Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, the member for Cambridge is not only a great member, but he is also a friend. The bill pursues a great goal. I think all members would agree to that. We all commend members who present private member's bills because we know how much work, time, and effort goes into

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the people struggling with the pyrrhotite problem in the Mauricie region are victims of a human and economic tragedy. The Conservative government ignored them for 10 years. I am proud to say that during the election campaign, the Prime Minister and those of us on th

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, nine million Canadians will benefit from the middle-class tax cut. This is a significant measure that has been in place since January of this year. I can say that if we take that and the measures we have for families through the Canada child benefit, these are the ty

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the most important thing is that this budget is actually working for middle-class Canadians. As a result of our tax cut, nine million Canadians are better off since January of this year. With the Canada child benefit, we would lift hundreds of thousands of children o

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, my hon. colleague asks an excellent question. That measure could be one of a series of measures we will consider for future budgets.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, like the minister said before, we are happy to take that question under advisement and get back to the member at a later stage with a more fulsome answer to that.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, as the hon. member knows, it is a very important question. We will take this question under advisement and come back with further details at a later stage to the member.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would like thank my colleague for this very great question. Budget 2016 is a budget that works for all Canadians. It works for our seniors. It works for our students. It works for middle-class Canadians and for Canadian families. However, let me be more specific abou

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would like to ask the Minister of Finance to tell us more about the fairness of Canada's tax regime. The Minister of Finance and I crossed the country, from coast to coast to coast. I went from Moncton to Yellowknife. The minister travelled from Nova Scotia to Vanco

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I will go to the podium, if you do not mind.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, thank you for the clarification. I am pleased to have this opportunity to address the committee members today on behalf of the Government of Canada. A strong economy is based on a strong middle class. Canadians understand that, as do we. That is why our highest priorit

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I am pleased to say that our government is the one that is fighting tax evasion. We have made a record investment of $444 million to give the Canada Revenue Agency the teams and technologies needed to combat tax evasion. I can also say, as my colleague knows, that the

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, as I said, when the Minister of National Revenue appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance, she indicated that Canada would begin that study. My colleague is well aware of the response given by the minister. The hon. member has to understand that we are going

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, when the Minister of National Revenue appeared before the Standing Committee on Finance, she was clear. She struck a committee to review all of Canada's tax treaties. When the minister has concluded that work with her special committee, which was created in order to p

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, I would first like to thank the minister for his excellent speech on Canada's economic situation. Could the minister explain what the government is doing to lay the foundation for sustainable economic growth in Canada and how these measures will help middle-class Cana