It’s Your Money After All
November 08, 2021
Ottawa Journal (November 08 – November 12, 2021)David Tilson, M.P. (Dufferin-Caledon)
Each and every day, millions of Canadians like you work tirelessly to get ahead, support your families, pay the bills, and put a little away in your nest egg. You work hard for your money, you watch your money – it’s your money after all – and you want a Government that understands that.
Our Government gets that. We don’t call it ‘government money;" we call it ‘taxpayers’ money.’ We don’t raise taxes; we cut them. In fact, since forming Government in 2006, we have helped typical families by putting $3,000 back in their pockets – where it belongs.
We also understand that the world economy is still facing many challenges. Canada is not an island; we are going to be affected when our trading partners, especially the United States, struggle. We know what that means for too many Canadians – uncertainty about the future, their jobs, and paying the bills. You want a Government focused on the economy, focused on helping protect and create jobs.
For nearly two years, our Government has been implementing Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The Plan is an aggressive response to the worst worldwide economic storm since the 1930s – a storm that hit Canada from abroad. This Plan has helped rebuild our roads and bridges here in Dufferin-Caledon, lowered your taxes, supported and retrained our neighbours who lost their jobs, and much more (go to www.actionplan.gc.ca for more information). Most importantly, the Plan helped get people here and across Canada back to work – with over 400,000 new jobs created since July 2009.
However, too many Canadians are still looking for work. This is why we are working hard to continue promoting jobs and economic growth through Year 2 of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
Our Government is looking ahead – both in the short-term and long-term. We are talking to the best independent, private sector economists in the country. We understand there is still uncertainty in the global economic outlook. Accordingly, we are adjusting for possible risks and moving ahead to build on our strengths. A fragile world economy means that we are not out of the woods yet. However, Canada is on the right track to meet its challenges head on, as articulated in October’s Economic and Fiscal Update.
We also understand that like your family budget, constantly spending more than you earn is a recipe for long-term problems.
In our Government’s recently updated economic projections, it was confirmed we are on track to return to balanced budgets in the near term. The fiscal projections set out in the update show we will return to a balanced budget in 2015.
Our Government is returning to a balanced budget by ending the temporary, emergency spending that occurred in response to the global recession. We are also keeping the size of Government in check and reviewing every taxpayer dollar spent to make sure we are getting the best value for your dollar. It’s your money after all.