Taxation  Mr. Speaker, people are nervous about the upcoming budget and rightly so. This government has some interesting plans. The Prime Minister just referred to the 1% tax increase for the wealthiest Canadians. He failed to mention that he miscalculated and is off by $2 billion, so he h

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, thanks to our opposition, the government has backed down on its plan to bring in a new tax on health and dental benefits. However, the Liberals still need money. They still need to look for new revenue streams, and of course middle-class Canadians are going to be the

Finance  Mr. Speaker, the deficit is three times higher than what the government said it would be during the election campaign. That is quite something. The original $10 billion was already far too much. The government plans to return to a balanced budget on the 12th of never. It is not

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I asked an important question yesterday, but of course I did not get an answer from the government. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, indicated that he had spoken with the minister about improving access to the dairy market. Did th

International Trade  I would appreciate an answer, too, Mr. Speaker. Will the minister put supply management on the table, yes or no?

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, what do we have to show for the second state visit to Washington in less than a year? Nothing. Our Prime Minister said that he was prepared to reopen NAFTA before he was even asked to do so. Fortunately, President Trump is talking in terms of mere tweaks. I hope tha

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, the Americans are not too shy to talk about what was discussed. Here is what influential House Speaker Paul Ryan said after meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs: We had a productive conversation about how we can enhance these ties, including by strengtheni

Finance  Mr. Speaker, between 2009 and the last election, 1.3 million new jobs were created in Canada, most of which were full-time jobs. That is the previous government's record. We managed to balance the budget and create a surplus. During the election campaign, the Liberals promised a

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the previous government had to deal with the worst economic crisis since the Second World War. Despite having to deal with that, we had an operating surplus and balanced the budget. About the carbon tax. Why are the Liberals not talking about its repercussions? They

Employment  Mr. Speaker, this week, a number of government ministers went to Washington. Next week, it will be the Prime Minister's turn to go. Canadians want tangible results, not just tweets, photos, and words. They want jobs. How does the Prime Minister plan to maintain trade ties with

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the finance minister has completely lost control of the government's spending. The deficit will be two or three times more than was promised, and he will need to raise taxes in order to balance his budget. Will the finance minister confirm today that he will not atta

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, only a Liberal would try to make people believe that a program that helps 90% of the population is better than the universal child care benefit, which helped 100% of the population. The Minister of Finance has lost control of government spending, and our children an

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, a number of government ministers are in Washington today. Of course, we are getting used to extravagant visits to Washington. There will be a big dinner with all kinds of photo ops. We welcomed the President of the United States here on June 29. Once again, there was

Softwood Lumber  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, several of my parliamentary colleagues and I met with a delegation of mayors from the Union des municipalités du Québec. The Prime Minister just said that the ministers' mandate letters should be taken as gospel. Not a single one of the letters talks abou

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, over half of Canada's manufacturing output is exported, and 75% of our exports go to the United States. How should Canada respond given the new American administration's protectionist bent and apparent desire to keep jobs in the U.S.? It could adopt a plan with clea