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House Hansard - 81

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jun/3/22 10:40:43 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, as members well know, a great deal of consultation takes place in the presentation of any budget and in putting together budgetary implementation legislation. It is a process that, in essence, involves many stakeholders and thousands of Canadians. I do appreciate the member raising the issue, and people who follow the budget debate will hopefully understand and appreciate the degree to which governments, particularly the ministry of finance, reach into communities. The member talked a great deal about the luxury tax. I understand that members of the NDP, in principle, support a luxury tax, but is there something specific that they would like to see modified, other than just an implementation delay?
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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Mr. Daniel Blaikie
  • Jun/3/22 10:42:22 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, on the other issue, consultation, I would say that the incredible amount of improvement that happened to the bill is also a testament to the lack of appropriate consultation that went into preparing the budget bill. I think that was not more evident than in the case of the employment insurance appeal board. In that case, I think the very people who the government sought to please with the reforms were the people who were most upset. I think it is a testament to the fact that the government has to do a lot better job in consulting people when it is preparing the budget bill so that it does not have to be fixed in the way this particular bill needed to be fixed. I am glad that the composition of this Parliament and this committee allowed it to be fixed, instead of having a majority government ploughing ahead with some ill-conceived reforms.
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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Jun/3/22 10:59:04 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, my colleague mentioned earlier how much consultation the government has done, especially on Bill C-19. Yes, I would agree that consultation was fairly extensive. The problem, however, is that the general consensuses that came out of those consultations are not reflected in the bill, as if there had been no consultation. For instance, the section on employment insurance was removed. The same should have been done for the luxury tax and several other aspects, such as the Competition Act. When will the government start actually paying attention to consultations and ensure that they are reflected in budget implementation bills?
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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Jun/3/22 10:59:42 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, in all budget presentations and budget implementation bills, there is extensive consultation done. This particular Minister of Finance and the department have done exceptional work in terms of reaching out to Canadians and stakeholders to get their input. This is a budget that reflects the desires and the will of the Canadian people from coast to coast to coast.
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