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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/15/22 10:21:52 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, no one is disputing the urgency of passing Bill C-12. Everyone across party lines has been warning the government about the plight of seniors since 2021, so the need for the bill is well known. Two weeks ago, we were told that the bill could not be pushed forward and that its measures could not be implemented before July because of IT problems. Now we are hearing that some people may be reimbursed, or at least get some help, as early as April. Nevertheless, the use of this closure motion hurts. We all would have agreed to proceed quickly, without the gag order, and the bill would have passed quickly. Why shut down the democratic process and discussions that were going very well?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/15/22 11:54:09 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, we all agree that we need to make things right for seniors and get them their money. My colleague spoke about how the government has struggled to plan and manage its calendar. However, the situation we are in right now is urgent and it has been going on for months. All of the opposition parties have been sounding the alarm since June and July 2021, before the election. What does that tell us about the government's real motivation for doing the right thing for Quebeckers and Canadians before the election?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/15/22 12:50:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, my question is simple and yet not so simple. Most seniors who live the longest are women. Many women who receive OAS and GIS benefits were stay-at-home moms first and later stay-at-home grandmothers, although this is not true of all of them, fortunately. Many set their careers aside, so their incomes were substantially reduced, which affected their pensions. Some have part-time jobs to try to make ends meet. Would it be fair to say that most of the seniors affected by these pension cuts are, once again, women?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Feb/15/22 11:46:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech and for the words she spoke in excellent French. Her speech once again attests to her big heart, her generosity and her ability to analyze an issue. At the beginning of her speech, my colleague spoke about fixing a mistake and discrimination against seniors. We agree that what happened with the GIS was pure discrimination. I would like her to comment on another type of discrimination resulting from the creation of two classes of seniors and on how we could fix that mistake.
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