Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I am happy to be taking part in this debate because I am worried about the working class. People work so hard, but, unfortunately, they still have trouble making ends meet. The Liberal government is not really doing more for the middle class. Canadians earning

Income Tax Act   families earning between $48,000 and $62,000 would gain only $51 a year, while families earning between $166,000 and $211,000 would receive $813. My friend can keep saying the words “middle class, middle class, middle class”, but what the numbers tell us is that middle-class Canadians

Finance committee   you that we have moved forward on an agenda that's trying to help middle-class Canadians and trying to help Canadians who are struggling to get by. The reduction in taxes impacts nine million Canadians, putting them in a better situation, but it doesn't impact every Canadian

Finance committee   in Canada, one is not as strong as it once was. Expansion of the CPP makes business sense, makes fundamental sense, and, most importantly, makes sense for middle-class Canadians and those Canadians at home whose children will be entering the workforce in future generations. I tie

Income Tax Act   benefit the wealthiest. Let me put this in some context. After almost a decade of poor economic growth and misguided management by the previous Conservative government, working-class and middle-class Canadians and their families are working harder than ever, yet falling further behind

Finance committee   has been, first and foremost, to work to improve the situation of middle-class Canadians and those trying to get into the middle class by taking some really important first steps. Reducing taxes for nine million middle-class Canadians we see as an important step in putting more

Income Tax Act  , and we are ensuring that middle-class Canadians are going to benefit.

Finance committee  , and here's why. We know that middle-class Canadians are working harder than ever, and many are worried that they won't have enough set aside for their eventual retirement. That feeling was palpable as we all knocked on doors, held town halls, and talked to people as part of our work

Income Tax Act   to data right out of page 11 of the Liberal budget, incomes for middle-class Canadians rose by a staggering 11% after inflation, from $44,700 to $49,602, which is a $5,000 after-inflation increase in median incomes. In fact, the pay increase that occurred under our most recent

Main Estimates 2016-17  , and support middle-class Canadians. As my colleagues have said, infrastructure is an important part of our government's efforts to grow the economy. That is exactly why we have an infrastructure minister. Anyone who consulted Canadians, would realize that, after 10 years

Business of Supply   the federal government's approach in developing an inclusive innovation agenda. The goal is to create more jobs for middle-class Canadians and to solve the problems that Canadian families are grappling with. In addition, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for her question, but let me remind the House and Canadians that this is the government that reduced taxes for middle-class Canadians, and we want Canadians to retire in dignity with security. One of the first things

Business of Supply   that we all share for middle-class Canadians. We agree that middle-class Canadians need to work in an environment where good internal trade is important for growth of the economy and growth of their careers. My concern is the approach that this motion is suggesting, but also what

International Trade   progressive approach to promoting trade and investment with fast-growing markets across the world. This initiative will help diversify our trading partners and create good-paying jobs for middle-class Canadians.

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1   was resoundingly clear to me was that those living in poverty, those living in need, the middle class, our veterans, were forgotten by the previous government. It is one thing to preach austerity and balanced budgets, but not on the backs of middle class Canadians or those in need. Those