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House Hansard - 131

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • Nov/21/22 4:08:40 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, with regard to the Harper era, I had an independent study done by the Library of Parliament on the bringing in of the HST. It was $6 billion in expenditures. That was required for a couple of provinces. If it were to be paid over 10 years, it would actually cost $10 billion. I would like the member's thoughts about that. Was that a good idea, in the sense that we are still paying debt on bringing in the HST?
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • Nov/21/22 5:08:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I enjoyed working with my colleague on the right to repair legislation. I will take issue with the Harper administration, which, propped up by the then Liberal Party minority, used closure on debate numerous times. The Harper government used it over 100 times when it had a majority. My question is quite simple. Is it the Conservative Party's position to end this practice forever in the House of Commons? Is it the position of the Conservative Party not to have closure of any debates, and why did the member participate in the votes at the time when the Conservatives were propped up by the Liberal minority, with a Conservative majority?
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