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House Hansard - 102

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 26, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 102 - Sep/26/22
Mr. Peter Fragiskatos
  • Sep/26/22 12:49:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, there is so much there I do not know where to begin. With respect to the Canada child benefit, and I know the hon. member is concerned with poverty in Canada, it has lifted hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty. I will put that to the member if he was not already aware. With respect to his understanding of how this particular dental benefit will work with respect to kids, I think there is some misunderstanding there. As a result of the Canada dental benefit, 500,000 kids will be supported. I look forward to hearing the member's thoughts further. I think he has some concerns with respect to provincial jurisdiction, but that is a matter that I am sure he and his party will continue to take up. With respect to health transfers, I leave that to the government and the Minister of Health to take up in due course in the upcoming weeks and months, as I think will be the case.
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Context: House Hansard - 102 - Sep/26/22
Mrs. Shelby Kramp-Neuman
  • Sep/26/22 1:46:28 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, dental care programs for low-income children exist in almost all provinces and territories, and almost 70% of Canadians have dental coverage. Therefore, I question your statements that conject against that. Further, I acknowledge my error.
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Context: House Hansard - 102 - Sep/26/22
Mr. Majid Jowhari
  • Sep/26/22 1:49:17 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, I would like to acknowledge that I also have the pleasure of working with the member at the health committee. As we said, this is progressive legislation and we look forward to it going to committee and studying it, ensuring that all the areas are addressed. As it relates to the provinces, the provinces are doing their job of providing service delivery, especially in health care, to a lot of their constituents. It is great to see that Quebec is leading that. This is why we need to ensure that we take our time, work with all the provinces and ensure there are no unintended consequences. The details of how people qualify, how the money gets transferred and all of those things are yet to be determined. However, there was a need to ensure that we addressed the shortfall for children 12 and under, and we are taking concrete action on that today. I hope my colleague and his party support the bill.
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