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Mr. Speaker, it is so nice to finally see real representation in Carleton. Conservative slogans do not feed families. That is why we cut taxes for 22 million Canadians, we cut the consumer carbon tax and last week we announced the groceries and essentials benefit, which would put up to $1,900 in the pockets of working families. It is time for that party and that leader to stop the rhetoric, stop t…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians cannot cash the Conservative leader's slogans. Last week we announced the Canada groceries and essentials benefit that will put up to $1,900 in the pockets of working families. On this side of the House, we have a leader with world-class business and economic experience. Their leader has never had a job in the economy.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are not going to take advice on the economy from a leader who has never worked in it. Let us look at economic facts. We have the strongest-growing economy in the G7 and the best net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. We are going to continue to grow our economy. Canadians cannot cash the Conservative leader's slogans. It is time for us to focus and build the strongest economy in t…
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Mr. Speaker, yes, this past Monday we announced the groceries and essentials benefit. There are 12 million Canadians who will get that benefit. It will put up to $1,900 in the pockets of working families this year, and up to $1,400 per year for the next four years. It is time for the Conservatives to stop the obstruction and work with us for Canadian families.
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Mr. Speaker, let us look at the Conservatives' record with respect to affordability. This is the party that supported sending child benefit checks to millionaires. The Conservatives voted against the school food program, day care, child care and dental care. The list goes on and on. This past Monday we announced the groceries and essentials benefit for 12 million Canadians, helping them with the c…
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Mr. Speaker, these are the same old, tired lines. They hand one question from member to member on their side. Let us look at our track record on affordability. We cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. We cut the consumer carbon tax. We cut the GST for first-time homebuyers. On Monday, we announced the groceries and essentials benefit, which will put up to $1,900 in a working family's pocket. On thei…
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Mr. Speaker, that is the Conservatives' platform, not ours. On this side of the House, we are focused on building one strong Canadian economy. On Monday, our Prime Minister announced a groceries and essentials benefit that would put $1,900 in the pockets of working families. On this side of the House, we are going to continue to build Canada strong. We are going to continue to focus on our economy…
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Mr. Speaker, despite that bluster, we are focused on affordability for Canadians. We cut taxes for 22 million of them. We cut the consumer carbon tax. We cut the GST for first-time homebuyers. Just yesterday, our Prime Minister announced the groceries and essentials benefit, putting up to $1,900 in the pockets of working families. It is time to stop the obstruction. Let us build Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, that member's riding wants to know why he voted against every affordability measure we have put forward. Just yesterday, ourPrime Minister announced a groceries and essentials benefit that will put up to $1,900 in the pockets of working families. It is time for that member and his party to stop the obstruction, get behind us and build Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, while the leader opposite focuses on hanging on to his leadership, we are focused on affordability for Canadians. Our new groceries and essentials benefit will help more than 12 million Canadians with food inflation. That is $1,900 for a family of four. It is time for Canadians to tell Conservatives to stop the obstruction. Let us build Canada together.
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Mr. Speaker, here we go with imaginary taxes again. If the Conservative leader actually cared about the economy, he would not have spent the last 20 years in this House voting against it. On this side, we are not playing procedural games. We have been governing. We passed a historic budget to build our economy. The Conservatives hid behind the curtains. The proof is in the pudding. In the face of …
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservative leader continues to spin the same old rhetoric, we have been focused on cutting taxes for 22 million Canadians. We cut the tax for first-time homebuyers and continue to lean in on affordability, school food programs and automatic federal benefits, and the list goes on and on. We are laser-focused on this side on affordability. The Conservative leader and his par…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians made a decision on April 28 between two visions for this country: a vision of hope and a vision of leadership versus slogans and division. Our Prime Minister is a world economic and business leader. He has travelled the world building up relationships and signing deals to build our economy, something that leader has never worked a day in.
