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House Hansard - 56

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 8, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 56 - Apr/8/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Apr/8/22 11:14:54 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to take this moment to acknowledge and thank the people of Edmonton, who are stepping up to support Ukraine and the Ukrainians fleeing Putin's horrible war. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Alberta, along with the Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, the Ukrainian National Federation and the Ukrainian Women's Organization are helping families settle in Edmonton. The kids at St. Matthew Ukrainian bilingual school have collected an entire classroom full of essential items for Ukrainian refugees in our city. The Kalyna Kids child care program, a program that focuses on Ukrainian bilingual education, is offering free child care for new community members in Edmonton. The Canadian Polish Congress of Alberta hosted a concert in support of Ukraine on March 27 and raised $20,000. Belarusians in Edmonton are standing with Ukraine. They are hosting a fundraiser today at this very moment at the Bountiful Farmers' Market in Edmonton to buy first aid kits and medical supplies for Ukraine. My thanks go to these amazing people and everyone in Edmonton who is standing with Ukraine.
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Context: House Hansard - 56 - Apr/8/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Apr/8/22 11:30:10 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will never achieve the government's net-zero plan if we leave Albertan workers behind. Yesterday's budget was an opportunity to invest in Alberta workers, to help them transition to a new economy. Instead, the government continued the approach of giving billions to wealthy companies with no strings attached. Albertans cannot wait any more. Where is the funding for a clean jobs training centre, and when is the just transition legislation coming?
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Context: House Hansard - 56 - Apr/8/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
Mr. Speaker, I would like to echo my Conservative colleague's interest in Bill S-216 and how important that is. The question I have today for the member is regarding foreign aid. We did see an $8-billion investment in our military. One of the things that I have mentioned in the House is that an increase in military aid is tied to an increase in humanitarian aid, because war is a failure of development and it is a failure of humanitarian action. Would he be supportive of a call to tie our amount spent on defence to our amount spent on humanitarian aid?
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