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House Hansard - 156

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 8, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/8/23 4:59:50 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers also be allowed to stand.
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Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Mr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval
  • Feb/8/23 5:28:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, the member opposite is pretty much telling us that they are going to modernize Bill C-34, that it is a good thing and that we should be pleased. I am pleased that Bill C‑34 will be updated somewhat; what is sad is that that requires rigour. The problem is that there is no rigour. Is there a way to come up with a more rigorous bill, one that would require rigour? That is what I would find more interesting and make me happier. Let us look at an example. In 2021-22, there were 1,255 notices of foreign investment. That is a lot. How many were examined? How many were reviewed? Not even 1% of investments were reviewed. That is absolutely crazy, but that is what the government considers to be rigorous. It approves everything and has lost control.
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Context: House Hansard - 156 - Feb/8/23
Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Feb/8/23 5:55:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-34 
Madam Speaker, I listened intently to the member's speech. I would like to ask the hon. member what he thinks is contained in this bill that would improve the government's performance from the last eight years and the issue of national security reviews of companies bought by Chinese state-owned enterprises in Canada. Essentially, those powers would not be changing in this act, and the government continues to send notices to Chinese state-owned enterprises that they can buy our companies and our assets without any national security review. What does the member see in the bill that would change that?
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