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House Hansard - 273

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 1, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Hon. Mark Holland (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Feb/1/24 2:31:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are deeply committed to ensuring that Canadians have access to the drugs they need for their health and well-being. We have worked hard to make hundreds of millions of dollars in savings, nearly $300 million in savings, through bulk purchasing. We are working with provinces and territories through our bilateral agreements to continue to find ways to improve health care across the country and to ensure that Canadians have access to the health care they need.
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)
  • Feb/1/24 4:12:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we often hear our colleagues talking about getting more money back, but they took it away first. However, they have not talked about the hundreds of millions of dollars it is costing for this program. That is huge. Maybe my colleague would like to respond in regard to the huge cost of this tax program.
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Context: House Hansard - 273 - Feb/1/24
Mr. Robert Kitchen (Souris—Moose Mountain, CPC)
  • Feb/1/24 5:11:43 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague pointed out a very important fact that a lot of Canadians do not hear about, and that is the reality that there is GST on the carbon tax. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has clearly stated, as the member pointed out, that over half a billion dollars has been collected on the GST on that carbon tax to date, this year alone. Where does that money go? The government continues to say it is given back, but it is not given back. We have service clubs for seniors that are paying $200 to heat their service club, but when they look at the bill, it is actually $100 of carbon tax. They, too, do not get that tax back. Would the member comment on that?
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