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House Hansard - 117

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 25, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet
  • Oct/25/22 10:28:31 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I forgot to acknowledge the absolutely amazing role the Queen played during the pandemic. She helped us so much. How could we possibly have gotten through the pandemic without Her Majesty? If we really need to set priorities, the member could have chosen to stand with the Bloc tomorrow rather than ask me a question that does not really have any bearing on the issue. It would have been quicker.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
Mr. Speaker, all day long, both the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party have been trying to dodge the issue. They say it is not the right time to talk about this and we should talk about inflation and fighting the pandemic instead. Over the past few weeks, however, we have talked about bills C‑3, C‑5, C‑9, C‑20 and S‑4, none of which have anything to do with inflation or fighting the pandemic. Does my colleague think we waste our time in the House every day? Should we talk about nothing but inflation and the pandemic? Can we not walk and chew gum at the same time?
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:25:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the lesson for most Canadians from the pandemic we have all been going through is that Canadians are there for each other. We support each other through times of difficulty, and when we do that, we actually do better than if we had all tried to go our own way. The reality is, being there for each other has gotten us to where we are today, with a strong economy. It has given us the ability to step up to directly support those who need it with GST rebates, and dental and rental supports. These are, again, the dental and rental supports Conservatives are opposed to.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:29:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the last two years of this pandemic, we have invested an additional $72 billion, on top of the $40 billion we send to the provinces each year for health systems. That is an additional $72 billion to help with health care across the country. As per our commitment, we are discussing with the provinces and territories to continue investing more money in health. I know that all Canadians want real results, and that is what we all expect.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:37:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, being there for Canadians during the pandemic was the right thing to do. In fact, it is because of our support for Canadians that the economy has rebounded so quickly. We are seeing the results today. In a time of global economic instability, Canada has the best growth rate among our G7 peers, with the lowest deficit among them. We were fiscally responsible, while being there for each other.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 2:55:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are forgetting what happened during the pandemic. The government was there for Canadians. The Government of Canada sent payments to support nine million Canadians who lost their jobs. We were there during the pandemic, and we are here now with the Canada child benefit, child care and support for people who have lost their jobs. We are here for Canadians, and we will not apologize for that.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Oct/25/22 3:00:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what the member opposite is talking about is CERB, the Canada emergency response benefit, which supported nine million Canadians in one of the most difficult periods of time that our country has faced. What he is talking about is the Canada emergency wage supports that supported millions of Canadians and prevented organizations and businesses from closing their doors. Do members know what those supports did? They ensured that when the economy was ready to open up, when we were able to do that because public health measures worked and Canadians did what they needed to do to get this pandemic under control, people could go back to work, businesses could reopen and our economy could come back just as strong as before.
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Mr. Mark Gerretsen
  • Oct/25/22 4:17:25 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is making sure that we can properly take care of Canadians in their time of need and making sure that, when we have inflation at the rates that we do now, we can do everything to support those who are struggling the most. The impacts of inflation right now and the impacts of the pandemic, generally speaking, certainly drove the division between the haves and the have-nots—
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Context: House Hansard - 117 - Oct/25/22
Ms. Soraya Martinez Ferrada
  • Oct/25/22 4:26:58 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. That is exactly what I was saying. There are so many topics. In mental health alone, there are currently 15,000 people on waiting lists in Quebec to see a psychologist. In the current context, after a pandemic, it seems to me that it would have been worthwhile to talk about the mental health of our citizens in Quebec.
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