In the House of Commons on October 24th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Goods And Services TaxOral Question Period
October 24th, 1997 / 11:30 a.m.
Willowdale Ontario
Liberal
Jim Peterson LiberalSecretary of State (International Financial Institutions)
Mr. Speaker, this is a tax as all members know that we inherited from our predecessors. I must admit that I was very proud as the chair of the finance committee to have had the opportunity to review 20 alternatives to it.
We have made numerous changes to that tax. We have taken a lemon and made lemonade.
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