House debate   it is one that should be proceeded with. The finance committee is looking at studies. We are going to have to look at the cost to the treasury and what impact that would have on the budget, where the government is not in very good shape right now with a $56 billion deficit and no clear

House debate   shortfall or revenue loss would be. We are dealing with a $56 billion deficit. Surely he has some idea of how much revenue the government would lose as a result of making these changes.

Business of Supply   it for and do we need it immediately or not? We are talking about a time when we are sitting with a $56 billion deficit and high unemployment. We are asking the government to make priorities. I gather and read that at the committee, Canadian companies and other companies, companies like

Business of Supply   have a $56 billion deficit in this country, and the government is going to borrow up to $16 billion-plus for this new fighter aircraft. Who is going to pay for these? Obviously it is the taxpayers, and clearly it is at a time when we do not have those dollars. The process did

Government Spending   combined spent last year. That is an outrageous amount of spending on advertisements which many Canadians, when surveyed, associated with Conservative Party propaganda. When will the Conservatives stop wasting taxpayers' money and start doing something about the $56 billion deficit?

National Defence   value for money, getting our priorities straight, digging us out of a $56 billion deficit, attaching our priorities to what matters to Canadians. We can have a competitive bid, save the money and use it to help families take care of their loved ones. Why not?

G8 and G20 Summits   for frosted glasses, and over $16,000 for opulence catering? With this excessive spending, is it any wonder the minister of opulence over there has run up a record $56 billion deficit?

House debate   water off a fake duck's back. It is unbelievable. There was also the cost of communications around the G8 and G20 summits. This spending has really hit a nerve among Canadians. They think at this point in time when the Conservatives have a deficit of $56 billion, to add another $1

Sustaining Canada's Economic Recovery Act   surplus, inherited from Messrs. Martin and Chrétien, and turn it into a $56 billion deficit in three short years? How do they take an unemployment rate of something south of 6%, turn it into an unemployment rate of something north of 8% and call themselves a good fiscal manager? How do

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, those jobs have definitely not been in the forestry sector. With the government about to make budget cuts to eliminate the record $56 billion deficit, now would be a good time for it to sort out its priorities. In addition to sparing the Prime Minister's Office

Government Spending  Mr. Speaker, this reckless finance minister pretends that his spending is on track. However, his track led straight to a $56 billion deficit, the largest in Canadian history. He blew $1.3 billion on a G20 photo op and another $9.4 billion on pricey consultants. Add to this $10

Tackling Auto Theft and Property Crime Act  , but then we ask the judiciary, for example, to enforce the legislation. In order to enforce the legislation, we need the resources to do so. Today, unfortunately, we are strapped with a $56 billion deficit, but as high a record deficit as it is, it will go higher. The economy has not yet

Status of Women committee   order to suppose that the Liberal Party of Canada wants to increase the tax burden on those hard-working women. It's just false. We've said that the corporate tax breaks proposed by the Conservative government for large profitable corporations don't make sense when you're in a $56

Ending Early Release for Criminals and Increasing Offender Accountability Act   an announcement by the Minister of Finance that the deficit for last year was $2 billion more than previously reported. It is in the range of $56 billion, the largest deficit in Canadian history, and part of what we see in the future is that we are going to continue to have huge costs

Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act   this. It has a $56 billion in debt. It needs a national forward-looking plan not for next year or two years, but for the next 10 years. To finance that plan it could sell off the analogue spectrum, take those billions of dollars and commit them to a national broadband digital strategy