Income Tax Amendments Act, 1997  Mr. Speaker, I listened to the hon. member's speech. I welcomed the defence of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. It has certainly been a long time coming. At some point it is at least good to see that people give credit where credit is due. When he spoke of a heart condition

Income Tax Amendments Act, 1997  Mr. Speaker, the economic revisionism that pervades this House sometimes is really astounding. The fact is that between 1989 and 1993 it was the Conservatives that started a trend of reduction in income taxes as a per cent of GDP from 14% of GDP to 13% of GDP by the time our part

Income Tax Amendments Act, 1997  Madam Speaker, when I hear some of the members of the Reform caucus describe Canada and the mess we are in, they never really seem to acknowledge the achievements we have made in this great country of ours. I think it is very important not to simply be sensationalist opposition m

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I address the House today on Bill C-223. The Progressive Conservative Party feels strongly about encouraging the opportunities for Canadians to purchase their homes. Our party introduced a home buyers plan where Canadians could borrow

Supply  Mr. Speaker, sound economic policy requires courage, diligence and, very important, consistency. Last year the Reform Party wanted to cut spending by $12 billion. Now it wants to put a cap on current spending. Its policy has changed somewhat on that. Last year the Reform Party

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments of the member for Medicine Hat. On government by polls, I do not pay a lot of attention to polls. My party and I determine economic policy which will best lead Canadians into the 21st century. His party had polled that my riding would go Re

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member's comments, and perhaps we should ask him to translate yadda, yadda, yadda. Sometimes these are very complex, mathematical and economic equations and perhaps I could lend him a calculator. One-third plus one-third plus one-third equals on

Supply  Madam Speaker, earlier today the leader of the Reform Party said that it took 15 years for Canadians to wrestle this deficit monster and to beat it and he was absolutely right. It did take 15 years. And it took more than this Liberal government to beat the deficit; it also took a

Russell Maclellan  Mr. Speaker, after being savaged by four painful years of Liberal government in Nova Scotia, the Grits needed someone to turn their provincial fortunes around. They found their Mr. Fixit in Ottawa in Russell MacLellan. As an MP, Russell voted to decrease cash transfers to Nova S

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister should be put in the penalty box for joking about his salary when Canadians have had a 6% drop in disposable income and a 15% increase in income tax over the past several years. Our most talented Canadians are leaving Canada to work elsewhere. Is

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance needs to be briefed a little better. Between 1989 and 1993 the Conservative government reduced income taxes as a per cent of GDP by 1%. Since 1993 this minister has increased income taxes as a per cent of GDP. The Globe and Mail on Saturday

Bill C-28  Mr. Speaker, it is with great regret, but important to remember, what the ethics commissioner said yesterday. We cannot ignore his testimony. He stated that he was called in to investigate the apparent conflict of interest between the finance minister who did sponsor Bill C-28. H

Point Of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise on the same point of order. We support this point of order. We feel this process requires transparency, not just for the opposition but for the government and the minister. One of the Liberal promises was that the ethics counsellor would be reporting to parli

Supply  Mr. Speaker, good government means looking ahead. Good government means recognizing trends, especially in a global environment. The PC government recognized the global trends and brought this country free trade, the deregulation of financial services, transportation and energy,

Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the hon. member's comments. He really should not be smiling at all because the Conservative government eliminated the manufacturers' sales tax and replaced it with a consumption tax, the GST, which made more sense in a global environment and his party co