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Rachael Thomas

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Lethbridge
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $131,565.29

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Context: House Hansard - 291 - Mar/19/24
Mrs. Rachael Thomas (Lethbridge, CPC)
  • Mar/19/24 2:47:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think what is clear is that the Liberals have a dysfunctional relationship with the truth. Canadians pay more than they actually get back, and so for the average Albertan family, they pay $2,943. Meanwhile, they get back $2,032, which means that, ultimately, they are a thousand dollars in the hole. That is how much they are having to remit to the government. That is how much the government is pickpocketing from them. Why is the government doing that to Canadians when they are already struggling to pay their bills, make ends meet and provide for their families?
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Context: House Hansard - 166 - Mar/8/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Mar/8/23 6:19:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, again, I would just remind the House who said that. A big union said that, at the behest of traditional broadcasters. Of course they want this bill. It supports them. It results in dollars in their pockets. It results in keeping them alive. Of course they want this bill. Is it artists who are saying that they want this bill? Nope, they are not. Individual artists do not want this bill.
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Context: House Hansard - 166 - Mar/8/23
Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Mar/8/23 6:15:24 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Madam Speaker, I suppose that perhaps the hon. member missed a good portion of my speech, so I will just remind him. This bill would capture about a billion dollars per year. I will also remind the House that we actually do not have documents that prove that. That just seems to be some fictitious number that the government pulled out of thin air. We do not know where that came from. We asked. It has not been granted. Let us just suppose that it is true and that it will result in $1 billion extra being put toward arts and culture in Canada. I will remind the hon. member that one private company alone invested $5 billion in 2021, supporting over 200,000 homegrown artists and more than 47,000 Canadian businesses. That is a whole lot more than what the government's wimpy $1 billion will ever do.
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