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House Hansard - 329

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 11, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 329 - Jun/11/24
Mr. Tom Kmiec
  • Jun/11/24 12:11:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, tens of thousands of families in my riding depend on jobs in these energy companies. These are companies that were founded in Alberta. Many of them started as small businesses. Thanks to the Government of Alberta, and thanks to the quality of the workers in my riding, we have built companies and wealth worth billions of dollars. The jobs they create pay for the houses, vacations and education of every family in my riding. I am proud of these big Albertan companies.
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Context: House Hansard - 329 - Jun/11/24
Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni, NDP)
  • Jun/11/24 12:53:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we heard my colleague talk about small business. As the former small business critic for the federal NDP, I know that the Conservatives were literally invisible during COVID-19. They did not bring any new ideas to help protect workers or to help small businesses survive. The NDP brought ideas to work with the government and to make sure that we protected jobs. In addition, when it came to credit card merchant fees, we saw the big credit card companies raking over small businesses, but the Conservatives sat silent. It took years of the federal NDP putting pressure on the Liberal government to actually cap merchant fees so that we were in line with Australia and the European Union. We are bringing forward ideas to deal with the labour market crisis, such as child care, dental care and pharmacare. We heard from small business that child care is critical to unlocking workers that need to participate in the workforce. Why are the Conservatives blocking supports, such as child care, dental care and pharmacare, for small businesses?
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Context: House Hansard - 329 - Jun/11/24
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan
  • Jun/11/24 12:54:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am sure that if he had been an effective small business critic, he would still be in that role. I will tell Canadians why he is not. It is because the NDP has propped up this corrupt, inept, incompetent government. In fact, the member talks about small businesses, but it is because of them that more small businesses are going insolvent and that there are more bankruptcies. The NDP helped jack up the carbon tax scam. That is not just for businesses; it is the workers of those small businesses— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 329 - Jun/11/24
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Jun/11/24 2:38:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this fast-and-furious finance minister unveiled her latest job-killing scheme to screw over Canada's middle class to bankroll her incompetency. Newcomers such as my family came here for the Canadian dream, had very little, worked hard, saved money and started a small business. She calls them tax cheats and vilifies their success. This job-killing capital gains tax hike will destroy their life's work. They can save it all by cancelling their Disney+. Before the minister runs away from the microphone again, does she think her attack on small businesses is actually fair?
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