In the House of Commons on April 24th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Goods and Services TaxOral Questions
Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Québec
Conservative
Jacques Gourde ConservativeParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and to the Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Speaker, Quebec administers its own sales tax system and collects the GST on behalf of the federal government. In return, Canada has paid the province $1.77 billion to date.
We are ready to work with the Government of Quebec to facilitate the transition to a harmonized tax.
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