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House Hansard - 131

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais
  • Nov/21/22 4:38:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, one particular tax that I think is important to realize, which the Bloc is supporting, is the Canada recovery dividend. It is an important measure to address the insurers and banks that are profiting over $1 billion, which is the kind of revenue the government needs. This is an important tax measure that would continue to fund programs so that regular Canadians do not have to. In addition to this, we think some Canadians should benefit despite the crisis we are facing. For home heating costs, we want to ensure there is a removal of the GST. We actually proposed an amendment to the Conservative's opposition day motion that would see that happen and they defeated it. We want to ensure the tax system works for Canadians, and these are measures that would do that.
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)
  • Nov/21/22 5:34:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. It is fascinating to hear the Conservatives say that for every new dollar spent, we have to find another dollar somewhere else. We agree with them. In fact, we could certainly find new revenue by fighting more effectively against tax evasion and tax avoidance. We could also collect revenue from GAFAM and other large corporations that do not pay taxes. We agree there are revenue streams to look into. However, for the Bloc Québécois, there are also certain expenses that are essential. There are areas that we should not even think of cutting right now, such as health care, in light of the health crisis we just went through, which exposed the holes in our system. The government needs to transfer money to Quebec and the provinces. Then there is help for seniors and EI reform. To put it plainly, if finding money and spending it on something else were already standard practice, then we would already have the money.
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Marc Dalton
  • Nov/21/22 6:33:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I agree that companies need to be paying their fair share. I will make note that this year the Alberta government is seeing a massive amount of revenue coming in, and a lot of that is because of the incentives to help in Fort McMurray. That is now going to the government and making a tremendous difference.
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