Business of Supply  Madam Chair, it is our understanding that just over half of small businesses have a succession plan while 76% plan their retirement in the next 10 years. Does the minister believe it is fair that it is more costly to transfer a business to a child or family member than to a stra

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, could the minister let us know what the current level of household debt is in Canada?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the PBO report says it is 171%. This is the highest level recorded since 1990. Could the minister explain why someone earning the average income of $40,000 or the median income of $31,000 in Canada would not qualify for the so-called middle-class tax cut?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am going to let the remaining time go to my colleague, the member for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, after all three parties agreed during the campaign, small business owners were counting on legislated tax cuts to help grow their businesses and create jobs in our communities. The Liberals broke their word, and their omnibus bill gets rid of this important help for

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, today is a very positive first step toward what we hope will be meaningful democratic reform for Canadians and an improved process that will greatly increase the chances of a successful outcome for all Canadians. In my riding, this is a very important issue. It was

Emergency Preparedness  Mr. Speaker, this week in Port Alberni, volunteers will be training how to best respond to a disaster caused by an earthquake or tsunami. These exercises, put on by the province and local governments along with the Red Cross and Salvation Army, will teach life-saving skills and e

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for talking about tax breaks for the middle-class and for small business, and failed Liberal promises. On the question he was just asked about middle-class tax breaks, when we looked at the middle-class tax break offered by the governmen

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is a huge honour to rise to speak on Bill C-15. As a spokesperson for the NDP on small business, I am going to focus on the small business tax cuts that are not in this bill, that are going to be deleted, and the false promise by the Liberals. As a former small

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  That is right, Madam Speaker. How did this promise come about? In February 2015, the NDP promised that it would reduce small business taxes from 11% to 9% to give job creators a needed break. The Conservatives played politics at first by voting down the measure, but then, to th

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I do not share the same perspective about the budget. In fact, I do not see the Liberals tackling inequality or helping those who are not in the middle class join the middle class. Again, on the middle-class tax break I talked about earlier, those who earn $23 an

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, that is a great question. I was actually just in the member's riding at FCM. I was in north Winnipeg, and I talked to a couple of people. I gave them the breakdown for the middle-class tax break that was promised. They earn less than $23 an hour, their children are

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his strong values and for standing up for the people in his community. He is absolutely right. We hear rhetoric from the members from the government side, saying things like small business people are bad fiscal money managers, or th

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for bringing forward her concerns from her riding. I find it very disturbing to hear members of the government talking a lot about how they are helping the middle class, helping those to join the middle class. When we look at their ta

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, for thousands of years salmon has been the foundation and main food source for the people of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. Over the last 10 years, their basic rights to catch and sell fish in their traditional territory have been upheld by the B.C. Supreme Court