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservative leader is busy writing letters and debating himself, we are taking action to support the Canadian steel and lumber industries and workers. We have great news. This afternoon, we will introduce and announce new measures to further limit foreign steel imports to ensure that Canadian steel products and producers have better access to the domestic market, to become …
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Mr. Speaker, the member's question is a great one. This is a transformational moment. We will pivot from an era of reliance to resilience. With budget 2025, we are laying the groundwork for some of the biggest investments this country has seen since the Second World War. We will spend less on government operations. We will invest more in Canadians and invest more in Canada. This is our moment: our…
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Mr. Speaker, this is a historic day for our House. I thought we would all be together. This is a historic day for our country. On this side of the House, we are delivering affordability for Canadians, cutting taxes for 22 million Canadians. We cut the tax, the GST, for first-time homebuyers. We are focused on affordability. We will deliver for Canadians. We got a mandate on April 28 to deliver aff…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for giving me the opportunity to inform the House that today we will table a historic budget that will spend less on operations and invest more in Canada. The member opposite may not believe it, but we will build the strongest economy in the G7. This is the largest investment in our country since the Second World War. We will build big, we will build bold, a…
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Mr. Speaker, there is no food packaging tax. The party opposite is obsessed with imaginary taxes. Let us talk affordability. Let us talk about cutting taxes for 22 million Canadians. There are no comments on that. Let us talk about cutting taxes for first-time homebuyers. There are no comments on that. Let us talk about cutting the consumer carbon tax. There are no comments on that. On this side o…
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Mr. Speaker, I have great news for the party opposite. We have an affordability measure that its members may be interested in. It is automatic federal benefits, giving benefits to 5.5 million Canadians who need them the most: the Canada child benefit, the disability tax credit and the GST credit. On this side of the House, we are laser focused on affordability for Canadians. The other side continu…
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Mr. Speaker, this is a historic day for our country. Today, our government will table a generational, disciplined budget. We will transform our economy from reliance to resilience to build our economy into the strongest in the G7. We will spend less on government operation, invest more in capital projects and build our economy into the strongest economy in the G7. I hope the party opposite cuts th…
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Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, Canadians elected a new government with a strong mandate to build the strongest economy in the G7. Tomorrow we will table a generational budget. We will invest less in government operations so we can invest more in Canada. We will build Canada. We will invest in Canadians. We will invest across this country, from coast to coast to coast, and build the strongest econ…
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Mr. Speaker, here we go again with the imaginary taxes that the party opposite makes up. On this side of the House, we are focused on affordability for Canadians. We are going to cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. We are cutting the GST for first-time homebuyers. We are cutting the consumer carbon tax. We are going to build housing at a scale not seen since the Second World War. We are going to h…
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Mr. Speaker, we cannot make this up: The member has been in the House for 20 years, has sat in opposition now for 10 years and has not supported one affordability measure the government has put forward. We have cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. We have cut the tax for first-time homebuyers. We are moving forward on automatic federal benefits, getting benefits to 5.5 million Canadians. Conservati…
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Madam Speaker, I know the party opposite has had a bad week and its members are focused on their leader, but we are focused on affordability. We are focused on building Canada. On November 4, we are going to come forth with a generational budget that will invest in Canada. We will—
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Madam Speaker, we have good news for the Conservatives. They can help 5.5 million Canadians. Do members know how? It is by supporting us on automatic federal benefits, getting benefits directly to 5.5 million Canadians, those who need it the most. The party opposite has a choice to make. Will they listen to their grinch leader and not support our budget, causing a Christmas election, or will they …
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Madam Speaker, I know that party has had a difficult week with its leader and its members are focused on anything but. We are focused on affordability and building Canada. On November 4, we will come forth with a generational budget that will invest in Canada. We will invest in Canadians. We will build this country because we believe in Canada.
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Madam Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. We are laser-focused on delivering a generational budget on November 4. We will invest in Canada. We will invest in Canadians. We will invest in infrastructure, defence projects and housing. We believe in Canada. We will build Canada into the strongest economy in the G7. I hope the members opposite will join us and pass our budget, and…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for this important question. Last week, our new Liberal government introduced that, on November 4, our very first budget will take decisive action to safeguard Canadians' financial information and life savings. All of us in this House have had cases of heartbreak, especially with seniors being defrauded. That is why we will introduce several measures in bu…
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Mr. Speaker, the party opposite has had a bad week. We understand that. Its members are focused on their leader and a revolting caucus. On this side of the House, we are focused on building Canada. We are focused on investing in Canada. On November 4, we will come forth with a budget that will invest, build, and build our economy into the strongest in the G7.
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Mr. Speaker, while the party opposite is focused on its leader, we are focused on Canada. We are focused on building our economy to be the strongest in the G7.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know where the party opposite has been for the last four months, but we have been travelling the country, listening to Canadians. On November 4, we will table a generational budget. We will spend less on government operations. We will invest more in Canada. We will invest more in Canadians. We will invest in infrastructure, defence, national projects and housing. On this side…
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Mr. Speaker, on April 28, Canadians had a choice between a leader with world and business experience and a leader with no experience outside of this House. Canadians spoke loud and clear. They elected a leader who is going to build Canada and invest in Canada. They elected a leader who is going to make Canada the strongest economy in the G7.
