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House Hansard - 15

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 10, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 15 - Dec/10/21
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, BQ)
  • Dec/10/21 10:26:51 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague from Winnipeg North's frivolous speeches are always so fun to listen to. He said that Quebec made a good decision in 1997 when it set up its own child care network. That was 24 years ago. If this file is so important to the Liberal Party, why did it not take action sooner? The Liberals held the reins for 13 of those years, including as a majority government, but somehow, they did not think of setting up a child care program or even proposing one. If it was that important, why are they just getting around to it now? Today I would like to mark an unhappy anniversary. A year ago, the Prime Minister called a meeting with all the Canadian premiers, including Quebec's, to talk about health transfers. A total of 81% of Quebeckers want the government to increase health transfers, so the Prime Minister committed to increasing them, but a year has gone by and nothing has happened. How many surveys will it take? How many more times will the premiers of Quebec and the provinces have to push for this? When will this government actually increase health transfers?
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Context: House Hansard - 15 - Dec/10/21
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, BQ)
  • Dec/10/21 12:33:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Carleton, and I commend him on his eloquent speech. It is always interesting to hear him talk about history. I want to tell him about a catastrophic historical event called the 1840 Act of Union. The Act of Union was pure depredation. It united Upper Canada and Lower Canada. At the time, Upper Canada had a debt of 1,200,000 pounds and could not even pay the interest on it anymore, whereas Lower Canada had a debt of 95,000 pounds. The two were united, and Lower Canada paid Upper Canada's debt. Does my colleague agree that the federal government should now repay that debt to Quebec with interest?
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Context: House Hansard - 15 - Dec/10/21
Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, BQ)
  • Dec/10/21 1:23:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Madam Speaker, I congratulate my eloquent colleague from Saint-Jean on her speech. I want to share something with the House. Something very rare is happening. All Canadian premiers agree on something: increased health transfers. One year ago today, on December 10, 2020, the Prime Minister met with the Premier of Quebec and all the provincial premiers to tell them he would be increasing health transfers. In the year since, nothing has happened. Can my colleague tell us what is the solution that will enable us to stop waiting for Ottawa to take action and claim that power and that money for ourselves, for our workers, so we can provide health care?
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