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House Hansard - 47

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 28, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill—Keewatinook Aski, NDP)
  • Mar/28/22 1:38:54 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Mr. Speaker, while there are a number of issues that many of us would have with what we have just heard in the House, from misrepresenting the carbon footprint of Canada's oil and gas industry to the state of the pandemic, I want to focus on a talking point that the Conservatives love to use: their defence of working people. Every time they have the chance to actually act, we see the opposite. They voted against extending EI supports and sided with CEOs on keeping their stock options. The reality is that Canadian workers and communities are paying the price of crushing inequality. Canadians expect the rich to pay their fair share of taxes, yet the Conservatives are not on that page alongside them. Why do the Conservatives prefer to protect the rich instead of making them pay their fair share of taxes?
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Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/22 2:53:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, from the beginning of the pandemic, we made a commitment to Canadians and Canadian businesses that we will do whatever it takes to protect their health and safety. We have put in place a system of measures to ensure that we protect travellers, protect workers and protect our economy. The good news is that as circumstances are changing, we are adjusting these measures. We have always followed the advice that we have been receiving from our public health experts. Right now we continue to encourage people to get vaccinated because it is the best thing to do to protect themselves and those around them.
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Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Hon. Omar Alghabra (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/22 2:55:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I stated earlier, for every policy we take, we keep in mind that we want to protect the health and safety of Canadians, including travellers, those who work in the travel industry and those who work in the tourism sector. We are regularly consulting our experts, and we have been adjusting our policies to respond to the changing circumstances. I ask my colleagues to encourage Canadians to follow the science, to do whatever they can to protect themselves and to protect those whom they love.
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Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay (South Surrey—White Rock, CPC)
  • Mar/28/22 3:01:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with Ukraine fighting for its life, Canada sent them 50-year-old anti-tank weapons that could blow up in their faces. When the Ukrainians fire next-generation light anti-tank weapons from Great Britain, they yell, “God save the Queen”. When they fire Carl Gustafs from Canada, they must say a prayer. With the Russian threat to our allies, our Arctic and the war, when will the government go to the open market and buy modern weapons to help protect Ukraine and Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Mrs. Sophie Chatel (Pontiac, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/22 3:09:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as part of its commitment to a high standard of ethics and accountability, the government absolutely needs to protect whistle-blowers. These are the ones who expose cases of serious wrongdoing. Could the President of the Treasury Board update the House on what she is doing to safeguard whistle-blowers?
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