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House Hansard - 42

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle, BQ)
  • Mar/21/22 12:29:37 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to what my colleague said, and I understand one thing. I get the impression that the more proposals and measures we come up with to deal with a situation like inflation and the problems associated with growing vulnerability, the more the government puts its head in the sand. There are parties in the House that have a lot of proposals, and there is not much time left for the government to decide what it will put in its next budget. We are hearing a proposal regarding 3%. There is another proposal to use 1% of the government's budget to address the lack of housing renovations and new construction since 1995. Does my colleague agree that it is important that the government listen to and consider every proposal? I would also like my colleague to explain why the government almost always votes against such proposals.
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Context: House Hansard - 42 - Mar/21/22
Mr. Daniel Blaikie
  • Mar/21/22 12:30:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I agree. There are several ways to address this situation. What is beginning to alarm me is that this government has various paths it could take, but it will not choose any one of them. As a result, we are stuck with the status quo, which is not stable itself. We are seeing a trend where money and power are becoming concentrated in the hands of a smaller group of people. We really need to do something to reverse that trend. That means we need to change the status quo, if not through this proposal, which I think is a good one, then through something else. The government has not demonstrated that it has its own plan. It does not seem prepared to implement other parties' plans either. However, we absolutely must implement a plan, not only for the coming year, but for the next 10, 15 or 20 years. I believe we have the opportunity here to lay the foundations for a truly equitable economy, but we need to step up now.
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