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House Hansard - 83

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 7, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 4:08:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, if the Liberal and Conservative governments would have had courage in the past, and if taxation was fair in this country, we would not be in the mess we are in right now. We would already have pharmacare, affordable child care and affordable housing in this country. Will the Liberals tax the outsized profits from big box and grocery retail?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 4:25:18 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can tell the hon. member that seniors, single moms and persons with disabilities do not need a lecture from this government on inflation. What they need is food on the table for their families this summer. My question is this: Will the Liberal government finally start taxing outsized profits so that we can share some of this prosperity with the community?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 5:37:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my thanks to the member for pointing out today some of the realities found in social science research about who gets listened to and who does not. It is based on their presentation and their voice, their intonation. We know that women are not respected as much, based on those realistic factors and even their competency is judged this way. It is just on the tone of their voice or the way they look. I really appreciate those insights today in the House. I wanted to talk about trickle-down theory. What I think I am hearing from the Conservatives is this idea of trickle-down. There is a lot of research that says trickle-down does not work because of the sponges at the top. What makes the Conservatives think that, if the GST was taken away from gas purchases, it would actually trickle down to the consumer?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 6:25:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what a refreshing speech today. It is so nice to hear in the House some innovative thinking. Unfortunately, we are dealing with a system that is antiquated and both the government and the official opposition do not have the same kind of thinking, which is why we end up with the type of motion we are dealing with today. The motion is quick to cut taxes for large corporations while offering nothing in terms of consumer protection from the big corporations that will just go ahead and raise prices above and beyond inflation. Can the member comment on whether he thinks cutting taxes at the pump will stop big oil and gas from simply raising prices, and if this motion is innovative thinking?
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