HUMA Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
Bloc Québécois
Nicholas Marcus Thompson and Yann Morin made statements and answered questions.
At 12:00 p.m., the meeting was suspended.
At 12:06 p.m., the meeting resumed.
Pierre Laliberté, Allan Melvin and Philip Mondor made statements, and together with Brodie Berrigan, answered questions.
Scott Aitchison moved, — Given that,
In order to save Canadians up to $50,000, reduce mortgage payments by $2,200 every year on a typical home, and build 30,000 more homes every year;
The committee report to the House it's recommendation to remove the federal GST on new homes sold for under 1 million dollars.
Debate arose thereon.
Peter Fragiskatos moved, — That the debate be now adjourned.
The question was put on the motion and it was agreed to on the following recorded division:
YEAS: Louise Chabot, Chad Collins, Serge Cormier, Michael Coteau, Peter Fragiskatos, Marco Mendicino — 6;
NAYS: Scott Aitchison, Rosemarie Falk, Tracy Gray, Kyle Seeback, Bonita Zarrillo — 5.
Questioning of the witnesses resumed.
At 1:04 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.