Yvan Loubier on Goods And Services Tax

In the House of Commons on September 29th, 1997. See this statement in context.

Goods And Services TaxOral Question Period

September 29th, 1997 / 2:55 p.m.

Bloc

Yvan Loubier Bloc Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, QC

Mr. Speaker, harmonizing the GST and the QST resulted in considerable costs estimated at over $2 billion and paid for by the Quebec government alone.

My question is for the Minister of Finance. When will the minister treat the Quebec government fairly and pay the $2 billion claimed as compensation for harmonizing the GST and the QST? This is a legitimate demand that even got the support of the premiers, when they met in Saint Andrews.

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