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House Hansard - 101

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 23, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 101 - Sep/23/22
Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Windsor—Tecumseh, Lib.)
  • Sep/23/22 11:07:36 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, canned mushrooms, Galati cheese, cornmeal crust and shredded pepperoni is the way Windsor has been making the best-tasting pizza in the world for over 70 years, and now it is in the record of Parliament. The word is getting out. Last week, the CBC aired an award-winning documentary called “The Pizza City You've Never Heard Of”, which is available for streaming on CBC Gem. Forget New York, Chicago or Detroit, George Kalivas tells the story of Windsor pizza and the proud, hard-working families passing down the same recipe for generations: Volcano, Capri, Antonino's, Armando's, Koolini, Arcata, Sarducci's, Naples and Franco's. This past May, a BC Transit worker shipped Windsor pizza 4,000 kilometres to Vancouver Island. It is that good. Watch the documentary on CBC. Come to Windsor; we will have a slice ready for you, Mr. Speaker.
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Context: House Hansard - 101 - Sep/23/22
Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Sep/23/22 11:38:51 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we understand that EI benefits need to be more fair, more responsive and more adaptable to the needs of Canada's evolving workforce. That is why we are committed to delivering a full-scale modernization of Canada's EI system. Although some temporary pandemic benefit programs are winding down, regular EI benefits will continue to be available to workers, just as they were before the pandemic. We look forward to launching our long-term plan to improve Canada's EI system.
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Context: House Hansard - 101 - Sep/23/22
Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Sep/23/22 11:40:03 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have been there for workers throughout the pandemic and we will continue to be there for workers. Although some temporary pandemic benefit programs are winding down, as I mentioned, regular EI benefits will continue to be available to workers. We look forward to launching our long-term plan to improve Canada's EI system long term.
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Context: House Hansard - 101 - Sep/23/22
Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Sep/23/22 12:07:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, young Canadians and students are the future of Canada. With budget 2022, we are investing $26 million over four years to increase the amount of forgivable Canada student loans by 50% for health care workers in rural and remote communities. We have had students' backs every step of the way. Through budget 2021, we made federal student loans interest-free until March 2023. We also doubled Canada student grants and extended the skills boost top-up to help young Canadians afford education during the pandemic. We remain committed to permanently eliminating the federal interest on Canada student loans and Canada apprentice loans. We will help young Canadians transition into the workforce.
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