The Budget   before this very clear full blown economic crisis that we have seen over the past year or two. That is the context in which this budget was developed. One needs to ask what kind of measures the government is taking to actually help middle class Canadians. What it is doing is actually

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, of course we support the cultural sectors in this country but we do not support the iPod tax that the coalition parties are proposing. I think that would hurt middle-class Canadians who are trying to enjoy Canadian culture. I thank the hon. member for agreeing

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   the government not put forward a proposal? According to this bill, the government has no example of what it wants to do. So we put forward a national housing strategy, a real issue for middle-class Canadians. With respect to immigration, we want to ensure we have a system that provides

The Economy   is clearly not connecting to middle class Canadians, not connecting to people in terms of day to day realities...”. This is not surprising. Canadians know what Liberals will not admit, that higher taxes kill jobs, which is why they have told us loud and clear to fully implement year two

The Economy   debt? It will be Canadian families. Personal income taxes and the GST will account for 75% of all government tax revenues by 2014 and hard-working, middle-class Canadians will contribute the lion's share to that. They are the ones who will be called upon to pay back this new debt

Jobs and Economic Growth Act   and worries of middle-class Canadians in terms of post-secondary education, elder care, child care and pensions.

Industry committee  , if it was still representative of the population. I think the more troubling thing is that, if the experience in Canada and elsewhere is that it's not going to be representative, you would get an over-weighting of--let's face it--white, middle-class Canadians and a dramatic under-weighting

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, what happens for the third of Canadians who do not fill it out? They are not white, middle-class Canadians. We know this from scientific evidence. We know that those people who are less likely to fill out the questionnaire are the disadvantaged. We are talking about

Business of Supply   of mostly middle class Canadians. We'll look less diverse, less poor, ultimately less in need of government support”. I certainly believe that is what the government wants. It wants a skewed picture of this country so it will not have to spend money that it does not want to spend

Canada-Panama Free Trade Act   laundering and the use of tax havens so drug pushers and folks who earn money illegally can get around existing tax laws are not small issues. Hard-working middle-class Canadians, poor Canadians, work very hard and they pay their taxes. They do what they must do as Canadians to support

Canada-Panama Free Trade Act   costly. It has hit middle-class Canadians hard. Even the upper middle class has seen a net reduction in real income. If we think about that, it is very sobering. We have heard all the pretensions, spin, and flim-flam from Liberals and Conservatives about their having some idea of how

Canada-Panama Free Trade Act   have increased dramatically since the implementation of the NAFTA agreement, but every other income category in Canada has either stagnated or declined. These deals have not been good for middle-class Canadians. They have been a disaster for low-income and working Canadians

Serious Time for the Most Serious Crime Act   been the government now for four years and nine months, it has decided that its priorities do not lie with average Canadians, middle class Canadians, poor Canadians, low income earners and aboriginal communities. If those were the government's priorities, it would not now be ready

Sustaining Canada's Economic Recovery Act  . Middle-class Canadians and low-income Canadians who, in most cases, through no fault of their own, need the help of a government. They need a government that will be on their side, that will be in their corner and that will provide assistance to them when they need it. We can do

House debate   for untendered aircraft. It is going to borrow that money from our grandchildren. It is a borrow-and-spend government. I think it is time the government did something for middle class Canadians, for Canadians who want to care for their aging parents, something along the lines