The Blueprint: Canada's Conservative Podcast - February 07, 2018


Andrew Scheer launches the Supporting New Parents Act

Topics
Supporting New Parents Act
Hosted by
Jamie Schmal
Mentioned
Justin Trudeau Speaker
Leader’s Speech MP Kent’s Pay It Back campaign

Episode Stats


Length

4 minutes

Words per minute

132.5

Word count

594

Sentence count

39

Harmful content

Hate speech

2

sentences flagged


Summary

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Learn English with Kellie Leitch, a Conservative MP from British Columbia, Canada. In this episode, Kellie talks about the challenges of raising a child, and why the government should not be taxing new parents to cover the costs of caring for their child.

Transcript

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00:00:00.000 You're listening to The Blueprint, Canada's Conservative Podcast.
00:00:08.960 Well, they thought they were going to have an easy day over there today, but not so fast, Mr. Speaker.
00:00:16.600 What is it going to take for the Prime Minister to have any respect for any laws in this country that may curb his out-of-control behaviour?
00:00:25.320 And now, here's your host.
00:00:31.260 Thanks very much for being here today. I'm so pleased to be here with so many local parents,
00:00:36.640 with whom I just had a great conversation about the costs and challenges of raising kids today.
00:00:42.460 Now, the arrival of a new child, whether the first, second, or fifth, is one of the milestones of life.
00:00:49.080 It's one of the greatest joys we can experience, a feeling every parent knows.
00:00:54.380 A new life brought into the world, a child, and a great responsibility now placed into the hands of some very proud parents.
00:01:03.160 And as these very proud parents from all walks of life know, it certainly has its costs.
00:01:09.960 It costs you a lot of sleep, of course.
00:01:11.260 Thank you.
00:01:28.980 It is at this time that Canadian parents deserve a repeat. 1.00
00:01:33.980 We have the chance in Canada to have the benefits of the
00:01:38.980 maternity and parental insurance insurance, which benefit
00:01:42.980 so many Canadians and Canadians.
00:01:46.980 But every Canadian who uses these benefits still pays
00:01:50.980 federal taxes on them.
00:01:53.980 And Canada's Conservatives don't think that's fair.
00:01:56.980 We believe that we should be putting people before government.
00:01:59.980 When so many parents give up a percentage of their take-home pay
00:02:03.980 to take those critical months off, they forego a lot of salary already.
00:02:09.980 And so the government should certainly not be taxing the time you take
00:02:13.980 to look after your new infant when you're already foregoing that income.
00:02:17.980 That's why I'm announcing today a private member's bill that I'll be
00:02:21.980 introducing that I'm calling the Supporting New Parents Act,
00:02:25.980 which will be coming to Parliament very soon.
00:02:28.980 This important bill will give Canadians on parental leave a break 0.93
00:02:32.980 by offering a tax credit for any income earned under the EI maternity
00:02:37.980 and EI parental programs.
00:02:40.980 This project will allow new parents more money in their portfolio
00:02:45.980 for the expenses related to the first year of their child.
00:02:50.980 A Canadian who, before going on EI earned around $50,000 per year,
00:02:54.980 would be eligible for a tax credit of around $4,000.
00:02:59.980 Les Québécois qui touchent des prestations au titre du régime québécois d'assurance parentale
00:03:06.980 seraient admissables à un crédit d'impôt d'un montant équivalent.
00:03:11.980 Justin Trudeau promised he would help young families, but he's let them down instead
00:03:17.980 by raising their taxes.
00:03:19.980 The average family is already paying more than $800 more in taxes every year.
00:03:24.980 L'annonce d'aujourd'hui fait partie des premières mesures de notre vision conservatrice positive pour le Canada.
00:03:33.980 Canada's Conservatives know that the government should be working for young parents like these with me today,
00:03:39.980 not the other way around.
00:03:41.980 Nous sommes prêts à offrir une répit.
00:03:44.980 Quand nous formerons le gouvernement en 2019, nous allons permettre Ă  votre famille Ă  souffler.
00:03:50.980 Nous allons donner Ă  toutes les familles le soutien dont elles ont besoin, peu importe qu'elles sont,
00:03:58.980 oĂą elles vivent, ou d'oĂą elles viennent.
00:04:02.980 That's what we stand for. That's what we believe in.
00:04:05.980 Thank you very much.
00:04:06.980 I'm very pleased that you joined with me here today to make this announcement.
00:04:09.980 Thank you.
00:04:11.980 Thank you for listening to The Blueprint, Canada's Conservative Podcast.
00:04:18.980 To find more episodes, interviews, and in-depth discussions of politics in Canada,
00:04:23.980 search for The Blueprint on iTunes or visit podcast.conservative.ca.