The Economy  Mr. Speaker, I thank the new member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount for her commitment to making life more affordable for all Canadians. One of the first things we did when coming into office was to scrap Stephen Harper's flawed plan to send child care cheques to millionaires

Employment  Mr. Speaker, one of the first things we did was raise taxes on the wealthiest 1% in this country so we could lower them for the middle class. We continue adopting measures that help those who truly need it, ensuring we stopped, for example, sending benefit cheques to millionaire

Housing   to millionaires. We have continued to move forward in supporting communities, supporting home builders and supporting homeowners and homebuyers. We will continue to be there for Canadians.

The Economy   stopped sending child benefit cheques to millionaires and instead sent more money to the families who actually need it. It is also why budget 2022 included a temporary Canada recovery dividend and increased the corporate income tax rate on financial institutions permanently. We

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition wants to go back in time. Let us look at what he was doing when he was in government. He continued to deliver child benefit cheques to millionaire families, which we ended when we took office. He voted against raising taxes

The Economy   a month to Canadians, tax free, while not sending cheques to millionaire families as the Conservatives did before us. We have now indexed to inflation the Canada child benefit, so as of next month that will rise for families across the country to help them keep up with the cost

Taxation   to millionaires so we could send more money to the families who need it most, and the list goes on. That is why budget 2022 introduces a temporary Canada recovery dividend and increases corporate income tax on banks permanently. We will continue to ensure that our system is fair for everyone.

Government Priorities   1%. We moved forward with a Canada child benefit that stopped the Conservatives' practice of sending millionaires cheques for their families, and instead gave more money to the families who actually needed it. We continue to move forward on increasing supports for seniors

Taxation   going to millionaires in order to send more money to families that needed it most, and more. That is why budget 2022 just introduced a temporary Canada recovery dividend and increases corporate income tax on banks permanently. Businesses must pay their fair share of taxes

Government Programs   the most vulnerable, which is why we worked hard to strengthen income security for seniors, including with a boost to the GIS. It is also why we stopped the Conservatives' practice of sending child benefit cheques to millionaires to send more to families who needed it with the CCB. We

The Economy   more money in Canadians' pocket every single month to help with the cost of raising their kids. By not sending cheques to millionaire families, like the Conservatives did, we have continued to invest in affordable housing and to work toward a Canada-wide early learning and child

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the very first thing we did when we took office was to cut taxes for the middle class and raise them on the wealthiest 1%. The Conservatives voted against that. Then we brought in a Canada child benefit that stopped sending child benefit cheques to millionaires who

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply   it most. That will help with affordability. The second big thing we did as a government four years ago was introduce the Canada child benefit. We stopped sending cheques to millionaire families like mine and that of my colleague, and we started giving more money to those who need

Government Priorities   to the millionaire families the Conservatives kept helping.

Ethics   invite the media to be part of our events. We do not hold our events in millionaires' private homes. We hold them in public places. We will continue to be open and transparent about our fundraising. We expect the Leader of the Opposition to do likewise.