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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22

Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)

Oct/18/22 2:37:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I understand that the Conservatives want to imitate what is currently going on in England, but I am not sure that is the right path to take. Here at home, programs have been put in place to help children. I am thinking about the Canada child benefit that lifts children out of poverty. Is that what the Conservatives would cut? They should say so. Is it the guaranteed income supplement, which gives seniors a bit of a boost? Is that what they would cut? Would they cut the workers benefit? Again, it is easy to criticize, but they should have the courage to say what they would do.

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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22

Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos

Oct/18/22 4:12:14 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-31

Madam Speaker, there are two answers The first is the $25 billion through the Canada child benefit. It is a big amount of money. Every month, it lifts approximately 400,000 children out of poverty, plus obviously, all of their parents. That is a big amount, but it has a big impact in our society. It makes our society more fair and prosperous. We believe that better equity, better justice and better health for Canadians should also be achieved through investing in the dental care and dental health of our children and families.

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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22

Mr. Taleeb Noormohamed

Oct/18/22 7:16:02 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-31

Madam Speaker, the member's reflections on what he is hearing in his riding are exactly what I am hearing in mine. I have families that are struggling. I have seniors and young families that would benefit from the support. I also have a large number of people who work in health care, particularly doctors and nurses. They have all said that dental care would improve the long-term health care indicators of Canadians, and would reduce the burden on the health care system long term. These are investments that help provincial health care systems save money in the long term. We can make all the decisions we want for the short term, but they provide long-term benefits for a sustainable health care system for the future. That is what we need to be doing together.

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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22

Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)

Oct/18/22 11:02:28 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-31

Madam Speaker, that was a very important intervention at a time when the cost of living issue is so critical for Canadians. I just want to give a word of advice, or make a comment, related to the fact that we can do multiple things at once. The member speaks about the need to make sure we tackle the real estate investment trusts that are ravaging low-income communities, including my own in Edmonton Griesbach, but I want to mention dental care and getting support to young Canadians, 500,000 of them. Would the member please elaborate on the fact that this benefit is going to be of such immense benefit to the people in his community and to children in particular? Would he talk about how dental care is going to change the lives of so many children in his riding?

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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22

Mr. Mike Morrice

Oct/18/22 11:03:20 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-31

Madam Speaker, absolutely. It is the reason I started my speech with exactly that. I think it is important that we work toward a sense of what is the common ground in this place. What I appreciate about what is in this bill is that it is moving us toward dental care. I have heard the member for Edmonton Griesbach speak about how important that is for his community, and it is for mine also. It is an important measure that is only happening as a result of collaboration among parliamentarians in this place. What is also true is that this is a missed opportunity. The $500 benefit is not going to meaningfully address the housing crisis. There is an opportunity for the governing party to go much further here.

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