44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 20, 2022 10:00AM
- Sep/20/22 2:17:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one year ago today, Canadians went to the polls and they sent political parties of all stripes a very clear message. They are tired of the games. They want us to put the interest of Canadians first.
I promised in that election that if I came back we would fight for a national dental care plan, and I am pleased to see it is one of the top priorities in Parliament this session. We are pushing for a doubling of the GST tax credit to help people who are getting gouged relentlessly by the big oil and grocery barons. We are pushing the government to insist on a low-income tax supplement because times are hard for people.
Democracy is a fragile thing, and we all need to do more in an age of disinformation, conspiracy theories and the rising threat of political intimidation. We need to rebuild trust with Canadians. I make it my promise in this session of Parliament to work harder to maintain the trust of the people who sent me here.
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- Sep/20/22 2:23:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by congratulating the member on his first question as the new leader of the official opposition.
We are going to see two competing visions over the course of this session. The first is our government's plan to support Canadians and those who need it most. The second is that of the Conservative Party and members of Parliament who would leave Canadians to their own devices.
Just today, we introduced new measures. We are providing $500 for housing, introducing a new dental plan and doubling the GST/HST credit. That is money in Canadians' pockets when they need it.
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- Sep/20/22 2:25:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about how people can pay their bills with our new dental plan. A single-parent family will receive $1,160 now that we have doubled the GST/HST credit. Seniors will get $701 and a couple with two children will receive $1,400.
Liberals are in the House with a responsible plan to help Canadians where and when they need it.
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- Sep/20/22 2:29:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, throughout this session, we are going to see two competing visions, one in which our government focuses on the needs of Canadians, and one in which Conservatives tell the country that it is on its own.
Just today, we introduced two pieces of legislation that will add a $500 top-up on housing, double the GST credit and put in place a Canada dental benefit.
These are targeted measures to Canadians who need it the most, when they need it the most. Our hope on this side of the aisle is that the Conservative Party will support us to get these measures to people as soon as they need them.
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- Sep/20/22 2:33:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today is a great day for Canadians. We are talking about helping Canadians with affordability and with the cost of living right now by having a $500 top-up to the Canada housing benefit, introducing a new Canada dental benefit plan and also making sure we double the GST credit.
If we look at the 2020 budget, the 2021 budget and the 2022 budget, this Liberal government has been making life more affordable for Canadians, including child care and including the Canada workers benefit. The government is delivering for Canadians, and that is what Canadians expect.
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- Sep/20/22 2:39:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, just today we introduced in the House two bills that will make life more affordable for Canadians. Specifically, we are providing a new dental plan for Canadians, topping up the housing benefit and doubling the GST/HST credit. This is in addition to all the measures in the 2022 budget.
We are here to support Canadians. That is exactly what we are going to do.
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- Sep/20/22 2:40:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be really clear. The riskiest advice that anybody in the House of Commons has given Canadians over the last six weeks was to put their money into Bitcoin. Had Canadians done that, they would have lost their shirts. They would have destroyed their own personal finances.
Our plan is a real plan that will help make life more affordable: $1,160 for single mothers, $700 for single seniors and $1,401 for couples with two children. That is just the GST tax credit increase for Canadians we are talking about. That side can support us and do right by Canadians.
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- Sep/20/22 2:42:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during the pandemic, we put in place temporary EI measures to help address the extraordinary economic circumstances at the time: shutdowns, lockdowns, job losses. We continue to move forward with our economic policies that focus on addressing labour shortages and that focus on making sure Canadians have money in their pockets, such as the one-time increase in the GST credit and the dental care program.
Workers continue to have access to EI. Workers who are currently on EI are not impacted by anything, moving forward. We are winding down COVID measures, but I can assure every worker in Canada that they still have access to EI.
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- Sep/20/22 2:53:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last week, the government announced the doubling of the GST credit as one of the measures to help vulnerable Canadians fight inflation.
Can the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance tell us more about this support measure?
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- Sep/20/22 2:53:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, just last week we announced the doubling of the GST tax credit and we tabled that legislation today.
What does it mean? We are talking about a single mom with one child and $30,000 of net income getting $1,160 through that credit. A single senior with $20,000 in net income will get $701. A couple with two children with $35,000 in take-home pay will get $1,401. That is real money in the pockets of real Canadians. That is responsible leadership.
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- Sep/20/22 3:06:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the last six years, the Conservatives have voted against tax cuts proposed by the Liberal Party four times. The targeted measures we are introducing in the House today are designed for Canadians who need them most. We will put more money into housing, we will create a dental program and we will double the GST/HST credit. That is real money in the pockets of real Canadians.
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- Sep/20/22 7:09:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is not the first time a Conservative has risen in this House to say that we were spending too much and not enough in the same sentence.
By doubling the GST credit for six months, we would provide $2.5 billion in additional targeted support to the roughly 11 million individuals and families who need it the most. This includes about half of Canadian families with children and more than half of Canadian seniors. We are also creating the Canada dental benefit. I think we could both agree that it is important that kids can get their teeth fixed, and that there are affordability and economic benefits as well.
We are providing a new one-time top-up to the Canada housing benefit, which would deliver a $500 payment to 1.8 million struggling renters, effectively doubling the commitment we made in budget 2022. Our government is focused on providing real solutions to make life more affordable. I look forward to working with the member opposite to find more ways to work together to make life more affordable for Canadian families.
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