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{
"time": "2020-11-03 16:40:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Brian Masse (Windsor-Ouest, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"6325754\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his work in the tourism industry.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6325755\" data-originallang=\"en\">One of the concerns that I have raised is with the credit card companies, especially when small operators are paying exorbitant fees and service charges. We have seen in COVID-19 much of the industry having to resort to Interac. Credit card fees are often the highest in the world. In fact, in Australia there is regulation for those fees. We have upwards of 28%, ordinary cards are at 19%. There are good operators, co-operatives like Vancity, that actually went down to 0%.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6325756\" data-originallang=\"en\">What does my colleague think about the fact that during the pandemic, credit card agencies have actually made record profits and windfalls off the backs of a lot of small businesses and operators? Should that not be looked at?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"6325754\" data-originallang=\"en\">Madame la Pr\u00e9sidente, je remercie le d\u00e9put\u00e9 des efforts qu'il d\u00e9ploie pour l'industrie du tourisme. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6325755\" data-originallang=\"en\">L'une des pr\u00e9occupations que j'ai soulev\u00e9es concerne les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de cartes de cr\u00e9dit, en particulier lorsque les petits exploitants paient des frais d'utilisation et de service exorbitants. Nous savons que la plupart des entreprises de ce secteur ont d\u00fb recourir \u00e0 Interac pendant la COVID-19. Les frais de cartes de cr\u00e9dit au Canada sont souvent parmi les plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s au monde. En fait, en Australie, ces frais sont assujettis \u00e0 un r\u00e8glement. Certaines soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de cartes de cr\u00e9dit exigent des frais de plus de 28 %, et les frais de cartes ordinaires sont \u00e0 19 %. N\u00e9anmoins, il y a de bonnes soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de cartes de cr\u00e9dit, notamment des coop\u00e9ratives comme Vancity, qui pratiquent maintenant un taux nul. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"6325756\" data-originallang=\"en\">Que pense le d\u00e9put\u00e9 du fait que la pand\u00e9mie s'est traduite par des profits records et des rentr\u00e9es d'argent mirobolantes pour les soci\u00e9t\u00e9s de cartes de cr\u00e9dit, qui se sont enrichies aux d\u00e9pens de nombreuses petites entreprises et de petits exploitants? Ne devrions-nous pas nous pencher sur cette question?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2020/11/3/brian-masse-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/brian-masse/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/3653/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "10990144",
"h1": {
"en": "Government Orders",
"fr": "Ordres \u00e9manant du gouvernement"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Business of Supply",
"fr": "Travaux des subsides"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Opposition Motion\u2014Consequences of the pandemic on Canadian workers and businesses",
"fr": "Motion de l'opposition \u2014 Les cons\u00e9quences de la pand\u00e9mie pour les entreprises et travailleurs canadiens"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2020/11/3/",
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}
}