Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I do not agree with the member opposite, and he does not agree with me, as usual. I knew that he would contradict what I said. However, it is not a heroic act to borrow money, spend it on people, and then tell people that you are spending money on them when it is coming out of their pocket.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I enjoy sitting with hon. member on the finance committee. What the member just said is exactly true. If the plan is not working, then we have to be very quick to change the plan to make it workable for Canadians. To go deeper into debt, spend more and more money, and throw it at something that is not working is insanity.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Minister of Finance admitted to Canadians, in his fall economic statement, that his ideas are just not working. That is not what he said, but it is what Canadians understood. GDP growth is lower than he expected in his March budget. He plans for another $31.8 billion in borrowing over the next five years.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Madam Speaker, it has been all about the child benefit. It is very important to point out that the child benefit, the extra money the government is giving Canadians, is about $1 billion a year and is gradually going to come down towards 2020. It equals about $27.77 per capita. That is something that has to be known by the public, because all this bragging about the child benefit is not true and is not growing the economy.

Tax Avoidance  Madam Speaker, the motion calls on the government to amend subsection 95(1) of the Income Tax Act and section 5907 of the income tax regulations to specify that no business that is entitled to a special tax benefit conferred by Barbados under the Canada-Barbados Income Tax Agreement Act, 1980, shall be exempt from taxation because of a tax treaty.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, the member opposite was speaking about visiting many seniors. We all have seniors we visited. We all knocked on many doors. However, the way his minister and his government have handled this, it does not seem that they knocked on any doors or visited and spoke to any seniors.

Campaign Volunteers  Madam Speaker, as I reflect on the first anniversary of my election as the member of Parliament for Edmonton Manning, I want to pay tribute to Paul Cetinski. Before last year's vote, Paul tirelessly distributed campaign literature to rural areas of the riding, making sure everyone heard the message.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, as a member, I also represent people. I have seniors in my area. I am a businessman, and this does not make any sense for any businessman. It is a tax on businesses. It is a tax on Canadians. Let Canadians save for themselves instead of taking this money away from them without their consent and without their knowing what risks they are taking.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, if we are going to call this a business case, a lot of risks are being taken. Those risks are not the choice of Canadians but would be imposed by the government on the Canadian people. It is very hard to measure when there are really no benchmarks. A lot of what the minister said earlier did not make sense.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, I am very surprised that the hon. member is talking about failures. When we introduced the TFSA, that was a pleasure for every Canadian. We have heard that from Canadians. We have done lots in that fashion to make sure that Canadians save more and are more secure.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, that was a wonderful question. As I said, the additional risks that Canadians are taking in this fashion are that they do not know the result, and they do not know the outcome of this risk that is being taken. As for the future, I do not think anyone will be around.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, I thank the minister for his speech. I would appreciate that book signed by you. I read your book, and I believe that—

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, we believe that with this CPP tax hike, Canadians are taking huge risks, and many risks. First, they do not know what they are getting themselves into or what the government is getting them into. They cannot tolerate the extra risk at this difficult economic time, and they do not know if the program is properly priced and accounted for.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, thank you very much. First, I would like to seek the consent of the House to share my time with the member for Mégantic—L'Érable.

Canada Pension Plan  Madam Speaker, apparently the government distrusts the ability of Canadians to plan for their own retirement. There is no other reason for this ill-conceived tax hike that the members opposite like to pretend is not a tax on Canadians. When the Canada pension plan was first introduced in 1965, it was intended to assist those Canadians who were not already part of workplace pension plans.