Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2015-06-04 10:15:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Emmanuel Dubourg",
        "fr": "M. Emmanuel Dubourg"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"4139607\"> With regard to the Excise Tax Act, specifically Schedule V, Part II, section 1.2, its application to the provisions of medical examinations, reports, and certificates since March 21, 2013, and its application to \u201cqualifying\u201d health care supplies: (<em>a</em>) what supplies are no longer considered to be a qualifying health care supply and are now subject to GST/HST; (<em>b</em>) what services performed by health care professionals and practitioners are now taxable; (<em>c</em>) what specific reports, evaluations, examinations, assessments, and certificates are now subject to HST/GST for each of the following practitioners, (i) psychology, (ii) social work services, (iii) psychiatry, (iv) medical practitioners, (v) optometrists, (vi) occupational therapist, (vii) chiropractors, (viii) physiotherapists, (ix) nursing services, (x) dietetic services, (xi) dental hygienist services, (xii) laboratory services; (<em>d</em>) with what stakeholders and professional organizations has the Department of Finance consulted about this tax change; (<em>e</em>) what stakeholders and professional associations has Canada Revenue Agency consulted with about this tax change; (<em>f</em>) what revenue will the government collect each year from 2013 to 2020 as a result of this tax change; (<em>g</em>) what revenue will the government collect each year from 2013 to 2020 for each type of report, evaluations, examinations, assessments, and certificates that are now subject to GST/HST; (<em>h</em>) what specific court decision led to the new definition of qualifying health care supply; (<em>i</em>) for each supply, service, evaluation, examination, assessment, certificate and specific report identified in (<em>a</em>), (<em>b</em>), and (<em>c</em>), could a Canadian veteran be charged HST/GST either directly or indirectly by a health care practitioner or practitioners; (<em>j</em>) for each supply, service, evaluation, examination, assessment, certificate, and specific report identified in (<em>a</em>), (<em>b</em>), and (<em>c</em>), will Canadian veterans be charged HST/GST either directly or indirectly by psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, registered marriage and family therapists, and clinical care managers who are on Veterans Affairs Canada's approved list of service providers; (<em>k</em>) will the government be seeking to collect this tax retroactively; and (<em>l</em>) are the following reports, evaluations, examinations, assessments, and certificates subject to HST/GST, (i) custody assessments for Superior Court, (ii) disability determination packages, (iii) psychological assessments of individuals with developmental disabilities for the purpose of supporting eligibility applications for supportive, rehabilitation, community living programs and services? </p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"4139607\"> En ce qui concerne la Loi sur la taxe d\u2019accise, en particulier l\u2019article 1.2 de la partie II de l\u2019annexe V, quant \u00e0 son application aux examens, rapports et certificats m\u00e9dicaux depuis le 21 mars 2013 et son application aux fournitures \u00ab admissibles \u00bb de soins de sant\u00e9: <em>a</em>) quelles fournitures ne sont plus consid\u00e9r\u00e9es comme des fournitures admissibles de soins de sant\u00e9 et sont maintenant assujetties \u00e0 la TPS/TVH; <em>b</em>) quels services rendus par des professionnels et des praticiens de la sant\u00e9 sont maintenant taxables; <em>c</em>) quels rapports, \u00e9valuations, examens et certificats sont maintenant assujettis \u00e0 la TPS/TVH pour chacun des services de sant\u00e9 suivants, (i) psychologie, (ii) travail social, (iii) psychiatrie, (iv) m\u00e9decine, (v) optom\u00e9trie, (vi) ergoth\u00e9rapie, (vii) chiropractie, (viii) physioth\u00e9rapie, (ix) soins infirmiers, (x) di\u00e9t\u00e9tique, (xi) hygi\u00e8ne dentaire, (xii) services de laboratoire; <em>d</em>) quels intervenants et organismes professionnels le minist\u00e8re des Finances a-t-il consult\u00e9s au sujet de cette modification fiscale; <em>e</em>) quels intervenants et associations professionnelles l\u2019Agence du revenu du Canada a-t-elle consult\u00e9s au sujet de cette modification fiscale; <em>f</em>) quelles recettes le gouvernement percevra-t-il chaque ann\u00e9e, de 2013 \u00e0 2020, \u00e0 la suite de cette modification fiscale; <em>g</em>) quelles recettes le gouvernement percevra-t-il chaque ann\u00e9e, de 2013 \u00e0 2020, pour chaque type de rapports, \u00e9valuations, examens et certificats maintenant assujettis \u00e0 la TPS/TVH; <em>h</em>) quelles d\u00e9cisions judiciaires ont servi de fondement \u00e0 la nouvelle d\u00e9finition de l\u2019expression fourniture admissible de soins de sant\u00e9; <em>i</em>) pour chaque fourniture, service, \u00e9valuation, examen, certificat et rapport mentionn\u00e9 en <em>a</em>), <em>b</em>) et <em>c</em>), un praticien de la sant\u00e9 pourrait-il facturer, directement ou indirectement, la TPS/TVH \u00e0 un ancien combattant canadien; <em>j</em>) pour chaque fourniture, service, \u00e9valuation, examen, certificat et rapport mentionn\u00e9 en <em>a</em>), <em>b</em>) et <em>c</em>), un psychologue, un psychiatre, un travailleur social, un th\u00e9rapeute matrimonial et familial autoris\u00e9 ou un gestionnaire de soins cliniques figurant sur la liste des fournisseurs autorit\u00e9s d\u2019Anciens Combattants Canada pourrait-il facturer, directement ou indirectement, la TPS/TVH \u00e0 un ancien combattant canadien; <em>k</em>) le gouvernement a-t-il l\u2019intention de recouvrer cette taxe r\u00e9troactivement; <em>l</em>) les rapports, \u00e9valuations, examens et certificats suivants sont-ils soumis \u00e0 la TPS/TVH, (i) \u00e9valuation en mati\u00e8re de garde pour la cour sup\u00e9rieure, (ii) dossier de d\u00e9termination d\u2019un handicap, (iii) \u00e9valuation psychologique de personnes atteintes de troubles du d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9tablies en vue d\u2019appuyer des demandes pour des programmes et des services de soutien, de r\u00e9adaptation et d\u2019int\u00e9gration sociale? </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2015/6/4/emmanuel-dubourg-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/emmanuel-dubourg/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4164/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "p4139607",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Routine Proceedings",
        "fr": "Affaires Courantes"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Questions Passed as Orders for Returns",
        "fr": "Questions transform\u00e9es en ordre de d\u00e9p\u00f4t de documents"
    },
    "h3": {
        "en": "Question No. 1150",
        "fr": "Question no 1150"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2015/6/4/",
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