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, 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 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

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

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, 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, first of all, I would like to thank my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie for moving this motion today. I am pleased to address the issue raised by the hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie. I would like to state unequivocally that the Government of Canada

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his research leading up to Motion No. 106. We are all very glad to have heard his speech on the motion today. Can my hon. colleague comment further on the benefits of a national seniors' strategy?

Preclearance Act, 2016  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech and comments today. Could he tell us more about the economic and social benefits that Bill C-23 could have for our country?

Employment  Mr. Speaker, again, I will respond to the question that I was asked and prepared for this evening. I am happy to say that I do not share my hon. colleague's pessimism with regard to Canada's workforce. Canadians are among the most highly educated people in the world, placing at

Employment  Mr. Speaker, I am here this evening to give a response to the question that had been asked regarding employment, and I am going to continue forward. Our government has been implementing its bold plan to strengthening the middle class and those who are working hard to join it, ac