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House Hansard - 44

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 23, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 44 - Mar/23/22
Hon. Candice Bergen (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Mar/23/22 2:22:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Canadians were shocked to find out that they are now being governed by an NDP-Liberal coalition government: an alliance of high-tax, high-spend and extreme ideology proponents. What Canadians do not know are the details of the agreement. We did see a press release yesterday, but that was all. I am wondering, is there a signed agreement between the—
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Context: House Hansard - 44 - Mar/23/22
Hon. Candice Bergen
  • Mar/23/22 2:23:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, as I was saying, Canadians were shocked to find out that they are being governed by an NDP-Liberal coalition government: an alliance of high-tax, high-spend and extreme ideology proponents. What Canadians do not know are the details of this agreement. We saw a press release yesterday, but no actual details. Is there a signed agreement between the Liberals and the NDP and will they make it public, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 44 - Mar/23/22
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Mar/23/22 2:29:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebec will not let the NDP‑Liberal coalition weaken its powers and its ability to make its own decisions as a nation. All of the parties in the Quebec National Assembly agree on this. Quebec has jurisdiction over issues such as health care, housing and child care. The Premier of Quebec said, “The Liberal Party and the NDP, two highly centralist parties, want to impose [their vision] on all the provinces. They will fail.” Why is the NDP‑Liberal coalition choosing to bicker instead of working together respectfully?
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Context: House Hansard - 44 - Mar/23/22
Mr. Peter Fragiskatos
  • Mar/23/22 4:07:45 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Mr. Speaker, there are a number of things there. I do not know where to begin. It will not be a surprise that I cannot agree at all with the member. First of all, he is a graduate, as I understand it at least, of the London School of Economics, so he will understand, I hope, the basics of parliamentary democracy. The governing side sits here and the opposition sits there, so an accord is not a coalition. That is the first thing that needs to be put to the member. I know he is upset that parties have found a way to work together, but we will do so on behalf of Canadians. On the point about the child care benefit that was introduced under former prime minister Harper, that was not a means-tested benefit. That benefit sent millions of dollars, in fact, to millionaire families, and that is not meaningful public policy. As far as the fiscal issues that he raises, first of all, inflation is not in the hands of the federal government to control, but we are helping Canadians deal with costs. Child care would be an example. We will continue to work on pharmacare and now dental care to make sure life is more affordable, and we will present budgets that are absolutely fiscally responsible. I look forward to the coming weeks to see exactly that outcome. Certainly, gone are the days of cut, cut, cut, when we saw the Harper Conservatives lead the country into an economic mess that this government has helped to clean up.
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