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House Hansard - 66

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • May/6/22 10:29:50 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague for his speech. The government is using Bill C-19 to implement a new tax on luxury items—
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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie
  • May/6/22 10:30:09 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, the member for Winnipeg North is clearly on fire today, as is often the case. Back to the question I would like to ask my colleague. Bill C-19 establishes a tax for luxury items such as luxury cars, luxury boats and aircraft. People are either for or against this idea. The Bloc Québécois agrees with it. However, during the pre-study in committee, the government and public service representatives informed us that no impact study has been conducted on the jobs and sales numbers for this manufacturing sector. I would like to hear my colleague's views on that, but also, more specifically, on an aspect that is of great concern to us. The tax is supposed to apply to personal aircraft use. However, the structure of the tax suggests that it may apply to the business sector. Think of the mining companies that want to transport their workers. It will be difficult for them to opt out. Moreover, for everything that is exported, the tax will have to be paid first before being refunded—
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Mr. Terry Beech (Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/6/22 11:36:24 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, to make sure that we have the resources needed to invest in Canadians and help our economy continue to recover from the pandemic, we are ensuring that the wealthiest pay their fair share. Our government is introducing a luxury tax that would apply on the sale of new luxury cars and aircraft with a retail price over $100,000 and new boats over $250,000. We are currently studying this measure at the finance committee, and will continue to work with Canada's entrepreneurs and businesses to grow our economy and to make life more affordable.
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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • 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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Context: House Hansard - 66 - May/6/22
Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • 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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