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

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

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

Provincial Choice Tax Framework Act  Mr. Speaker, I think the idea that jobs are created by implementing a tax on working- and middle-class Canadians is not only untested but fallacious. I do not think that is the kind of job creation project that we want in this country, and that is not the kind of strategy

Provincial Choice Tax Framework Act   to their Conservative cousins in the Liberal Party of British Columbia. This tax has been introduced by stealth. The reason is that they know they have just put a tax increase on working- and middle-class Canadians and they do not have the courage to stand up before those people and acknowledge it--

Disposition of an act to amend the Excise Tax Act   proven it time and time again. He can live in that fictional reality, that theoretical reality, if he would like, but the fact of the matter is that poor Canadians are going to be on the hook, middle-class Canadians will be on the hook and the rich cats will get away again.

Finance committee   of giving, thereby encouraging more Canadians to give and to give more. The stretch tax credit is particularly appealing in that it would benefit charities of every size and in every region, urban and rural. It would provide an incentive particularly for working families and middle-class

Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act   their family income increase dramatically. The wealthiest Canadians now take more than half of all income in Canada, but for most Canadians in the middle class, Canadians in the lower middle class and the poorest Canadians, they have seen a substantial erosion in their income. We are also

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board  , who wants to raise taxes on hardworking middle-class Canadians.

Automotive Industry   to a question. Here is the answer that Canadians want to know. They heard the Liberal leader say on April 14, “We will have to raise taxes”. I would like this member to stand in this place and tell us what taxes the Liberal Party will raise, when will it raise them and which middle-class

Business of Supply   and middle class Canadian families have every single protection that is possible from their government. It is the duty and the role of government to make sure that its citizens are not being taken advantage of by companies that simply have no conscience. They are prepared to do whatever

Finance   for the government to empower the Financial Consumer Agency to audit the credit operations of Canada's banks and get answers for consumers. When will the government learn from its mistakes and take action now to help stop the gouging of middle-class Canadians by credit card companies?

The Budget   action plan for an unprecedented time in our history. It is a plan built on unprecedented consultation, a plan built on pragmatic and practical approaches, and a plan that responds to the needs of honest, middle-class Canadians, hard-working Canadians who play by the rules, just like

The Budget   cared to offer suggestions. This is a plan of hope. There is hope for the unemployed, the manufacturing sectors, middle class Canadians, families, seniors and businesses. In fact, all Canadians can find hope in the fact that their government is listening to them and acting for them

The Economy   difference to the hard-working families and middle-class Canadians who are trying to get by in the real economy. What is the difference?