HANSARD: Reply to the Throne Speech - "Soviet-style" housing and unfair excise tax for craft brewery

Debates of June 2nd, 2025
House of Commons Hansard #6 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply
Speech from the Throne

1:45 p.m.

 

Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP

Mr. Speaker, judging from that speech, I guess it explains the member's position and why Pierre Poilievre actually called community housing and co-op housing “Soviet-style” housing. I get that, because, according to the member's speech, he seems to be alleging that anything to do with supporting the community on the whole is communism.

The member says he supports tax cuts, so let me ask him a question. The craft brewery community and distilleries are hit with an unfair excise tax. In fact, it is one that should be changed. My question for the member is this: Would he support changing the excise tax, the tax rate, so that Canadian domestic craft brewers and distillers would not have to pay the same rate as the two largest foreign-owned businesses here in Canada operating in the industry?

 

 

Roman Baber York Centre, ON
Conservative

Mr. Speaker, I will always support all tax cuts, as I am sure all of my friends will on this side of the House. Shame on the Liberal government for actually increasing the alcohol tax during the worst crisis of affordability in our nation's history. Conservatives and myself are in favour of all tax cuts, and I would not exclude the excise tax as well.

 

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