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House Hansard - 84

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 8, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Jun/8/22 2:36:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, families everywhere are struggling because of the cost of living. The Liberals' response is pathetic. They say inflation is not their fault and everything will be all right. Can the Liberals put themselves in the shoes of a family that is cutting back on groceries to make ends meet? There are things the Liberals could do right now. Why are the Liberals not doubling the GST tax credit? Why are they not increasing the Canada child benefit by $500? Why are they doing nothing to help people get through this crisis?
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Jun/8/22 7:43:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I noticed that the member was talking about the government's early learning and child care promise to create a $10-a-day day care system in this country. What we are seeing on the ground is a very different story. It looks like the government is creating a two-tier day care system in this country. I am getting messages from day cares across the country saying they cannot even apply for the government's subsidy because of the amount of red tape the government is putting in place. For example, the government is saying it is only going to fund the program up to $18 an hour. We know child care workers get paid way more than $18 an hour, so they cannot afford to hold onto these programs at $10 a day. We are going to have some families get into $10-a-day day care and some families paying $2,000 a month. How does the member support a two-tier day care system?
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Jun/8/22 7:47:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I get two questions in a row. My second question for the member is about the first home savings account, we know that young, working families simply cannot afford to put away $40,000 into a savings account. What we are going to see with this program is the children of very wealthy people whose parents are giving them the money to put into the first home savings account will be the ones who benefit the most. Does the member think it is appropriate for taxpayers to be subsidizing the children of the wealthiest 1% to buy their first homes?
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Chandra Arya
  • Jun/8/22 10:06:54 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, that is a very important question. The child care policy across Canada is very important because it equalizes everybody from coast to coast to coast. We have signed agreements with every single political party, from the Progressive Conservatives in Ontario to the Liberals in Atlantic Canada to the Conservative government in the west to the NDP government in B.C. Every provincial government has joined. That will give much-needed support to middle-class families who are burdened with the very high cost of child care. Child care at $10 a day is a boon to most middle-class families.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Jun/8/22 10:22:49 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for that excellent question. Grocery bills for an average family of four are out of control because of food prices. I saw the same thing when I was young. That was 40 years ago, and the fact that young families are going through this again is outrageous. Government revenue is growing exponentially. The government is in a position to give all Canadian families a break so that they can not only buy groceries, but also take vacations and visit our wonderful regions.
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