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Francis Scarpaleggia

  • Member of Parliament
  • Liberal
  • Lac-Saint-Louis
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $123,581.21

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Context: House Hansard - 302 - Apr/18/24
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Apr/18/24 1:39:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member claims that no investments have been made in infrastructure. We know that the Canada Infrastructure Bank invested in the REM project in Montreal, a fantastic project. The Champlain Bridge was rebuilt using federal funds. That is why I am struggling to understand what he means. In other words, is that money down the drain? The member seems to be saying that all of this spending is money down the drain. I would like to hear his thoughts on those two projects.
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Context: House Hansard - 220 - Sep/19/23
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/23 3:38:19 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-49 
Madam Speaker, the hon. member mentions the need for spending and partnership with the oil and gas industry in order to make the transition. I do agree that the oil and gas industry invests greatly, generally speaking, in green technologies. I think the member for Lakeland mentioned yesterday the amount of spending that goes on in green technologies by the industry. Recently the oil sands companies have been on track for their second-highest profits in a decade, yet they have made no new investments to reduce emissions. I would like to know if the member believes this kind of voluntary approach has promise.
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Context: House Hansard - 119 - Oct/27/22
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)
  • Oct/27/22 5:51:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Mr. Speaker, my understanding is that the Conservatives are loath to support this bill because they feel that all government spending is inflationary, even though economists have said that the amount of government spending in this bill would not cause inflationary pressure. Does the member believe that providing dental care to children 12 and under would cause the price of dental care to go up?
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Context: House Hansard - 58 - Apr/26/22
Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia
  • Apr/26/22 3:43:04 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it can in certain circumstances, but I do not think the member would like to argue that the massive amount of spending that took place during the depths of the pandemic was crowding out private investment. It is quite the contrary. It was helping to maintain private investment and was shifting the debt burden from individual Canadians to the government. If one looks at the recent budget, it allocates only about $31.2 billion in new spending over the next five years. That is about $6 billion a year. That is less than what is being invested in the REM project in Montreal.
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