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House Hansard - 82

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Jun/6/22 2:02:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to highlight Quebec's disability awareness week, which is being held from June 1 to 7. The theme this year is “Give 100%”. In Quebec, more than one million people have a significant, persistent disability. People with disabilities represent 16% of the population aged 15 and over. These people can and want to give 100% of themselves to society. Whether at school, at work, in the arts, in culture, or elsewhere, there is room for people with disabilities, and they must have the opportunity to develop their full potential. This is why it is important to give them all the tools they need, in order to offer them an accessible and inclusive environment. I applaud all the organizations, such as Quebec's Regroupement pour la concertation des personnes handicapées, that have been working for years to build a more inclusive world.
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Jun/6/22 2:55:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, people are outraged about having to wait so long to get their passports. Even for emergency services, they are waiting in line for hours, only to be sent home. People are even camping out in front of the passport offices to make sure they get a place in line. Passports are not concert tickets. This is a public service paid for by tax dollars. Will the government at least open its points of service on weekends to deal with urgent cases at no extra cost?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Jun/6/22 2:56:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the number of passport applications is definitely high. There was a travel ban for two years. Anyone could have seen this increase coming, except for this government. Once again the government is not proactive; it is reactive. This crisis could have been avoided, but it is too late. Will the government fix this mess by temporarily opening offices on the weekends, free of charge, for people leaving the country within 48 hours?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Jun/6/22 4:32:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I want to pick up on something he said. To admit that we have seen 30 years of climate inaction is to admit that this government is responsible for a large part of that. I have a question that I think deserves very clear answers. We have heard a lot about investing in the transition, but the latest report from the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development was quite critical of the transition. The commissioner said that “the federal government was not prepared to support a just transition to a low-carbon economy”. He also said that the government was not up to the task of ensuring a fair transition for workers, citing the coal industry in particular. If they close one door, they have to open another, unless of course, they do not really plan on closing the first door. That is my question.
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