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Randy Hoback

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Prince Albert
  • Saskatchewan
  • Voting Attendance: 60%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $190,511.65

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Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
Mr. Randy Hoback
  • Mar/31/22 5:09:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have a few points. First of all, I do not believe in picking winners and losers, so as far as the corporations getting subsidized by the federal government goes, we should be getting out of that. I agree with him on that. As for their paying dividends, that is a good thing. Their making profit, that is a good thing. To have a low tax rate so they are located here, that is a good thing. I will say that the NDP joined this coalition, like lots of provincial NDP parties when they form government, but they now have to show responsibility. What they say and what they do means something because they are now a part of government. When they are in opposition—
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Context: House Hansard - 50 - Mar/31/22
Mr. Randy Hoback
  • Mar/31/22 5:05:22 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is a great question. Why does the government have to subsidize them to come here in the first place? Ms. Julie Dabrusin: We didn't. Mr. Randy Hoback: Yes, we did, Madam Speaker. The Ontario government subsidized it. The federal government subsidized it. What was also promised into the future to get them to locate it here in Canada? Why did we have to do that? Why did we not just say that we have the critical resources and all the things we need to make a great battery here in Canada, plus the labour force, the tax base and infrastructure to do that? We do not have that because it is not developed. I find it really interesting that the trade minister was in the U.S. talking about electric vehicles when build back better is coming on and her selling point was that we have the critical minerals in Canada. We do, but they are in the ground and the regulations the Liberals have in place will keep them in the ground.
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