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House Hansard - 65

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 5, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • May/5/22 11:41:34 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Mr. Speaker, my colleague's comments about Canada's critical mineral potential were spot on. Quebec has a lot of potential there too. The budget includes a very nice map of the minerals located in Quebec, but it says absolutely nothing about ensuring that processing will happen here, which would be consistent with the Government of Quebec's strategy. Can the member tell me if his government has already taken steps to make sure these minerals are processed in Quebec, or will minerals be extracted here and then sent off to Toronto for the value add?
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Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • May/5/22 3:00:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are very concerned by what the The Globe and Mail has revealed about the Canada Revenue Agency. Half the employees of a division responsible for making multinational companies pay their fair share of taxes stated they were victims of bullying last year. The employees felt they were under inappropriate pressure to approve what they saw as a multi-million dollar sweetheart deal for one company. Bullying in the workplace is always unacceptable. That said, does the minister not see anything wrong with her own employees being bullied to recover less money, rather than more?
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Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • May/5/22 3:01:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that the minister never gives an answer. I do not want to call the third-party review into question today, but the agreement was at the very least somewhat contentious. Half the employees said they were victims of bullying. The Canada Revenue Agency is supposed to be the taxpayers' watchdog, but in this case, the dog has turned on the family and is trying to bite. Is it standard practice at the Canada Revenue Agency to bully companies into approving such controversial requests?
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