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House Hansard - 154

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 6, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/6/23 12:11:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, I know that the hon. member has been a cabinet minister, so I would like to ask her this question in the context of her time in cabinet. This bill would remove the minister's responsibility to go to cabinet to actually seek agreement to do a national security review and would remove them from having to report back to cabinet on that, unless they deem it to be a national security review. Do you think that removing cabinet from the process of determining that will help, because in the past, this government, which I think you were in the cabinet for—
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Mr. Rick Perkins
  • Feb/6/23 12:12:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, the government for which the member was in cabinet actually approved two acquisitions. One was Hytera acquiring Norsat, and the other was a Chinese state-owned enterprise acquiring a mining entity that has 65% of Canada's lithium production. The government approved those without a national security review. There is nothing in this bill that would change that, especially if the minister does not have to go to cabinet. I would like the member's views on that.
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/6/23 1:56:39 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, I listened intently to the member for Kingston and the Islands' speech. In my opening speech on this I said that these micro-administrative changes are much needed, but they are likely not to do what is claimed. The government has had the opportunity, over the last eight years, in the existing act, to reject takeovers by Chinese state-owned enterprises of Canadian assets. These include the Tanco mine in Manitoba where the government actually said no to a national security review, and Hytera, which took over telecommunications businesses. The then minister of industry said no to a national security review. Can this member please tell me what in this bill will ensure that those types of acquisitions by state-owned enterprises are reviewed in the future?
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/6/23 2:57:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal government's mismanagement, Nova Scotians have to choose each month which bill not to pay. Maynard, a senior on a modest fixed income, is using every free community resource to help pay for his heating, eating and telephone. The plan to introduce and triple the carbon tax will only make things worse for Nova Scotians. To keep Maynard from starving and going homeless, will the Liberals axe their planned carbon tax for Nova Scotians?
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Context: House Hansard - 154 - Feb/6/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/6/23 2:58:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the Liberals clearly do not know how to fix what they have caused. Maynard made $21,000 last year. That is $1,000 over the allowable limit for the Liberals' one-off programs, but if he did qualify, the one-time payment would do nothing for him for the next 11 months. The carbon tax, by design, is inflationary. An easy cure to help make eating and heating more affordable for Maynard would be to cancel the Liberal plan to impose a cruel carbon tax on Nova Scotians.
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