M-585 Unemployment rate
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Motion Text
That, in the opinion of the House: (a) the unemployment rate in Canada has remained high since the 2008 recession; (b) the quality of the Canadian job market has reached a 25-year low; (c) the government should redesign its economic policy to support the middle class and help small-business owners and the manufacturing sector to create new jobs by (i) immediately lowering the small- and medium-sized business tax rate by 1% and by another percentage point when finances permit, (ii) establishing an innovation tax credit, (iii) extending the accelerated capital cost allowance in order to create good middle-class jobs, (iv) working with the provinces, territories and First Nations to train Canadians to occupy well-paid jobs.
Latest Activity
- Wednesday, June 17, 2015
- Decision Made - Negatived
History
- Tuesday, March 24, 2015
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Placed on Notice
- Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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Placed in the Order of Precedence
- Wednesday, April 29, 2015
- Debated
- Tuesday, June 16, 2015
- Debated
- Wednesday, June 17, 2015
- Decision Made - Negatived
Joint Seconders (15)
Jointly seconding a private Member's motion is a formal way for up to 20 Members to show support for the motion before it is called for debate. They are displayed in the order they were received by the Clerk of the House.
Jointly seconded on Wednesday, March 25, 2015
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Fin Donnelly
Port Moody—Coquitlam
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Mathieu Ravignat
Pontiac
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Nathan Cullen
Skeena—Bulkley Valley
Jointly seconded on Thursday, March 26, 2015
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Hélène LeBlanc
LaSalle—Émard
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Alexandre Boulerice
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie
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Jinny Jogindera Sims
Newton—North Delta
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Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Hochelaga
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Linda Duncan
Edmonton Strathcona
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Hoang Mai
Brossard—La Prairie
Jointly seconded on Friday, March 27, 2015
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Nycole Turmel
Hull—Aylmer
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Djaouida Sellah
Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert
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Megan Anissa Leslie
Halifax
Jointly seconded on Monday, March 30, 2015
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Rosane Doré Lefebvre
Alfred-Pellan
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Brian Masse
Windsor West
Jointly seconded on Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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Niki Ashton
Churchill—Keewatinook Aski