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House Hansard - 107

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Oct/4/22 4:04:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-30 
Madam Speaker, we certainly welcome and are pleased with this new GST credit, because the Bloc Québécois has been asking for it for several months and the government was refusing to listen. That being said, my constituents, who are struggling to make ends meet, buy groceries every week, pay their rent every month and fill up regularly at the pump. How is it that the government has not yet thought to send households their GST rebate checks on a monthly basis, so they can receive the money quickly, at the same time they incur their costs?
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Oct/4/22 4:23:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-30 
Madam Speaker, for some time now we have been talking a lot about household purchasing power. We know that part of the decline in purchasing power is due to the drastic increase in the cost of resources, mainly fossil fuels. We know that, in the future, there will be policies to fight climate change that will end up increasing the cost of certain highly polluting goods. I am wondering if this is now a good time, given the inflation crisis, to think about long-term solutions for Canadian and Quebec households. I am thinking in particular of households in western Canada, who are becoming less vulnerable to price increases by making the transition. I am wondering if the current crisis could inspire us to be more constructive in the long term. In that light, I am wondering what solutions the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands would suggest.
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Oct/4/22 5:37:46 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-30 
Mr. Speaker, it is good to see that the government is moving forward with certain measures, including the GST credit. We know that when the Liberals send out a cheque, it is usually because an election is on the horizon. I hope that is not the case here. My colleague talked about increasing old age security by 10% for people aged 75 and over. The Bloc Québécois has long been a voice for Quebec seniors, who are saying that they do not want two classes of seniors and that they want this benefit to be similarly increased for people aged 65 to 74. I have the following question for my colleague. When it comes to the rising cost of living, what is the difference between someone who is 74 and someone who is 75? Why would the Liberals deprive a 74-year-old of the old age security increase?
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
Mr. Speaker, I too would like to thank my hon. colleague and congratulate him on introducing this bill in the House. Mirabel is home to many farmers of all kinds of crops as well as dairy farmers and, of course, some wonderful maple syrup producers. I promised my constituents, including the farmers, that I would move a motion in the House to declare Mirabel the maple capital of the world. I would like to know if my colleague will support my proposal or if he will side with his colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable.
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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Oct/4/22 7:06:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague's answer shows us just how important it is to speak about the experiences of different public health authorities so we can improve our response to the pandemic. That is why it is important for Taiwan to be a member of the WHO. At present, China is exploiting public health risks for political gain. It is using public health risks for political gain. I am wondering what my colleague thinks of these politicians, political parties and governments that exploit public health and the misery of people for political gain.
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