Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank my colleague for his question. As I said, our government recognizes that all Canadians must pay their fair share of taxes. Indeed, the vast majority of Canadians do pay their fair share of taxes. For those who do not, we need to make sure that we

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as indicated, our government believes that all Canadians must pay their fair share of taxes, and once again, we recognize that most Canadians already do so. The investments we have made in budget 2016 include $444 million to actually provide the department and the st

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as I believe I indicated at the beginning of my presentation, the government is prepared to support this motion, and we are very pleased that the member opposite has put this motion forward.

Business of Supply  Absolutely, Mr. Speaker, I agree completely with the question and the premise of the question. Our government has made a commitment to Canadians that middle-class Canadians and those working hard to join them are our priority, and we are going to continue to make them our priorit

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, once again, our platform in 2015 is based on a four-year commitment. We have just finished budget 2016, budget 2017 is going to be announced within the next little while, and then we have budgets 2018 and 2019. Again, we have four years to roll out our platform, and

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would particularly like to remind the member opposite that we were the government that taxed the 1%, and the party opposite voted against that. I felt that I had to, first of all, say that. With respect to the investments our party has made, we have made investme

Finance  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to answer that question. The government fully appreciates the challenges faced by middle-class Canadians and those who are working so hard to join the middle class. This includes middle-class families' concerns

Finance  Mr. Speaker, investing in a home is the single largest and most important financial decision most Canadians will make in their lives. Home ownership is vital to the economic and financial health of Canada and middle-class families. It is vital that we do what we can to ensure tha

Finance  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question, even though I do not agree with the premise of it. Our government is committed to helping middle-class Canadians and those working hard to join the middle class. I will tell members what we have done thus far. So

Finance  Mr. Speaker, once again, I always appreciate the opportunity to tell Canadians the good work that this government has been doing. Our priority for this government is to help middle-class Canadians, those who are working so hard to join the middle class, and the most vulnerable Ca

Finance  Mr. Speaker, once again I am proud to rise in the House. Budget 2017 will continue to build on our promise to help middle-class Canadians and those working hard to join them. We want to focus on economic growth for our country and for Canadians. We are going to continue to inve

Finance  Mr. Speaker, again, I want to thank my hon. colleague for the question. In budget 2017, we will continue to focus on helping the middle class and those working hard to join it. Also, will will focus on economic prosperity for all of Canada. Our government listens to Canadians. W

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I am always pleased to have an opportunity to tell the House about the wonderful work the government is doing to support middle-class Canadians and middle-class families. It is this government that has put in place the Canada child benefit program that has helped hu

World Social Work Day  Mr. Speaker, World Social Work Day is an opportunity for the community of social workers to further educate their peers and to strengthen the resolve of social workers in order to advance social justice issues at the local, provincial, and international level. As a former social

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government has made a commitment to helping seniors within this country. It is our government that reversed the age of retirement from 67 to 65. We have also put in place an increase in the guaranteed income supplement for low-income seniors, and we have made an