Business of Supply  . I, therefore, urge the Minister of Finance to immediately reconsider all actions that reduce the public sector contribution to the economy. The government should be taking a more flexible approach than it has been. Myself and many hard-working Canadians believe

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like ask my hon. colleague opposite a question. She talked about hard-working Canadian families, yet the NDP wants taxes to go up. As I said to my other colleague, the NDP wants transaction fees to go up. Financial transaction fees are things that impact

Canada Labour Code  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (illness or injury). Mr. Speaker, as we all know, illness and injury can strike anyone at any time. This year alone, hundreds of thousands of hard-working Canadians will be struck with catastrophic

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, I will rise later today to table a bill that seeks to amend the Canada Labour Code. As we all know, illness or injury can strike anyone at any time. This year alone, hundreds of thousands of hard-working Canadians will be struck with catastrophic illness or serious

House debate   for ways to harmonize these investments with a balanced budget, without imposing a tax hike on hard-working Canadians.

Canada-U.S. Relations   the robustness of global trade. We will continue to stand up for hard-working Canadians and businesses. Why will the Liberal Party not do so?

The Economy   countries like Greece is an insult to the hard-working Canadians and seniors who are worried about making ends meet. The time is now for the government to finally acknowledge the legitimate concerns of Canadians, act on the evidence and present a credible plan to safeguard Canadian jobs

Canada-U.S. Relations  . This government is focused on removing trade barriers, not erecting new ones. We are focused on building the economic prosperity of this country. We are standing up for ordinary, hard-working Canadians. Why are they not?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is a well-respected member of the House, but the problem is that the more time one spends away from one's community, from one's riding, the greater the tendency to forget what hard-working Canadians actually go through trying to build and protect

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Windsor West for sharing his time with me. The rising price of gasoline is causing great concern to hard-working Canadians. New Democrats believe ordinary Canadians are being cheated at the gas pump every time they fill up

AbitibiBowater   taxes and put more money in the pockets of hard-working Canadians. This government has come forward with many initiatives to cut taxes, particularly for senior citizens, particularly for those relating to retirement income, such as pension splitting. Those initiatives

Human Resources committee   and demonstrate how these investments in programs and services support hard-working Canadians and contribute to a more prosperous Canada. First and foremost, our government supports Canadian workers, and we are providing new financial safeguards for workers in these uncertain economic times

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act  Mr. Speaker, could the hon. member comment on how the proposed legislation would harm not only those hard-working Canadians who have union representation but also those who do not have union representation and are really struggling with a lot of part-time jobs and poor working

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act   with the member's implication that defending hard-working Canadians is somehow something not worth standing on. On this side of the House, and in this party, we support decent jobs, decent wages, and the hard work that Canadians do. We are proud to stand for that principle today and any day

Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act   a dozen or more of the people I see sitting in the House right now come from an organized labour background. That is okay, but what the members of the NDP should be truthful about in this debate is that they are not representing all of the millions of hard-working Canadians who