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House Hansard - 62

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/2/22 6:31:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in this motion, section (e) talks about the final report for the special committee on MAID. I was curious if the parliamentary secretary would share some of his thinking on why this extension is required.
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Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/2/22 7:06:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am showing up here tonight, as I usually do, trying to understand how this place can best function to get things done in the interests of folks in Kitchener Centre and across the country. I hear the member for Battle River—Crowfoot is quite upset with Motion No. 11, and I wonder if he could share with me specifically what in Motion No. 11 he feels is particularly anti-democratic. What about this motion is he most concerned with?
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Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/2/22 9:54:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, on a point of order. It is super late. Some folks in this place like to give this particular member more vocal opposition, but I wonder if it might be a chance to listen to the member for Winnipeg North.
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Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/2/22 10:21:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, to the question earlier from the member for North Island—Powell River, I would offer that it is not just about being green. It is important to follow the science on the climate crisis. However, I want to ask a question for the member for Winnipeg North on a subject we do agree on, which is addressing the cost of housing. He mentioned the vacancy tax that is in the bill, specifically that this is an opportunity to ensure homes are for people to live in and not commodities for investors to trade. As the member knows, there are other jurisdictions where vacancy taxes have been proposed at a higher amount. In Kitchener, for example, there was a 35% increase in the cost of housing last year alone. This is a 1% tax. Could he offer his reflection on the possibility of increasing that, if not in this bill, than in future bills, so we could move the vacancy tax towards one that could influence the speculation in our housing markets?
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Context: House Hansard - 62 - May/2/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/2/22 11:26:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères for his speech. In his speech, he did not have time to share his thoughts on climate change in connection with Bill C‑8. I am curious about his views on how the government could use Bill C‑8 if it were serious about climate change.
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