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House Hansard - 25

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 7, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Feb/7/22 11:29:09 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, the economic update does not include any solutions to address the labour shortage or any ideas on how to increase productivity. I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Feb/7/22 11:46:24 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, the economic update held the Canadian health transfer escalator to 3%. That is well below the annual health care cost increase. We know the federal government paid for 50% of health care spending in the 1970s. Since then, it has steadily reduced its share down to the 22% we are at now. Right now, Quebec and the Canadian provinces are unanimously calling on the government to increase the transfer by $28 billion, which would cover 35% of health costs and be a 6% escalator. What does my colleague think of that?
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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Feb/7/22 12:15:36 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, the Canada emergency business account provides interest-free loans of up to $60,000. Initially, repaying the balance of the loan on or before December 31, would have resulted in loan forgiveness of up to 33 per cent. However, in Quebec we are seeing that almost a quarter of SMEs might not survive, and we think more needs to be done. For example, we have proposed increasing the loan forgiveness amount for the smallest businesses or those whose sales fell short of a certain threshold. What does my colleague think of that?
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