Business of Supply   to Canada's finances would, quite frankly, put the entire OAS system at risk. Actions speak louder than words and its flawed actions today and over the past few days show that it does not have the best interests of Canadians at heart. The motion would indicate to hard-working Canadians

Human Resources committee   for offenders. Under the current legislation, convicted felons have greater access to employment insurance benefits than law-abiding citizens do. As I understand it, this bill will ensure that criminals are not given preferential treatment over hard-working Canadian families who work hard

Human Resources committee  . Sections 8 and 10 of the Employment Insurance Act currently allow for prisoners to receive the same level of opportunity as hard-working Canadians who are in need of employment insurance. I am sure there are many cases and examples of how a hard-working individual could benefit from

Human Resources committee  I would suggest, given the experience I've had in talking about this around my riding and in other parts of the province of B.C., that probably 99.9% of hard-working Canadians do not know that this favoured position exists in the EI Act for someone who goes to jail and wants

Human Resources committee   for hard-working Canadians. Qualifying is one of the criteria, and there is a benefit period when you can collect, but I was just astounded to see that if you went to jail you could get a free pass on the extensions and the qualifying period. I said, “Well, that's not fair.” A reporter

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act   as they go from one job to another. That is what we are trying to accomplish in the House today. We are going to construct this system, get it up and running and help hard-working Canadians create a retirement fund for themselves. The pension plan will be called the pooled registered

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to speak in favour of Bill C-25, the pooled registered pension plans act. I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound. Ensuring that hard-working Canadians can retire with dignity has been a top priority

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act   in their retirement. I do not know how the member can stand in the House and say that she supports retirements with dignity and respect when the government is taking money away from hard-working Canadians and not allowing them to have the retirement they have earned.

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  , the decline of entire industries and the collapse of larger employers are throwing hundreds of thousands of hard-working Canadians out of work. Far too many bankrupt employers are leaving underfunded pension plans in their wake. Through no fault of their own, workers are now finding

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act   encourages hard-working Canadians to basically gamble on failing stock markets. I find it quite incredible that, on the basis of public policy, a government would come forward with this proposal and say that it is the answer to the severe pension problems we have. It wants to just

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act  . The government, once again, with these fees, almost like bonuses to the executives, has put the interests of Bay Street ahead of the interests of hard-working Canadian citizens. We on this side of the House often hear comments about our ability or our chance to govern. If the NDP were

Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act   on our commitment to improve the retirement income system in our country. This new private sector pension vehicle would improve the range of retirement savings options available to Canadians. PRPPs would provide a low cost retirement savings opportunity for hard-working Canadians, who

Canada-Jordan Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   to more markets, like Jordan. Trade accounts for over 60% of our annual GDP and, with one in five Canadian jobs generated by trade, it is a matter of fundamental importance to the financial security of hard-working Canadians and their families. Our focused pursuit of new free trade

The Economy   swamped with profits. They do not care about the 90,000 Canadian families that lost a breadwinner this fall because of their policies. Instead of acting like Santa to Bay Street again, why do the Conservatives not give a real Christmas present to hard-working Canadian families

Canada-Panama Economic Growth and Prosperity Act   benches. There is a lot of interest in it and we certainly encourage and look forward to the support of the opposition on this important bill. Our government is committed to protecting and strengthening the financial security of hard-working Canadians. Our focus continues