House debate   is there. They see that we are in favour of getting things done for everyday ordinary Canadians, the hard-working Canadians who pay their taxes and who expect their government to take their interest into account and not the government's own interest.

Committees of the House   forward on its commitments. Hard-working Canadians expect us to defend their interests. Finally, let me take this opportunity to move the following motion. I move: That the debate be now adjourned.

Economic Recovery Act (Stimulus)   they not realize it is not their dollars? It comes from taxpayers, hard-working Canadians, and it is an abuse to pretend it comes from their personal largesse or that of the Conservative Party of Canada. It is nothing less than an abuse. The members opposite, who once upon a time advertised

Economic Recovery Act (stimulus)  Madam Speaker, the government says that it wants to do something on the EI side, so it decides to change things a bit. It decides to slap on a $13 billion tax grab on the backs of hard-working Canadians, many of whom are struggling to get back into the workforce. They are going

Employment Insurance   them by introducing Bill C-50. Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources please update this House on the status of this important bill that will provide much-needed support for these hard-working Canadians?

Employment Insurance  , the Liberal leader and members of his party voted against these hard-working Canadians at every stage in the House and in committee. While the Liberal leader continues to disappoint those hardest hit, it is our Conservative government that will continue to stand up for hard-working

Fairness for the Self-Employed Act  Mr. Speaker, 2.7 million Canadians who are self-employed cannot currently access employment insurance or maternity or parental benefits. Hard-working Canadians deserve access to these services regardless of who they are working for, and it is the government's responsibility

Fairness for the Self-Employed Act   to contribute to this discussion since it provides me with an opportunity to speak on behalf of this group of hard-working Canadians who, through their ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirt, have done so much to spur economic growth, inject new ideas, and foster greater innovation

Employment Insurance   examples. Canadians want to know whether the Liberal leader will continue to vote against hard-working Canadians or for once will do the right thing and work with this government to support Canadian families.

Information & Ethics committee   sense that some of the burden of the provision of this information...? As you know, all of this money comes from hard-working Canadians. We tax them, we get this information, and then we give free services to people like Dun & Bradstreet, who will charge probably a significant

Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-476, An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and other Acts (unfunded pension plan liabilities). Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to table my latest bill in an ongoing effort to protect the pension plans of hard-working

Employment Insurance Act   of the global recession and through no fault of their own have found it difficult to get back into the workforce. In these challenging economic times, these measures are giving hard-working Canadians who would otherwise have had to use up all of their benefits more time to find a job. We

Canada Pension Plan   the contributions that individuals can make and offers a maximum $11,000 a year in retirement benefits. It is simply not meeting the needs of hard-working Canadians who are concerned about surviving their retirement. Will the government take the lead and work with its provincial counterparts

Criminal Code   on the protection of honest, hard-working Canadians. As our Prime Minister has stated, our government's approach to criminal justice is fundamentally different from our predecessor's. We believe that the central purpose of the criminal justice system is not the welfare of the criminal

House debate   and then collect EI. We will not support that. Liberals also like to say no. They said no to Bill C-50. They said no to Canadians, they said no to long-tenured workers. What good is saying no to any Canadian, even one Canadian? What does that do for hard-working Canadians who have worked