Pre-Budget Consultations  , and that is what they do. As I was saying earlier, my constituents are mostly middle-class people and they already are the most heavily taxed. By taxing those insurance premiums, the Liberal government would be increasing, in a covert way, the tax burden of middle-class Canadians. We

Income Tax Act   on a one to seven scale the importance of various elements with respect to retirement income security. Ownership of a house came first with 6.1, followed by personal savings-5.8, RRSPs-5.7, Canada pension plan-4.5 and old age security-4.5. Not only do low income and lower middle class

The Budget   , Mr. Jean-Robert Sansfaçon, to point out to his readers the unfair situation the middle-class was being put in. This is what he said: Since 1980, middle-class Canadians have had to hand all their additional income over to their governments''. They had to give all their extra income

The Budget   and the Minister of Finance are to be applauded for recognizing the concerns of my Liberal colleagues and myself that middle class Canadians would not tolerate an increased tax burden. I am pleased to note the Minister of National Defence has taken courageous steps in the budget to rationalize

The Budget   a fair level of taxation? Over the last 10 years successive governments have increased the tax burden of the average middle class Canadian. The Fraser Institute reports that even though before tax earnings have increased for the average family, the percentage of after tax income has

Budget Implementation Act   and by reducing the number of middle class Canadians that existed. He did so through the tax system after 1988, with the compliance of the now Leader of the Opposition. Also on the same issue-and I invite the member to respond to this after I am finished-we saw the Liberal government of today

Taxation   are taxed upon our death. Now we are threatening with taxes on health care in between. Canadians are taxed to the limit. The solution is to cut government spending, not to increase taxes. Make real systemic changes that will not result in a bigger tax grab on the middle class Canadian

Budgetary Policy   class or middle class Canadians. The question was raised. I do not know the answer to the question but I certainly do not want to give the impression that people thought that would correct the problem. The problem is much more complex. It is very difficult to quantify as my

The Budget   member of Parliament knows that middle class Canadians cannot bear a greater tax burden. In fact, the Liberal members addressed this problem head on during the last election campaign.

The Budget   not be at the further expense of middle class Canadians. On behalf of my constituents I would ask that the Minister of Finance not raise personal income tax rates. He should also note that for millions of Canadians RRSPs will be their main source of retirement income. The minister should focus

Young Offenders Act   be life sentences with no parole. As we have seen recently, the human element of the justice system makes it too risky that an innocent person will be put to death. Mr. Gregory went on to write that these are the views of an average, middle class Canadian citizen. However, I am

The Budget   system, the government has closed a number of loopholes that benefit large corporations and banks and has avoided increasing the burden on individual and middle class Canadians and their families by refusing to increase personal income tax. In 1994 a department by department review

The Budget  . It took the Liberals 12 years to add the first $100 billion to the national debt. By the end of this mandate, the Liberals will have added a further $100 billion in only four years. This Liberal fat pack is extremely efficient, efficient overspenders. Middle class Canadians are asking

Supply   per cent of the income of average working middle class Canadians is being paid out in taxes of all forms. It was a predecessor Liberal government that started the deficit and debt spending which was carried on by the Tory Party. Now we have almost a $500 billion debt and we

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