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Mrs. Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay—Lacolle, Lib.)

Mar/30/22 2:17:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I would like to share a wonderful story of perseverance and collaboration between the communities of Châteauguay and Kahnawake. This joint effort, spearheaded by the regional federation of municipal housing offices in Montérégie and the Eastern Townships and by the Kahnawake band council, led to the announcement on Friday of the creation of 31 housing units, in a former motel, for homeless people or people at risk of being homeless in both communities. This project may see the light of day thanks to our rapid housing initiative. Health partners, our government, and the Government of Quebec have supported this amazing project, which could be used as a model for addressing housing concerns across the country.

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Context: House Hansard - 49 - Mar/30/22

Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)

Mar/30/22 2:35:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have heard from parents in Alberta who talk about how important the reduction in fees in child care is, and how it means they are able to look for full-time employment because now they are able to afford it. It means they can now pay for the things they could not for their children. We know that affordable day care is not only good for children and families, but also good for the economy, and there are 25 years of experience in Quebec to show just that. This is a program that more than pays for itself. It is good for Canadians, it is good for our children and it is good for the economy.

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Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)

Mar/30/22 4:06:41 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-5

Mr. Speaker, it is rather odd to hear the minister say that this is an important bill and that he is imposing closure. If it is an important bill, we must discuss it and express our opinions. Five Bloc members have spoken about this bill. This is happening against a backdrop of increasing incidents involving firearms in Quebec. The minister knows this. He is from Verdun. He should know that this is a serious problem in Quebec, that we must come up with some useful and intelligent solutions, and that we must have some room for debate. The Bloc Québécois proposed splitting the bill because it dealt with diversion measures as well as minimum sentences. These are two different matters. We would have liked to have had more debate, because we must have an intelligent discussion. We need a bill that will fix the problems we have on the ground once and for all. The minister is well aware of this. My question is simple. Why have they decided to move closure when people, especially in Quebec, expect us to do our due diligence?

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Context: House Hansard - 49 - Mar/30/22

Mr. Jacques Gourde

Mar/30/22 6:10:44 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-215

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. The whole process was 100% democratic. This measure, which we managed to put in the Conservative Party of Canada's platform, came from an association in Quebec. Moving forward with this is now one of our party's national objectives. I would like to thank the Bloc Québécois and the NDP for supporting my bill because they had similar bills themselves. I think this is very much the right time to go ahead with this.

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