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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. 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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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Mr. Jeremy Patzer (Cypress Hills—Grasslands, CPC)
  • Jun/3/22 1:24:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thought that was a really great speech given by my colleague from British Columbia. Going through the Auditor General's report here, I find it quite fascinating that there is one line that reads: Also, lack of engagement with key stakeholders in governance mechanisms can lead to problems that are costly and time consuming to solve after contracts are awarded. I think that has been an emerging theme across multiple Auditor General reports that we are seeing in committee. I am wondering if the member has any comments toward that issue.
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Context: House Hansard - 81 - Jun/3/22
Mr. Jeremy Patzer
  • Jun/3/22 1:26:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is another point in the findings portion of this report. I think it is really interesting to note that the federal organizations rolled out agile procurement without sufficient training for staff or engagement with key stakeholders. We heard the member talk about how the organization told the government to not hit the start button on the program, yet here we are. That engagement with stakeholders would have been extremely important. It would have prevented the whole disaster with the Phoenix pay system here. I am wondering if the member wants to elaborate further on that.
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