Budget Implementation Act, 2008   the income ladder. Middle class Canadian families earning between $40,000 and $60,000 a year, which is one-fifth or 20% of the Canadian population, have lost a week of real income for each year since 1989. It is like they are working harder than ever because the average Canadian family

Business of Supply  : [Debt reduction] is exactly what a majority of middle class Canadians and working families want. It's what Tories are good at...often called upon to save the country's finances after long bouts of...Liberal spending. Furthermore, we believe that when the debt load falls, Canadian

Business of Supply   and middle class Canadians. The Conservatives inherited a very strong economy when they formed government in 2006. The Liberals had record surpluses, low unemployment, a strong fiscal capacity, and good growth prospects. What did the Conservative government do? It spent money and left

Business of Supply  , is also saying the same thing, so what we have is increasingly, progressive forces in all three countries saying it has not worked. What has happened over the last 20 years is that middle class Canadians essentially have lost about $1,000 in real terms out of their pockets

Business of Supply   in the quality of life for B.C. families. It is clear that families in British Columbia are losing ground at an incredible rate. New Democrats have long proposed measures to deal with the growing prosperity gap, the gap between the rich and poor, the difficulty working middle class Canadians

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act   of dollars to send her daughters to a drug treatment program in the U.S. that is comprehensive and long term. She is speaking out about and lobbying for a drug prevention program and also a treatment program within Canada. Everywhere she goes she hears about thousands of middle class

Court Challenges Program   for too many Canadians. The termination of this program, that was after all not so expensive at only $5.6 million a year, has meant that even middle class Canadians cannot turn to the courts anymore. Yet, there are still a good number of battles to fight, and rights to win. The court

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   was “middle class Canadians--

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  . This makes everyone happy, including the tax man. The throne speech recognizes middle class Canadians and their families as the bedrock of our workforce. It reminded us that we must understand their priorities and address their concerns if we are to achieve our goal of a more prosperous

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals  Mr. Speaker, middle-class Canadians are paying way too much for prescription drugs. We just had another report commissioned by Industry Canada, something that the government was forced to release, which shows that the government is not helping doctors make affordable choices

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   salaries and incredible bonuses, but paycheques for everyone else have not changed, and, for many families, they are getting smaller. The government's agenda has made it harder and harder for middle-class Canadians to make ends meet. Yes, there are more than a million people in Toronto

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   that is vitally important to Canadians. I come from a rural riding not unlike those of many members in the House. It is a riding chiefly peopled by a lot of middle class Canadians who enjoy relative prosperity, but of course there is a range of incomes in the riding. Nevertheless, despite

House debate   take measures to improve the governance and management of the Employment Insurance Account. The bedrock of our workforce is middle-class Canadians and their families. These families worry about the rising costs of higher education and the expense of caring for elderly parents

Business of Supply   decisions predicated on tax fairness for all Canadians. The Liberals may not want tax fairness. They want to stand up for their buddies on Bay Street, the big money influence, who they do not think should pay any tax. I have a lot of middle class Canadians in my riding of Peterborough

Business of Supply   against working people, ordinary families and middle class Canadians. Time and time again the Liberals have come forward with motions in this place, with projects for the finance committee and with recommendations that fly in the face of any kind of progressive policies