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House Hansard - 115

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Oct/21/22 12:06:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I hosted a housing town hall in my community of Edmonton Griesbach last week, and my constituents told me that big real estate companies are buying up their homes and treating the housing market like a stock market, all while evicting regular working Canadians. The Liberal government has done nothing to close tax loopholes. These investors have saved a combined $1.5 billion, taking money from taxpayers, while in my community, Edmontonians are losing their homes. On the other hand, we have the Conservatives, who continue to buddy up with big corporations with no end in sight. When will the government act to stop renovictions and—
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Oct/21/22 12:29:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have two petitions to present on behalf of Canadians. The first petition is with regard to ensuring that we acknowledge the Indian government's discriminatory anti-minority laws, the rising threat of genocide against Muslims and the prosecution of Christians, Dalits and other minorities in India. Additionally, the petitioners want to include human rights experts in all trade and bilateral agreements with India to safeguard the freedom, justice and human rights of prosecuted minorities there.
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Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Oct/21/22 12:31:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition is on behalf of parents and individuals in Alberta who are concerned about an incident that took place in April 2010, when the superintendent on the board of an Alberta school division moved to permanently ban Métis students from attending nearby Alberta public schools. These families and their children have faced immense levels of barriers since this time, including an inability to graduate from high school, in addition to collateral damages related to their mental health and well-being.
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