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House Hansard - 109

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)
  • Oct/6/22 11:38:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Foothills for his speech. It can be a bit ironic to hear the Conservatives go to bat for regular people and lament the burden they bear as the cost of consumer goods rises across the board. However, when anyone suggests that big corporations, such as web giants, should pay their fair share, the Conservatives waste no time interfering with every process and shooting down everyone's suggestions. I think about tax havens a lot. The Liberal government is under fire, and rightly so, for supporting tax havens and even creating some. However, in 2009, it was the Harper government that legalized 18 new tax havens simply by passing regulations allowing people not to pay taxes on profit generated in tax havens when they bring that money back to Canada. I know the Conservatives really want to fight inflation and bring more money back—
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Mr. Martin Champoux
  • Oct/6/22 11:39:30 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I simply want to point out that we made good use of the time allowed during questions and comments. With all due respect, it might be appropriate to respect the time for questions. That would allow all parties to get a turn to speak.
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Context: House Hansard - 109 - Oct/6/22
Mr. Martin Champoux (Drummond, BQ)
  • Oct/6/22 1:21:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague from North Island—Powell River on her excellent, empathetic and sensitive speech. I completely agree on the issue of fairness and sensitivity to the populations or regions that are having a tougher time. I also think it is important to hold big corporations accountable and make them pay their fair share of tax. This government is doing nothing to eliminate or correct the problem of tax avoidance and tax havens. In 2019, we lost $381 billion to 12 tax havens. That is more than one-third of Canadian investments abroad. Does the member not agree that it is good to bring in measures to help those who are struggling the most, but that we really need to stop big corporations from profiting from tax avoidance and these tax havens?
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