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    • The Bloc Quebecois

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    $2.2 billion in compensation for Quebec’s sales tax harmonization

    The Bloc Québécois is asking the federal government to pay Quebec $2.2 billion in compensation for having harmonized the federal and provincial sales taxes in 1992. Ontario and British Columbia received similar compensation for introducing the HST.

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    Federal support for the forestry industry

    The Bloc Québécois wants the federal government to reduce the eligibility requirements for employment insurance for forestry workers, as well as implement a system of tax credits and economic stimulus to help Quebec’s struggling forestry industry.