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House Hansard - 42

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Mar/21/22 12:12:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, virtually from the very beginning, the government has been very much focused on the issue of equity. We saw this when, for example, we put in the special tax on Canada's wealthiest 1% and reallocated that revenue toward Canada's middle class, to which we gave a tax break. As to the resolution today, one of the parts I want to highlight is what the member talked about regarding inflation. I am wondering if the leader of the New Democratic Party could provide his thoughts on this: When we talk about inflation, one of the things we have to take into consideration is what is happening around the world. Canada is doing reasonably well on that particular front. Could the member provide his thoughts with regard to the notion that inflation is not just in Canada and that it goes beyond our borders?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Ms. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné
  • Mar/21/22 1:36:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Equity and social justice are extremely important to the Bloc Québécois. In this particular case, we are talking about a 3% surtax, that is, from 15% to 18%, for companies that already have profits over $1 billion, so it amounts to a redistribution. Of course, every well-intentioned parliamentarian in this place should want those profits to be shared with our most vulnerable citizens.
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