Social Policies  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. Last week it was reported the number of middle class Canadians has dropped by 16% in the last two decades. The wealthiest 10% of families now make 314 times more than the poorest 10%. This is not a surprise. Since taking

Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998   mathematics. I did a few calculations. I do not remember the exact numbers so I will have to do the calculations all over again on the run. I think I can do that. Let us say I earn $2.77. At my marginal rate of taxation and at the rate of most middle class Canadians, I have to pay about

Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998   that the poorer you are, the less tax you pay, and vice versa. Middle class Canadians do pay a great amount of tax. In a study released in 1994, Mr. Mimoto, an economist, said, with regard to—

Speech From The Throne   the pleasure to be part of. I would like to commend the government on its foresight. We are honoured to be part of a plan that takes into consideration not only the needs of middle class Canadians, but also recognizes those Canadians who may be in a less fortunate position. We see before

Budget Surpluses   of Finance admit that, by using the surplus in the employment insurance fund to fund new government programs, he is making middle class Canadians and the unemployed foot the bill for the bulk of these new expenditures?

Budget Surpluses  Mr. Speaker, middle class Canadians are the ones who benefit when employment insurance contributions are reduced. Middle class Canadians are the ones who benefit when parental leave is extended. Middle class Canadians are the ones who benefit when transfer payments for health

Budget Surpluses  Mr. Speaker, it is also middle class Canadians who make up 27% of the population but carry 50% of the tax burden. Instead of announcing new expenditures in areas that fall under the jurisdiction of others, ought the Minister of Finance not to announce some tax exemption

Health  Mr. Speaker, Premier Klein recognizes that the Canada Health Act system is failing Canadians, particularly poor and middle class Canadians. Now the Premier of Ontario has written to the Prime Minister saying “Provincial governments have not cut health care funding; the federal

Committees Of The House  . Second, we want to reduce the middle tax rate by three percentage points to 23%. This is in large part because hard-working, middle class Canadians worked so hard to defeat the deficit and give the Canadian government a surplus that they need to be rewarded. Mr. Speaker, I

The Budget   Canadians a fake break we should give them a real break. I will say a little more about that later on when I explain solution 17, the Reform Party's proposal to dramatically lower taxes for all Canadians and to ensure that middle class Canadians, whom this government is targeting, end up

The Budget   had to make difficult choices. Today the economic situation of the country has changed dramatically. It is because of the sacrifices made by middle class Canadians that the government is now able to give back to its citizens through tax cuts, indexation, investments in social

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, first of all I will take the compliment the member has given the Canadian Alliance and thank him very much. We do have a different approach on how to solve the problems. He is absolutely right that it is the middle class Canadian taxpayer that is taking the heavy

Income Tax Amendments Act, 1999   and ensure that middle class Canadians whom this government is targeting end up with more real disposable income in their pockets and not just a headline and a speech which does them nothing. The finance minister said in his 1995 budget speech that subsidies to business impede growth

Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999  Madam Speaker, before I was interrupted by the member from the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance Party, I was saying that that particular party wanted to make the tax system even more regressive, more unfair and even more of a burden for ordinary middle class Canadians

Sales Tax And Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999   for the elimination of the GST and when we do not hear them asking to roll back the GST. The GST is a very regressive tax that hits ordinary Canadians and middle class Canadians the hardest. It is a bad tax for business. It is a bad tax for farmers. It becomes a paper burden. Of course