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{
"time": "2015-04-20 19:35:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mrs. Maria Mourani (Ahuntsic, Ind.)",
"fr": "Mme Maria Mourani (Ahuntsic, Ind.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4057599\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to talk about Uber. First of all, it is important to know that the people who talk on behalf of Uber in Canada are advertising and public relations people. The company that collects money from customers is called Uber B.V., which is a Dutch company that belongs to Uber International C.V. This company is headquartered in Bermuda, a tax haven that does not have any taxes and guarantees banking secrecy. Therefore, when someone uses Uber they are, quite simply, supporting tax havens. Uber B.V. has no known office in Canada. This company is not registered on any business registry in Canada or Quebec. In fact, this company siphons money from Canada but does not pay taxes. The only way to contact the company's principals is to use email, since there is no known local phone number.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057600\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Uber boasted that it was about 30% cheaper than a regular taxi. We should ask ourselves how that is possible.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057601\" data-originallang=\"fr\">First, we know that the taxi industry is regulated to ensure the safe and efficient transportation of people. Taxicabs are appropriately insured and regularly inspected. The drivers are known. That kind of oversight generates costs, of course, but it also protects the public. Uber is not subject to these regulations at all, so it is saving money at the expense of client safety.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057602\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Second, from a taxation perspective, we have, on the one hand, the taxi industry, which in Montreal is primarily made up of independent drivers who pay all taxes. Through its billing system, the industry reports all of the income earned by its workers and operators. On the other hand, we have Uber, where the application of tax rules is pretty vague. Some say that Uber collects GST and QST on behalf of its drivers, but others say it does not. There are no GST and QST numbers associated with the transactions. Some say that there is no receipt that includes the GST and QST. Confusion reigns.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057603\" data-originallang=\"fr\">One thing is certain, however: Uber BV, which operates UberX, is not listed in either Quebec's or Canada's business registry. We also have to ask ourselves this: is Uber BV giving Revenue Canada the names of all the individuals who are bringing in transportation revenues? Will the Canadian government use its laws and regulations to rein in this business, which, in my opinion, is sucking the lifeblood out of Canada's economy? Uber is affecting the lives of Canadians as well as businesses, including the taxi industry, which pays its income tax and creates real wealth in our society.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057604\" data-originallang=\"fr\">We must take action. This is crucial. We can no longer accept this kind of situation.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4057599\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai le plaisir de prendre la parole aujourd'hui pour parler d'Uber. Tout d'abord, il faut savoir que les personnes qui parlent au nom d'Uber au Canada s'occupent de la publicit\u00e9 et des relations publiques. La compagnie qui collecte l'argent des clients s'appelle Uber B.V. Uber B.V. est une entreprise hollandaise, qui appartient \u00e0 Uber international C.V., dont le si\u00e8ge social est aux Bermudes, un paradis fiscal qui offre un taux d'imposition nul et garantit le secret bancaire. Par cons\u00e9quent, lorsqu'on utilise Uber, on encourage les paradis fiscaux, tout simplement. Uber B.V. n'a aucun bureau connu au Canada. Cette organisation n'est pas non plus inscrite aux registres canadien et qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois des entreprises. En fait, cette entreprise siphonne l'argent canadien mais ne paie pas d'imp\u00f4ts. La seule fa\u00e7on de contacter les administrateurs de l'entreprise est de passer par le courriel, il n'y a aucun num\u00e9ro de t\u00e9l\u00e9phone local connu.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057600\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Uber se vante d'\u00eatre environ 30 % moins cher qu'un taxi r\u00e9gulier. Posons-nous la question: comment font-ils?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057601\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Premi\u00e8rement, nous savons que le taxi est une industrie dont la r\u00e9glementation a pour but de permettre un transport de personnes s\u00e9curitaire et efficace. Les voitures taxi sont donc assur\u00e9es de mani\u00e8re ad\u00e9quate et inspect\u00e9es r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement. Les chauffeurs sont connus. Cet encadrement g\u00e9n\u00e8re des co\u00fbts, bien \u00e9videmment, mais prot\u00e8ge le public. Uber n'est pas du tout soumis \u00e0 tous ces r\u00e8glements, d'o\u00f9 les \u00e9conomies sur le dos de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des clients. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057602\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Deuxi\u00e8mement, lorsque nous regardons le point de vue fiscal, nous avons, d'un c\u00f4t\u00e9, l'industrie du taxi qui, \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al, est principalement compos\u00e9e de taxis artisans qui paient toutes les taxes. Cette industrie, de par son syst\u00e8me de facturation, d\u00e9clare tous les revenus de ses travailleurs et exploitants. De l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9, nous avons Uber, o\u00f9 le suivi fiscal est plut\u00f4t n\u00e9buleux. Certains disent qu'Uber per\u00e7oit la TPS et la TVQ pour ses chauffeurs, d'autres disent que non. Or on observe l'absence de num\u00e9ros de TPS et de TVQ dans le cadre des transactions. Certains disent qu'il n'y a pas de re\u00e7u o\u00f9 on peut voir la TPS et la TVQ. C'est donc la confusion.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057603\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Une chose est certaine, par contre: Uber B.V., qui op\u00e8re l'application UberX n'est pas inscrite dans le registre des entreprises du Qu\u00e9bec ou du Canada. De plus, posons-nous la question suivante: est-ce que Uber B.V. remet \u00e0 Revenu Canada les noms de toutes les personnes qui tiennent des revenus de transport qu'elle conna\u00eet? Est-ce que, par ses lois et ses r\u00e8glements, le gouvernement du Canada va mettre au pas cette entreprise qui, \u00e0 mon avis, parasite les activit\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques du Canada? Uber affecte la vie des citoyens et des citoyennes canadiens ainsi que des entreprises, dont l'industrie du taxi, qui, elle, paie ses imp\u00f4ts et cr\u00e9e de la v\u00e9ritable richesse dans notre soci\u00e9t\u00e9. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"4057604\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Nous devons agir. C'est fondamental. Nous ne pouvons plus accepter ce genre de situation.</p>"
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"en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
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