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House Hansard - 126

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 14, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Nov/14/22 2:04:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebec City has won international renown not once, not twice, but three times. The Fairmont Le Château Frontenac still does us proud, winning the 2022 global hotel of the year award at the 16th annual World Luxury Hotel Awards. The Château is also the global winner in the luxury castle hotel category, and its restaurant Le Champlain is the regional winner in North and Central America in the fine dining cuisine category. We are lucky to have this treasure at the heart of our city, which has welcomed many celebrities, from Alfred Hitchcock to Céline Dion, Maurice Duplessis and Grace Kelly. This symbol of Quebec, the most photographed hotel in the world, is part of our history and will be for a long time to come. These awards are the result of the quality of the work and professionalism of all of the hotel's staff members and managers. They are the pride of our city, unique in North America. Bravo.
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Nov/14/22 4:00:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, the economic update mentions inflation no fewer than 108 times. Inflation means financial hardship for most people given that wages do not keep up with rising consumer prices. Historically, high inflation has meant that a recession is on the way. One usually follows the other. A recession means that many people will lose their jobs. The economic update and the bill do absolutely nothing to improve employment insurance, which is outdated and discriminates against 60% of claimants. I wonder if my colleague could comment on this oversight in both the bill and the economic update.
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Nov/14/22 5:17:00 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I would like to come back to a question that my colleague from Mirabel got a few minutes ago about the $600 million to fight tax evasion. That seems like fantastic, wonderful news. However, for the past two years, many of us have been asking the Minister of National Revenue about the billion dollars the government invested to fight tax evasion and tax havens. How much did we get back? We know that Quebec managed to recoup more than Canada did from tax evaders. Is that $600 million really good news, or is it just more smoke and mirrors to try to convince people that the government is going to recover money from the right pockets?
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