Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2017-12-05 18:45:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mrs. Alaina Lockhart (Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Tourism, Lib.)",
        "fr": "Mme Alaina Lockhart (secr\u00e9taire parlementaire pour la Petite Entreprise et le Tourisme, Lib.)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"5169839\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I am happy to respond to the comments made earlier by the member for <a data-HoCid=\"214548\" href=\"/politicians/blake-richards/\" title=\"Blake Richards\">Banff\u2014Airdrie</a> on the question of small business taxation..</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169840\" data-originallang=\"en\">Small businesses are critical for the Canadian economy. We know they represent 90% of all businesses, and employ more than 10 million Canadians. Our government is committed to ensuring they have the right tools and conditions to continue to grow, prosper, and create well-paying, middle-class jobs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169841\" data-originallang=\"en\">Our government has a clear plan when it comes to the Canadian economy. We are cutting taxes for those who need it most and we are making investments to grow our economy and set ourselves up to succeed for years to come. Our plan is working. In fact, in two years of being in government, we are seeing growth the members opposite would have loved to see during their decade in office.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169842\" data-originallang=\"en\"> The economy has created more than 600,000 jobs since we came to office. Our growth now leads the G7. However, our work is not done, which is why, in October, the <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> announced that our government would fulfill our promise to lower the small business tax rate to 9% by January 1, 2019.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169843\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Canada's small business tax rate was already the lowest in the G7, and with this action, we are lowering even further. Small businesses will save up to $7,500 per year as a result. This includes the many businesses that work in Canada's tourism sector, including campgrounds, which is part of the member's original question. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169844\" data-originallang=\"en\">When it comes to the member's question and his concern, it is important to remember that of the over 20,000 small and medium-sized businesses reviewed by the CRA, fewer than 20 businesses classified as recreational vehicle parks and recreational camps were denied the deduction.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169845\" data-originallang=\"en\"> There are more than 200,000 businesses in our tourism sector, and nearly all are small business. We are seeing record growth in the sector, but our work does not stop there either.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169846\" data-originallang=\"en\"> We are also investing to support small businesses throughout the economy as they work to create jobs. It is why we introduced our innovation and skills plan, which will support businesses as they invest in innovation, job creation, and growth in communities right across the country.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169847\" data-originallang=\"en\">We also introduced the innovation superclusters initiative. Through this initiative, we will invest $950 million to support key sectors of Canadian strength. This initiative is not just about supporting one business; it is about creating centres of expertise right across the country. We will connect large businesses with innovative small businesses and research institutions to build business-led innovation superclusters. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169848\" data-originallang=\"en\">This initiative was very popular. Our government received more than 50 letters of intent, which represented more than 1,000 businesses from across the country. This past October, the <a data-HoCid=\"214319\" href=\"/politicians/navdeep-bains/\" title=\"Navdeep Bains\">Minister of Innovation</a> announced a short list of nine applicants. Their proposals are now being assessed. Five applicants will make up the final group. Each successful application will require involvement from several small businesses, and the private partners must match our investments, dollar for dollar.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169849\" data-originallang=\"en\"> We are working with businesses from coast to coast to help them create jobs and grow their businesses. This is part of the government's overall commitment to build a stronger middle class in Canada</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"5169839\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je me fais un plaisir de r\u00e9pondre aux observations du d\u00e9put\u00e9 de <a data-HoCid=\"214548\" href=\"/politicians/blake-richards/\" title=\"Blake Richards\">Banff\u2014Airdrie</a> sur la question des taux d\u2019imposition des petites entreprises.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169840\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Les petites entreprises sont cruciales pour l\u2019\u00e9conomie canadienne. Nous savons qu\u2019elles repr\u00e9sentent 90 % de tout le monde des affaires du pays et qu\u2019elles emploient plus de 10 millions de Canadiens. Notre gouvernement a promis de veiller \u00e0 ce qu\u2019elles disposent des outils ad\u00e9quats et de bonnes conditions pour cro\u00eetre, pour prosp\u00e9rer et pour cr\u00e9er des emplois r\u00e9mun\u00e9rateurs pour la classe moyenne.