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House Hansard - 126

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 14, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Hon. Anita Anand (Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Nov/14/22 2:50:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this morning, the Prime Minister announced an additional $500 million of military aid for Ukraine, bringing the total committed by the Government of Canada to over $1 billion. In addition, Canada is transporting military aid on behalf of our allies and ourselves. We have transported over five million pounds of aid. We stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in the short and long term.
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Nov/14/22 4:48:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, there is one element of this bill that barely scratches the surface of the problem of tax havens and the $30 billion that leaves Canada every year. The government is proposing measures that will recover roughly $600 million out of the $30 billion. That does not go far enough, in my view. I would like to ask my colleague a question on this topic. In his opinion, is it enough to reclaim 2% of the $30 billion of taxpayer money that goes to tax havens every year?
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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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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Mr. Peter Julian
  • Nov/14/22 5:17:48 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. It is ridiculous to talk about $600 million when we are losing $30 billion. That is 2%. We have been talking about tax havens, the Panama papers, the Bahamas papers and the Paradise papers for years. Thousands of Canadians are mentioned. Even today, if we were to ask the government, how many of them it has gone after, how many have been forced to pay back the money they owe Canadians, we would find that the answer is not one of them. The Conservatives completely failed in that regard, and the Liberals are doing the same.
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