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Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
March 28, 2023 09:00AM
  • Mar/28/23 10:10:00 a.m.
  • Re: Bill 85 

I do thank the member opposite for his very heartfelt remarks this morning. We heard them all.

I want to raise two things—first of all, a comment about the incremental support in this budget for the RAISE program, racialized and Indigenous supports for entrepreneurs, at $15 million. In particular, I want to comment and confirm the additional $25.1 million in the budget to support identification, investigation, protection and commemoration of residential school burial sites. I respectfully ask whether that additional investment is sufficient to allow the member to support the budget as tabled.

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  • Mar/28/23 4:20:00 p.m.
  • Re: Bill 85 

I thank both the speakers who shared their time for their thoughtful remarks. I have a question specifically, though, for the member for Perth–Wellington, if I may. We’ve heard from the Minister of Finance in this House, and we’ve heard a bit from both speakers about the importance of the Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit. Can the member explain to this House or elaborate further on why this is such an important initiative in the proposals contained in Bill 85?

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  • Mar/28/23 5:50:00 p.m.
  • Re: Bill 85 

This question is for our great member from Mississauga–Malton on building Ontario’s economy. Launching the new Ontario Made Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit would provide a 10% refundable corporate income tax credit to help local manufacturers lower their costs, invest in workers, innovate and become more competitive; and also advance Ontario’s Critical Minerals Strategy, which supports better supply chain connections between industries, resources and workers in northern Ontario and manufacturing in south Ontario; and also improve competitiveness by planning to enable an estimated $8 billion in cost saving and support for some Ontario employers in 2023; and also talk about attracting over $16 billion in investment by global automakers and suppliers of EV batteries and battery materials to position Ontario as a global leader on the EV supply chain.

The list can go on and on. Can the member explain more about—

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