Motion No. 211

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 147.

Motion No. 212

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 148.

Motion No. 213

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 149.

Motion No. 214

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 150.

Motion No. 215

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 151.

Motion No. 216

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 152.

Motion No. 217

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 153.

Motion No. 218

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 154.

Motion No. 219

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 155.

Motion No. 220

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 156.

Motion No. 221

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 157.

Motion No. 222

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 158.

Motion No. 223

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 159.

Motion No. 224

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 160.

Motion No. 225

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 161.

Motion No. 226

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 162.

Motion No. 227

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 163.

Motion No. 228

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 164.

Motion No. 229

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 165.

Motion No. 230

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 166.

Motion No. 231

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 167.

Motion No. 232

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 168.

Motion No. 233

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 169.

Motion No. 234

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 170.

Motion No. 235

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 171.

Motion No. 236

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 172.

Motion No. 237

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 173.

Motion No. 240

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 174.

Motion No. 242

That Bill C-45 be amended by deleting Clause 175.

[International Trade, November 29th, 2012]

What a lot of make believe, Mr. Speaker. The fact is Canadian exports are down across the board: agriculture exports, down; fisheries exports, down; forestry exports, down; aerospace and manufacturing exports, down, energy exports, down. Under the Prime Minister, we have gone from a $26 billion dollar trade surplus to a $50 billion current account trade deficit.

When will the Conservatives stop the rhetoric and reverse their cuts to the vital trade services Canadian businesses rely on?

[International Trade, November 29th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, that is not reassuring for travellers.

According to Statistics Canada, our goods and services trade deficit has deepened. Our current account deficit has reached almost $19 billion. Our exports fell for a third consecutive quarter, dropping by $3.7 billion.

Can the Conservatives explain why they are closing 12 international trade promotion centres instead of supporting our exporters?

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, November 29th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, increasingly we are seeing that some of the most marginal people in the workforce, including newcomers and women and young people, are simply not qualifying for employment insurance. In fact, today in Canada less than 40% of Canadians qualify for an insurance program they paid into and ought to be entitled to. It is a national disgrace that started with the Liberal government and has been perpetuated, sadly, by the current government and made even worse. It is a factor in increasing inequality in Canada.

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, November 29th, 2012]

Yes, Mr. Speaker, all of these user fees are in fact a tax hike on Canadians.

I want to speak specifically about EI. Both the current government and the previous Liberal government helped themselves to tens of billions of dollars in the EI fund, which meant that when there was in surplus, they took that money, and when we went into a period of high unemployment, the money was not available for the unemployed workers who had paid into the fund along with the employers.

Yes, there is a hike, but it is partly because governments helped themselves to that money, which should belong to the working people of Canada.

[Jobs and Growth Act, 2012, November 29th, 2012]

Mr. Speaker, what I find so difficult to grapple with is not only that we have this massive omnibus budget bill but also time allocation motions that have restricted our ability as parliamentarians to fully examine this bill. That is the most difficult aspect, whether in trying to deal with so many amendments in the finance committee or in not having adequate time for witnesses. This bill is being rammed through and dealt with far too quickly without proper examination and without sufficient information being made available to the Parliamentary Budget Officer and members of Parliament, so that we can hold the government to account and do our jobs properly. That is the biggest problem with this bill.