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Melissa Lantsman Conservative
“The Prime Minister dropped a 3% digital sales tax in the United States and got nothing in return. Now the government is putting a 15% tax on Canadian families who watch online streaming services. This makes no sense.”
“Madam Speaker, I am not sure where the member was going with that question, but I will highlight what he highlighted. The Prime Minister went to Washington last year and rescinded a 3% digital sales tax, getting nothing in return. Now we see the Liberal government imposing a 15% tax, many more times than 3%, on Canadian families for watching streaming services that the CRTC does not even count as Canadian content. It makes no sense. It makes no sense in our negotiations—”
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Madam Speaker, I am not sure where the member was going with that question, but I will highlight what he highlighted. The Prime Minister went to Washington last year and rescinded a 3% digital sales tax, getting nothing in return. Now we see the Liberal government imposing a 15% tax, many more times than 3%, on Canadian families for watching streaming services that the CRTC does not even count as Canadian content. It makes no sense. It makes no sense in our negotiations—