Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, we are not asking Canadians to wait. In fact, we are acting. It would have been very difficult for the NDP, which promised to balance the budget at all costs and adopt the same economic plan as the Conservatives, to do these things. We are moving forward. This is a t

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I actually think the hon. member and I and our government's plan are on the exact same page and the same path forward. The evidence I speak about is the fact that we have an advisory council that is advising us on the best way to implement this and the areas in which

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. colleague for her interest in our youth, in this country and, in particular, in the housing market. This is something incredibly important that we have heard from young people across this country. In relation to the member's question about the affor

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege today to contribute to the debate on Bill C-97, the budget implementation act. The act would implement important measures in our 2019 budget that the Minister of Finance tabled last month in the House. Budget 2019 comes at a time when Canada's ec

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, I know my hon. colleague is passionate about dealing with tax avoidance and tax evasion, and I have enjoyed working with him as well. In regard to the technical question on the renewal, I will have to get back to the member opposite to make sure I do not misrepresen

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member raises an excellent point. That is why I am happy the government is moving forward with the MLI. The real way to deal with tax evasion, tax avoidance and the various treaties is with a global initiative. That is why the OECD and the G20 are coming tog

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, Canadians know how important trade is to our economy. That is why I mentioned the fact that we were the only G7 nation to have trade agreements with all G7 partners. Canada relies on that and Canadians expect. It allows us to share our innovation and ideas around the

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his work on the finance committee with me. There are a couple of items in there that the House should note. One is the fact that the remediation agreements and those consultations started under the Harper Conservatives, so it is a li

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House to speak to this important piece of legislation that will help to advance the government's tax fairness agenda. The legislation we are bringing forward has a single objective: addressing tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance sche

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, that is precisely what we heard from Canadians in 2015. What I certainly heard from people when I was knocking on doors was that those benefits were really only helpful if people could afford them in the first place. They also wondered whether it was the type of prog

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the member opposite's riding specifically. On average, families in her riding receive $7,400 each year because of the Canada child benefit. Is she going to turn to those families and tell them they do not need it anymore, that they do not need thos

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, we have been focused on working with content creators and dealing with measures that work for everybody. We have made investments for content creators. The Minister of Heritage has worked with Netflix to ensure that there is content that reflects our country's priori

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, our commitment to Canadians was to ensure we grew the economy for everybody and not just the wealthy millionaires who the Conservatives looked after during 10 years of feeble economic growth under the Harper Conservatives. The Harper Conservatives' type of investmen

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it is quite simple. Today a typical middle-class Canadian family is $2,000 better off than under the Harper Conservatives. We cannot take any lessons from the Conservatives, who believe in trickle-down economics. It has never worked. It does not work. We know that bo

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, it seems that the hon. member for Carleton has a mixture of cherry-picked statistics that obscure more than they reveal. His speech reminded me of a saying by a former councillor from when I was on Pickering council. The Conservatives have their minds made up. They d