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House Hansard - 82

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 2:47:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are struggling to afford housing in cities across Canada, but the government is still allowing illicit foreign funds to make things even worse. For eight years, Chinese property developer Runkai Chen used wire transfers to launder tens of millions of dollars into Canadian banks. Canada has a broken system for tracking money laundering. The lack of action from the government only brings more hardship for everyday Canadians. When will the government help Canadians by cracking down on money laundering?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 3:23:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I pleased to present two petitions today. The first petition is from Single Seniors for Tax Fairness. They recognize that the current income tax system for seniors gives couples numerous ways to lower their taxes while singles get none. They note that senior couples can split their pension income and that senior singles have no such benefit. They pay higher taxes, and they often forfeit the age amount tax credit and endure OAS clawbacks. Therefore, the petitioners are calling upon the Government of Canada to offer tax benefits to single seniors that are equal to those now in place for senior couples, which would include offering a reduction of 30% on their income to be taxed and allowing single seniors to transfer their RRSP, RRIF and TFSA to a beneficiary of their choice.
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan—Malahat—Langford, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 3:25:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the second petition, the petitioners are calling upon the government to address the climate emergency by having the Government of Canada enact just transition legislation. They want this legislation to do the following: reduce emissions by at least 60% below 2005 levels by 2030, wind down the fossil fuel industry and make strong investments in clean energy infrastructure, create new public institutions, create good green jobs and drive an inclusive workforce development. The petitioners are hoping the Government of Canada will include these measures and others in just transition legislation.
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