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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 7:43:47 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I think we should note that the recovery is under way. It is strong, but, as my colleague from Alfred-Pellan knows, it is uneven. As he mentioned, I am referring specifically to people in the cultural industry: technicians, actors, comedians, camera operators, musicians, directors and all those behind the scenes who reflect the best of who we are as human beings. As a government, we must be there for the workers and businesses in the cultural sector. During the election campaign, we clearly indicated that we would be there for them, and that is exactly what we will do. Just to be clear about the work done and the commitment we have to the cultural sector coming out of this pandemic, we made sure that $200 million was provided to festivals, $300 million was provided in a recovery fund for culture, sports and the arts, another $200 million was provided for large festivals, and a $500 million emergency fund was established for the cultural sector. There is more to come.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:21 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, my title is Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance. I am sure my hon. colleague across the way knows that. Let me say 156,000 jobs.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:43 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I want to say 106% of jobs have been recovered since the lowest point of the pandemic.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:47:59 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, Canada's economy contracted by 17% between February and April 2020, the largest and most sudden contraction in real GDP since the Great Depression, and we are already back.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:17 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, 5.5 million Canadians lost their jobs and they are all back.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:25 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, in 2020, the unemployment rate more than doubled from a pre-pandemic level of 5.7% to a record of 13.7%. It is 6% now.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:41 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, our government has made historic investments in housing affordability and we will continue to do so.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:48:51 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, our government has made historic investments in housing. We will continue to do so, so that housing is affordable for all Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:04 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, let us talk about how it is possible for people to afford their houses with good employment. That is why employment income fell by an unprecedented $28 billion during the pandemic.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:24 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, consumer confidence is back. People are back to work and 106% of the jobs have been recovered since the lowest point in the pandemic.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:37 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, from a steep decline in profits, we are back 66% since the bottom of the pandemic.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:46 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the economy is recovering.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:49:57 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the rent subsidy helped more than 213,000 businesses stay afloat.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:50:23 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the CERB helped nearly nine million Canadians who lost their jobs when COVID hit, making housing affordable for them. We will continue to do so.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:50:40 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, in April 2020, labour force participation of Canadians aged 15 to 64 fell to a three-decade low.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:50:56 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, as of the third quarter of 2021, the income that fell across the country rebounded to—
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:51:06 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, 106% of jobs recovered.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:51:15 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, we took the steps necessary to protect Canadians.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:51:20 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, there were 154,000 jobs announced just last week.
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Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 7:51:30 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, 106% of jobs recovered.
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