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House Hansard - 76

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 20, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • May/20/22 10:23:34 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I have a great deal of respect for the Minister of Official Languages. She is very involved and believes in her commitments. However, I sincerely believe that the government appointment of a unilingual anglophone lieutenant governor in New Brunswick, the only bilingual province, sends the wrong message. That message conveys that the government does not care about French in minority situations, including in New Brunswick. The minister says that the government promises never to do this again, but it just did. Furthermore, it is defending the right to do this before the courts. How can she justify that?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • May/20/22 12:14:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, the luxury tax in the budget bill is flawed. Rather than taxing billionaires who buy private jets, the government is taxing our aerospace industry and putting it at a disadvantage in relation to its foreign competitors. Everyone agrees on that. The government is working hard to get us to pass Bill C‑19 as quickly as possible, but there is nothing to indicate that the government is working just as hard to remedy the problems with its luxury tax. Will the government commit to making changes to Bill C‑19 to prevent it from undermining Quebec and its leading industry?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • May/20/22 12:15:24 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, that is not at all true. This has been going on for months. There is no communication, and it takes six months to get the rebate. Companies will be advancing the government hundreds of millions of dollars. Management and unions are not often aligned, but they were yesterday at the Standing Committee on Finance. The aerospace industry and aerospace workers were united in saying that just a few little changes to this luxury tax would make it okay. Without these changes, however, it will miss the mark and hurt our businesses. The government may well have bought itself a majority through its agreement with the NDP, but it is alone on this issue. The entire sector is opposed. Will the government amend Bill C‑19?
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Context: House Hansard - 76 - May/20/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • May/20/22 1:38:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Portneuf—Jacques‑Cartier for his fine speech. I would like to hear his comments and analysis about the fact that the government chose to appoint a unilingual anglophone lieutenant governor in our country's only bilingual province. New Brunswick subsequently took this matter to court, and the Liberals are going to fight it before a judge. The government says that future lieutenant governors will always be bilingual, and yet it has just appointed an anglophone to the position. When it comes to respect, what message is being sent to the people who speak French in New Brunswick or elsewhere in Canada?
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