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House Hansard - 321

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 30, 2024 10:00AM
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Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)
  • May/30/24 10:01:57 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 17th report of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities entitled “Main Estimates 2024-25”.
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Hon. Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Lib.)
  • May/30/24 2:57:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us put the math aside and steer the discussion to something they love to talk about: common sense. Building a house involves certain essentials called infrastructure, like water, electricity, sidewalks and roads. However, one of the areas that Conservatives want to cut back on is infrastructure, which municipalities need so they can build housing. Again, there is plan one, which provides for three million housing units, and plan zero, which provides for zero housing.
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Context: House Hansard - 321 - May/30/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/30/24 4:00:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member brings up a very good point, and I appreciate that. When we look at the gas tax itself, I believe around 40% of that gets funnelled back into municipalities for infrastructure. It is a very important component. We have heard Conservative members talk about getting rid of the tax, and some have even hinted a bit at getting rid of the gas tax in its entirety. If they are looking at doing that, we can think of the hundreds of millions of dollars that would be lost to the municipalities that receive a portion of that gas tax, which is money that ultimately goes toward infrastructure. I am not sure exactly where Conservatives are on the gas tax, as some have implied that they want to permanently do what they are proposing to do today.
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