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House Hansard - 83

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 7, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 2:51:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, security workers continue to bear the brunt of the chaos at our airports. In Vancouver on Friday, I met directly with airport workers who told me about missed breaks, excessive overtime and low wages. It is no wonder this government is having trouble filling positions. Now, in Amsterdam, the public airport just reached a deal with the union that sees a pay raise during the busy summer travel season, but this government leaves workers at the whim of private contractors. Will the minister tell us if he is concerned about the working conditions faced by our airport workers? Does he even care?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 4:37:52 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to speak directly to the issue of travel-related public health measures. I think it is fair to say that it is premature to lift every single federal public health measure related to travel, but I share the member's frustration that the government has refused to provide the basic information necessary to explain to Canadians why unvaccinated people still cannot fly within the country. People simply want to see the evidence. They want an explanation. It is frustrating that those of us who support public health and support vaccination are unable to explain to people why this measure still exists when experts are calling it into question almost every week now. Can my colleague talk about why she thinks the government is so reluctant to provide that information to the House and to Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 5:10:29 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Canadians are going to the grocery store and to the gas pump, and they are seeing these eye-wateringly increased prices on the basic necessities. At the same time, the companies that sell those necessities are not simply passing along higher costs. They are also making dramatic profits. I am wondering if my colleague across the way could tell the House why his government has refused to consider a windfall profits tax on companies that are making dramatic profits, similar to the tax that the U.K. has put in place on oil and gas companies that are gouging consumers.
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Jun/7/22 5:25:13 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the U.K. has just announced a 25% windfall profits tax on the oil and gas sector. Suggesting that the current government is doing anything close to that is patently absurd. However, that is not my question. I have constituents, as I know the parliamentary secretary does, who have chosen not to get vaccinated. It is a choice I disagree with, but it is a choice they have made and I feel that I have a responsibility to answer their question. Here is the question they asked me: “How does preventing me from flying within Canada contribute to combatting the spread of COVID-19?” Could the parliamentary secretary explain it to them?
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