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House Hansard - 171

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2023 01:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Mr. Arif Virani
  • Mar/22/23 8:28:57 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question from my colleague, who also sits on the trade committee with me. What I would say to him, quite directly, is that we are ensuring that our Canadian micro producers, whether that is for beer or wine from his region, etc., are competitive vis-à-vis their American counterparts, ensuring, first, that the quality of the product they are producing is competitive, and second, that the taxation system does not disadvantage them. That is something we have been advocating for, and that is something we will continue to advocate for.
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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Mr. Richard Cannings
  • Mar/22/23 9:23:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will retract that, but it is good to see him. We do not want to scrap the tax. We want to restructure it so that it is fair. For it to go up 6% in one year when we are already facing the effects of inflation is too much to ask of these producers. We want it capped and we want all these taxes restructured so that small producers are treated fairly and can compete.
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Context: House Hansard - 171 - Mar/22/23
Mr. Richard Cannings
  • Mar/22/23 9:25:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I do not think it would be too difficult to ask for. When the government brought in this escalator tax, inflation was pretty marginal. There was very little inflation, so it was only going up 1% or 2% per year. I would like to see something less drastic than just following inflation every year, because if it goes up 6%, that is drastic. What would be more important for these producers, especially the small producers, is to develop a fair sliding scale of excise tax payments that makes it easier for them to compete with the bigger players and especially the imports.
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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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