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Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I would remind the House that our government is committed to ensuring that all Canadians have access to the credits and benefits to which they are entitled. I would remind my colleagues opposite that it was their government that cut services at the Canada Revenue Agency.

October 23rd, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I would remind my colleagues opposite that the law has not changed in any way. How the law is interpreted has also not changed in any way. I would remind the House that it was the Conservatives who cut services at the Canada Revenue Agency and that we are currently hiring nurses to assess these tax credit applications in the first step of the process.

October 23rd, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ensuring that all Canadians have access to the credits and benefits to which they are entitled. I fully understand the concerns of people with diabetes and their families. My husband died of diabetes-related complications a few years ago.

October 23rd, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to ensuring that all Canadians have access to the credits and benefits to which they are entitled. I understand the concern of the diabetes groups. The father of my children passed away from diabetic complications. The CRA is hiring nurses to assess DTC applications in the first step of the process.

October 23rd, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, in our last two budgets, our government invested almost $1 billion, and that money has enabled us to take concrete action. We target four jurisdictions per year. We are on track to recuperate close to $25 billion. We have transferred 727 cases to criminal investigation, secured 268 search warrants—

October 19th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the government is firmly committed to combatting tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance. The fact that our government has invested nearly $1 billion over the past two years is proof positive of the action we are taking—

October 19th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, since the start of our mandate, the government has been focused on helping the middle class. The documents in question did not reflect our government's intentions. I repeat, the rules have not changed. We will continue to ensure that our actions support the middle class.

October 17th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, since day one, our government has been focused on helping the middle class. The document from the agency did not reflect the intention of our government. It has been removed and is being reviewed. We will continue to ensure that our actions support the middle class and, like the Prime Minister stated, we will not be going after anyone's retail employee discounts.

October 16th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, as I already said, the document in question did not reflect the intentions of our government. It has been removed and is currently being reviewed—

October 16th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I have instructed officials to clarify the wording in the document. Our government cares about the middle class. I want to remind my colleagues opposite that we raised taxes on the wealthiest 1% in order to lower them for middle-class Canadians. The opposition members voted against that initiative, because they prefer to lower taxes on the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.

October 16th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, as I just said, the document in question did not reflect our government's intentions at all. It has been removed and is now being revised. I have instructed officials to clarify the wording of the document. Our government cares about the middle class and is taking concrete steps to help middle-class Canadians.

October 16th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, since day one, we have been focusing on helping the middle class and those wanting to join it. The document in question did not at all reflect our government's intentions. It has been removed and is being reviewed. We will continue to ensure that our actions support the middle class, and as I have said and as the Prime Minister stated, we will not be going after retail employee discounts.

October 16th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, since day one, our government has been focused on helping the middle class. The document in question did not reflect our government's intentions. It has been removed and is being reviewed. We will continue to ensure that our actions support the middle class, and like the Prime Minister said, we will not be going after anyone's retail employee discounts.

October 16th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to fighting tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance. The historic amounts of nearly $1 billion we invested in our last two budgets show how important we think it is to address these issues. Our plan is working. We are about to recoup nearly $25 billion.

October 6th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government is committed to cracking down on tax cheats and bringing them to justice with the help of our international partners. I am proud of the leadership role we have taken on the international stage. Co-operation between revenue authorities, including the exchange of tax information, is an essential tool for maintaining the integrity of Canada's tax base.

October 6th, 2017House debate

Diane LebouthillierLiberal