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House Hansard - 177

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)
  • Mar/31/23 11:54:19 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, in the year before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Canada was spending 1.28% of GDP on defence. According to NATO last week, in the year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Canada has spent 1.29% of GDP. I read the budget document, but I could not find any information about defence expenditure as a per cent of GDP over the next five years. Will the government commit to providing this very important information to the House as soon as possible?
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. Pat Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge, CPC)
  • Mar/31/23 11:59:06 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we are in the middle of an affordability crisis. Any tax increase is too much. The tax was too high to begin with. There is no room for any more tax. The budget adds $4,200 in new costs for every Canadian family, more spending, more taxes, more debt. That means more inflation. Canadians cannot even afford basic necessities like food, housing and transportation, and tonight the tax on beer, wine and spirits is going up, just as it does every year automatically under the current government. Why will the Liberal government not commit today that it will cancel the automatic annual tax increase on beer, wine and spirits?
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Mr. Alain Rayes (Richmond—Arthabaska, Ind.)
  • Mar/31/23 12:07:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we have learned that the Governor General spent $700,000 on a four-day trip to Germany. This included more than $75,000 for four nights in the region's most luxurious hotels. This is on top of the $80,000 spent during another trip to the Middle East, just for in-flight meals for the Governor General and her 29 guests. This works out to $2,600 per person for food during the flight alone. That is obscene. Can the Prime Minister tell us whether he approves of that kind of spending? If not, has he taken the necessary steps to put an end to such wastefulness, once and for all?
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Context: House Hansard - 177 - Mar/31/23
Hon. Greg Fergus (Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • Mar/31/23 12:08:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is very important to remember that the expenses related to this trip by the Governor General were similar to other trips made by previous governors general. We must always recognize that when the Governor General represents our country, she brings a delegation to represent the best of Canada on many issues. We are aware of this, as is the Governor General herself. She will continue to monitor her spending.
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