The Economy  I look forward to working with the member opposite as we make life more affordable for middle-class Canadians.

The Economy  We know there is much more work to do and we will continue to make life more affordable and create more opportunities for middle-class Canadians. I am looking forward to working with the hon. member and making sure we find ways to grow our economy.

The Economy  We know that there is still a lot of work to do and we will continue to work to make life more affordable and create better-paying jobs for middle-class Canadians.

The Economy  That is why we took prudent actions to address pockets of risk and support long-term affordability. We are also putting more money back into the pockets of middle-class Canadians by cutting taxes and increasing the Canada child benefit. Our government will remain focused on making life more affordable for Canadians, especially the middle class and people working hard to join it.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  We put forward new abandoned vessel legislation to ensure that polluters will pay for their mess, not middle-class Canadians. We will stand up for Canadian travellers and ensure they are treated with fairness and respect by amending the Transportation Modernization Act. We will address key bottlenecks with the national trade corridors fund.

Small Business  We are proud to double the number of female entrepreneurs, helping them export and create more good jobs for middle-class Canadians.

Supplementary Estimates (A), 2019-20  He is an informed and experienced colleague who has witnessed in the past four years the key phrase of investing in middle-class Canadians in order to grow the economy. We have demonstrated it in the last four years with investment in the Canada child benefit, in seniors, in child care, in housing, in public infrastructure and public transit and in protecting the environment.

Supplementary Estimates (A), 2019-20  In that regard, the supplementary estimates make it clear that the government is investing in addressing key priorities identified by Canadians themselves, including strengthening and enhancing prosperity for middle-class Canadians and thereby growing the economy, supporting our veterans and continuing to take meaningful action on climate change. We expect the estimates to be the first of two supplementary estimates this fiscal year before we introduce the main estimates for 2020-21 by March 1.

Supplementary Estimates (A), 2019-20  Chair, I am delighted to be part of this committee of the whole and very pleased to hear this very important question on how we will grow the economy in Canada in the 21st century. That involves working with all Canadians and investing in middle-class Canadians, as we are doing again today, in order to grow the economy while protecting the environment. We will be extremely pleased to work with our colleagues on the other side to make sure this happens across Canada, including Alberta.

Small Business  Speaker, I would like to welcome the member to the House and let her know that in the last Parliament we did reduce taxes on middle-class Canadians. We also reduced taxes on small businesses. We were so pleased today to move forward with the next tax break for 20 million Canadians, which we know is important. People are dealing with economic anxieties and we are trying to ensure they have more money to raise their families and to lead their lives.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Speaker, our economy can only grow and only benefit all Canadians with what is called inclusive growth. We need to target policies that benefit middle-class Canadians. We did it with the first tax cut, benefiting nine million Canadians. This tax cut would actually take 700,000 people from our tax rolls. That would be 700,000 people across Canada not paying anymore federal tax.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  This tax cut will provide over $5 billion annually in tax relief to Canadians. I am proud to be part of a government that is focused on lowering taxes for middle-class Canadians. I am proud to be part of a government that will provide tax relief to Canadians from coast to coast to coast. The first time, nine million Canadians benefited from our tax reduction of approximately $20 billion over five years.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Everyone in the House must listen to Canadians and take meaningful climate action. We put a price on pollution across the country, and we made sure that middle-class Canadians see positive changes in terms of affordability and cost of living. We must continue to help families transition to a cleaner and greener world. We also recognize that nature-based solutions are essential to fighting climate change.

The Economy  The first action of our government will be to recognize some of the challenges that Canadians face by reducing taxes for middle-class Canadians and ensuring that people actually have more money in their pockets. I am looking forward to the member for Carleton voting for that, recognizing that Canadians do need more money and that tax reductions are in order.

Multilateral Instrument in Respect of Tax Conventions Act  I already knew that it was unfair, that it was something that was not necessary for our economy to grow, and that it did not benefit middle-class Canadians. I am happy that our government came through and put this measure in the current budget. In addition, as a reminder, the first thing our government did when elected was cut taxes for nine million middle-class Canadians and, yes, ask the 1% to pay a bit more.