Finance committee   services were now considered financial services. That gift would be paid retroactively to the banks by middle-class Canadian taxpayers. You'd expect a government to correct that to maintain what's always been its position up to 2021. I understand that there was a two-year period wthehen

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, my question is to the chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Yesterday, Conservative MPs in the finance committee held the committee hostage, blocking supports to countless middle-class Canadians. Not only is that shameful

Finance committee   of the budget and how great the budget is for Canadians, especially middle-class Canadians and those working very hard to join the middle class.

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1   blue-collar and middle-class Canadians has gone up drastically. I think part of the blame needs to be on the government's shoulders. We have heard again that this is a global issue. Well, at some point in time I think the government needs to reflect on that. Does the member

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1   banks. Food banks across this country are reporting record high usage, the highest in history. We are a G7 country and middle-class Canadians are relying on food banks, so we can imagine how awful life must be for our most vulnerable, including seniors on fixed incomes. Albert from

Housing   is dropping off a statistical cliff and, as a result, fewer homes are being built. Therefore, I will ask this again: When will the government get back to work and let small businesses build the homes that middle-class Canadians need?

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1   and Halifax, that is the Canada we believe in. Middle-class Canadians need a sense of security. We cannot let that slip away. We should not forget that we are still recovering from an unprecedented time and still have a ways to go before the international economic order finds a steady

Taxation   the AMT. This would result in tax cuts for tens of thousands of middle-class Canadians, while the AMT would more precisely target the very wealthy. Under these reforms, more than 99% of the AMT paid by individual Canadians would be paid by those who earn more than $300,000 per year

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1   cannot stop there. Our government intends to invest in key areas that are strategically targeted to help everyday Canadians. These are investments that would not risk increasing inflation. It is vital that economic policy focus on helping middle-class Canadians and those working hard

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I had to give my head a shake because the member, a Conservative, talked about how it has been so difficult for poor Canadians and middle-class Canadians. I have to go back and mention the 10 dismal years of the Harper decade, when in this House we saw

The Budget  ; and doubling the workers benefit. We have invested now over this fiscal frame $13 billion in the Canada dental plan. From 2015 to 2023, the investments we have made for middle-class Canadians are making a difference in affordability every day.

Taxation  -class Canadians, how did the Conservatives vote? They voted against. When we reduced taxes on workers, how did the Conservatives vote? They voted against. When we lowered taxes across the board, once again they voted against. They have a phobia of us supporting Canadians. Thank

Science and Research committee   of the OECD. We've been at the bottom of the OECD for the last 40 years in productivity and we're forecast to be there for the next 40 years, and that's why middle-class Canadians are having trouble making ends meet.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I am very excited, as is the member opposite, for the release of the budget tomorrow. It is going to be an opportunity for us to continue doing what we have been doing, which is making life more affordable for Canadians by lowering taxes for middle-class Canadians

Business of Supply   and spirits this April 1, to give relief to middle-class Canadians and those seeking to join them. Canadians do not want to be taxed more. They want to be taxed less. Another frustrating element to this is that the Liberal government acknowledges and knows that the finances and personal