加拿大总理哈珀7月30日在安大略省旺市英语演讲稿

Word文档加拿大总理哈珀7月30日在安大略省旺市英语演讲稿Thankyouverymuch.

Goodafternoon.

Itswonderfultohavesomanyofyouhere,inparticulartoseeallofthekidswhohavebeenabletojoinustoday.

Thankyouallforbeinghere.

Thankyoufirstofalltomyintroducer.

JoeisnotjustagreatmemberofourteambutyoushouldknowthathereallytookuptheworkthatJimFlahertyandIhadbegun.

Hehasworkedveryhardforthelastfewmonthstoreallyputtogetherthecomprehensiveannouncementweremakingtoday.

Hesdoingaterrificjob,sogivetheHonourableJoeOliveranotherbighand.

ThankyoutoStellaandtoCandiceforkeepingusontrack.

AndIwanttowelcomeallofourMembersofParliament,butinparticularourhostJulianFantino.

Pleasewelcomeallofthememberstoday.

AndalsoletsgiveourhostshereattheLebovicJewishCommunityCampusabighandforhostingusforthisgreatevent.

Thisisawonderfulfacility.

Ihavetosayitsjustenormous.

IveonlyseenacornerofitIthink,butourGovernmentisreallyproudtohavehelpedsupportitsconstruction.

Ladiesandgentlemen,letmejustgetintotheannouncement.

Andletmebeginwiththis.

Youhaveheardmesaythisbefore.

Strongfamiliesmakeastrongcountry.

AndourgoalasagovernmenthasalwaysbeentomakesurethatCanadaisthebestcountryintheworldinwhichtoraiseafamily.

Thatswhyweworkhardtosupportfamiliesinsomanyways.

TodayIwanttotalktoyouspecificallyabouthowwecanhelpfamilieswhoaretryingtomakeendsmeet.

WeknowthatCanadiansworkhardfortheirmoney.

Weknowthattheyworkhardraisingtheirfamiliestoo.

Thereschildcare,thegeneralexpensesoffamilylife,clothing,food,drugcosts,extraschoolcosts,dentists.

Andthentherestheextraactivities,wetalkedaboutthebaseball,thekarate,theearlymorningsattherink,thedanceclasses,andsoon.

Therearesomanyworthwhilethingsforchildrentodonowadays.

OurGovernmentisutterlyconvincedofonething.

Whenitcomestothecostsofraisingafamily,Canadasmomsanddadsdeserveallofthehelpthatwecangivethem.

Thatswhy,assoonaswecametooffice,ourGovernmentfocusedonfamilyfriendlymeasures.

WeloweredtheGSTforallfamilies,forallconsumers,bytwopercentagepoints.

WeintroducedTax-FreeSavingsAccounts.

Anditsespeciallywhy,tohelpyoungfamilies,weintroducedtheUniversalChildcareBenefit.

Thatsthebenefitthatputs$100permonth,perchild,foreachchildundertheageofsixthats$1200ayeardirectlyintothehandsofparents.

Asaresultofallofourinitiatives,includingtheUniversalChildcareBenefit,theaveragefamilyoffourwithonechildundersixnowhasover41/2thousandmoredollarsintheirpocketsthantheydidbeforeourGovernmentcametooffice.

AndwehaventstoppedinoureffortstogiveCanadianfamiliesabreak.

AsIjustmentionedherewhenweweretalkingaboutsports,togiveyouthemostrecentexample,in2022weintroducedtheChildrensFitnessTaxCredit.

Thiscommon-sensemeasurehelpsfamiliestomakehealthyactivitiesmorefinanciallyaccessibleforhundredsofthousandsofCanadianchildren.

AndearlierthismonthIwasdelightedtoannouncethatstartingthisyear,2022,wearedoublingtheChildrensFitnessTaxCreditforeveryCanadianfamily.

Justbytheway,aswehadpromisedtodo.

Andnotonlyarewedoublingitsothatlowerincomefamilieswhopaylittleornoincometaxwillstillbeabletobenefitstartingintheyear2022,January1st,theChildrensFitnessTaxCreditwillbecomerefundable.

Thatis,acheckcancomebackItcancomebacktoyouasacheckforlowerincomeparents.

Nowbuildingonthesepositiveresultsforparents,Iampleasedtoannouncetodaythatwearetakingthreemoresignificantsteps,stepsthatwillmakelifemoreaffordableforallCanadianfamilieswithchildren.

Andladiesandgentlemen,wearedoingthemrighthere,rightnow,atthisCentre.

First,Iamhappytoannouncethat,toassistparentswiththecostsofchildcare,weareincreasingtheannualChildcareExpenseDeductionLimitsby$1000across-the-board,foreverychild.

Thiswillbeginwiththe2022taxyear,January1st.

Second:tohelpmakelifemoreaffordableforallfamilieswithchildren,ourGovernmentisreplacingthecurrentChildTaxCreditwithanexpandedUniversalChildcareBenefit.

Familieswillnowreceive$160permonth,almost$2022peryear,foreachchildundertheageofsix.

And,effectivethe1stofJanuary2022,theparentsofkidsaged6to17willreceive$60permonth.

Thats$720peryearforeverysinglechild.

Finally,Imdelightedtoconfirmthat,aspromisedinthelastelection,ourGovernmentwillintroduceasignificantnewmeasureforCanadianfamilieswithchildren,theFamilyTaxCut.

JustasourGovernmentspensionincome-splittinghasmadelifemoreaffordableforseniors,ourGovernmentsFamilyTaxCutwillmakelifemoreaffordableforhundredsandhundredsofthousandsofCanadianfamilies.

Soeffectivethisyear,2022,coupleswithchildrenunder18yearsofage,will,forthepurposeofcalculatingfederaltaxes,beabletotransferupto$50,000ofincomefromthehigherearningspousetothelowerearningspouse,andtherebysaveuptoamaximumof$2022ayearinfederaltaxes.

Nowladiesandgentlemen,allofthesemeasures

Allofthesethings,theChildrensFitnessTaxCredit,theFamilyTaxCut,theexpandedUniversalChildcareBenefit,andthegreaterChildcareExpenseDeductionlimits,theseadduptorealdollarsinthepocketsofCanadianfamilies,familieslikeRyan,Shawn,Ramzi,andAdeline,andtheirchildren.

TheaveragebenefitforCanadianfamilieswillbeover$1100peryear.

Thatisdirectmoney.

Andthat,bytheway,isontopofthebenefitsandcutspreviouslyintroducedbyourGovernment.

Friends,undertheplanwehaveannouncedtoday,everysingleCanadianfamilywithchildrenwillbenefit.

Everyonewillhavemoremoneyintheirpockets.

Soletmejustclosewiththis.

Theeconomicsofgovernment,friends,arenotreal