Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2008-02-08 10:10:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Dean Del Mastro (Peterborough, CPC)",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"890881\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, there were an awful lot of items in that speech that I would love to correct, but unfortunately I am not going to get to all of them.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890882\" data-originallang=\"en\">Of course the member probably is aware that the current <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\">Minister of Finance</a> never ran a deficit when he was finance minister of Ontario. In fact, he took Bob Rae's economy, which was the worst economy in Canada, and turned the Ontario economy into the hottest economy in the G-8. I thought she might like to know that.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890883\" data-originallang=\"en\"> He is doing that for Canada as well. The <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\">finance minister of Canada</a> is creating more jobs and Canadians are making more money. Record numbers of Canadians are working. I think that is tremendous.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890884\" data-originallang=\"en\">Let us check the Conservative record. I would love to hear what she has to say about it. We cut the GST from 7% to 6% to 5%, saving her riding millions and millions of dollars. It is money that her constituents can spend on their priorities.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890885\" data-originallang=\"en\">This government has reduced the lowest personal income tax rate. We have created the working income tax benefit. That helps low income Canadians. I know that she cares about low income Canadians, but she is not being fulsome in her speech.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890886\" data-originallang=\"en\">This government has created the $2,000 child tax credit to help families. We have increased the amount that all Canadians can earn without paying federal income tax. In fact, tax freedom day comes about two weeks earlier now, and I feel free.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890887\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have eliminated taxes on students. There has been record spending on health care and post-secondary education. That member should get up and rejoice. We have tax freedom. Canadians are better off. The government is doing a great job. I would love to hear the member stand up and congratulate the government.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"890881\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il y a bien des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de ce discours que j'aimerais corriger, mais je ne pourrai malheureusement pas tous les aborder.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890882\" data-originallang=\"en\">La d\u00e9put\u00e9e sait probablement que l'actuel <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\">ministre des Finances</a> n'a jamais affich\u00e9 de d\u00e9ficit lorsqu'il occupait ce poste en Ontario. En fait, il a h\u00e9rit\u00e9 de la situation \u00e9conomique laiss\u00e9e par Bob Rae, la pire au Canada, et a fait en sorte que notre \u00e9conomie soit la plus dynamique de tout le G8. Je pensais qu'elle aimerait le savoir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890883\" data-originallang=\"en\">Et c'est ce qu'il fait aussi pour le Canada. Le <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\">ministre des Finances</a> du Canada cr\u00e9e des emplois et les Canadiens gagnent plus d'argent. Le nombre de Canadiens qui travaillent atteint des records. Je crois que c'est formidable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890884\" data-originallang=\"en\">Examinons le bilan des conservateurs. J'adorerais savoir ce qu'en pense la d\u00e9put\u00e9e. Nous avons fait passer la TPS de 7 p. 100 \u00e0 6 p. 100, puis \u00e0 5 p. 100, ce qui a fait \u00e9conomiser aux gens de sa circonscription des millions de dollars qu'ils peuvent consacrer \u00e0 ce qui leur tient \u00e0 coeur.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890885\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement a r\u00e9duit le taux d'imposition personnel le plus bas. Nous avons cr\u00e9\u00e9 la prestation fiscale pour le revenu gagn\u00e9, ce qui aide les Canadiens \u00e0 faible revenu. Je sais que la d\u00e9put\u00e9e se pr\u00e9occupe des Canadiens \u00e0 faible revenu, mais elle n'est pas all\u00e9e au fond des choses dans son discours.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890886\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le gouvernement conservateur a \u00e9tabli le cr\u00e9dit d'imp\u00f4t pour enfants de 2 000 $ afin d'aider les familles. Nous avons augment\u00e9 le montant que tous les Canadiens peuvent gagner sans payer d'imp\u00f4t f\u00e9d\u00e9ral sur le revenu. En fait, la journ\u00e9e d'affranchissement de l'imp\u00f4t arrive maintenant environ deux semaines plus t\u00f4t, et je me sens libre.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"890887\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous avons \u00e9limin\u00e9 l'imp\u00f4t des \u00e9tudiants. Nos d\u00e9penses en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9 et d'enseignement postsecondaire atteignent des niveaux sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent. La d\u00e9put\u00e9e devrait \u00eatre heureuse. Nous sommes affranchis de l'imp\u00f4t plus vite. La situation des Canadiens est meilleure. Le gouvernement fait de l'excellent travail. J'adorerais entendre la d\u00e9put\u00e9e f\u00e9liciter le gouvernement.</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2008/2/8/dean-del-mastro-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/dean-del-mastro/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/392/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "2309421",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Government Orders",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "PREBUDGET CONSULTATIONS",
        "fr": ""
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2008/2/8/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2008%2F2%2F8%2F"
    }
}