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House Hansard - 93

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Jun/21/22 2:58:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if someone owes the Canada Revenue Agency $20, the CRA will hunt them down to the ends of the earth, but not so for companies like KPMG, which helps millionaires hide their income in the Isle of Man tax haven. Today we learned that KPMG has been cleared by the Canada Revenue Agency. In contrast, in 2005, the United States fined KPMG for the same financial arrangement and filed criminal charges against nine of its executives. In Canada, it did not get so much as a slap on the wrist. Why is the minister giving a free pass to executives and companies that promote the use of tax havens?
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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Jun/21/22 2:59:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in 2017, when the minister was asked if charges would be brought against KPMG, she said: “Yes, because setting up schemes is criminal too.” Today, the Canada Revenue Agency is letting them slip through the net. After clearing the fraudsters, the minister is clearing KPMG. It is unacceptable. Under the law, the minister can order a new investigation and require a third party to direct this investigation to get to the bottom of the matter. Will she personally order this investigation, or does she plan to accept the tax avoidance scheme orchestrated by KPMG?
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Context: House Hansard - 93 - Jun/21/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Jun/21/22 4:52:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-21 
Madam Speaker, there are a lot of good things in the bill and we will have the opportunity to propose amendments at committee. However, the bill will not allow for the seizure of weapons being used to commit crimes. We know that the weapons being used right now in Montreal are, in many cases, being wielded by criminal groups and that they have been smuggled across the border illegally. For several weeks, and even months, the Bloc Québécois has been calling on the Minister of Public Safety to create a registry of criminal organizations, so that police officers can apprehend their members and better fight crime in Montreal. I wonder if my colleague agrees with the suggestion to create a registry like this as quickly as possible, so that we can rid Montreal of these weapons.
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