Supply   the federal government has neglected to say is that, as my hon. colleague has mentioned, there is only one taxpayer. Only one person bears the brunt and the burden of the government's actions, good or bad, in terms of money: the hard-working Canadian who slogs, is overtaxed and often

Supply   failed to protect hard-working Canadian families. Why would the Alliance Party attack another region by saying Quebecers were not hard workers? The opposition leader went on to say if it had been Bombardier and not hard-working families the government might have taken action

Trade   to protect hard-working Canadian families. The Prime Minister has failed. It turns out he has no influence in Washington and no clout to protect Canadians. Will the acting prime minister explain to Canadian families why the government has failed to protect their interests from U.S

An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Cruelty to Animals and Firearms) and the Firearms Act   and ranchers do not trust the legislation. They do not trust the former justice minister and they do not trust the current justice minister. If the bill were to pass I fear that honest hard-working Canadians would be charged and put in jail for the simple act of trying to make a living

Excise Act, 2001   and scope of the federal government in order to deliver meaningful tax relief to hard-working Canadians. As a small business owner, I have firsthand knowledge and experience in dealing with the difficulties inherent in complying with CCRA regulations and remittance schedules. I look

The Economy   they not look in the mirror to see who is really causing the problem? Who is at fault here? Hard working Canadian businessmen or the failed economic policies of the government?

Budget Implementation Act, 2001   on the opposite side do not want taxpayers to get those savings? A one earner family of four earning $40,000 would pay $1,100 less in taxes and by 2004 this family would pay almost $2,000 less in tax, a 59% reduction in the amount of taxation that those hard-working Canadians would have to pay

The Economy   so-called tax cuts. Canadians still face paying over 40% of their GDP in taxes, while in the United States it is only 30%, and it is our biggest competitor and our trading partner. How can the government claim to have offered tax relief when the tax burden for hard-working

Budget Implementation Act, 2001   and that I found it objectionable that he had used that kind of language. When people read this they probably thought it was the most progressive system in the world so the Liberals must be good. A former economist of a bank ought to know how punitive the tax system is to hard working

Committees of the House   is the proper care and maintenance of the sanctity of tax dollars of hard-working Canadians, not what the public might or might not think about how the government puts its budget together.

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance once said “We believe there is nothing more ludicrous than a tax on hiring, but that is what high payroll taxes are”. If the Minister of Finance still believes that, why are hard-working Canadians paying $610 more in payroll taxes than

The Budget   year, hard-working Canadians will take home $150 less on their paycheques because of the mismanagement of the government. That is not acceptable. Payroll taxes are undoubtedly the most destructive for job creation. Yet, the Liberals chose to increase these taxes by an average

Judges Act   pay increase for federal judges, with salaries increasing from $159,000 to over $172,000. I would be hard pressed to think of any other public servant, or any hard-working Canadian for that matter, who received that kind of pay increase in 1998. According to Statistics Canada

Judges Act  , this meant an average $13,000 pay increase for federal judges with salaries increasing from $159,000 to over $172,000. I do not know of any other federal public servant, or any hard-working Canadian citizen, who received a $13,000 pay increase in 1998. While the Liberal government

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, we are talking here about a question of simple fairness. The minister should step outside of his bubble and recognize that hard working Canadians do not regard a $17.4 million salary as simply the price of doing business. There is another word for it. It is greed