Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the short answer is no, I do not think it does, for many of the reasons I highlighted in my remarks. I am glad that the Liberal government has moved forward on many initiatives proposed by the NDP to try to reduce the cost burden that Canadians are facing. I will

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Durham for his kind words. Those are very much appreciated. I think there is a tension in the Conservative position that manifests even in his question. He is asking about how we can try to reduce input costs, recognizing that part o

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will start by saying I intend to split my time with the member for Edmonton Strathcona. This is the first time I have had occasion to speak in the House since my father, Bill Blaikie, passed away on Saturday. I am hoping there will be time at some point for a mo

Income Tax Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-298, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (economic substance). Mr. Speaker, at the moment, companies can put money into a Canadian-based investment corporation then legally create a subsidiary corporation in a tax haven, such as the Cayman Isla

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the $3.5 billion is money that comes out of the pockets of Canadians, just as any tax paid to the government comes out of the pockets of Canadians. When we see that kind of extraordinary increase in profit that goes hand in hand with price increases, then we have to

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, yes, I absolutely believe that the additional profit those companies are making, as the member said, not because of their business acumen but by taking advantage of global circumstances in order to have a fig leaf as an excuse for why they are raising prices, should

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am excited to talk about the new Conservative leader because I think that as people get to know him, they will come to feel about him as I do. A clue was in the member's question, actually, when he talked about payroll taxes. What Canadians should know is that whe

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. One other great example of this is the whole issue of the increase to old age security. Seniors really need an increase to their fixed pension benefits, especially these days. The government thinks that the rising costs putting seriou

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, one of the points I was trying to make and I hope came across is that the member for Carleton has been a gatekeeper himself. When an important decision came up about maintaining affordable and social housing and continuing to make it available for people who needed i

Cost of Living Relief Act, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in the debate today on Bill C-30. I am in Winnipeg now. I was in Ottawa as recently as this morning. Earlier this week, for the first time in the 10 years I have lived here, a couple of seniors set up camp in Park C

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the Canada Recovery Benefit: (a) how much does the government estimate is owed in repayments; (b) how many individuals owe repayments; (c) how many individuals in (b) reported an income below the low income cut-off on their

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) high net worth compliance program, broken down by year, from November 2015 to date: (a) how many audits were completed; (b) what is the number of auditors; (c) how many new files were opened; (d) how many files were closed; (e) of the fi

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Pandora Papers, Panama Papers and Paradise Papers cases and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), broken down by each case: (a) how many auditors are currently assigned to each case, broken down by auditor category; (b) how many audits were completed; (c) how many h

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Small and Medium Business Enterprises Directorate, broken down by year, from November 2015 to date: (a) how many audits were completed; (b) what is the number of auditors; (c) how many new files were opened; (d) how many file

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I am inclined to agree with my colleague from the Bloc that if members who want to participate are not able to participate, that is a problem. My point earlier was not that it is not a problem; it was simply that I know Conservatives expressed a lot of enthusiasm ab