Poverty Reduction Act  . Grocery store and retail store owners in Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot tell me that they are also concerned about the growing gap between the rich and the poor. When wealth is concentrated in the hands of one group, the purchasing power of regular Canadians keeps diminishing. That is what

Canada Pension Plan   could choose to contribute more to CPP, or, instead, open their own locked-in pension plan and make the mandatory contributions there...have restrictions on withdrawals, risks, etc. Most 'regular Canadians' would not profess to know all the details and the considerations that were

Human Resources committee   that are hospitable to job creators. On the Conservative side, we see that the people who create jobs create opportunities for people. We see it as opportunities for regular Canadians to have a job. As part of our conversation, Mr. Cross, what would you say would be the biggest bang for the buck

Natural Resources committee   today. That has to come back, otherwise it's hard to get regular Canadians to get the right skills they need to be employed by those mining companies.

Canadian Heritage committee   people have their say? The consultation process is friendly enough when it comes to regular Canadians, but not when it comes to the big industry players. We aren't talking about museums or the arts. Everyone panicked when you first took the wheel. Many pointed to the fact

Government Operations committee  Absolutely, I would, for so many reasons. It has to do with what was promised to us, what people have come to expect, the ease as opposed to the hardships that it would cost to put it back, what it would give to a person as a regular Canadian, what they create within themselves

Information & Ethics committee  I know Mr. Erskine-Smith wants to get in here, but I have one other question and I'm simply seeking your opinion. In my own capacity just as a regular Canadian, my expectation is that when I do business with the private sector or the government, my privacy should be protected

International Trade committee  I'm here as a regular Canadian citizen. I'd like to speak to two points that were brought up by that gentleman in particular and that lady. At this point, I think most citizens around the world are increasingly concerned about these trade deals. While we all want strong

National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act   on critical issues, but they have established, through this legislation, a system where it would be a crime for a whistleblower to disclose anything from the committee. So, how can there be any access to the information by regular Canadians? The bill before us does not even come close

International Trade committee  , they did successfully get in the treaty exemption provision, which is under the exceptions part of the TPP; whereas under the TPP all Canada has is something on government procurement, which is no more than what they've also set aside for regular Canadians. There's nothing indigenous

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1   sector has to go out and find dollars from regular Canadians, from businesses or from banks to borrow as well, so public sector borrowing squeezes private sector borrowing and costs go up. The federal government is displaying and creating this type of environment where

Human Resources committee   these people miserably, I think probably because the perception is that they're coming here and taking jobs from Canadians. I think that is far from the truth. They are doing jobs that regular Canadians do not want to do.

Human Resources committee   conditions that regular Canadians have. I am asking this committee to get rid of things in the program that have caused the worst nine months of my life, living under the constant fear that my cousin, who was lying in a hospital bed with a head injury, was going to run out of health

Finance committee   CPA, but in the past when we studied the bail-in provisions we made it clear in our government that we would not be going after the deposits of regular Canadians. The government hasn't been clear on that so far. What is your opinion, in terms of bail-in, where Canadian deposits

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition, signed by dozens of my constituents, who are concerned about the imbalance in health care that was created by the government with regard to health care provided to regular Canadian citizens versus that provided to refugees presently.