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House Hansard - 41

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Mar/4/22 10:16:17 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by congratulating my colleague from the Standing Committee on Finance for his speech. There is one thing about Bill C-8 that the Bloc Québécois members find particularly bothersome, and that is the 1% tax on underused housing owned by non-resident non-Canadians. We could discuss the policy to determine whether it is a good measure in the context of the current housing shortage. The problem is that the policy sets a precedent. By collecting property taxes, for the first time in history, the federal government will be getting involved in a taxation area that, until now, has fallen under the exclusive jurisdiction of the municipalities and therefore the provinces. I would like my colleague to share his thoughts on respecting provincial and municipal jurisdictions.
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Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Mar/4/22 10:33:16 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Mr. Speaker, my colleague gave a brilliant speech about the federal government's proposed interference into provincial jurisdictions. Not only would this create a precedent, but it also seems as though the way the tax is designed, how it will be applied and collected, will not do much to help with the housing shortage. I have to wonder whether the federal government should be using other methods, such as Quebec's proposal to try to address the housing shortage. What would my colleague suggest?
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Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Mr. Jamie Schmale (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, CPC)
  • Mar/4/22 11:56:44 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, despite some of the highest vaccination rates in the world, the federal government refuses to remove its travel mandates. Canadians returning home from the U.S. at land border crossings without a COVID test result could be fined $5,000. Yesterday, 15 border mayors called for an end to the testing requirements. Many European countries and Canadian provinces have already ditched their mandates. Canada's chief medical officer of health said that we need to empower people to make the best choices to protect themselves. Can the health minister tell the House what information he has that other jurisdictions already returning to normal do not?
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Context: House Hansard - 41 - Mar/4/22
Hon. Jim Carr
Mr. Speaker, because my hon. friend spent most of his adult life trying to wrap his arms around water—let us just imagine that for a minute—he knows the jurisdictions that are inherent in the Lake Winnipeg issue. I think the jurisdictions include four provinces and a number of states and an international border. What is required in trying to make sense of all of those interests is to have a common goal, and the common goal is to clean up that water. I know that my colleague will play an integral part in making sure that is a success.
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