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House Hansard - 98

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 20, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 98 - Sep/20/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Sep/20/22 11:48:27 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Madam Speaker, the disability community has been clear: It needs help now. How did we get here? It is consecutive Liberal and Conservative governments that have failed the disability community. After seven years in power, the Liberal government has dragged its feet and now tabled a bill that is empty on the critical pieces and critical details of the bill. Who is eligible? When will people get the benefit? How much will the benefit be? Could the member comment on how, after seven years, a government could table something without details?
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Context: House Hansard - 98 - Sep/20/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Sep/20/22 12:50:16 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her advocacy for persons with disabilities. Canada has an obligation to uphold the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to ensure dignity and equality for all people. The government has been failing, and after seven years of dragging its feet, tabling a bill without the details of who is eligible, when the benefit is going to come forward and how much the benefit will be is extremely disappointing for the people in my riding who are struggling right now. I am curious if the member has more comments about the need for the government to speed up to ensure that all people with disabilities are included and that the level of benefit will actually meet the needs of the people who are struggling.
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Context: House Hansard - 98 - Sep/20/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Sep/20/22 3:11:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Scott Graham, a senior from my riding, is missing. He was last seen in Spain at the Canadian embassy visibly injured and without life-saving medication. His daughters feel like they have been left to investigate on their own. Scott reached out for help, but Canada's system to support people in an emergency failed. When Canadians go to their embassy, they expect to get help. When loved ones go missing abroad, they expect real action for families. What is the minister doing to support the family while making sure this never happens again?
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