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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:29:47 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the Canada pension plan, or CPP, addresses significant challenges facing young Canadians who are saving for retirement.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:30:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, will the minister commit to freezing the payroll tax hikes for 2022?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:30:08 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the CPP strengthens one of our government's most successful social programs.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:30:14 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, this is an unprecedented difficult time for entrepreneurs. Will the government freeze payroll tax hikes for 2022?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:30:19 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, we have invested billions of dollars in small businesses and we will continue to see them through the end of this pandemic.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:30:27 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, being in this House most of today listening to a lot of debate, there were a lot of comments from the government side about the fact that we are still in a pandemic and it is a really difficult time. Based on that, will the government commit now to not increasing the payroll taxes for 2022?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:30:43 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the Conservatives continue to undermine the CPP. They try to block the progress our government has made. What is it that they have against future generations having a good retirement and making sure that—
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The Chair
  • Dec/8/21 8:30:59 p.m.
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The hon. member for Kelowna—Lake Country.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:02 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the finance minister's office said they will review EI contribution rates. When is this review going to be completed?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:06 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is a reasonable question and the EI rate is under review.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:10 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, back to the minister, when does he expect the review to be completed?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:14 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, in due course.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:19 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does that mean January, February, March, April, three years from now, 10 years from now? Give us an estimate.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:24 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, it means in due course.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:29 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, that is not overly reassuring. How many small businesses has the government consulted so far regarding the review of the EI contribution rates?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:37 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the government consults with businesses on a full range of matters and I am happy to get that number for my hon. colleague from officials.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:46 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, how many people were on CRB in September?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:51 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the CRB helped nine million Canadians who lost their jobs. I am happy to get the September numbers.
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Mrs. Tracy Gray
  • Dec/8/21 8:31:57 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I have actually got them here, but obviously the minister does not know. Approximately how many job vacancies were there in September?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 8:32:05 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, let me reiterate the CRB helped nearly nine million Canadians who lost their jobs when COVID hit.
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