Bill C-480 (Historical)
An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on poppies or poppy wreaths)
This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.
This bill was previously introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session.
Sponsor
Malcolm Allen NDP
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Status
Introduction and First Reading
(This bill did not become law.)
Elsewhere
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Malcolm Allen Welland, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-480, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (no GST on poppies or poppy wreathes).
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Hamilton Mountain for seconding this bill.
As we are aware as we head to Remembrance Day, the selling of poppies, which all of us in this House are wearing and will be wearing up until that day, is the major fundraiser for the veterans and for the legion branches that use that money to help those veterans who are in need.
What we have found is that when the Dominion Command has to go and purchase those poppies, it pays the GST. We need every penny to go to veterans. One way to make sure every penny goes to veterans is to give back that GST to those veterans. That is what the legion branches do: give every penny to veterans.
The veterans deserve that, and we have a right to give it back to them. We should do that.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)