Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, the hon. member for Burnaby—New Westminster, for his very passionate speech today on this important topic. Could the member explain or perhaps speculate as to why the Conservatives would reject the need for an independent regulato

Offshore Health and Safety Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for St. John's South—Mount Pearl for his excellent and passionate speech today. I want to build on what has been said about the lack of an independent regulatory body. The member pointed out that Justice Wells made that the centrepiece of his

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the chair of the Royal Canadian Mint's board of directors, who was appointed by the Conservatives, is suspected of using tax havens to transfer funds, advising clients on how best to use these tax havens and engaging in tax evasion to avoid taxes here. Who, in this

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I note the minister says it has identified money. How much has it actually collected? It is Conservatives who cut the organized crime unit of the Canada Revenue Agency, cut investigators looking to catch tax cheats and then expanded a tax on charities. Jim Love, a C

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to data, information or privacy breaches at Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), for each year from 2002 to 2012: (a) how many breaches have occurred in total and what is the number of individuals affected by each such breach; (b) of those breaches identified in (a), how many

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, the minister claims we cannot afford to strengthen the Canada pension plan, but I say we cannot afford to have an entire generation of Canadians retire into poverty. Every Canadian should be able to retire with dignity. The experts, the economists and the provinces

Business of Supply  moved: That the House call on the government to commit to supporting an immediate phase-in of increases to basic public pension benefits under the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans at the upcoming meeting of federal, provincial and territorial finance ministers.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques. I am proud to have introduced and to lead off debate today on the following important motion: That the House call on the government to commit to supporting an immediate

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, as my hon. friend said, we came to this place at the same time and it is a pleasure to be engaging in this important debate. I am pleased that the Globe and Mail is on our side and I think on the side of history. It is troubling to me that the Minister of Finance ap

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate very much the support of the Liberals for the motion today, the third party. We acknowledge that there must be an increase in premiums and there are two or three plans on the table. In fact, there are many. There is one that the CLC has brought forward.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, the Minister of State for finance, for his speech in this House. He says that there would be dire economic consequences to our employment rates if we were to proceed and he cites a couple of reports from departments that we have not been shown

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve a serious conversation about retirement security, but what we get from Conservatives is fearmongering and rhetoric. It is Conservative cuts that have reduced the GDP by billions of dollars, yet we are told that when it comes to ensuring retirement

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I find it disturbing that my colleague from Lethbridge would label a plan that we have proposed as radical when it is that of the former chief actuary of the Canada pension plan we are proposing and it is that of many provinces. As an example, Prince Edward Island's

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member says in his remarks that the NDP “unilaterally” seeks an increase in the CPP, ignoring, I suppose, the majority opinion polls that suggest Canadians are onside, and the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, the Canadian Labour Congress and most economis

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, in the midst of the presentation by the Parliamentary Secretary for Multiculturalism, he made the statement, “there does not seem to be a need for it”, apparently referring to the need for an increase in the CPP. Right now, only 38.8% of Canadians have access to a wo