Small Business  Mr. Speaker, this government is taking a whole-of-government approach. We work very closely with each other. Part of working together is listening to each other and engaging in difficult conversations. I work closely with the Minister of Finance. We have consultations and discu

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, we actually reduced taxes. In January, the tax rate went down from 11% to 10.5% for small business owners. Furthermore, we will be reducing EI premiums for small business owners. We are giving small business owners the support they need. We are growing strong consume

Tourism Industry  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his hard work, especially to his constituents, and also for highlighting the fact that the tourism industry benefits each and every one of our communities and local economies. Each of us in the House, regardless of party, h

Taxation  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member opposite for reminding Canadians and all members in the House that this budget is squarely focused on revitalizing the Canadian economy, and that is what small businesses need most. We are engaging with small businesses and with Ca

Tourism Industry  Madam Speaker, the tourism industry is an economic driver and a job creator, which is great. We recognize that $50 million has been committed to Destination Canada. We know that the previous government had no problem cutting tourism because it did not see the value in it. We will

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to highlight the last point on small business owners. I am working closely with small business owners. I am deeply concerned and working closely with Canada's nearly two million small and medium-sized enterprises across the nation. They want tax fairness

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I rise to take this moment to talk about small businesses. I hear a lot of points being raised when it comes to our job creators. We know that we support our small and medium-sized business owners. Do the investments in budget 2016, the $11.9 billion in infrastru

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, on January 1, the tax rate for small businesses was reduced. Today the parliamentary budget officer confirmed that the decision to maintain the reduced business tax rate was the right one. The report confirmed that the previous government's approach would have creat

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the budget officer for offering his projections to Canadians and parliamentarians. In a previous report, the budget officer's verdict was that our budget as a whole would have significant positive impact on the Canadian economy and create tens

Government Advertising  Mr. Speaker, during the election campaign, we promised to change the way that the government does advertising. We committed to eliminate partisan government advertising and to modernize its communications. Yesterday, and this is good news, the Government of Canada took another

Government Advertising  Mr. Speaker, we are proud of the work that Destination Canada, its partners, and tourism industry stakeholders do in stimulating economic growth. For the first time in over a decade, overnight visitors to Canada increased by 7.5%, outpacing the international growth of 4.4%. These

Government Advertising  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, our government took another step for a more open and transparent government by delivering on our commitment to eliminate partisan government advertising and to modernize communication. The policy announced yesterday relates to paid advertising. This video

Government Advertising  Mr. Speaker, Destination Canada's social media marketing campaign is completely in line with the new government's policies. We are proud of the role that Destination Canada, its partners, and tourism industry stakeholders play in stimulating economic growth. For the first time i

Government Advertising  Mr. Speaker, in all honesty, if they are going to repeat the same question, I am going to have to repeat the same answer. During the election campaign, we promised to change the way the government does advertising. We committed to eliminating partisan government advertising and

Government Advertising  Mr. Speaker, I encourage Canadians to have a look at Destination Canada's amazing marketing campaign. I am confident that they will be as proud as I am of the work that Destination Canada does in promoting our nation, our culture, our diversity, our cuisine. There is so much that