Tobacco Taxes   exist will really have to be enforced. That being said, there is no doubt that one option is to lower tobacco taxes and Quebec has put forward the case for it very well. That is an option to consider, but as you know, it will have to be coordinated with all the provinces or at least

Speech From The Throne   stronger than here. Indeed, major obstacles to a strong recovery continue to exist in Canada. In the last few years, inflation has been lower here than in the United States, but our interest rates remain high. We hear a lot about the fact that interest rates are presently

Speech From The Throne   me, he comes from a Quebec rural area; he is from Lac-Saint-Jean, I am from Saint-Pascal-Kamouraska, in the Lower St. Lawrence region. My father was a country doctor, my grandfather a farmer. I studied in French. In this country of mine, I gained many times the trust and respect

Speech From The Throne   that the Liberal government has in no way committed itself to reform the tax system in an equitable way and to challenge tax shelters such as family trusts. It is unacceptable that wealthy families be allowed to hide their fortune from the tax man while the burden of the middle class

Speech From The Throne   exceeds 5 per cent of the GDP. This government has promised to lower it to 3 per cent during the life of this Parliament. That is noble and we will applaud that, but let us make sure that it is only the first step because 3 per cent of the GDP is still well up, $20 billion or $25

Speech From The Throne   current account, lowering national income, our potential growth, reducing our fiscal flexibility, threatening our social programs, increasing our tax burden, raising real interest costs and decreasing our competitiveness. It is all there. Those are not short-term problems

Speech From The Throne  . It was not social programs that gave us wealth but the opportunity to work hard and keep what we had made. That was the driving force that built this country. The hard choice has a great future. If we balance the budget lower taxation will come. Jobs will be created. Horizons will be opened up

Speech From The Throne   and restraint however by considering the following alternative to the taxation system which would help us solve some of our problems. It is essential to broaden the tax base in order to lower the average rate of taxation with a new system that treats all individuals and corporations equally

Speech From The Throne   Fraser University, which, as you may know, was identified by Maclean's magazine as the best Canadian university in its class last year. I love my adopted country of Canada. Its system of democracy, liberty and opportunity has made it possible for me to be in this distinguished

Speech From The Throne  , two classes of citizens; thus introducing means tests; and thus weakening the cohesion of our social fabric. I submit that the idea of eliminating old age pensions is actually not new in the ranks of the Reform Party. We will recall that during the election in early October

Agriculture   for agricultural products were tabled recently in Geneva. I am deeply concerned about reports that Canada's original tariff proposals for ice cream and yogurt may be lowered. I would like to urge the Minister of Agriculture to ensure that the tariff levels and the mechanisms to enforce them

Tobacco Smuggling  Mr. Speaker, tobacco smuggling is not a victimless crime. When tobacco is smuggled taxes are lost, revenue is lost. Our country needs this revenue in order to fund social programs, lower the deficit and also of course to fund job creation initiatives. There are even more

Fisheries Management   15, will do so in a professional, competent and first class manner that I know the member himself will be happy to applaud.

Tobacco Taxes  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of National Revenue. While the Liberal ministers have fun passing the buck on the cigarette smuggling issue, the Premier of Quebec has said once again that he intends to lower the tax to curb the problem. Is the Minister prepared

Speech From The Throne   in the lower income brackets. I therefore urge that this distortion be removed and that the loss in tax revenue be restored to the advantage of the overall revenue of the federal exchequer. As to old age security, I believe that society is best served by a system in which we all contribute