44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 26, 2022 02:00PM
- Oct/26/22 2:24:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about the miners in Saint‑Rémi‑d'Amherst and their families.
Bruno Carrière's documentary film 1948, L'affaire silicose — L'histoire d'une injustice shines a light on the tragedy of the first industrial disease in Quebec in the 1930s and 1940s.
It is thanks to the tireless investigative work of Franco-American journalist Burton LeDoux that we know the extent of the ravages caused by silicosis. This disease caused the death of several dozen miners from Saint‑Rémi‑d'Amherst, a township that was nicknamed “the village of widows”.
This powerful and touching documentary chronicles the years when Quebec workers were victims of hazardous working conditions. To get a better idea of the hardship these families endured, I invite everyone to watch 1948, L'affaire silicose — L'histoire d'une injustice, one of the first big scandals in Quebec's social history.
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- 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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- Oct/26/22 3:09:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that too many families cannot afford the dental care they need. The dental benefit will be available to all eligible Quebec families, including those who are covered by a public insurance plan. If eligible families have expenses that are not covered by their existing provincial plan, they will have access to the benefit.
We will continue to work to make life more affordable for everyone.
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- 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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- Oct/26/22 3:10:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we chose to make sure that every family in this country can afford dental care for their children. That includes families in Quebec, who will have access to this benefit.
We know this is something that should transcend political considerations, but, unfortunately, the Conservatives, and apparently the Bloc, are opposed to providing dental care to children who cannot otherwise afford it.
We will be here to help children and families in these difficult times.
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- Oct/26/22 3:18:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, handguns have ripped our communities apart. We have seen this first-hand in Brampton and in the greater Toronto area. The Toronto Danforth shooting, the Quebec City mosque attack and the Edmonton shooting all involved senseless handgun violence that claimed loved ones too soon. While Conservatives are trying to make assault weapons legal again, the Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety are taking swift action to protect Canadians.
Could the right hon. Prime Minister please share with the House how the handgun freeze will protect all Canadian communities?
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