Interim Supply  moved that Bill C-41, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, be read the first time. (Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)

Interim Supply  moved that the bill be read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2016-17  moved that the bill be concurred in.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2016-17  Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is in fact the same as that passed in the previous supply period. I greatly appreciate the continued interest of the hon. member in this important and pressing issue before the House, and for his hard work on this file.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2016-17  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.

Interim Supply  moved: That a sum not exceeding $30,140,965,114.44 being composed of: (1) three twelfths ($17,753,541,673.25) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, except for those items below: (2) eleven twelfths of the total of the amount of Treasury Board Secretariat Votes 5 and 30 (Schedule 1.1), of the said Estimates, $1,237,500,000.00; (3) seven twelfths of the total of the amount of Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Vote 1, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Vote 1, Department of Health Vote 10 and Public Health Agency of Canada Vote 10 (Schedule 1.2), of the said Estimates, $1,376,303,147.92; (4) six twelfths of the total of the amount of Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada Vote 1, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vote 1, Department of Employment and Social Development Vote 5, Department of Justice Vote 1, Office of Infrastructure of Canada Vote 5, Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee Vote 1 and Statistics Canada Vote 1 (Schedule 1.3), of the said Estimates, $1,547,065,649.50; (5) five twelfths of the total of the amount of Canada Council for the Arts Vote 1, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Vote 5, Canadian Space Agency Vote 5, Department of Industry Vote 5, Library of Parliament Vote 1, Marine Atlantic Inc.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2016-17  moved that Bill C-40, an act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, be read the first time. (Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2016-17  moved that the bill be read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole.

Supplementary Estimates (C), 2016-17  moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, be concurred in.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, in budget 2016, we invested in jobs, middle-class growth, infrastructure, and innovation. We cut taxes for the middle class and introduced the Canada child benefit. The economy has improved, but we still have work to do. We have to keep making major investments in the middle class to generate economic growth for all Canadians.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, budget 2016 invested in jobs, growth, infrastructure, and innovation and it cut taxes for Canada's middle class. The Conservatives voted against those tax cuts. Furthermore, it invested in a Canada child benefit that is lifting 300,000 Canadian kids out of poverty. Canadians can be assured that budget 2017 will continue to invest in a pro-growth, pro-middle-class agenda that will be good for the Canadian economy.

Departmental Plans, 2017-18  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, not just the Speaker, but a member of Parliament from Nova Scotia, of whom we are tremendously proud. I speak on behalf of all Nova Scotians when I say that. I have the honour to table, in both official languages, on behalf of 83 departments and agencies, the departmental plans for 2017-18.

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to doing its part to create a cleaner and more innovative economy in order to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and create good, sustainable jobs for the middle class. That is why I was proud today to participate in the launch of the new Centre for Greening Government.

Report on Federal Tax Expenditures  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table a document on behalf of the Minister of Finance, in both official languages, entitled “Report on Federal Tax Expenditures”.

Government Services  Mr. Speaker, businesses, citizens, all Canadians benefit from government services. We need to, on an ongoing basis, review the transparency and strengthen the oversight over the user fees that pay for those services. We need to make sure that all people and all organizations which benefit from those services pay a fair share.