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Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 than about really dealing with income inequality in this country. This luxury tax would not deal with income inequality. What the luxury tax would do is apply a tax on any car or aircraft that costs more than $100,000 or boats that cost more than $250,000. It is an additional tax
June 6th, 2022House debate
Elizabeth MayGreen
Business of Supply Mr. Chair, I will reassert that having a tax on boats that cost over $200,000, and being able to use that to defray expenses for those who need it the most, is a decision that we have made as a government to reduce income inequality.
May 30th, 2022House debate
Joyce MurrayLiberal
Finance committee Yes, I would actually support that. I don't think it's something that will create an impact on jobs. When we're talking about income inequality, that's a perfect example of where we can get some money for our social programs and where we can fairly tax people who are, I would
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
David Chartrand
Finance committee Canada in multiple provinces. Although, as labour, we do support any government's goal of addressing income inequality, we strongly believe that this tax is misdirected towards manufacturing. We do not believe this was the government's original intent nor that it reflects what
May 19th, 2022Committee meeting
David Chartrand
Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 of income inequality, rising unaffordability in Canada and inflation. It is window dressing. The systemic issue of housing affordability that I addressed in my speech and the cost of energy are two very fundamental issues that the government has not addressed from a realistic perspective
May 5th, 2022House debate
Michelle RempelConservative
Natural Resources committee that rely more heavily on higher emissions-intensive production will have a larger reallocation need and a tougher transition. These policies would buffer the unequal impact of the transition on low-skilled workers and reduce income inequality. Last year, our organization launched its
April 25th, 2022Committee meeting
Daniel Breton
Committees of the House deftly avoided giving a straight answer to the question. The question was around income inequality and whether it has gotten worse or better in the seven years that the Liberal government has been in power. I know that my hon. colleague has a background in economics, so I am sure he
April 4th, 2022House debate
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, I listened closely to the parliamentary secretary's speech. I was particularly interested when he extolled his government's actions to address income inequality. It reminds me a little of the government's approach on climate: It does small, modest things to reduce
April 4th, 2022House debate
Committees of the House that. I do not know how many times in the past I have talked about some of the actions we have taken in government. I can tell the member that, in the consultations I have had, there is a good deal of support for the initiatives we have taken to deal with income inequality
April 4th, 2022House debate
Kevin LamoureuxLiberal
Information & Ethics committee and to comprehend plausible futures for FRT amidst the use of sophisticated surveillance systems in “smarter” cities, growing wealth and income inequality, threatened rights of children and marginalized communities. Creating effective law and policy related to FRT should involve due
April 4th, 2022Committee meeting
Sanjay Khanna
Opposition Motion—Federal Budget Mr. Speaker, costs and inflation are definitely top of mind for Canadians today. The federal government, since it was elected late in 2015, has taken a number of measures to try to make sure that we reduce income inequality and make life affordable for Canadians. The latest
March 31st, 2022House debate
Julie DzerowiczLiberal
Business of Supply the guaranteed income supplement. To support families, we have introduced the Canada child benefit and now the national child care system. There have been a number of items that we have introduced to support Canadians and reduce income inequality, and we will continue to provide additional
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Julie DzerowiczLiberal
Business of Supply not done anything on infrastructure is just wrong. Let me continue with the motion we have before us. The motion tries to give a false impression that we in the Liberal Party, in particular the Government of Canada, do not understand the issue of income inequality and have not made any
March 21st, 2022House debate
Kevin LamoureuxLiberal
Business of Supply the Canada child benefit and now a national child care plan, which all provinces and territories, except for Ontario, have already signed on to. There have been many other promises to try to reduce income inequality and create tax fairness in this country. In terms of the publicly
March 21st, 2022House debate
Julie DzerowiczLiberal
Business of Supply taken to try to reduce income inequality in our country. Inflation absolutely is a huge issue and I think it impacts everyone. We should mention that there are a number of measures in place that will help to protect those on the lower end of the income scale in our country, indexed
March 21st, 2022House debate
Julie DzerowiczLiberal