Government Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives seem to think they can get rid of the $56 billion deficit by giving out prizes. Here is the latest from the Treasury Board president: “find government waste, get a $10,000 reward”. Since he has offered, I can give him an idea to save money

Eliminating Pardons for Serious Crimes Act   is running a deficit of $56 billion just defies all logic. We are looking at a government that definitely has misplaced priorities. It has no plan, or if there is a plan, it is certainly not letting us know what it is. The public must be confused about where the government is going

Jobs and Economic Growth Act  . It was going to look at selling some of the assets, particularly looking at the deficit of $56 billion. This is a perfect opportunity for the Conservatives to start assessing the asset base of the government and selling off buildings, the CBC, and other assets that the government owns

Business of Supply   1,270 new hybrid buses for public transit systems in Canada. That is just one example of the things we could have done with this money. Would the member like to comment further on this massive waste of money when the government is in a record deficit of $56 billion?

Business of Supply   of Toronto. The issue of the $1 billion is huge when the government has a $56 billion deficit. It is closing the six prison farms in the country, which would cost only $4 million to keep going and which have a rehabilitative effect on prisoners. Does the member have some observations

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   economics in the face of a $56 billion deficit. Does my colleague accept the government's position that $17 billion over five years will bring us back to a balanced budget, or does he feel the situation is much worse than that and the government will face structural deficit with its

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   using it more responsibly. That was highly irresponsible. The Prime Minister took Canada to the brink, and then when we faced this economic downturn, it thrust Canada off the cliff. Today we are sustaining this $56 billion deficit, which would have been much less if the government

Canadian Forces Superannuation Act  ; they have been back and forth and a little unclear on this subject. Hopefully, they will act with the rest of the opposition to right this wrong. Speaking of the Liberals, back in 1999, the Chrétien-Martin government took $56 billion or $57 billion in EI funds and moved them

National Defence committee   see this? Given the current economic climate and given the $56-billion-plus deficit that we're in, are you really going to see, at least in the foreseeable future, much of this Canada First defence strategy by the government coming to fruition, given the fact that all

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   and to maintain the health, independence and mobility of an aging population. As someone who taught at a business school, I understand that we must slay our country's biggest deficit in history of $56 billion, but that we cannot do it by destroying what makes us Canada and in some cases

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   manager. In 2006 it inherited a $13.2 billion surplus, which carried over to the following year to about $9 billion. Today we find ourselves with a $56 billion deficit. When we add that up, it works out to over $70 billion in three and a half years that we have lost. That is shameful

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   this, but, of course, he demonstrated once again his tin ear and did not listen. As a result of the situation, today we have a $56 billion deficit. It is true this is not all on the shoulders of the government, but certainly that deficit would be much less if the government had acted responsibly

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   back, in the 2004-05 budget there was an committed allocation of $56 billion for health care. That was as a result of the recommendations from the Romanow report. That was a 10-year commitment by the federal government to the provinces. Now the provinces are saying, because 2014

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   Minister/Minister of Finance to a $30 billion deficit. In January it was up to $40 billion, by the summer it was up to $56 billion and I think in this budget it settles itself down to about $54 billion. The credibility of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance in terms

Canada-Jordan Free Trade Act   the NDP betrayed all of Canada after the 2005 budget which would have provided money for infrastructure, urban transit, seniors, housing and the environment. That coalition brought us a $56 billion deficit.