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Laurel Collins

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • NDP
  • Victoria
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $127,392.53

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Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Feb/8/23 5:31:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, the government allowed a Chinese insurance giant and bank to take over operations of seniors' living facilities. This company was then seized by the Chinese government, which now holds a 98% ownership stake. There are no provisions in the Investment Canada Act that allow for a review of subsequent acquisitions by state-owned companies. Does the member support closing this loophole?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Mar/21/22 5:21:29 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford spoke about the litany of broken Liberal promises. I am concerned that the Liberals may break their promise to create a publicly accessible nationwide beneficial ownership registry. This would not only help tackle money laundering, which is having a devastating impact on our housing market, but it also would make it easier to identify assets connected to sanctioned Russian oligarchs and strengthen the enforcement of sanctions. Can the member speak to the need for a publicly accessible beneficial ownership registry and commit to pushing her government to fulfill its promises?
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Mar/21/22 4:19:46 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his speech. In the most recent mandate letters for the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the commitment to make a beneficial ownership registry public was curiously absent. I would ask the member if he knows if his government is still committed to making this registry public. Currently, the government only collects limited data on ownership, and money laundering is wreaking havoc on our housing market. Will the member across the way commit today to push his government to make this important registry public?
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