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Rick Perkins

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • South Shore—St. Margarets
  • Nova Scotia
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $136,927.65

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Context: House Hansard - 247 - Nov/6/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Nov/6/23 6:25:08 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to the member for Lethbridge's speech, and I am particularly interested in the example she gave about Hytera. For those who are watching and do not understand, the Chinese-based state-owned company that bought it does not make money; it actually loses money every year. These state-owned enterprises are not only acquiring Canadian companies but also winning contracts by being the lowest bidder for Canadian companies not making money. Could the member please inform the House what she thinks the motivation might be of a state-owned enterprise if it is not making money in acquiring these businesses?
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Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/8/23 6:29:17 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, there seems to be some confusion on the Liberal side about this issue of zero state-owned enterprises. In the last quarter, four lobster-buying businesses in my riding were acquired by a Chinese state-owned enterprise. It controls the price at the dock. It paid five times the value of the business. It is taking that over. That is why, from my view, I support what the member said, but I wonder if the member could expand on that a little more to educate the folks on the government side so they will accept some amendments.
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Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/8/23 5:12:45 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, the first half of the member's speech was a bit about this bill. The last half, obviously, was not. She is a member of the government, and in 2017, it sent a letter to a company in B.C. that said it is okay to be bought by a state-owned enterprise from China. The former minister of industry said that. The company in China was called Hytera. In 2019, the government did not even do a national security review of this, nor of the acquisition of our only lithium mine, Tanco, in Manitoba. Can the member enlighten this House, with her extensive reading of the bill, by telling us which clause in the bill will stop that from happening in the future?
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