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169841\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Notre gouvernement a \u00e9tabli un plan tr\u00e8s clair pour l\u2019\u00e9conomie canadienne. Nous allons baisser les imp\u00f4ts des contribuables qui en ont le plus besoin. Nous investissons pour faire cro\u00eetre l\u2019\u00e9conomie et pour garantir son succ\u00e8s au cours des ann\u00e9es \u00e0 venir. Ce plan s\u2019av\u00e8re tr\u00e8s efficace. En fait, depuis que nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9lus il y a deux ans, l\u2019\u00e9conomie a connu une croissance que mes coll\u00e8gues d\u2019en face nous auraient beaucoup envi\u00e9e pendant leurs 10 ann\u00e9es au pouvoir.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169842\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Notre \u00e9conomie a cr\u00e9\u00e9 plus de 600 000 emplois depuis que nous sommes arriv\u00e9s au pouvoir. Sa croissance d\u00e9passe maintenant celle des autres pays du G7. Notre travail ne s\u2019arr\u00eate toutefois pas l\u00e0. C\u2019est pourquoi, en octobre dernier, le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> a annonc\u00e9 que notre gouvernement se pr\u00e9parait \u00e0 remplir sa promesse d\u2019abaisser le taux d\u2019imposition des petites entreprises \u00e0 9 % d\u2019ici le 1<sup>er</sup> janvier 2019. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169843\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Le taux d\u2019imposition des petites entreprises canadiennes \u00e9tait d\u00e9j\u00e0 parmi les moins \u00e9lev\u00e9s de tous les pays du G7. Nous allons l\u2019abaisser plus encore. Les petites entreprises \u00e9pargneront ainsi jusqu\u2019\u00e0 7 500 $ par ann\u00e9e. Cela comprend de nombreuses entreprises du secteur du tourisme, comme les terrains de camping, pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la question initiale de mon coll\u00e8gue. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169844\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Pour ce qui est de la pr\u00e9occupation et de la question de mon coll\u00e8gue, il est important de se rappeler que, parmi les quelque 20 000 petites et moyennes entreprises examin\u00e9es par l\u2019ARC, la d\u00e9duction a \u00e9t\u00e9 refus\u00e9e \u00e0 moins d\u2019une vingtaine d\u2019entreprises class\u00e9es comme parcs pour v\u00e9hicules r\u00e9cr\u00e9atifs ou comme camps de loisirs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169845\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Il existe plus de 200 000 entreprises dans notre secteur du tourisme, et ce sont presque toutes des petites entreprises. Ce secteur affiche une croissance record, mais notre travail ne s\u2019arr\u00eate pas encore l\u00e0. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169846\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous investissons aussi \u00e0 l\u2019appui des petites entreprises dans l\u2019ensemble de l\u2019\u00e9conomie, puisqu\u2019elles contribuent \u00e0 la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019emplois. C\u2019est pourquoi nous avons instaur\u00e9 notre plan pour l\u2019innovation et les comp\u00e9tences, qui appuiera les entreprises qui investissent dans l\u2019innovation, la cr\u00e9ation d\u2019emplois et la croissance des collectivit\u00e9s partout au pays.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169847\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Nous avons aussi lanc\u00e9 l\u2019Initiative des supergrappes d\u2019innovation, dans le cadre de laquelle nous investirons 950 millions pour appuyer des secteurs cl\u00e9s du dynamisme canadien. Cette initiative ne sert pas qu\u2019\u00e0 appuyer une entreprise; elle vise \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des centres d\u2019expertise \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle du pays. Nous ferons le lien entre les grandes entreprises et les petites entreprises et institutions de recherche ax\u00e9es sur l\u2019innovation en vue de cr\u00e9er des supergrappes d\u2019innovation men\u00e9es par des entreprises. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169848\" data-originallang=\"en\">Cette initiative a \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s populaire. Notre gouvernement a re\u00e7u plus d\u2019une cinquantaine de lettres d\u2019intention au nom de plus d\u2019un millier d\u2019entreprises de partout au pays. En octobre dernier, le <a data-HoCid=\"214319\" href=\"/politicians/navdeep-bains/\" title=\"Navdeep Bains\">ministre de l\u2019Innovation</a> a fait l\u2019annonce d\u2019une courte liste de neuf candidats, dont les propositions sont actuellement \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tude. Le groupe final sera constitu\u00e9 de cinq candidats. Chaque candidature retenue exigera la participation de plusieurs petites entreprises, et les partenaires du secteur priv\u00e9 devront faire des investissements de contrepartie d\u2019un montant \u00e9gal. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"5169849\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Nous travaillons en collaboration avec des entreprises d\u2019un oc\u00e9an \u00e0 l\u2019autre afin de les aider \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des emplois et d\u2019appuyer leur croissance. Cela fait partie de l\u2019engagement que nous avons pris de renforcer la classe moyenne au Canada.</p>"
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    "h1": {
        "en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
        "fr": "Motion D'Ajournement"
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    "h2": {
        "en": "Taxation",
        "fr": ""
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