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House Hansard - 271

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Mr. Rhéal Éloi Fortin (Rivière-du-Nord, BQ)
  • Jan/30/24 12:50:48 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. However, I have some questions about what she is telling us. She is talking again about getting rid of taxes, saying, “Axe the Tax”. We see in this budget that $30.3 billion are granted in subsidies to the oil and gas industry in the form of tax credits, meaning that all taxpayers in Quebec and Canada will subsidize the oil and gas industry, which we are trying to transform to develop clean energy. Apparently $30 billion is not enough for my colleague or for the rest of the Conservative members of Parliament who want us to get rid of taxes and give more to oil and gas companies. We also see in this budget that a department of municipal affairs is being created, which is in violation of the Charter. Does my colleague think it is a good thing to pour $30 billion into subsidies to the oil and gas industry? Also, what does she think of the federal government creating a kind of department of municipal affairs to be called the department of housing, infrastructure and communities? What does she think of this interference in areas under the jurisdiction of Quebec and the provinces?
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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon
  • Jan/30/24 1:52:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Mr. Speaker, when his leader was attacking all the mayors in Quebec over the holidays, my colleague went into hiding. Sometimes we have to bug them a bit to get a reaction. I will take just a few seconds to tell my colleague that Bill C‑59 provides two years' worth of equalization payments in subsidies for the oil companies. I will give him a chance to think about that.
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