Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Every time we have brought forth measures to grow the economy and support middle-class Canadians, the Conservatives have opposed them. Every time we have brought forth measures to help lift 825,000 Canadians out of poverty, the Conservatives have opposed them. We have a plan to fight climate change.

Energy Costs  This is an approach based on science, based on years of building a co-ordinated, international approach to stopping climate change before it is too late; based on respecting the autonomy of provinces and territories to choose a system that works best for them and meets a certain standard; and based on ensuring that every dollar directly collected under the federal system will be returned to the province or territory it came from, either to the provincial government in jurisdictions that have requested the federal system or by giving the bulk of the direct proceeds of the price on pollution directly to individuals and families in the form of climate action incentive payments. This is money that ensures middle-class Canadians are not carrying the brunt of pollution pricing. As the independent Parliamentary Budget Officer noted, most households will get back more money in climate action incentive payments than they would pay in increased costs from the carbon pollution pricing system.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Our government is making sure that all Canadians feel the benefits of a growing economy through budget 2019, and it will continue to help middle-class Canadians get ahead. I would like to highlight what budget 2019 means to my riding of Cloverdale—Langley City. The new Canada training benefit will help constituents in my riding gain the training and skills to be successful in their careers.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Perhaps, once it is printed in Hansard, we could put it in the fictionary of Chapters. Data shows that the average middle-class Canadian spends about $800 to $2,000 a year more. I want to get back to spending priorities. The government has put aside $594 million for the partisan media slush fund to help rig the next election.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  That plan is working. One million jobs have been created over the past three and a half years. Middle-class Canadians are paying lower taxes. The Canada child benefit has cut the child poverty rate in the country by 40%, and 825,000 Canadians are no longer living in poverty. More than one million families have a safe and affordable roof over their heads because of the investments our government has made in housing.

Criminal Records Act  Then they have to pay a fee of $631. There is a problem with that. I am not against middle-class Canadians or wealthy Canadians being required to pay for the cost of something that will clean up their record so they can get jobs. If people have a criminal record, even it is for simple possession of marijuana, that can disqualify them for a host of job opportunities.

Justice  We will focus on Canadians. That is exactly why, by focusing on Canadians, lowering taxes on middle-class Canadians and increasing them on the wealthiest 1% of Canadians, Canadians are better off today than they were under 10 years of Stephen Harper. By bringing forward the tax-free Canada child benefit, almost 300,000 children have been lifted out of poverty and over 800,000 Canadians are better off today than they were under 10 years of Stephen Harper.

Justice  We are talking about almost four years in government, and we have been able, by having better relationships with provinces and municipalities, investing in infrastructure, investing in Canadians, lowering taxes on middle-class Canadians, lowering taxes on small businesses—

Human Resources committee  This is due to the changes in the average monthly rates and in the increasing number of recipients. This will continue to help support middle-class Canadians and those working hard to join, especially the ones among the seniors population. I am working very closely with my cabinet colleagues to develop innovative initiatives to ensure that our seniors can have an active and healthy retirement.

Finance committee  These requests were made in the interest of supporting access to home ownership for younger, aspiring middle-class Canadians, whose long-term economic well-being has been disproportionately disadvantaged by the current regulatory requirements. The federal budget contains measures that address our concerns, and our comments today will focus primarily on that subject.

Business of Supply  Unlike the Conservatives, who wanted five, we are actually purchasing a sixth. This is about providing good, well-paying jobs for middle-class Canadians and making sure that our navy has greater capability so it can protect our sovereignty.

Justice  We on this side will continue to focus on Canadians. That is exactly why we lowered taxes for middle-class Canadians by increasing taxes on the wealthiest 1%. Conservatives voted against it. We brought in the tax-free Canada child benefit, which is lifting 300,000 children out of poverty. What did the Conservatives do?

House debate  Madam Chair, it seems clear to all the members who studied this bill that the high cost of divorce or separation has an impact on all middle-class Canadians. Furthermore, the dispute resolution processes used in court are outdated and ineffective. Can the minister tell us more about what he is doing to make this process less painful for the middle class?

Government Priorities  Our government put forward a plan in 2015, and we are seeing the rewards for Canadians. First, we cut taxes. Middle-class Canadians now pay less income tax than they did under Stephen Harper. Canadian small businesses now enjoy the lowest tax rate in the G7. We chose to invest in infrastructure and innovation, in science and R and D and in our primary industries.

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Day after day, for weeks, months and years, our government has taken Canada's middle class seriously. We have developed progressive measures to assist middle-class Canadians, bringing forward policies that will support them, policies such as the Canada child benefit program and the guaranteed income supplement for our seniors, which have added great value to our economy.