Address in Reply   specifically, under the previous government the GST burden on ordinary, hard-working Canadians doubled from $15.9 billion to $31.8 billion. Canadians want some of their hard earned money back.

Conservative Party of Canada   have seen their hard-earned tax dollars spent on vote buying. Hard-working Canadians who pay their taxes and play by the rules want a new government, one that will put the interests of Canadians first. This election will provide Canadians with a chance to tell the Liberals

Intergenerational Transfer of Farms  -working Canadians, I am sure they will recognize that not every measure can be supported. I am also sure that when hon. members consider these comprehensive programs that I have just described and consider as well the existing tax measures and loan support programs, which I did

Supply   that it was given. We have a Prime Minister who has brought disgrace and, I would suggest, disrepute to his high office which he now occupies. It is time to end the culture of corruption. It is time to end the gross misuse of the money of taxpayers and hard-working Canadians. That is what

Supply   ministers and negotiators, it is embarrassing to see how little Canada counts at the WTO. According to former Canadian trade negotiator Bill Dymond, Canada has become essentially marginalized. It took 12 years of Liberal government to destroy what hard-working Canadians have achieved

Income Trusts   does not seem to care at all about seniors and hard-working Canadians. Will the Minister of Finance continue his attack on seniors, teachers and other Canadians saving for retirement? Or will he tell us specifically on what day he will announce his decision on income trusts?

Income Trusts  Mr. Speaker, the fact is that this minister and his government continue their attack on seniors. It is sad and disturbing. First his government steals millions of tax dollars from these hard-working Canadians to fund Liberal election campaigns and now he slashes their savings

Excise Tax Act   tax and provincial excise taxes across the country and to put that money back in the pockets of hard-working Canadians. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

Supply   years to create and deliver comprehensive rural and farm programs. The legacy is clear. The APF, the agriculture policy framework, is a disaster. The CAIS program is unworkable and farm incomes continue to fall. Rural communities are suffering massive out-flux and these hard-working

Energy Costs Assistance Measures Act  , something we Canadians should be very ashamed of. This Liberal plan does nothing for the disabled. Those on a Canada pension plan disability do not qualify automatically. These are people who are hard-working Canadians who now find themselves in need of extra assistance. They too

Unanticipated Surpluses Act   of the present government and put someone in there who will reorder the priorities, get back in touch with the common people, and spend the money where it should be spent, which is on the ground for hard working Canadians as opposed to fat cat executives.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, the government each day and every day continues to show the Canadian taxpayer that it does not care. It believes it is entitled to a level of spending, a level of lavish living that just does not exist in the real world of hard-working Canadians. One of the most

Home Heating Prices  Mr. Speaker, the government was quick to provide relief for politicians and Ottawa bureaucrats, but it continues to ignore the rest of Canada. The government is experiencing a revenue windfall on the backs of hard working Canadians. Will it do the right thing for once

Wage Earner Protection Program Act   will be housed under the portfolio of my colleague from southwestern Ontario, the Minister of Labour. He is very familiar with the challenges facing hard-working Canadians. Quite frankly, I cannot think of a better minister to administer this program. The minister has indicated

Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act   that the hard working Canadian taxpayer gives to the government and the House to spend on their behalf is done in a wise and effective fashion. Does he approve of the changes that the President of the Treasury Board has made with respect to bringing crown corporations under the watchful