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House Hansard - 305

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Apr/30/24 3:53:41 p.m.
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We are not going to start that debate. It has nothing to do with the business of government. The hon. member for Kelowna—Lake Country.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Apr/30/24 3:57:25 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, absolutely, I talk to small business owners from my community and across Canada all the time. In particular, when I was home last weekend, it was the number one topic that I heard. Many business owners, especially in the tourism and hospitality sector, have not gone back to their prepandemic levels. Many of them incurred a lot of debt during that time and are still not able to pay it off. They are seeing just a continual increase in costs. They have the carbon tax, which is increasing the cost of everything that is transported. I am in a region where we have wineries and breweries. The excise tax is affecting them. Payroll taxes went up. Overall, it is not a good-news story.
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