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House Hansard - 23

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 3, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 23 - Feb/3/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Feb/3/22 2:46:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to talk about the concrete measures we have taken, such as the Canada child benefit and the child care plan. Today, we joined the Province of Manitoba to announce that we are lowering fees for more than 12,000 more children. That is 12,000 families who will pay less for child care. That is a concrete measure. We are very serious about addressing the issue of cost of living for families across Canada, and we are keeping our promises to them.
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Context: House Hansard - 23 - Feb/3/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Feb/3/22 3:05:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the members opposite, we are actually taking concrete actions to help Canadians with the high cost of living. In fact, in that member's province of New Brunswick, we worked with the provincial government to come to a historic child care agreement last December, which is going to help families in New Brunswick see a 50% reduction in fees this year. That is going to help with the high cost of living. That is going to help with their bottom line. Our government is committed to supporting families, and we are going to do that right across the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 23 - Feb/3/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Feb/3/22 3:09:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, indeed, I look forward to working with my hon. colleague on this initiative. We both agree that it is unacceptable for children to go to school hungry, and that is why it is in my mandate letter as well as in the mandate letter of the Minister of Agriculture. I look forward to working with her and stakeholders to deliver on this important policy so that we can support our children, so they are not hungry, and so they have the best learning outcomes possible.
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