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House Hansard - 75

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 19, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, CPC)
  • May/19/22 2:31:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the last time we saw the price of groceries jump 10% was in 1981, when another big tax-and-spend Liberal prime minister was in office. What was his name again? It is like déjà vu. Doug Porter, the chief economist at BMO, said that inflation “is spreading much more broadly, and at clear risk of getting firmly entrenched”. Will the Liberal government acknowledge today that its big tax-and-spend policies are entrenching inflation? When will it start to address the cost-of-living crisis that we are in?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 7:42:15 p.m.
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Madam Chair, what I would recognize is that absolutely this is a crisis. There is no question, but our government has been there for support. The member mentioned the $100 million but in fact the total is now $800 million to support community-led harm reduction treatment and prevention projects since 2015. I know the minister is working very hard on this, and I look forward to the work that she will be announcing as we move forward.
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Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/19/22 7:42:41 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the stigma is not just in the policy; it is in the amount of money that has been spent on COVID-19 and on the toxic drug supply crisis. When will the government respond to the toxic drug crisis with the urgency with which it responded to COVID-19, and in a way that shows it values the lives of people who use drugs, the people who are dying right now in our country and whose lives can be saved from preventable deaths?
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Mr. Mike Morrice
  • May/19/22 10:32:36 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I would encourage the minister to look at the science behind the climate crisis and ensure that our government's targets align with that science. This strategy was initiated in 2017 to help the federal government reduce its environmental impact and transition to low-carbon climate-resilient operations. One year later, though, in 2018, the federal government then purchased the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion. Does the government include the Trans Mountain pipeline it purchased in this strategy?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 10:34:02 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I am here this evening to talk about the procurement file and on the procurement file, I say there are a number of initiatives. I have gone over those initiatives. We absolutely appreciate the crisis that we are in, and we have aggressive measures that we are taking in order to meet our commitments. We are going to continue on that path.
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Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/19/22 10:47:47 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, people are dying in the minister's own community. Parents are losing their children. The drug supply in this country has never been more toxic. We need a paradigm shift in our drug policy and we need a crisis-level response. We can save lives by procuring a safer supply. Will the minister raise this issue at her cabinet table and urge the government to act, and act now?
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Hon. Filomena Tassi
  • May/19/22 10:49:31 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I appreciate the impact that this is having. I am, as a part of this government, always willing to work to address this crisis. However, we have made investments and taken measures, and these investments are making a significant difference. There is more that is going to be done, and I know that the minister responsible is taking strong action. I look forward to the future steps we are going to take, but significant investments have been made, with $800 million since 2015 in this regard.
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Context: House Hansard - 75 - May/19/22
Mr. Gord Johns
  • May/19/22 10:50:17 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister think that her government is doing a good job in responding to the toxic drug supply crisis?
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