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House Hansard - 190

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 3, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 190 - May/3/23
Mr. Ziad Aboultaif (Edmonton Manning, CPC)
  • May/3/23 10:08:39 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-6 
Madam Speaker, I know that many of us are not used to being here this late in the evening, but maybe we are not really here and this is all a dream, because I have difficulty believing that the government is actually doing something about this mountain of red tape that Canadians face. While it is true that Bill S-6 would not do much, at least we are doing something. Before the people of Edmonton Manning asked me to represent them here, I was a business owner. For over 20 years, I worked to build a company that had not only domestic but international sales. I have first-hand experience in how the excessive regulations and red tape this government imposes on business hurt Canadian companies and prevent them from being competitive—
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Context: House Hansard - 190 - May/3/23
Mr. Ziad Aboultaif
  • May/3/23 10:18:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-6 
Madam Speaker, this is a business case, basically. When one does business, one structures it properly and one puts the proper steps that are streamlined by nature. One does not put the processes that start adding red tape over and over to thicken the bureaucratic process so that business cannot be done. That is one way of doing this. It has to start in the roots and it has to be a culture of any government running this country.
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Context: House Hansard - 190 - May/3/23
Mrs. Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, CPC)
  • May/3/23 10:19:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-6 
Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague did, sort of, reference his life before entering the House of Commons. We are so fortunate to have him here. He has a very strong background in business. As the government goes on to do the third iteration of Bill S-6, from a completely business perspective, and as we did see in The Globe and Mail today that this is a time when fewer Canadians than ever are considering starting a small business, what are some considerations for business or even small business?
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Context: House Hansard - 190 - May/3/23
Mr. Ziad Aboultaif
  • May/3/23 10:19:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill S-6 
Madam Speaker, I know so many friends who are trying to start a business or are already in business, and the amount of red tape that they are facing is incredible. It is so risky nowadays to think about starting a business. Those regulations start with the government. The government has to understand the common sense of doing business for businesses to be competitive, for their ability to survive in the long term, and to be productive enough so that they can continue to do business and be encouraged to do so. The current environment of doing business in this country is not encouraging whatsoever. The government needs to act very quickly.
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