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Taxation Mr. Speaker, from the very beginning of our time in office in 2015, we have moved forward on lowering taxes for the middle class and raising them—
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, when we got elected in 2015, it was on a commitment to lower taxes for the middle class and raise them for the wealthiest 1%. We did that. Then we moved forward with more supports for seniors and more supports for families. We have continued to look at ways of enabli
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, ever since we came to power in 2015, we have focused on helping the middle class. We raised taxes for the wealthy so we could lower them for the middle class. The Canada child benefit enabled us to raise hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. We will con
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, the leader of the official opposition needs to be careful when she is talking about supporting democracy and not spreading misinformation and disinformation at the same time. Canadians returned this Parliament in a minority situation in the last election because th
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Government Accountability Mr. Speaker, this agreement is an opportunity to work collaboratively on the things we agree on, while continuing to disagree on the things we disagree on. This will allow the House to work more constructively. That means taking action on the priorities all members of the House
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Intergovernmental Relations Mr. Speaker, we had this debate during the last election. In our government and in the Liberal Party, we have always emphasized that we firmly believe that the federal government has a responsibility to ensure that the quality of the health care and services provided across the
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Justice Mr. Speaker, Canadians across the country, including Quebeckers, expect a federal government to always be there to defend the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and to defend the fundamental rights of all Canadians. That is what we will always do. We will always be there to
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Government Accountability Mr. Speaker, what this agreement means is that in this time of uncertainty and pressure on Canadians, we will have predictability and an ability to focus on delivering the things that Canadians asked us all for collectively in the last election: more investments in housing, bette
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Government Accountability Mr. Speaker, we made a commitment in the last election to invest in housing, to invest in support for families, to invest in child care, to grow the economy, to fight the pandemic and to move forward on fighting climate change. These are all things that we continue to be focused
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, Canadians saw what aggressive partisanship and toxicity in this place have led to. It is a slowed down agenda delivery for Canadians. What we have been able to do, in moving forward during this pandemic and seeing Canadians come together, is what we are going to cont
March 22nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Appendix Esteemed parliamentarians, friends and colleagues, good morning and thank you for being here today to welcome a courageous and exceptional leader. President Zelenskyy, on behalf of parliamentarians and all Canadians, it is an honour to welcome you to our House. Mr. President, V
March 21st, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Indigenous Affairs Mr. Speaker, we are profoundly saddened by the findings in Kapawe'no. Our thoughts are with the first nation and with all indigenous communities across Canada. Our government remains committed to supporting families, survivors and communities in commemorating those who never ma
March 2nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
The Environment Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her question and want to also thank Lenore Zann, the former member for Cumberland—Colchester, for her important work on this bill in the previous Parliament. We know that the impacts of climate change are felt more acutely by marginalized and m
March 2nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Official Languages Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Pontiac for her hard work and her advocacy for our two official languages. Yesterday was a historic day for the advancement of these two official languages. We are taking responsibility and taking action within our jurisdictions to do more to
March 2nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal
Health Mr. Speaker, we were very pleased we were able to relax the rules at the border a few weeks ago based on science and public health recommendations. We know how much Canadians want to travel and to be done with the COVID-19 pandemic. To put the pandemic behind us, we need to rema
March 2nd, 2022House debate
Justin TrudeauLiberal