Finance  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said the budget would balance itself, but the government's annual financial report shows that government spending has increased dramatically—by $20 billion to be precise, 100% of which was borrowed. When will the budget balance itself?

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, during the election campaign, the Prime Minister stated that the budget would balance itself. Once elected into office, the Minister of National Revenue thought that by giving $1 billion to her officials she would find $25 billion. That has not happened. However

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1   the budget correctly. When we have a leader who says that the budget will balance itself, well, we have that kind of stupid action.

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1   budget of the previous government, the leader of the Liberal Party said that the budget would balance itself. I was in university when I was young. I studied a lot, and I have never seen the fiscal or economic theory elsewhere, other than from the present Prime Minister

The Budget  , “The house will build itself”, just like he famously said that the budget would balance itself. We saw how well that worked. That cartoon was a good illustration of that. This is the same Liberal government that promised balanced budgets by 2019. The Liberals had a balanced budget when

Agriculture and Agrifood  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister believes that the budget will balance itself. As a result, Canada has a deficit of billions of dollars. Western grain farmers are facing a second crisis. They are unable to deliver their products. Like his Prime Minister, the Minister

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, three years ago, the current Prime Minister offered up a never-before-seen tax theory when he said, and I quote, “the budget will balance itself”. This airy-fairy theory has obviously not yet been implemented since these people came to power. Tomorrow is budget

Excise Tax Act   will balance itself, that promised a so-called modest deficit, and has already racked up the largest deficit in Canadian history outside of war or recession. The Liberals started with a surplus, and two years later they are mortgaging the economic future of young Canadians. Their GST

Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1   flat with the Calgary business community. There was very little interest. It was a quiet crowd and the people had very little to say afterward. I asked the minister the very simple question then about when the budget would balance itself. Obviously, I did not get an answer, because

Income Tax Act  . That was a serious mistake. First of all, let us be honest: these Robin Hood stories never work. Should we be surprised to see such a political approach from this Prime Minister? Is this not the same person who said on February 11, 2014, that “the budget will balance itself”? When someone who

Budget   its second budget. After promising an initial deficit of $10 billion and ending up with a deficit of $30 billion and a return to a balanced budget in 2055, how will the Prime Minister go about ensuring that the budget will balance itself tomorrow?

Business of Supply   that thinks the budget will balance itself and that an economy grows from the heart out. When the member opposite was campaigning, did she stand in any forum or at any door and commit to a budget that would get back to balance by 2019, a $10-billion deficit? What is she going to do

Business of Supply   platform. The Prime Minister broke one of his key election promises when he said that he promised to balance the budget by 2019. He still believes, apparently, that the budget will balance itself, and those words are just as foolish today as when he said them during the campaign. What

Canada Revenue Agency   is failing to collect $50 billion each year. Wow, $50 billion would be enough for the Liberal budget to balance itself.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2   by the Prime Minister, who thinks the budget will balance itself, it comes as no surprise. During the election campaign, the Prime Minister said we needed to grow the economy from the heart outwards. We are very familiar with this concept and see it often. This mentality is all well