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House Hansard - 61

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 61 - Apr/29/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Apr/29/22 11:00:44 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, I enjoyed the member's speech, especially the rich, maritime analogies. I would continue that analogy by saying that many people feel this is a bill that needs to get to port. This is a ship that needs to get to port. There are things in it that people are waiting for, especially teachers, who are waiting for their school supplies tax credit. Right now, CRA is sitting on their tax returns because certain parties in this place have drawn out the debate for much longer and have kept the ship at sea much longer than it needed to be. There have been five debates at second reading and six at report stage. What does the member have to say to those teachers in my riding?
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Context: House Hansard - 61 - Apr/29/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Apr/29/22 11:50:08 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, drive 100 kilometres in an electric vehicle and it will cost about $2. That kind of mileage would go a long way in helping families who are struggling today with high gas prices. The upfront cost of new electric vehicles puts them out of reach for many lower-income families. The Liberals, in their election platform, promised an incentive for used zero-emission vehicles. B.C. and Quebec already have programs in place and yet, in this recent federal budget, we saw nothing. Can the minister please explain why?
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Context: House Hansard - 61 - Apr/29/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Apr/29/22 1:06:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, my colleague used some very evocative language and the term “guillotine” to describe the fact that we are in time allocation on this bill. I would be compelled by his arguments if this bill had not received very much debate in the House but, to my understanding, it has been debated five times in second reading and six times at report stage, and here we find ourselves again. The people caught in the crossfire, among others, are teachers who have already done their taxes and have claimed the school supplies tax credit, and farmers who have claimed the tax credit. Maybe they wish there was a different mechanism, but some will obviously claim the tax credit here, in the bill. Can the member speak to those two groups who are waiting for CRA to process their tax filings?
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