Taxation  Mr. Speaker, once again I am pleased to rise in this House today to talk about the work that our government is doing. We are going to continue to do smart investments with our economy, to help our middle-class Canadians, and to help our economy prosper. Good news: the job number

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to once again rise in the House today to speak about the wonderful things that our government is doing. Once again, we are going to keep investing in the economy to help the middle class and those in need. Here is some good news. According to the number

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise in the House to tell Canadians that our plan is working. Today we saw that our 16 months of work paid off with the creation of 220,000 new jobs in Canada, almost all of them full-time. Anyone can see that our plan is working. We will conti

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, our government has made a commitment to middle-class Canadians and those working hard to join it. The first item that we did when we formed government was to lower taxes for middle-class Canadians. We put in place the very generous Canada child benefit program for mi

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. Our government is committed to investing in the middle class, in people, and in the economy. It was this government that lowered taxes for the middle class. That is the first thing we did when we took power. We al

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, once again, I thank my colleague for his question. Canada is well positioned on the global stage. We have a very competitive tax environment compared to the United States and other OECD countries. People looking to invest in Canada also benefit from a very skilled a

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise in the House today to speak about the wonderful things our government has done. Since we formed government, in the past six months we have created over 220,000 full-time jobs. When we look at the unemployment rate, it has gone down from 7% to 6.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, our government will continue to build on the commitment to help middle-class Canadians and those working hard to join it. The first thing this government did when we came to office was lower taxes for middle-class Canadians and we increased them for the wealthy 1%.

Financial Institutions  0Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve strong financial consumer protections that meet their needs. Our government expects that all financial institutions adhere to the highest standards when it comes to their consumer protection obligations. The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is

Financial Institutions  Mr. Speaker, my thanks to my colleague for his question. Canadians deserve the strongest consumer protection legislation and fiscal plans. Our government expects all financial institutions to conform to the highest standards. The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada is launching

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, in processing parliamentary returns, the government applies the Privacy Act and respects the principles set out in the Access to Information Act. In responding to questions relating to the harmonized sales tax, HST, it also respects its commitments under the comprehe

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a), the U.S. is an important economic partner for Canada. The Government of Canada has been monitoring the new U.S. administration’s tax policy plans as they emerge and analyzing the potential implications for Canada. Analysts in the tax policy b

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise before the House today to talk about our ongoing support for Canadian youth and seniors. I am glad the member opposite has raised this important issue, which is so vital to the economic well-being of our nation. Youth and seniors are high on our

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, what I told constituents when I was campaigning and knocking at their doors was that our commitment to middle-class Canadians was that we were going to work hard for them. When I spoke to my constituents, I told them we would enhance the CPP. I also advised constitue

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. During the 2015 election campaign, we promised to support the middle class and those working very hard to join it, especially the most vulnerable. Our plan provides for concrete steps. First, we said that we would cut taxe