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House Hansard - 92

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 20, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Jun/20/22 9:41:51 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, this bill is a step in the right direction, but web giants like Netflix, Facebook and YouTube still do not pay their fair share. What is needed is a digital services tax, a tax that would require these web giants to pay their fair share on the profits they are earning here in Canada. I wonder if the member would commit to pushing his party to ensure that web giants pay their fair share.
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Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Mr. Darrell Samson
  • Jun/20/22 10:41:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, our government has moved on many fronts to ensure that those who have more can help others, and I look at the increase of taxes to the 1% of Canadians as an example. This bill would be moving us toward there. We have not made all the steps we need to make, but I am 100% in agreement with him. I think we have to make sure those groups that are benefiting from our programming pay their fair share. This is the first step, and we will make the steps that are necessary to achieve the goal I believe he is asking for.
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Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Mr. Chad Collins
  • Jun/20/22 10:52:12 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, I am always supportive of levelling the playing field. I was very specific in my speech to make the point of ensuring the tech giants, as the member referenced, pay their fair share. Bill C-11 goes a long way in establishing that. I think it was just last year some of those tech giants started to pay GST and HST for the subscribers who utilize their services, so we have come a long way over the last couple of years. We are going to continue to make progress on this issue, including introducing taxation, fees and levies over the next couple of years.
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Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Jun/20/22 11:44:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, one of the important aspects of this bill is ensuring that web giants pay their fair share and that money is there for our cultural workers and the Canadian broadcasters that have not been on a level playing field. Unfortunately, the big web giants still do not actually pay their fair share. There is a need for a digital services tax. The Liberal government has been delaying implementing legislation on a digital services tax, and I am curious if the member would speak to his commitment to ensuring that the web giants truly pay their fair share.
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Context: House Hansard - 92 - Jun/20/22
Mr. Peter Fragiskatos
  • Jun/20/22 11:45:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-11 
Mr. Speaker, every company has to pay their fair share. I look forward to engaging more with NDP members, as I think all members on this side of the aisle do, on that matter to get their thoughts. I know where they stand, but let us collaborate, let us listen and let us work toward a fair playing environment, if I can put it that way, in terms of the digital creators the member is so concerned about. Here, we are talking about Bill C-11. It is a good bill. I know the NDP supports it, and I appreciate that.
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