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House Hansard - 57

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Apr/25/22 1:29:57 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I enjoy working with the hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil, and I particularly agreed with his comments on Lake Simcoe. He cited the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO's most important report over the last few years cited that $25 billion goes to overseas tax havens each year. That means over the course of the dismal decade of the Harper government, we lost a quarter of a trillion dollars. That is $250 billion. It could have been applied to support people, seniors, families, students and a whole range of Canadians. Why were the Conservatives so dismal in their treatment of the public finances that they left $250 billion to go to overseas tax havens?
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Context: House Hansard - 57 - Apr/25/22
Mr. Jake Stewart (Miramichi—Grand Lake, CPC)
  • Apr/25/22 3:40:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, before I start my speech today, I will inform you that I will be splitting my time with the member for Simcoe North. It is always nice to rise in this House to speak on behalf of Miramichi—Grand Lake. A lot of times when I am in my riding, it is nice to go into Tim Hortons or one of the arenas or public facilities and learn that my constituents like the fact that I get up on my feet a lot. I am doing it all for my constituents and it is an honour to do it. It is always an honour to rise in this House, but today I come with a sobering message from coast to coast to coast. Canadians cannot afford just inflation. No matter what this Liberal neo-democratic budget claims, we cannot spend our way—
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