The Economy   minister] and the [Prime Minister] are so out of touch with regular Canadians...She was disrespectful with her posturing comment.” What is undeniably disrespectful is to suggest that Canadians should be proud of the fact that they will be spending $1,000 more on food in 2022. When I

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees   at least, yet civil servants will not be afforded that same treatment? Why are the Liberals demanding special treatment and accommodation that regular Canadians could never hope to receive? Speaking personally, I know first-hand how a hybrid Parliament can be beneficial to families. I

Health   in which all of the premiers, the Prime Minister and the health ministers would participate openly and publicly, to ensure that the media and regular Canadians would understand the issues and proposals. Did the Prime Minister consider the Bloc Québécois's proposal?

Health   in a posh hotel of his choosing at the taxpayers' expense. There is one set of rules for regular Canadians and another for him and his entourage. When will the Prime Minister present a plan to safely reopen the borders?

Finance committee  Maybe I'll continue with Mr. Ball. How do you think we can expect ethical behaviour from regular Canadians when our government so blatantly and repeatedly is flaunting ethics laws? I don't know how we can expect Canadians to be better than the government.

Finance committee   economy, trying to help regular Canadians and issue benefits. For our frontline staff, and me and others, it has made us more appreciative of what regular Canadians can go through and to be a little more consultative and collaborative. I do agree that we need a culture change. Our

Finance committee  Yes, but you can understand how outrageous that is to Canadians. You have small businesses that are paying their fair share of taxes, and families that are paying their fair share of taxes. Regular Canadians are really struggling, particularly during the pandemic, and here you

Canadian Heritage committee   proposing provides an additional safeguard to ensure that the CRTC respects freedom of expression, which is fundamental and which many experts have called for. I am not just talking about regular Canadians, but also about recognized experts from various universities and the legal field

Finance committee   that the Canada Revenue Agency would automatically disallow expenses as eligible tax deductions. This is for ordinary Canadians who don't have offshore accounts and don't participate in complicated offshore tax avoidance schemes. If you're a regular Canadian, you must provide documents within

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a broader point and then a specific point. The broader point is, in the case of regular Canadians, when we're asking them to substantiate a moving expense, it's true that we would allow 90 days. If they contact us, obviously we're open

Business of Supply   markets. We know the actions of foreign speculators and investors are increasing home prices for regular Canadians. Dr. Josh Gordon's report, “Reconnecting the Housing Market to the Labour Market: Foreign Ownership and Housing Affordability in Urban Canada”, has found

Housing  , and most significantly, regular Canadians trying to rent or buy homes. The last budget did not address this at all. It did not include the comprehensive changes to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act that are necessary. These necessary changes have been

Human Resources committee   in the Fraser Valley, one of the most common questions I get from regular Canadians is on foreign buyers' effects on the real estate market. Recently, we heard from Mr. Vaughan that sometimes our system works better for foreign investors than for Canadians. What data is CMHC collecting right

Housing   the dream of home ownership further out of reach for regular Canadians. The national housing strategy is behind schedule. Last night, the finance minister could not even tell me how many units the government had built. The first-time home buyer program is a complete failure, reaching

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, we are far more concerned about the stability of regular Canadian families, seniors, students, people who have been hard hit by this pandemic. As we see the government cutting back on supports, they will be the most impacted. Let us look at people