Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have been in Parliament now for five years, and the first thing our government did when we were elected was raise taxes on the wealthiest Canadians and cut taxes for middle-class Canadians. We introduced the Canada child benefit, which lifted hundreds of thousands of kids across this country out of poverty. We created over a million jobs before COVID-19, and our economy is recovering faster than the economy of the United States, according to nearly all experts.

Finance  We will be there to support ordinary middle-class workers and do whatever it takes to be there for them. We have not come lately to the debate around supporting middle-class Canadians. The very first thing we did when we came into office in 2015 was to raise taxes on the wealthiest 1% and cut them for the middle class. The NDP voted against that motion. Over the course of this pandemic, we have extended record supports that have landed on the kitchen tables of nine million Canadian households.

Business of Supply  Will the member finally support our plan for real, concrete steps to ensure the rich pay their fair share, not middle-class Canadians but the ultra-rich, rich Canadians?

Taxation  Madam Speaker, our government recognizes that for too long, middle-class Canadians have been falling further and further behind, while the rich get richer. In the past four years, we have made our tax system fairer by eliminating loopholes and measures that disproportionately favoured the wealthy.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  He is choosing instead to begin his tenure as leader by planting seeds of division all across our country. He is choosing instead to leave the millions of hard-working, middle-class Canadians who voted for his party in the lurch as they have called out for help. He does this all because it served his party better to play politics. However, we have seen this cynical trick before, and Canadians will see through it.

Human Resources committee  If real estate prices do come down in the upcoming months, that's exactly the time we should be encouraging young and aspiring middle-class Canadians to purchase a home. Excluding them from the marketplace will only serve to widen the wealth gap, leaving more homes for investor purchases rather than would-be owner-occupiers.

Government Business No. 10  These have all been key discussions with the business community. I have also heard from veterans, families, seniors, youth, and middle-class Canadians how the supports that we have put in place to support these different groups of Canadians have been so effective. My colleague speaks of delays. Can he answer why his party refused for over six weeks to financially support people with disabilities?

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  They actually helped out the wealthiest, and they project and say that is not the case. What did we do when we came into office? We lowered taxes on middle-class Canadians by bringing in a new tax bracket and increasing taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Canadians. What did the Conservatives do? Their spots cannot change, and that is why they voted against it.

Business of Supply  Speaker, through you to theMinister of Middle Class Prosperity, the cheapest electric vehicle in Canada is about $1,000 per month to buy or to finance. How many middle-class Canadians can afford $1,000 a month and will qualify for such a loan?

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, this vehicle costs $1,000 a month to finance. Not many middle-class Canadians can afford that, if any. None of these cars are made in Canada. Why is the government making this subsidy available to create middle-class jobs in the United States?

Finance committee  First, what are you hearing in the virtual town halls being held nation-wide? What are the main concerns of middle-class Canadians across the country?

Business of Supply  She was asked by my colleague, the member for Edmonton Centre and again today in the House to define what constitutes a middle-class Canadian. She could not answer the question. However, I digress, because the fact is, despite all of the talk, what matters is not words but action, and the actions of the government time and again are to make life less affordable for middle-class Canadians.

Opposition Motion—Pharmacare  That is a lot of money coming out of the pockets of everyday Canadians, money that they could otherwise use to support their family if there were a universal pharmacare program. The government talks all the time about how it wants to support middle-class Canadians; implementing universal pharmacare would support every single Canadian, including middle-class Canadians. The people who are perhaps hardest hit because they cannot access a pharmacare program are women.

Business of Supply  This means that employers can continue to create more well-paying jobs. In the end, middle-class Canadians are the winners. Nevertheless, there is more work to be done. The cost of living is increasing, and too many families still have a hard time making ends meet. That is why we want to help Canadians keep more of what they earn.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House today to talk about our government's record, about how we have invested in Canadians, including middle-class Canadians and those working hard to join them, about the middle-class tax cuts we introduced in 2015, and about the tax cuts we proposed in 2019. The economy is strong and growing. Our record proves that, by investing in Canadians, we can have an impact on Canadians' day-to-day lives while growing the economy.