Vote #674 on May 7th, 2013

C-60 An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures

That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the House decline to give second reading to Bill C-60, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 21, 2013 and other measures (Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1), because it:

( a) raises taxes on middle class Canadians in order to pay for the Conservatives' wasteful spending;

( b) fails to reverse the government's decision to raise tariffs on items such as baby carriages, bicycles, household water heaters, space heaters, school supplies, ovens, coffee makers, wigs for cancer patients, and blankets;

( c) raises taxes on small business owners by $2.3 billion over the next 5 years, directly hurting 750,000 Canadians and risking Canadian jobs;

( d) raises taxes on credit unions by $75 million per year, which is an attack on rural Canadians and Canada's rural economy;

( e) adds GST/HST to certain healthcare services, including medical work that victims of crime need to establish their case in court;

( f) fails to provide a youth employment strategy to help struggling young Canadians find work; and

( g) ignores the pressing requirements of Aboriginal peoples.”.

See context in the Debates.