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House Hansard - 142

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Hon. Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/22 2:24:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government made decisions that unquestionably saved lives and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past several months, the CRA has been verifying recipients' eligibility. The Auditor General's findings are consistent with what the CRA has said. The verification and recovery process will take years. While the Conservatives are left to deal with their leader's ridiculous advice about cryptocurrency, we will continue to deliver for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Hon. Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/22 2:35:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the CRA does not agree with the Auditor General's calculations concerning recipients who were not eligible for the wage subsidy. The CRA's actual audits indicate that compliance with the subsidies was high and that the Auditor General's figure is exaggerated. This is not the Auditor General's fault. We all know that she was pressured by the opposition to produce this report. Political games notwithstanding, let us not forget that the wage subsidy saved the economy.
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Hon. Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/22 2:52:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, the CRA does not agree with the Auditor General's calculations concerning recipients who were not eligible for the wage subsidy. The CRA's actual audits indicate that compliance with the subsidies was high and that the Auditor General's figure is exaggerated. That is not the Auditor General's fault. We all know that she was pressured by the opposition to produce this report. Political games notwithstanding, let us not forget that the wage subsidy saved the economy.
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Hon. Carla Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/22 3:01:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we thank the Auditor General for her report. We worked closely with her to make sure she had all the data she needed to make her findings, and we are also working hard on the post-payment verification to ensure that we work with individual Canadians. Over 150,000 Canadians have already worked out agreements with CRA for payment, and we will continue methodically pursuing this work until it is done.
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Hon. Diane Lebouthillier (Minister of National Revenue, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/22 3:07:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, allow me to reassure my colleague. If there is anyone who does not lack courage, it is most certainly the people of Gaspésie and the Magdalen Islands. That said, CRA is working very hard to make sure that everyone who collected COVID‑19 benefits was eligible to do so. Our robust audit and recovery strategies will be thorough and compassionate. This report only goes to show that our estimates were correct.
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