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House Hansard - 82

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 4:03:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, we were talking about sustainable transportation, and I heard the member's remarks about zero-emission vehicles. One thing that the Liberals promised during the election was to create incentives for the purchase of second-hand zero-emission vehicles so that the benefits, such as the operating cost savings, can be experienced by lower-income folks who might struggle with the upfront cost of purchasing the vehicles. However, we do not see anything in the budget to that effect and have not seen any action on the creation of those specific incentives. Could the member perhaps tell the House when we can expect to see incentives for second-hand zero-emission vehicles?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 5:03:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, my colleague spoke about immigration and the needs of our workforce. A lot of our communities and, indeed, our country rely heavily on the temporary foreign worker program. We know that these temporary foreign workers are not given the same protections as others workers in our economy. They are vulnerable to exploitation. We have evidence from the Auditor General that federal inspections of temporary foreign worker programs are showing that problems are getting worse, not better, despite the government's promise back in 2020 to address this. Does the member not agree that it is time to look at replacing the temporary foreign worker program with a permanent residency program so every worker in our country would be able to negotiate livable wages and good working conditions throughout our economy and across all employers?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 6:16:45 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, my colleague noted the tax on luxury goods, which is included in Bill C-19. While this is something we certainly support the direction of, I cannot help but note the theme where the government makes symbolic but largely insignificant moves on things like wealth inequality or housing affordability, yet it refuses to pull the larger levers that would make an actual difference on these important issues. Does my colleague agree this is a troubling theme we see from the government?
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