House Hansard - 171

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

March 22, 2023 01:00PM

Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23

Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)

Mar/22/23 2:06:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this week, we celebrate the expertise of nearly 16,000 professionals, my fellow social workers. Social workers can be found in schools, in hospitals, in local community service centres, in shelters, at police stations, in prisons, at community organizations and right here in Parliament. Wherever they go, these agents of change are making things better. They care about every individual's aspirations. Whether they are working with children, seniors, people with disabilities, or those with different life trajectories, social workers do what they do best, without passing judgment: They take the time to focus on the human in front of them, help them out of their difficulties and empower them. Social workers everywhere are doing good in our world, improving our communities every day and fighting for greater social justice. I want to thank all these esteemed “SWs” and wish them a happy social workers' week.

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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23

Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)

Mar/22/23 8:25:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to respond to the speech by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade by focusing specifically on the excise tax issue as it relates to small producers of currant wine or pear cider. As we speak, these producers pay an excise tax that is completely unjustified. Their production is so small that they cannot compete internationally and thus are unfairly taxed. Quebec has an abundance of artisanal producers who make alcoholic wines or ciders from berries. I am asking my colleague opposite, who sits at the decision-making table, if he will take the opportunity before the next budget to present to the minister the idea of exempting producers of pear cider or berry wines, who currently pay an excise tax. Thanks to the efforts of the member for Joliette on the last budget, we succeeded in exempting producers of mead and apple cider from the excise tax. Unfortunately, we have not had the time to get to other fruit producers—

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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23

Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)

Mar/22/23 9:26:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I really enjoyed my colleague's speech. I had the opportunity to taste the wines produced in his riding. I have friends who live in the Okanagan Valley, in Summerland's Trout Creek area. It is really the place to have a nice drink and enjoy local flavours. He understands the Bloc Québécois's position. Quebec is home to many small craft producers who have developed berry wines and ciders. Can my colleague explain why it is so important that the government listen and exempt these producers from the excise tax so that they can benefit—

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