Business of the House   in Canadian history. Yesterday our Conservative government achieved royal assent for the following bills: Bill S-6 to eliminate the faint hope clause; Bill C-14 to provide hard-working Canadians some fairness at the gas pumps; Bill C-21 to crack down on white collar crime; Bill C-22

The Budget   economic action plan to support hard-working Canadians. Let us work together to provide strong initiatives to support job creation and continued economic growth. Let us work together to provide new supports for families and seniors from coast to coast to coast. Let us work together

The Budget   for Canadians. The Prime Minister could have introduced practical and affordable measures to help families make ends meet each month. He could have responded to the serious shortage of family doctors and nurses. He could have strengthened retirement security for hard-working Canadians from

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the priority of the Liberal Party is to bring Canada into a reckless election and to form a coalition with the Bloc Québécois and the NDP. That is not in the interest of hard-working Canadians. What Canadians told us, when we consulted on this budget, was seniors

The Budget   once again, as a coalition, and are prepared to defeat this budget. It seems not to matter to the opposition that this budget includes sound measures that address the needs of hard-working Canadians, provides strong initiatives to support job creation and continued economic growth

Government of Canada   for a quick political photo op, he kept the Challenger idling on the tarmac for two hours. The government spent over $70,000 to fly the Challenger to St. John's. It has lost focus and has abandoned seniors, students, families and hard-working Canadians. It is so ironic that the minister

The Budget  -working Canadians and it contains significant new supports for families and local communities from coast to coast. It is the budget Canada needs to keep our economic recovery on track.

Liberal Party of Canada   the Liberal carbon tax on everything. However, Canadians should not be surprised. After all, the Liberal leader has been called the “father” of the carbon tax. Sadly, the Liberal leader's high tax agenda will stall our recovery, kill jobs and hurt ordinary, hard-working Canadians

Budget Implementation Act, 2007   regions to be taken out of the public eye. We know what it takes to ensure a real future for Canadians. The government's budget is a denial of the realities that hard-working Canadians face every day. Let me return to the children at that breakfast. We are now two budgets

Business of Supply   loads is going now to fund political hacks, and there is no other way of putting it, in the Senate. The Tories national campaign director for 2006 and 2008 was appointed to the Senate. Half a million dollars of hard-working Canadian taxpayer money is being shovelled right at him

House debate   lowering them. Unlike the NDP, our Conservative government believes leaving more money in the pockets of hard-working Canadians is the right thing to do. Unlike the NDP, we have the record to prove it. Since coming to office in 2006 we cut over 100 taxes, reducing taxes in every way

Research and Development   the global recession for hard-working Canadian families to enjoy a higher standard of living. Can the Minister of Industry update the House on what the government is doing to support innovation and helping business bring new ideas to the marketplace?

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   assistance that will transform the industries and keep jobs in Canada. Second, we need to protect the pensions of hard-working Canadians. This has to be done in consultation with labour, with business and the provinces, so that we can explore programs like a pension insurance program

Petitions   been certified and is proceeding to trial. The 135,000 hard-working Canadian farm families and the signatures on this petition call on the Government of Canada to appoint the Honourable Mr. Justice Frank Iacobucci as mediator to facilitate a settlement between the Government

Taxation   Canadian banking transactions, punishing hard-working Canadians' wallets directly and indirectly. We are stunned the NDP and its coalition partners yet again want to raise taxes on Canadians. Rest assured, our Conservative government is committed to lower taxes. We have cut taxes