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House Hansard - 83

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 7, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/22 5:36:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at the end of every recession, we see a very similar pattern where we have a shortage of material and a shortage of labour and supply chains are disrupted, yet what we are debating today is looking at some very piecemeal measures to try to get Canadians back on their feet, including cutting GST on gasoline purchases. We saw Prime Minister Harper, at the time, cut the GST and that did nothing for economic growth. Could the hon. member talk about solving complex problems with simple answers versus solving complex problems with complex answers?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/22 6:58:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his intervention and for repeating the concerns we all have around inflation. I also thank him for pointing out the comparison of Canada to other countries and the complexity of the problem we are dealing with in trying to get support to the Canadians who really need it, rather than just everybody getting some kind of a handout. Could the hon. member talk about the expenditures that we are putting forward to target the people who need help the most?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/22 7:17:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, looking at the justice file is something we were talking about during the member's intervention, which I thank him for. These are the programs we opened up in January: sexual harassment in the workplace, the access to justice in both official languages fund, family violence in the justice partnership and innovation program, the justice partnership and innovation program in general, victims fund for child advocacy centres, victims fund for project funding, victims fund for provincial and territorial program funding, the youth justice fund, and consultation, co-operation and engagement on UNDRIP. Could the member comment on the variety of justice programs that we are funding through these estimates and how they are making Canada a stronger place?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/22 8:49:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for mentioning the infrastructure bank in a positive way. We have heard many comments through tonight's debate that the infrastructure bank is seen by some members as negative. In terms of infrastructure investment and closing the gap on infrastructure, attracting private capital and using the expertise from private and public partnerships, the hon. member was a mayor of a major city in Canada and knows the limitations that municipal governments have around infrastructure. Could the member speak to the importance of having these types of innovative investments in our infrastructure in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield (Guelph, Lib.)
  • Jun/7/22 9:04:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate the hon. member on his use of French in the House. I thank the interpreters for helping me understand the member's speech. I wish I were half as good as he is. I want to dive into the environmental piece. You ended on small modular reactors—
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Context: House Hansard - 83 - Jun/7/22
Mr. Lloyd Longfield
  • Jun/7/22 9:04:54 p.m.
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I am sorry, Madam Speaker. I started talking to him instead of you. The hon. member ended his speech on small modular reactors and the investments we are making in clean growth and clean technology, things that agriculture is benefiting from through our clean growth hub. There are also expenditures for helping to get Canada to the next level of clean technology. Could the hon. member mention how the estimates we are dealing with tonight are going to help us move forward in this area?
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