Finance  I will use my speaking points just as my colleague did, Mr. Speaker. The only people who believe that the previous Conservatives left behind a surplus are the Conservatives themselves. Canadians know better. Make no mistake, the Government of Canada will post a deficit for the

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are the only ones who are self-interested. Since my hon. colleague says that we are not following the recommendations made by our officials or departmental staff, I will quote the Update of Economic and Fiscal Projections 2015: The Government wil

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, more than anyone else, we do trust the public servants who will help us frame the next budget. I had the privilege to travel with people from the department to listen to Canadians from coast to coast to coast. I had about 50 meetings with officials. We listened to C

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for the question. We have already lowered taxes for nine million Canadians. That is exactly what we have done. We will continue to work on our social policies. We will also invest in the Canada child benefit. As we all know, and as we said d

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I would first like to thank my colleague from Berthier—Maskinongé for her question. Her riding is right next to mine, Saint-Maurice—Champlain. I can assure my colleague that I have been working hard to move forward on the pyrrhotite file every day since I was electe

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Mississauga—Lakeshore. It is a privilege for me to be here to participate in this important debate on today's motion. I would like to reassure my hon. colleague that we have complete confidence in the abilities of th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for sharing that tale with Canadians. My hon. colleague forgot one thing, though: on October 19, Canadians clearly chose a government that invests in Canadians, in infrastructure, and in the middle class. She asked us if we h

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, we will continue to invest in growing the economy, but as we have said from the start, we will follow three cardinal principles in our approach. We will reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio, make prudent investments in our infrastructure, and return to a balanced budget befo

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, I am always amazed when I hear my colleague opposite. Canadians know that the time to invest is when interest rates are low. That is what we said. We began in December with our plan to cut taxes for the middle class. In the next budget, we will introduce the Canada

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the only people who believe the Conservatives did not leave us with a deficit are the Conservatives themselves. The “Fiscal Monitor” is a snapshot in time. It is looking at our bank statement before we have paid the bills. It does not tell the whole story. The econ

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, as I just said to the hon. colleague, the previous government has put us on track for a $3-billion deficit for this year. We have a plan to grow the economy, to invest in Canadians, to create investments to grow our economy, and to invest in infrastructure. That is

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed listening to my hon. colleague, except for his political manifesto. It is time to set the record straight. To say it in English, we need to set the record straight. First of all, I applaud my hon. colleague's intervention, since he indicated that the Bl

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I wish the member's daughter a happy birthday. This is a place for serious discussion, but also we have families. I am very pleased that he acknowledged his daughter. It is very simple. Our tax plan is to reduce taxes for nine million Canadians. We went across the c

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, the answer is quite simple. We have chosen to invest in the middle class. In 2013, just 6.7% of eligible Canadians made the maximum contribution. When the Conservatives doubled the maximum yearly contribution, it did nothing for 93.3% of Canadians. During the elect

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, Canadians understand that when interest rates are low, we invest in the economy to grow the economy. My answer for my constituents is simple. I told them what we would do with the economy, and that is exactly what we are doing. In December we started our plan by redu