47 Quotes by Ralph Goodale

Having experienced them for one year, they're something Canadians are likely to get quite attached to and would not take kindly to seeing that ripped away from them.

It became quite obvious that the opposition's intention was to prevent the publication of a budget in February, and therefore I felt I had an obligation to Canadians not just to provide the bare bones of statistics, but in fact to give a greater indication of how the flexibility would be used,

It is not about tax breaks for the wealthy. With the greatest respect, partisan sloganeering, to that effect, really insults the intelligence of Canadians.

Over the next five years, Canada's current tax-rate advantage vis-a-vis the United States will be almost totally eroded,

our full tax reduction plan as promised, and on time.

Reducing the tax individuals pay on dividends will encourage savings and investment and will help establish a better balance between the tax treatment of large corporations and that of income trusts.

We intend to see that benefit redirected to consumers, to Canadians, ... We are at the moment considering the options we have available.

those forces just around the corner are going to make it difficult to maintain the pace.

Tomorrow, I hope we will be able to provide further and better detail,