Liberal Government  , on drug patents, in short on anything that is important to the quality of life for hard working Canadians. If the Liberals who still have an ounce of attachment to their old tradition of building rather than destroying institutions do not stand up to the Fraser Institute interloper

Supply   sport to criticize the Senate. I will have some remarks of my own in respect of the Senate. I have made them in the past. That is fair game. However, there are many hard working Canadians in the Senate and for hon. members opposite to make those remarks is improper, in my view

Gasoline Prices  Mr. Speaker, three weeks ago I rose in the House to complain about the gasoline price gouging by the oil companies. This price fixing practice has long been a ploy by the gasoline industry to rob money from the pockets of hard working Canadians. Various individuals and groups

Department Of Public Works And Government Services Act   this discretion that will really safeguard the public purse. These are tax dollars we are working with. These tax dollars are given to the government by hard working Canadians who want to see their tax dollars spent in a prudent fashion. Let us never forget that the tax dollars are basically

Employment Insurance Act   on the mantra of job creation, we received our year end Christmas gift: employment insurance. On the second day of Christmas the minister of HRD, having no understanding of the meaning of insurance, gave us two hard-working Canadians who, despite their considerable financial contributions

The Canada Council   the pockets of hard working Canadians and distributed through the Canada Council. That is right. You do not even have to live in Canada to receive a grant from the Canada Council. No, sir, if you do not like the winners here, no problem. You too can receive $18,000 to live in sunny Los

Immigration   and improving the standard of living of every Canadian relies, in part, on keeping a vibrant and dynamic immigration system. The Canadian experience shows that immigrants as well as refugees become some of the best, brightest, most self-motivated and hard working Canadians

Excise Tax Act   of money comes from the pockets of hard-working Canadians, who are among the most highly taxed people in the world. It is said that the average middle class Canadian worker in this country in all forms of taxes pays about 63 per cent of their gross income in taxation. In a country

Members Of Parliament Retiringallowances Act   for instance these separatists who come into this House wanting and agreeing with a pension plan. I think it is absurd enough that they are getting a salary, much less asking for a pension plan at a cost to hard working Canadian citizens. I also wonder why it is that the Liberals keep

Members Of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act   pension plans it is holding MPs up as more deserving than other hard working Canadians. I do not believe that is the case and that is why I will be opting out. I did not get into politics for the retirement plan. I came here to help change things for the better. Maybe

Tax Reform   to the Income Tax Act. Canada's tax system is out of control. It takes too much money from hard working Canadians who earn it and gives it to high spending politicians on that side of the House who blow it on pensions, on junkets, on programs like TAGS. Reformers believe in a flat tax

Members Of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act   in the private sector with the exception of maybe one of the richest companies in the private sector. This indexation costs a lot of money. Members do not contribute enough for that privilege. There is one standard for the elected politician. Yet the ordinary hard working Canadian taxpayer

Budget Implementation Act, 1995   a raid on the income of hard working Canadians so the Liberals can continue to fund their pet projects with $1 billion of additional tax revenues to help them along. The budget is a failure. It fails to get Canada off the debt treadmill. It fails to demonstrate that we can avoid

Members Of Parliament Pensions   and will grow in value at a rate twice the legal maximum in the private sector. If the Deputy Prime Minister retires in three years, she will stand to collect a cool $2.7 million until age 75. She fought to maintain her cushy pension plan, which comes courtesy of hard working Canadians

Charitable And Non-Profit Organization Director Remuneration Disclosure Act   in one form or another, a portion of which are the taxes paid by hard working Canadians. With these funds they run their programs, pay salaries and execute daily business. As anyone can see, a clear definition as to where charities and non-profit organizations belong is no easy