SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

Member of Parliament

Gérard Deltell

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Louis-Saint-Laurent
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 64%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $128,105.00

  • Government Page
Context: House Hansard - 204 - Jun/1/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell
  • Jun/1/23 10:40:27 a.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, Quebec has never supported the idea of Ottawa imposing a price on carbon. This centralizing, overreaching Liberal government is imposing a major change on the provinces. Ottawa knows what the price is, but the provinces do not. This is a direct attack on the provinces' responsibilities. I want to say one thing about everything that is being done. The companies are the ones polluting, and they know how and why they are polluting. They are also the ones who know how to reduce pollution. It is not up to Ottawa to tell them how to do it, especially not by increasing their taxes. They should instead be given tax incentives so that they can directly reduce pollution in a concrete and real way. It is everyone's duty to reduce pollution, but it is not Ottawa's job to tell them how to do it, on top of imposing a tax. No, it is up to businesses to do it, with tax incentives. Giving tax incentives does not mean giving subsidies as the current government is doing.
180 words
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border
Context: House Hansard - 153 - Feb/3/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Feb/3/23 11:35:59 a.m.
  • Watch
Madam Speaker, if the government had been in “double-checking mode”, it would not have to be in problem-solving mode today. In 2003, the WHO determined that companies partly owned by tobacco makers should not receive subsidies or recognition. This is exactly the situation Medicago is in. This agreement dates back to 2003 and was signed by the Government of Canada. On December 23, the Minister of Health told the newspaper Le Soleil that he was surprised by the WHO's decision. That makes no sense, because the agreement dates back to 2003. There was no way this was going to be approved. Medicago was awarded $173 million. How much of that money went into the pockets of the Philip Morris company? Can we have any assurance that this money—
137 words
All Topics
  • Hear!
  • Rabble!
  • star_border