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Mr. Speaker, while the party opposite is focused on its leader and what he said last week, we are laser-focused on Canadians. On November 4, we are going to table a generational budget. We are going to invest in Canadians. We are going to invest in Canada, and we are going to build. We are going to invest in infrastructure, defence and housing. We believe in Canada. I ask the party opposite to sup…
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives are focused on a revolting caucus, we are laser-focused on Canadians. On November 4, we are going to table a generational budget. We are going to invest in Canada. We are going to invest in Canadians. We are going to build. We are going to invest in infrastructure, defence, housing, aerospace and national projects. On this side of the House, we believe in Canad…
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Mr. Speaker, while the party opposite is focused on imaginary taxes, we are focused on real tax cuts, cutting taxes for 22 million Canadians and cutting the GST for first-time homebuyers. Interest rates are going down. We are moving forward with initiatives like the school food program and the personal support workers tax credit. We are focused on affordability for Canadians. I wish the party oppo…
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Mr. Speaker, I have great news for Conservatives. We have a way to help 5.5 million Canadians with the cost of food: automatic federal benefits. Through budget 2025, we are going to prefile taxes for up to 5.5 million Canadians. This will ensure that Canadians get the benefits they are entitled to. On November 4, the party opposite has a choice to make: Will it let the most vulnerable Canadians ge…
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Mr. Speaker, it is hard to listen to the party opposite talk about affordability when they voted against every single affordability measure this government has put forward. Whether it is the Canada child benefit; day care; the school food program, which is not “garbage”; or housing, we are focused on making things affordable for Canadians. We are cutting taxes for 22 million Canadians. We are cutt…
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Mr. Speaker, while the party opposite's leader and that party are clearly out of control, we are focused on this side on what we can control. We are going to make generational investments to change our economy from reliance to resilience. On November 4, we are going to table a budget that will invest in Canada. We are going to build Canada because we believe in Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, abuse of the tax system is illegal, and the CRA takes enforcement action when instances of abuse are identified. While we cannot comment on matters before the courts, Canadians can be assured that the CRA is maintaining the integrity of the tax system and preventing misuse of sensitive data. Canada's new government is committed to working with the CRA to continue to strengthen the int…
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Mr. Speaker, do members know what youth of this country want? They want a leader who does not spin conspiracy theories, attack democratic institutions and suggest that other leaders be jailed. On November 4, we are going to table a generational budget. We are going to invest in Canada and build Canada. I suggest the leader opposite sacrifice his ego, put the rhetoric aside and help us build Canada…
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives are in damage control mode, we are in build mode. On November 4, we are going to table a generational budget, we are going to invest in Canada, we are going to build at a scale not seen since the Second World War and we are going to invest in infrastructure and national projects. We believe in Canada. We will build Canada's economy into the strongest economy in…
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Mr. Speaker, we accept the Auditor General's report, and we will learn from that, but let me be very clear: There were 167 calls made by the Auditor General; the CRA has made 100,000 calls, and we have upward of 90% of calls answered accurately. We will improve. We will continue to learn. We will continue to provide a CRA that is responsive to Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, I am right here. Canadians deserve timely and accurate service from the CRA; there is no question about that. However, we have good news. We have instituted a 100-day plan. Service levels and access are up; upwards of 83% of calls are answered within 15 minutes. We are laser-focused on the CRA's delivering good service for Canadians, and that is what we are going to do.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve timely, reliable and accurate service from the CRA. That is why we thank the Auditor General for her report. Earlier this fall, we embarked upon a 100-day plan to strengthen service, improve access and eliminate unacceptable delays, and we have good news: Since the launch of the plan, CRA call centre service levels have more than doubled, with 89% of Canadians gettin…
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Mr. Speaker, let me be clear: The CRA is providing accurate information to Canadians in nearly all cases. The audit looked at a sample of 167 calls from last spring, before we launched our 100-day plan to fix our CRA service. The CRA reviews over 100,000 calls every year for accuracy and has found that more than 93% are accurate for inquiries related to taxpayer files. We are focused on delivering…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians deserve timely, accurate and consistent information from the CRA. We accept the Auditor General's report. We have embarked on a 100-day plan. Service is improving. We have a long way to go. We are working with the leadership of the CRA. We will make it right. Canadians will get the service they deserve.
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Mr. Speaker, I know that the Conservative Party opposite has a hard time, but here are some facts. We have had 21 straight months in the targeted inflation rate from the Bank of Canada. Our economy grew jobs in September. We have the lowest debt in the G7. We have the lowest deficit in the G7. We have the lowest net debt-to-GDP in the G7. Our economy has had challenges, but it is strong and it is …
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Mr. Speaker, again, let us look at facts. Our economy is not shrinking; our economy grew. It added jobs. Interest rates are down, and inflation is within targeted rates. On November 4, we are going to table a budget. We are going to spend less. We are going invest more in capital projects. We are going to invest in nation-buiding projects, infrastructure and housing. We are going to build the stro…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know where the party opposite has been, but we know where the Leader of the Opposition has been. He spent the last week peddling dangerous far-right conspiracy theories about law enforcement in our country. He should apologize. While the Leader of the Opposition has been attacking the rule of law, Canada's new government spent the last week announcing a new suite of affordabi…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the CRA for delivering Canadians great services such as the Canada child benefit and the disability tax credit. Where would Canadians be without the CRA delivering COVID benefits? Service levels need to improve. We accept the Auditor General's report. We will get this right. Service levels and access are improving. We have a lot more work to do, but we will deliver for Canadia…
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