Business of Supply   government took. We did all of that while returning Canada to a budgetary balance in 2015. That is what we did. Yes, we made some tough choices. We made the choice to reduce government revenue so that we could leave more money in the pockets of everyday Canadians. That is the difference

Business of Supply   they listen to. We saw it with their $12 million gift to a multi-billion dollar company, Loblaws, a company that has more money than most Canadians can ever imagine having. The government took money from average, everyday Canadian commuters and gave it to a multi-billion dollar company

The Environment   Motors in Oshawa, the government seems perfectly happy to drive our businesses and jobs out of Canada. Why are the Liberals subsidizing wealthy car buyers and U.S. car builders, while everyday Canadians get a carbon tax?

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada   and forcing everyday Canadians to pay for it through higher prices on necessities with his carbon tax-grab. He promised to balance the budget by 2019, or was it going to balance itself? Either way, Canadians are still stuck with a massive deficit. The deficits caused by the Prime

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1   of Surrey, all located within the riding I represent, Cloverdale—Langley City. Whether it is helping Canadians buy their first home or investing in clean energy and public transit, budget 2019 focuses on the current challenges faced by everyday Canadians and would address them

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1   just how out of touch the government is and how misplaced its priorities are from everyday Canadians. I am especially concerned with the government's clear indifference to small business owners in this country, which is apparent once more in this year's budget. Prior to entering

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I was interested in the member's speech. I would like to give him more of an opportunity to talk about how hopelessly and helplessly disconnected from the reality of regular everyday Canadian families these Liberals are. I am sure that the member is aware

Business of Supply   showing leadership on climate change. I am proud of the kind of leadership that we in the NDP are showing, not just today through this opposition motion but every day, in calling for urgent action on climate change, in making it clear that it is everyday Canadians who need

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate everything I heard from the member and I congratulate him on his leadership. However, I hear from everyday Canadians, blue-collar workers. In particular, I heard from one this morning, who is very upset. His utility bills now show the carbon tax

Business of Supply  . The Liberals say they cannot afford to pay for the things Canadians need, yet they keep giving handouts to rich corporations at the expense of workers. There are many examples of the government showing who it has prioritized over everyday Canadians who need help. The Liberal government has

Business of Supply   change. We know Canada is surely not doing enough to fight climate change because we still have Stephen Harper's old targets and we are not even on track to meet them. Today, we are trying to make the connection between that corporate culture and the real effects it has on everyday

Business of Supply   and the interests of everyday Canadians instead of acquiescing to the demands of corporate Canada. There is no guarantee of success in those things, because not all the power resides here. I take the point, but if we want to talk about how to fix that problem, surely part of that, which I

Business of Supply   of the past and the pocketbooks of Canadians, as well as the effects this kind of friendly relationship between the Canadian government and corporate lobbyists have on the quality of life of everyday Canadians across the country. To put that sense of outrage in context, it is because

Multilateral Instrument in Respect of Tax Conventions Act   of break, with respect to the impact of the carbon tax, to everyday Canadians who now pay so much more at the pumps and elsewhere as a result of the government's punitive approach. If this were an environmental measure, if the Liberals were serious about the environment

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, while Liberal elites fawn over the imposition of the carbon tax, everyday Canadians are hurting under this tax grab that will do nothing to clean up our environment. My constituents work hard every day to make ends meet. They do not need higher gas prices