Carney Liberals have no intention of releasing a budget this year
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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
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So, what we have today is a middle class tax cut.
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where we'll outline the Canadian government priority.
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And there will be a fall economic statement to follow.
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So those are really the sequence that you're going to see.
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we're going to be introducing a ways and mean motions
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And then we'll present a fall economic statement.
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Are you going to work with opposition parties to get this passed?
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How are you going to get the votes to get this passed?
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Are you going to reach out to opposition parties and see if they'll...
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Well, you know, Canadians sent a very clear message
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that they want this Parliament to work for them.
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And the first measure that we're introducing is a middle class tax cut.
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So we expect other parliamentarians to support, obviously, the government.
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You know, we are in a situation, a dire situation.
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We've been talking with Canadians for weeks and months during the campaign.
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So this is a way for all parliamentarians to show up
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and say, yes, we support Canadians at a time where they need a break.
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And this is the best way to make sure that, you know, 22 million Canadians,
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that's about as many people who file tax return in this country,