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House Hansard - 6

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2021 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 6 - Nov/29/21
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Nov/29/21 11:25:44 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Madam Speaker, I would like to start by thanking the good people of Winnipeg Centre for honouring me once again with being their representative. The member for Winnipeg North spoke a lot about the need for disposable income. Many seniors living in poverty in this country have no disposable income, and yet the government, without notice, is cutting GIS off from thousands of seniors who benefited from the CERB and CCB, not from the government's corporate friends but from thousands of seniors living in poverty. In my riding of Winnipeg Centre, this is resulting in seniors becoming unhoused and having food insecurity. If the member believes seniors should be treated with respect and should have what they need to live in dignity, would the member for Winnipeg North agree to immediately impose a CERB amnesty on low-income seniors?
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Context: House Hansard - 6 - Nov/29/21
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Nov/29/21 2:47:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last week, Campaign 2000 released a report that showed that 40% of children in Winnipeg Centre lived in poverty. Instead of addressing high poverty rates, the government is clawing back benefits from low-income families, causing food and housing insecurity. The Liberals did not claw back pandemic supports from rich corporations that paid out dividends and bonuses to their wealthy shareholders, so why is the government cutting CCB payments from the lowest-income families in Manitoba?
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Context: House Hansard - 6 - Nov/29/21
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Nov/29/21 3:37:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague across the way spoke about the measured approach that his government has taken. I want to ask him about that measured approach. Why has the government cut off 83,000 seniors from GIS after choosing not to exclude CERB and CRB payments from its definition of “income” for GIS purposes, yet at the same time, the government has chosen to not claw back pandemic supports from the rich corporations that paid out dividends and bonuses to their wealthy shareholders. This is a callous move by the government, which is resulting in seniors ending up unhoused and food insecure. Will the government immediately change this callous decision to ensure that seniors remain housed and fed in this country?
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Context: House Hansard - 6 - Nov/29/21
Ms. Leah Gazan
  • Nov/29/21 3:49:57 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I know the Speaker in the House this morning mentioned that no props were allowed in the House of Commons. The member for Bow River is currently wearing an “I love oil and gas” button and I assume that would be considered a prop. I wonder if the Speaker could rule on this.
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Context: House Hansard - 6 - Nov/29/21
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Nov/29/21 5:08:47 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, the member across the way spoke a lot about the generosity of the riding she represents. Certainly, the riding of Winnipeg Centre is rich with generosity, always lending a hand to each other when in need. However, families and seniors should not have to rely on food banks to eat. The government has callously made clawbacks to seniors' GIS payments and families' CCB as a result of its choice to not exclude the CERB and CRB payments from the definition of income. Do the member across the way and her government not agree that this decision needs to be rescinded to ensure that families and seniors do not end up unhoused and food insecure?
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