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House Hansard - 68

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 2:26:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, global inflation, first caused by the pandemic and then by Vladimir Putin's illegal war in Ukraine, is putting real pressure on families. We see this especially with gasoline and food prices. As we did during the pandemic, we will continue to support Canadians and make life more affordable for families by increasing the Canada child benefit in line with the cost of living, creating $10-a-day child care for families, and increasing the guaranteed income supplement for vulnerable seniors. The problem is that the Conservatives continue to vote against these things.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 2:35:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me start by saying that our government absolutely understands the affordability challenges that too many Canadian families are facing today. That is why, since we formed government in 2015, we have been working hard to support Canadian families. We created the Canada child benefit, which is indexed to inflation. Thanks to that benefit, a single mother with two children will receive up to $13,600. We are increasing the OAS by 10%, and for early learning and child care, fees will be reduced by half by the end of this year.
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Context: House Hansard - 68 - May/10/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • May/10/22 2:49:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for raising this important issue. We understand that the cost of living has gone up, particularly because of COVID and because of the illegal war in Ukraine. That is why we have the Canada child benefit in place, which, in fact, we had before. It has helped lift over 300,000 families out of poverty and we continue to ensure that it is indexed to inflation so that we can help families who we know are in need.
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