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House Hansard - 19

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 16, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 19 - Dec/16/21
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Dec/16/21 11:37:43 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, I was elected to the House of Commons about two years ago. I just have to laugh every time I hear the Conservatives complain that the Liberals are not doing enough for the oil industry. The Liberals are doing more than the Conservatives. They bought a pipeline and, for the past two years, they have invested $14 billion a year in the oil industry. In Canada, greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise ever since the Liberals came to power in 2015. They promised to plant two billion trees, but only 0.5% have been planted. The Liberals are better than the Conservatives for the industry. There are even some environmentalists who miss the Conservatives, and that is saying something. I have some advice for my Conservative friends. They should take a page from the Liberals' playbook and add the words “green” and “sustainable” to the end of every sentence. That way, they will get elected.
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Context: House Hansard - 19 - Dec/16/21
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Dec/16/21 12:55:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Madam Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague on her speech. I know it was her first, and it is not easy to stand up in the House. I really liked her speech, and Cassy's story was very touching. Mental health is obviously a huge issue. Mental health is health. However, according to its fiscal update, the government will not invest in health transfers until 2027, even though this is a serious problem. All of Canada's premiers are calling on Ottawa to increase health transfers from 22% to 35%. Does my colleague agree with that request?
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Context: House Hansard - 19 - Dec/16/21
Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)
  • Dec/16/21 1:41:43 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Madam Speaker, my colleague made much of the need to stop spending. Obviously, Parliament does not print money. However, in Quebec and in Canada, we are currently going through a major crisis, a housing crisis. We talked about it for a whole day last week in response to a motion moved by the Conservatives. In Quebec, 450,000 households spend more than 30% of their income on housing. What we are currently seeing is that the market is not doing its job. It is not managing to control the price of houses or rents to give the most vulnerable people in Canada a place to live. Every housing organization in Quebec, including FRAPU, the Réseau québécois des OSBL, and tenants' associations, unanimously agrees that the government needs to invest heavily to put an end to the housing crisis for once and for all. Does my colleague agree?
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