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House Hansard - 82

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 3:07:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the national inquiry's final report on missing and murdered indigenous women and girls came out three years ago, and indigenous leaders and survivors are calling the government's failure to act a national shame. Every call for justice that the government ignores is costing lives. For three years, my community has proposed a low-barrier, 24-7 safe space. In the last month alone, lives could have been saved if the government had listened. Will the government immediately fund a 24-7, low-barrier safe space in Winnipeg?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 4:34:21 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I know the hon. member spoke about how well his government is doing fighting the climate emergency. However, this view certainly has not been shared by environmental groups, which have called the Liberal climate plan magical thinking. For example, Keith Brooks indicated that our pledge in terms of Canada “is weaker than most major European pledges, and weaker than that of the U.S.”. This is from Keith Brooks, who is responsible for Environmental Defence programs. He went on to say that “Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan is the most detailed climate plan this country has ever had, and yet it indulges in magical thinking in proposing that oil production can increase”—
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 5:31:51 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I agree with my hon. colleague that it is getting hard for people, but their government seems to be more interested in padding the pockets of their corporate friends, including big oil. For example, Suncor made a net profit of $4.1 billion and paid out $3.9 billion to its shareholders: $1.6 billion in dividends and $2.3 billion in share buy-backs. The government still provided $2.9 billion for fossil fuel subsidies, yet it provided no increase for health care transfers, something my colleague spoke of as being important, nothing for long-term care, nothing for mental health, and no new funding on a just transition for workers. Would my hon. colleague agree that what is needed are investments in people rather than in big, wealthy corporations?
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jun/6/22 6:33:13 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, just weeks ago, the Conservatives were in the House arguing on an opposition day that we need to increase the defence budget in a way that, according to the PBO, would cost more than $30 billion, but then they oppose dental care and they oppose investments in child care. If the hon. member had a choice, which programs would the Conservatives cut first? They are certainly not standing up for people. Would they cut dental care, child care or the $8-billion increase to military spending?
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