The Budget   income. Contrary to what the leader of the Liberal Party believes, that “a budget will balance itself”, it takes work. It takes thoughtful, careful consideration and it takes a great deal of discipline to balance a budget. Ask families in Newmarket—Aurora about budgeting

Financial Statement of the Minister of Finance   is saying things about the economy that, for an economist, sound a bit bizarre. When he referred to the government budget last year, he said that there is no need to worry about the deficit, we should aim rather at stimulating the economy and the budget would balance itself

Taxation   for families and for seniors. As for the OAS, the member was on this side when that change was implemented, and she voted in favour of it. I think there is some confusion over there. Her Liberal leader thinks that the budget will balance itself. Canadians know better, and that is why

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, that is the type of question we hear from a party whose leader believes that the budget will balance itself. Canadians understand that budgets do not balance themselves. That is why they support the idea of improving the universal child care benefit, which gives

Employment   to lunch when he says that the budget will balance itself. We have balanced the budget here, and we are helping families and small businesses balance their budgets by lowering their tax burden. That is why we have 1.2 million net new jobs; 85% full-time, two-thirds in high-wage sectors

Business of Supply  , which is around 50%. In other words, we have by far the lowest debt of any of our competitors in our peer group. The member is from a party whose leader says that the budget will balance itself. They held a convention recently where the Liberals argued that the debt was too small

Employment   believes that the budget will balance itself, but that is not true, just as it is not true for families' budgets either. Given the opportunity, the Liberals would raise taxes, which would be harmful to families and employment.

Intergovernmental Affairs   and prosperity. Contrast that with the Liberals' approach, who hope that through hocus-pocus, the budget will balance itself. Instead, we know that they will hike taxes, run a deficit, and leave a burden of debt to our kids and our grandchildren.

Business of Supply   all disturbing situation. Meanwhile, the Conservative government for its part prefers to let things go, rather than intervene immediately and appropriately. This approach reminds me of a young person who believes that the budget can balance itself. The invisible hand inevitably

Taxation   Canada's budget. Second, our family tax cut will help families balance their family budget. Third, and most importantly, the Liberal leader thinks a budget can balance itself. Our government will continue to help Canadian families keep their hard-earned money in their pockets.

Business of Supply   that balances itself.

Taxation   this year. The net worth of families is up over 44%, and even The New York Times says we have the richest middle class in the world. Unfortunately, the Liberal leader has no idea what it is like to be a middle-income earner. In fact, he even claims that a budget can balance itself

Business of Supply   divides its time between sitting on the fence and hiding in the weeds, smoking weed. Our economic action plan has five pillars that have helped create more than one million new jobs since the recession. The Liberal plan has one line: the budget will balance itself. How

Business of Supply   that our budget will balance itself, and he is still working on a definition of just who is in the middle class. Let us come back to today's debate. I respect the intent of the hon. member's motion. Bills amending the Canada Elections Act and the Parliament of Canada Act

Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the member is saying he will do $100 billion. Yes, and the budget will balance itself, his leader said.