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House Hansard - 321

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • May/30/24 10:02:34 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 14th report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs entitled “Main Estimates 2024-25: Votes 1 and 5 under Department of Veterans Affairs, Vote 1 under Veterans Review and Appeal Board”.
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • May/30/24 10:53:30 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I find this to be the most extraordinary opposition day we have ever had. It is a bunch of hot air. This is a horrible show of populism. These taxes represent $1.3 billion for the three months during which the Leader of the Opposition wants them waived. How would he make up for this $1.3-billion shortfall? Would he make cuts, or would he simply add to Canadians' debt?
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • May/30/24 12:36:13 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I always love hearing my colleague from Victoria speak in the House. She speaks with sincerity, conviction, love and sensitivity. She should be held up as an example for some of our colleagues. I will throw something out to her. In my opinion, if we adopted this Conservative motion, it would mean that, from now on, it would be legal and free to pollute in English Canada. What does she have to say about that?
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • May/30/24 1:52:05 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have a very simple question for my colleague. First of all, we are talking about $1.4 billion in government revenue, which is a truly astronomical sum. Can my colleague help me understand why the Conservatives claim that axing this tax will be better for poor people than for rich people, who obviously use more oil and gas than other people?
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • May/30/24 4:21:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to challenge my colleague on something. Throughout her speech, she spoke about the Liberal government's out-of-control spending. I would like to point out to her that the Conservatives are adding a new expenditure of $1.4 billion over three months, which is rather ridiculous. How can she assure us that, if this money is spent, it would go to those who need it most? Usually, it is the more fortunate who spend the most money on gas with their fancy cars.
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • May/30/24 5:08:03 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as the member said, we had a taste over the past year of the frightening new reality brought about by climate change, with 15 billion hectares having burned down, as she mentioned. Does she not think that her government should change course when it comes to the oil industry, so that we can turn things around as quickly as possible? Obviously, it is the main cause of climate change.
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • May/30/24 5:23:36 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, could my colleague tell me on what scientific, financial or taxation basis his party made that choice?
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Luc Desilets
  • May/30/24 5:24:13 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we know that the Conservatives' proposal involves not an expense, but a $1.5-billion shortfall over three months. I would like to know what financial or taxation basis the Conservatives relied on to estimate that there would be savings of $400, $500 or $600 per family. How did they calculate that? That is my first question. I might have had a second question, but I have decided not to ask it.
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