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{
    "time": "2026-06-15 15:00:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Fred Davies (Niagara South, CPC)",
        "fr": "Fred Davies (Niagara-Sud, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9405711\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, there is no rhetoric or bluster here, as the minister does his fancy dance over there.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405712\" data-originallang=\"en\">The price of used cars has more than doubled over the last several years as a result of the government's inflationary policies. Taxing a vehicle twice is wrong. We on this side believe that cars are not a luxury, and for many people, they are a lifeline. On this side of the House, we would zero-rate used vehicles under the Excise Tax Act. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405713\" data-originallang=\"en\">Will the Liberals stop profiting off of inflation and remove GST from the sale of used cars in this country?</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9405711\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il n'y a ici ni discours creux ni fanfaronnades, alors que le ministre se livre \u00e0 ses pirouettes l\u00e0-bas.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405712\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le prix des voitures d'occasion a plus que doubl\u00e9 au cours des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es \u00e0 cause des politiques inflationnistes du gouvernement. Il est inacceptable de taxer deux fois un v\u00e9hicule. De ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre, nous estimons que les voitures ne sont pas un luxe, mais qu'elles constituent, pour beaucoup de gens, un moyen de subsistance indispensable. De ce c\u00f4t\u00e9-ci de la Chambre, nous proposons d'appliquer un taux z\u00e9ro aux v\u00e9hicules d'occasion au titre de la Loi sur la taxe d'accise. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9405713\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les lib\u00e9raux vont-ils cesser de tirer profit de l'inflation et supprimer la TPS sur la vente de voitures d'occasion au pays?</p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2026/6/15/fred-davies-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/fred-davies/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4765/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "13581546",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Oral Questions",
        "fr": "Questions orales"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Taxation",
        "fr": "La fiscalit\u00e9"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2026/6/15/",
    "related": {
        "document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2026%2F6%2F15%2F"
    }
}