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House Hansard - 112

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 18, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Oct/18/22 1:19:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am proud to present a petition that calls on the Government of Canada to implement a guaranteed livable income for all Canadians. There are 689 signatories to this petition who, among other things, note that a guaranteed livable income would reduce poverty, which, in turn, would actually reduce demand for social services, law enforcement and health care, thereby leading to reduced costs. It would also replace the patchwork of federal and provincial income assistance programs. Last, it would implement and establish an income floor for all Canadians, reflecting regional differences in the cost of living.
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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. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • Oct/18/22 2:45:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that those members would talk about energy poverty, because when they were in power, the first thing they did was cut energy efficiency projects for the lowest-income Canadians. Hundreds of people were laid off. That is the first thing they did when they came into power in 2006. Then what did the Conservatives do? They eliminated subsidies to help Canadians buy electric vehicles. Then what did they do? They limited support for renewable energy projects. If there is energy poverty in the country, it is because the Conservative Party was in power for 10 years.
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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
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Oct/18/22 7:04:47 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague because the Liberal government is finally getting on board with the NDP and beginning to put in place a dental care plan. I know he spoke a lot about people struggling across the country, and I would agree with him. Winnipeg Centre, the riding I represent, competes to be the second- or third-poorest riding at any given moment. One of the things we are having a crisis with is, of course, accessible and affordable housing with rent geared to income. Although the rent top-up, thanks to the NDP, is coming as an urgent response, I am wondering when his government will seriously address this human rights matter and ensure that everybody in Canada has access to affordable housing with rent geared to income, not this notion of affordable that is truly not affordable for most people in my riding who are living under the poverty line.
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