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House Hansard - 118

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 26, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 118 - Oct/26/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Oct/26/22 3:08:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government's dental cheque scheme is supposed to provide relief for families facing the rising cost of living. That is the title of this bill: the cost of living relief act. However, if the Prime Minister really wanted to help families, he could have increased family allowances, and all families would have benefited. Instead, he came up with a cheque scheme that does not help all families, that discriminates against Quebec families and that forces parents to navigate CRA bureaucracy. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that a child in Quebec is half as likely to be eligible. What will the Prime Minister do to stop this discrimination?
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Context: House Hansard - 118 - Oct/26/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon (Mirabel, BQ)
  • Oct/26/22 3:09:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the the worst part is that a dental cheque discriminates against Quebeckers, who already pay taxes in Quebec to cover the cost of dental care for children. The bottom line is that Quebeckers have 23% of the children but will get 13% of this federal money. That means about half of the children in Quebec will not be covered by the NDP-Liberals' poor excuse for a program. Basically, Quebeckers pay taxes to cover their children's dental care. This new program means they will also be covering dental care for children in other provinces thanks to the NDP and the Liberals. How can the Prime Minister justify that?
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