Conservative/
Simcoe North
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18 statements translated
Chambers needles the government relentlessly, painting them as inept, dishonest, and out of ideas on every economic file from inflation to tax avoidance to trade. He grandstands about China and demands simplified, private-sector solutions, but beneath his bluster and disdain, his own ideas are fairly conventional tweaks in the direction of transparency and market reform. His most passionate moments come when courting the good opinion of colleagues or flattering constituents.
“The government shouldn't be so happy about the new job numbers. Those jobs aren't helping everyone. I want the government to see there's a problem in some places and fix it.”
“You might be onto something. People with money are doing fine. Everyone else is finding things expensive. Maybe that's because the people in charge only care about their rich friends.”
“I'm going to praise my friend here because he's on my team. The government is always behind and in denial about how much they've messed up the economy. First inflation, now stagnation. Why can't the Liberals just admit what a disaster they've been for this country for 11 straight years? If they actually owned their mess, maybe they could start to fix it. But nah, they won't.”
“We need big changes to fix our productivity crisis. The Prime Minister isn't doing enough. He needs to reform competition, taxes, and regulation. But instead he's just piling on more debt and risk. What if interest rates go up? We're not ready for that. He's being reckless with our economy and it could really hurt people later. We need to face facts and make tough choices now to turn this around.”
“You're right. We need more transparency and accountability. If people know what's going on, maybe we can help the CRA focus on collecting money and catching tax evaders. More transparency might help us make better laws for that.”
“You made a good point about tax avoidance. My bill starts to measure that 'tax gap'. Let's study it more at committee. That gap between what's owed and what the CRA collects is what we're trying to fix.”
“The Parliamentary Budget Officer can have anonymized data. That should be enough privacy for you. But convicted tax evaders? Forget their privacy.”
“I want the Canada Revenue Agency to be more transparent about tax evasion convictions and the tax gap. I think the Parliamentary Budget Officer should have access to CRA data to analyze the tax gap independently. This bill would help with that. I agree with Senator Downe that Canadians deserve more transparency on this issue. The CRA has been asked to do a lot of things outside of its core mandate, and that's not fair to the hardworking people there. We need to make sure the CRA has the tools to collect taxes effectively.”
“You're hiding something. Release the secret deals you made with China. Can't you see China is worse than America? China is the real threat to Canada.”
“I want to thank everyone. My staff are great. The chair did well. I am proud of my bill.”
“I think this bill will help the government collect more money from corporations. Then the government can focus on making sure corporations pay more taxes.”
“The government is hiding how much tax they wrote off. The rules didn't change. But now they tell us less. I want that to stop. That is why this bill is here.”
“I want to thank my colleague for discussing my small bill. I hope we can put aside our differences to pass this limited plan for the good of everyone.”
“I am very happy to have this lucky chance to make a small change. I worked with many people and got help from lawyers to make my bill better. I believe it is a good idea that many others agree with. The government writes off a lot of money that companies owe, but people do not know about it. My bill would make the government tell people when they do this. It is a small step to make things more clear for everyone.”
“The Prime Minister is too cozy with China and won't sign a trade deal with Taiwan. That's bad! We need more flights to Taiwan, but he's fast-tracking flights to China instead. The government should support our democratic friends, not get closer to an autocratic bully like Beijing.”
“The government keeps talking and signing papers but can't show any real results. Europe wants to buy Canada's natural gas. Europe wants to build a port or pipeline to move our energy to them. They don't need the Prime Minister's speeches. They don't need the government to run things. Companies will invest in projects to send our energy to the world if the government gets out of the way. I want the minister to announce a concrete date for Canadian natural gas to start arriving in Europe.”
“The Prime Minister is traveling again. Europe wants our natural gas. I bet that's what this trip is about.”
