The Budget   be rolled back and with very high income tax revenues and large surpluses, Canadians might even find their taxes lowered significantly. This did not happen. The tax relief that the minister pretended to deliver yesterday is very little when last year's increases are factored

Finance committee  On that particular point, Mr. Chair, I disagree. If this bill is really designed to get the folks who can afford to pay this—and let's say lower- to middle-income Canadians—pre-tax or post-tax isn't going to make that much of a difference. I think it's those who have the cash

Environment committee   that came out in the last twelve months. A 2006 study of vinyl flooring factory workers in China showed that these workers had higher levels of DBP and DEHP than a control population, and lower levels of free testosterone. A 2006 study from Finland tied DHP from vinyl wall coverings

The Budget   20% are making real gains from Canada's economic growth, with the majority of those gains concentrated in the top 10%. That means the vast majority of us, middle income and lower income Canadians, are being left out and left behind. In some interesting research done lately

Environment committee  . When they lowered the level of PFOS enough so that the pups survived, many of the grandkids didn't survive, meaning that the majority of the pups' pups died. The EPA found this to be a rare finding, and they found it extremely alarming. At the time, they concluded that PFOS

The Budget   with the Minister of Finance's background as a right wing, conservative ideologue, as a guy who has gone around this country from one end to the other saying that less government is good government and lower taxes are better taxes? Is this consistent with that man's philosophy or not?

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, there is no funding for post-secondary education, no funding for students to lower their tuition fees, no money for the most vulnerable on a long waiting list for affordable housing. There is no money to help ordinary families with their rents, no money for foreign

Justice committee   candidates for judicial office and submit short lists of the best qualified candidates to government. I was the chair of the first of those committees in Ontario. Ironically, this means that the judges of the so-called lower provincial courts are selected through a more rigorous merit

Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2004   could do with the $7 billion in lost revenue that we knowingly and willingly allow to walk out of the country every day. We would not have to pay so much tax if others paid their fair share of taxes. We keep lowering the corporate tax rate. One could argue the efficacy

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the member is wrong about veterans. The budget contains some substantial benefits for veterans which I actually announced about 10 minutes ago. The member raised the point about how we can help lower income Canadians and struggling Canadians to do better. We need

The Budget   are the strongest in the G-7. We are paying down over $22 billion against the national debt. That is $700 for every man, woman and child in Canada. Our taxes are lower. Our budget is balanced. In looking to the future, we take inspiration from our country's magnificent past. Canada is great

Canada Labour Code   are on the picket line and you see a bus load of people who are coming to replace you in your job, often at a salary that is lower than yours was before you left. Thus, you find yourself in a situation in which the employers hold all the cards. Why should an employer agree to negotiate in good

Liberal Leadership Convention  Mr. Speaker, no matter what their heritage, religion or social class, in my Canada everybody is welcome to be involved in political life. During their leadership race, Liberal delegates were encouraged to not vote based on who was best for the job, but based on racist

National Strategy for the Treatment of Autism Act   and is pervasive across all ethnicities and classes. We do not know the cause of the syndrome. There is no definitive cure, however, in recent years a number of treatments have become available that can make a dramatic difference in the severity of the symptoms experienced by people with ASD

Finance committee   to wonder about the methods we use to deal with these people, who are first class citizens. I think that you agree with me on that.