THE BUDGET   economy. Let me back this up and illustrate the sheer hypocrisy of the government by giving quotes from leading commentators following budgets from the time the Conservative Party came to office. After budget 2006, here is what well-known economist Jack Mintz had to say: The one

Disposition of an act to amend the Excise Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I listened to my hon. friend and just about every comment she made was a provincial comment. It was related to details of a bill that is the responsibility of the provincial government of Ontario. Jack Mintz talked about the savings and creation of 591,000 net

Disposition of an Act to amend the Excise Tax Act   that it makes sense because it is going to provide an additional stimulus in their provinces to create jobs. In fact, about 591,000 jobs will be created in Ontario, according to Jack Mintz . We might wonder where this money is coming from. Earlier I had an opportunity to pose a point

Disposition of an Act to amend the Excise Tax Act   legislatures. What we in Ottawa must not do is to deny those legislatures the ability to have that discussion or make those decisions. In terms of the benefits of harmonization, there are reports from Jack Mintz and others that have indicated harmonization will lead to gains in investment

Employment Insurance Act  . The consequence of lowering [the minimum threshold]...in places like Alberta from 700 hours in most places to all of a sudden 360...it's likely that you'll create more forms of seasonal unemployment over time”. On June 3, in the National Post, Jack Mintz said that the flat 360-hour proposal

Income Tax Act   with our provincial partners to examine the larger pension concerns facing Canadians. That is why we raised the issue at the annual meeting of finance ministers in late 2008, and earlier this year set up a joint federal-provincial research working group with respected academic Jack

Employment Insurance Act   be pursuing. Allow me to quote a few others. On August 1, the president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said that the flat 360-hour proposal was “just ludicrous”. It really sums it up. On June 3, in the National Post, Jack Mintz, now the Palmer Chair in Public Policy

Business of Supply   among the changes: providing greater flexibility to those taking up the retirement benefit before the age of 65 to enable them to combine pension and work, and an enhancement in the pension formula to exclude up to an additional year of low earnings. Jack Mintz, public policy

Employment Insurance Act   seemed “low” Commenting on the impact that this legislation would have on the labour market, here is what Jack Mintz said in the National Post: --shortening drastically the qualification period would encourage greater turnover of workers, result in a permanent rise

Budget Implementation Act, 2009   of the writings of a couple of professors out of the University of Montreal and Jack Mintz out of Calgary, who have talked about a hybrid solution of sorts whereby provinces could opt out of the national securities regulation system and thereby continue with their current system? What would

Business of Supply   to opt in and whether or not compensation becomes a consideration. Jack Mintz is the Palmer chair in public policy at the school of policy studies at the University of Calgary. He has written on this subject and advised the Government of Canada. He has laid out some of the compelling

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I took the opportunity to look on the web and I found an article by Jack Mintz who has advised the government on a number of occasions. I think he tends to concur with the member's argument to some extent. He indicates that to have a regulator in P.E.I., which

The Budget  , this is not really a problem, because the tax cuts are not very significant. Thus, this should not be a major concern. In fact, as Jack Mintz pointed out today, the alleged tax reductions are not as large as one might think, because the government is claiming credit for tax cuts on things

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, all I know is that Jack Mintz went on television last night to say that he had nothing to do with the construction of the Liberal plan. Apparently he is embarrassed about a plan that says absolutely nothing about reducing greenhouse gases, a plan that the Liberals

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, in reference to our green plan, University of Calgary economics professor Jack Mintz said: I don't think the plan will be negative on growth. In fact, it will probably be quite positive. Given the fact that the Prime Minister has a master's in economics from