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House Hansard - 68

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 2:54:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said, there is an unprecedented demand right now when it comes to passports. However, if all required documents have been submitted and Service Canada is outside service standards, the client will not be charged for expedited or transfer fees. This is not something that should be happening and, of course, if it is, I invite either MPs or citizens to follow up with Service Canada because they should be receiving their services without having to pay those expedited fees.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)
  • May/10/22 3:01:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during pandemic restrictions, we saw small businesses become more reliant on debit and credit card transactions. This forced them to shoulder more costs in interchange fees at a time when inflation was hitting them hard. The Liberals have been making commitments to lower credit card fees since 2017. Australia has done it and EU countries have done it. A year ago, the Minister of Finance committed again in budget 2021, yet we have seen no results. Can Canadian small businesses trust the minister to lower credit card fees, or is this more misinformation?
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