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Alice Wong in Question Period
On December 11, 2015, Alice Wong asked a question about Small Business during question period.
The following is a transcript:
Hon. Alice Wong (Richmond Centre, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister stated during the campaign that a large percentage of small businesses were nothing more than tax havens for wealthy Canadians trying to evade taxes. The Minister of Small Business and Tourism is now turning that statement into official government policy.
How can the minister justify going after small and medium-sized business owners to pay for the finance minister’s deficit?
Hon. Bardish Chagger (Minister of Small Business and Tourism, Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, it is both an honour and a privilege to stand in the House. I would like to thank the good people of the riding of Waterloo for having me here to represent them.
As Minister of Small Business and Tourism, I am committed to representing small businesses across this nation. I will be working closely with the Minister of Finance to ensure that our commitment to lower the tax burden on small businesses is fulfilled. Not only will we be doing that but we will be working with small businesses because we know that they are job creators, they are the economic drivers of our nation. We will continue to work with them wholeheartedly. I look forward— [Note: Speaker ran out of time]
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