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Martin Shields

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Bow River
  • Alberta
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $127,198.82

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Context: House Hansard - 25 - Feb/7/22
Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)
  • Feb/7/22 2:01:16 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, a lot of municipal leaders have contacted me recently about the issue of retroactive pay for the RCMP. It was settled after a number of years. The RCMP deserves this raise. They provide policing in many rural communities and constituencies like mine. However, the negotiations were with the federal government, not the municipalities and not the province. Mayors have told me this property tax could be anywhere from 5% to 10%. Coming out of COVID, we do not need a tax increase on property, which is a very regressive tax to small businesses in my constituency. The feds negotiated this contract. I believe they should take responsibility for the retroactive pay and not put it on the property owners in my riding.
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