Don Davies

Mr. Speaker, Donald Trump's attack on Iran is not only illegal and causing death and destruction but spreading economic chaos around the globe. Canadians are now seeing sky-high gas prices, and the cost of products from fertilizers to food are going to soar, bringing pain to every household. Economists predict that the world will face massive turmoil for years to come. Prime Minister What does [more]

I would. Thank you, Madam Chair. This amendment would require banks to compile, without identifying the victim, each consumer-targeted fraud transaction detected or brought to their attention in the previous quarter, and to compile quarterly data into an annual statistical report published in their annual report to shareholders. This again emanates from a written submission from Democracy [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Once again, I would ask the indulgence of my colleagues to speak briefly and urge my colleagues to defeat clauses 167 to 170, if I may.

I seek UC to withdraw that amendment as well.

Madam Chair, I think this is understood, but I didn't hear you say it. Was NDP-2 made redundant by the adoption?

I'm sorry, Madam Chair. I may have been asleep at the switch here. I wanted to speak to the luxury tax. Did we just group those as clauses 171 to 176?

Thank you. In our view, on the decision to repeal the luxury tax on private jets and yachts, it is difficult to understand the reversal of the principles that were used to justify the measure when it was introduced at the time. Again, in budget 2021, it was argued, “Those who can afford to buy luxury goods can afford to pay a bit more.” I'm quoting then finance minister Chrystia Freeland. This [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. I was going to speak to this, but I'll do it once in response to Ms. May's amendment, with which I heartily agree. In our system of government, Parliament is supreme. That is the foundation of our constitutional system. It's also Parliament's responsibility to scrutinize spending and the activities of the executive branch of government. C-15 In my view, I don't think [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would once again ask my colleagues for the opportunity to speak briefly to urge committee members to vote against this.

I will seek UC to withdraw that amendment as well.

C-15 Billproposes to repeal provisions of the Canada Post Corporation Act that currently provide reduced-rate postage for library materials mailed between libraries or to library users, as well as the postage-free mailing of books and other materials for the use of people who are blind. C-321 The measures targeted for repeal were unanimously adopted by Parliament when Billpassed in 2013. That [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you, colleagues. When the government of the time announced this measure in budget 2021, it described these measures as essential for “ensuring that corporations in all sectors, including digital corporations, pay their fair share of tax on the money they earn by doing business in Canada.” We all know that the Donald Trump administration objected, and shortly after [more]