44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2022 10:00AM
- May/6/22 11:53:48 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for her advocacy for her constituents.
We have compassion for those who are facing the need for imminent travel, particularly when it is to visit a loved one facing dire health conditions. That is why proof of travel is needed and required in these cases in order to approach a passport centre or Service Canada office. Priority is being given to those who have imminent travel needs, and I encourage the member to reach out to me to discuss the issue further.
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- May/6/22 11:54:20 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the government is once again punishing our aerospace sector. It is proposing yet another tax on this sector through the luxury tax on private jets set out in its budget bill.
The government wants companies to turn over 20% of their total sales and get reimbursed many months later if the aircraft ends up being exported.
We are talking about making companies advance the government half a billion dollars. Will the minister fix this situation and stop burdening our businesses?
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- May/6/22 11:55:04 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we recognize that the aerospace sector is facing long-term impacts from COVID-19. That is why we are allocating $1.75 billion over seven years from the strategic innovation fund to this sector. The funding will support projects totalling $2 billion in investments in Canada, including close to $1.6 billion in Quebec alone. It will also create more than 1,000 jobs in the Quebec aerospace industry and co-op placements for more than 6,200 students.
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- May/6/22 11:55:27 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, he unfortunately picked the wrong page. The luxury tax is supposed to be charged to the wealthy who are buying private jets, but that is not how the bill will work in practice.
For example, mining companies that buy a plane to transport workers rent it out when they are not using it. That is how these things work. Now, they will have to pay the tax if, one out of 10 times it is rented out, it is used for recreational purposes.
A company that is transporting workers to the regions should not have to pay the same price as a billionaire heading south to an island on their private jet. Will the government make the bill more flexible?
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- May/6/22 11:56:04 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question and for the work he does on the Standing Committee on Finance.
We introduced a luxury tax on boats and aircraft because we know that everyone must pay their fair share. The pandemic was difficult.
It is important for those of us on this side of the House to ensure that the wealthy, the 1% of Canadians, pay their fair share.
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- May/6/22 11:56:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, several horrific cases have recently been reported of vulnerable Canadians who have ended their lives by medical assistance in dying for reasons such as inadequate housing and lack of access to care. That is precisely what the Liberals claimed would never happen.
When will the Liberals acknowledge that so-called MAID safeguards are not being enforced, putting the lives of vulnerable Canadians at risk?
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- May/6/22 11:57:06 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, these issues are difficult and deeply personal and touch the lives of everyone across this country. We would like to thank those who have lent their voices to this important national conversation.
We look forward to seeing the findings and recommendations of the special joint committee as well as the expert panel, which are due imminently.
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- May/6/22 11:57:31 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, one such case involved an Ontario woman who ended her life by MAID after she could not find adequate housing. Her condition was not irremediable, as required by law. Rather, she was vulnerable and desperate and had lost all hope.
Do the Liberals believe that inadequate housing is an acceptable criterion for MAID?
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- May/6/22 11:58:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to reiterate that there is an expert panel right now that is set to report imminently, and there is a special joint committee, on which the member opposite is a very active member. We look forward to the findings of both, in order for us to address additional issues that are likely to come up.
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- May/6/22 11:58:25 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we heard stories from across the country of vulnerable Canadians who have received or are pursuing a medically assisted death because they cannot afford housing, they cannot access indigenous services or they are poor. Is that what the government wanted when it let radical lobbyists dictate the policy?
The Liberals have extended medical assistance in death to people with physical disabilities and mental illness, and now they want to extend it to minors. Will the government ensure that no more Canadians will be victimized by this medically assisted death regime?
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- May/6/22 11:59:00 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, as I stressed earlier, these issues are difficult and deeply personal and touch the lives of everyone across this country. We would like to thank those who have lent their voices to this important national conversation.
We look forward to seeing the findings and recommendations of the special joint committee, on which the member opposite is also a very active participant, and of the expert panel report that we expect imminently. It is why we have ensured a further parliamentary review and independent expert report to study these issues closely before the expiry of the sunset clause. We look forward to these reports.
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- May/6/22 12:00:14 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, businesses in my province depend on tourism and the pandemic has had a devastating impact on them.
There is some good news—
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- May/6/22 12:00:24 p.m.
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Order. The hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil.
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- May/6/22 12:00:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have a point of clarification as to what the member's role is. Is she considered a parliamentary secretary? As you know, parliamentary secretaries cannot ask questions. I just need clarification.
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- May/6/22 12:00:45 p.m.
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The hon. member for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne is not a parliamentary secretary. She is a deputy whip.
I would ask the hon. member for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne to start over, from the beginning.
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- May/6/22 12:00:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, businesses in my province rely on tourism, and the pandemic had a devastating impact on their work.
There is good news. On April 25, screening measures at the border were relaxed. Would the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance tell us how this excellent news will affect the tourism sector?
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- May/6/22 12:01:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question.
Our tourism sector was indeed hit hard by the global pandemic, but we have just received some very encouraging stats. Recently, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Canada welcomed over one million travellers in a single week.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the workers, hotel operators, travel agents and everyone else who works in the tourism sector for their resilience and for everything they have done for our economy and to bring people from around the world here to discover our wonderful country.
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- May/6/22 12:02:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the number of small vessel reporting sites was 400 prepandemic. This was cut to just 84 sites during the pandemic. As boating season opens up, boaters will have to travel hundreds of kilometres to report their vessels. The government is needlessly adding emissions, stifling our economy and putting boaters at risk if the weather changes while they travel excessive distances to reach one of the few reporting sites.
When will the government prioritize border safety by reopening small vessel reporting sites?
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- May/6/22 12:02:44 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his question and his advocacy on behalf of his constituents.
The pandemic has caused a lot of disruptions to many of our marine and other travelling sectors. As we have demonstrated from the beginning to Canadians, we have been there to support Canadians and Canadian businesses throughout this difficult period. As we are turning the corner from the pandemic, we are adjusting our measures and working with community stakeholders to ensure that we return to normal as quickly as possible.
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- May/6/22 12:03:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this is ridiculous. Boaters in my riding simply need to cross an 800-metre-wide river to get to Michigan, but the CBSA wants them to go 76 kilometres, round trip, just to check in. One constituent wrote to me to say that it would cost him $1,200 per trip just to meet this requirement. This will cripple tourism and day shopping during the busiest time of the year, hurting small businesses and communities such as Wallaceburg, Mitchell's Bay and Port Lambton, just to name a few.
Will the government immediately lift the restrictions at marine points of entry?
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