Financial Statement of the Minister of Finance  Mr. Speaker, I am glad to have this opportunity to speak the day after the Conservative government tabled its 10th budget. This is a budget that gives the most to Canadians who need it the least. I am not saying that this is not an important document—quite the contrary. Soon we

Financial Statement of the Minister of Finance  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Kings—Hants for his question and for his excellent work as the Liberal finance critic. First, we have been very clear. We are in favour of the tax-free savings account. We think that there is a meaningful use to encourage people to save

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the government may have reduced tariffs in 2010, only to raise them by over $300 million in budget 2013 on common household items. This sends exactly the wrong signals to our trading partners. In this hopeful, hard-working corner of the House, we believe that trade

Government Priorities   EI premiums, which are rising by $50 this year, a direct payroll tax increase. Dustin would like to know why the Prime Minister chose to raise EI premiums for him and every other working Canadian?

Government Spending  Mr. Speaker, we know that the government would rather spend our money on prisons and punishment instead of on policing and prevention, on an irresponsible purchase of jets to please the Pentagon and on tax breaks for large corporations, while they raise taxes for SMEs. When