Western Standard - May 14, 2025


Carney Liberals have no intention of releasing a budget this year


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

197.16751

Word Count

297

Sentence Count

24

Hate Speech Sentences

2


Summary

Learn English with the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. In this episode, he talks about the importance of a tax cut for the middle class, how he plans to get it through Parliament, and how to get opposition parties on board.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Were you table a budget before summer?
00:00:03.740 So, what we have today is a middle class tax cut.
00:00:07.500 That's step one.
00:00:08.580 Step two, you're going to have a throne speech
00:00:10.400 where we'll outline the Canadian government priority.
00:00:14.420 And there will be a fall economic statement to follow.
00:00:17.520 So those are really the sequence that you're going to see.
00:00:20.420 Tax cut for the middle class,
00:00:21.820 we're going to be introducing a ways and mean motions
00:00:24.580 as we enter back into Parliament.
00:00:27.460 We're table legislation.
00:00:28.460 Then there will be a throne speech.
00:00:30.720 And then we'll present a fall economic statement.
00:00:32.640 Are you going to work with opposition parties to get this passed?
00:00:36.260 How are you going to get the votes to get this passed?
00:00:37.860 Are you going to reach out to opposition parties and see if they'll...
00:00:39.680 Well, you know, Canadians sent a very clear message
00:00:43.100 that they want this Parliament to work for them.
00:00:46.300 And the first measure that we're introducing is a middle class tax cut.
00:00:50.120 So we expect other parliamentarians to support, obviously, the government.
00:00:54.400 Because this is about Canadians.
00:00:56.000 You know, we are in a situation, a dire situation.
00:01:00.060 We've been talking with Canadians for weeks and months during the campaign.
00:01:04.020 They told us one thing.
00:01:04.920 They want us to do bold things.
00:01:06.220 They want us to do them quickly.
00:01:08.220 And they want us to do things for them.
00:01:10.940 So this is a way for all parliamentarians to show up
00:01:14.900 and say, yes, we support Canadians at a time where they need a break.
00:01:19.280 And this is the best way to make sure that, you know, 22 million Canadians,
00:01:23.840 that's about as many people who file tax return in this country,
00:01:27.020 will benefit from this measure.
00:01:28.680 So this is very, very important.
00:01:30.060 Look what...