Government Spending  Mr. Speaker, we know that the government would rather spend our money on prisons and punishment instead of on policing and prevention, on an irresponsible purchase of jets to please the Pentagon and on tax breaks for large corporations, while they raise taxes for SMEs. When

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the government may have reduced tariffs in 2010, only to raise them by over $300 million in budget 2013 on common household items. This sends exactly the wrong signals to our trading partners. In this hopeful, hard-working corner of the House, we believe that trade

Government Priorities   EI premiums, which are rising by $50 this year, a direct payroll tax increase. Dustin would like to know why the Prime Minister chose to raise EI premiums for him and every other working Canadian?

Financial Statement of the Minister of Finance  Mr. Speaker, I am glad to have this opportunity to speak the day after the Conservative government tabled its 10th budget. This is a budget that gives the most to Canadians who need it the least. I am not saying that this is not an important document—quite the contrary. Soon we

Financial Statement of the Minister of Finance  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Kings—Hants for his question and for his excellent work as the Liberal finance critic. First, we have been very clear. We are in favour of the tax-free savings account. We think that there is a meaningful use to encourage people to save

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply   economy's success, is not drawing upon the same kinds of benefits from growth that other segments of society have. Therefore, we made a commitment to help the middle class and help those working hard to join the middle class. By asking the wealthiest 1% to pay a little more in taxes

Taxation   the country: investments in our future and in our communities, and help for the middle class by lowering taxes on the middle class and raising them for the wealthiest 1%. It is what Canadians have asked us collectively to do, and it is what we are going to do.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, we are raising taxes on the wealthiest 1% so that we can lower them for the middle class. It was in our platform. It was what we put forward. The member opposite did not choose to raise taxes on the wealthiest 1% in his electoral platform. He did not choose

Social Development  Mr. Speaker, since January 1, 2016, millions of Canadians have been getting bigger paycheques as a result of our tax cuts for the middle class. To pay for this tax cut, we increased taxes on the wealthiest 1% of Canadians. I am still surprised that the NDP does not support

Labour  Mr. Speaker, I know the members opposite seemed to look at this fall as some sort of dress rehearsal, but we actually got immediately to work and lowered taxes for the middle class while raising them for the wealthiest 1% with our very first piece of legislation

Finance  Mr. Speaker, is it reckless and irresponsible to be lowering taxes for the middle class while raising them on the wealthiest 1%? Is it reckless and irresponsible to be giving a Canada child benefit that is more generous to nine out of 10 Canadian families, by doing more

Taxation   for the middle class, raising taxes on the wealthiest 1%, and by bringing in a Canada child benefit that would benefit nine out of ten Canadian families. The fact is that Canadians chose an option that would invest in our future as opposed to make cuts to balance the budget at all costs

The Economy   that we raised taxes on the wealthiest 1%, so that we could lower them for the middle class. Not only are the Conservatives so disconnected from their constituents that they did not vote in favour of raising taxes on the wealthy, so that we could lower them for the middle class

Government Expenditures   out of ten Canadian families that need more help. The members opposite actually voted against decreasing taxes for the middle class so we could raise them on the wealthiest 1%. That shows how out of touch the members opposite continue to be.

Natural Resources  . That is what we are focused on. The Conservatives also do not understand that the only taxes we have raised are on the wealthiest 1% so we could lower them for the middle class, and they voted against it.