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House Hansard - 119

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 27, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 119 - Oct/27/22
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  • Oct/27/22 3:02:13 p.m.
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The hon. member for South Shore—St. Margarets has the floor.
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Mr. Rick Perkins (South Shore—St. Margarets, CPC)
  • Oct/27/22 3:02:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the fact they seem to miss is that they spent $600 million supporting high school kids during COVID living at home, while Giles in my riding, who heats with oil, had his tank filled up yesterday for $1,600, which is more than the $900 last year— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Oct/27/22 3:02:42 p.m.
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Order, please. I am having a hard time hearing the question. If I could hear the question from the top, please, so we can all hear it, then hopefully we will be able to hear the answer as well. The hon. member has the floor.
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Mr. Rick Perkins
  • Oct/27/22 3:03:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they would like to hear it again: They spent $600 million supporting high school kids with CERB, while Giles from my riding heats with oil and had to fill up yesterday and it cost $1,600 to fill the tank. It was $900 last year. This is just incredible. That is a 68% increase in his heating as a result of the government's policies, and they still want to impose another $360 in new carbon taxes on his oil tank. Many people in my community have to choose between heat and eating. When will these Liberals stop their triple—
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The Speaker
  • Oct/27/22 3:03:40 p.m.
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The hon. minister for families has the floor.
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Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Oct/27/22 3:03:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the lack of compassion being demonstrated on the other side for Canadians who lost their jobs, for Canadians who lost their income— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Oct/27/22 3:04:06 p.m.
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Order, please. We took the time and listened to the question. Now let us do the same thing with the answer given. The hon. Minister of Families will begin from the top, please.
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Hon. Karina Gould
  • Oct/27/22 3:04:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the lack of compassion being heard from the other side about pandemic supports that supported families, that made sure parents could put food on the table, that parents could pay their rent or their mortgage and that families could ensure they knew they would be able to get through to the end of the month because of the Canada emergency response benefit is unbelievable from the Conservatives. If they truly had compassion, if they truly cared about supporting Canadian families, they would vote with us today on Bill C-31 and provide—
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The Speaker
  • Oct/27/22 3:05:03 p.m.
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The hon. member for Mississauga—Streetsville.
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Mrs. Rechie Valdez (Mississauga—Streetsville, Lib.)
  • Oct/27/22 3:05:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the brutal murder of Mahsa Amini, 40 days ago yesterday, has sparked a feminist movement in Iran and across the globe. The women-led freedom movement began with Iranian girls and women marching in the streets in defiance of the IRGC and in defence of freedom and democracy. Women across Canada and all corners of the world recognize these women and stand with them. In light of the courage and the tenacity of Iranian women, can the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth share what our government is doing to fight for women's rights around the world?
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Hon. Marci Ien (Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Lib.)
  • Oct/27/22 3:05:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her extraordinary leadership. At the G7, I called on our allies to sign a joint statement to condemn the Iranian regime. I said then and I said— An hon. member: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Oct/27/22 3:06:07 p.m.
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We were doing well before. I am going to ask hon. members to please calm down. We will let the hon. minister start from the top.
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Hon. Marci Ien
  • Oct/27/22 3:06:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her extraordinary leadership. At the G7, I called on our allies to sign a joint statement to condemn the Iranian regime. I said at that point, and I am saying now, that this is not about head scarves. This is about human rights. I stand by that. Our government stands by that I have to say, it takes immense courage to speak one's truth, and I was so moved last night when women did just that. They shared their stories at a vigil for Mahsa Amini. I want women here and around the world to know that we stand with them.
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Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • Oct/27/22 3:07:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on top of sky-high prices for food and rent, Canadians struggle to pay massively high cellphone bills each month. The announcement this week on the Rogers-Shaw merger proved there is a place to regulate gouging. Despite the minister's new position, the Competition Bureau still wants the merger stopped. Instead of blocking the merger in its entirety, the minister told the companies to go back to their drawing boards and their CEO tables. The government needs to stand up to the corporate greed from big telecom companies that also get public money. When will the government act to stop the Rogers-Shaw merger so Canadians can get some relief on their monthly bills? When will he finally side with consumers?
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Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • Oct/27/22 3:07:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that answer is very simple. Every single day, that is exactly what I did. He is a member for whom I have enormous respect, but I would bring him back to this statement. We actually blocked the merger of Shaw and Rogers. I denied the licence. Maybe he missed that part of the statement. In addition to that, we said we supported the work of the Competition Bureau and, should it allow the merger to happen, we would impose additional conditions. We said it would have to keep the licence for at least 10 years and the lower prices in Quebec, about 20% lower, would have to be applied in Ontario and western Canada. We will stand on the side of Canadians every single day.
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Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Oct/27/22 3:08:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Ataklti is a permanent resident in my community who applied for a travel document last February to join his wife in Sweden for the birth of their daughter. Eight months later Ataklti's request still has not been processed, even though it was marked urgent. We are working with dozens of refugees and permanent residents who are waiting months or even a year for the travel documents they need to travel and return to our country. Can the immigration minister commit to a timeline for Ataklti to meet his daughter?
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Mrs. Marie-France Lalonde (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Oct/27/22 3:09:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I commend the member for Kitchener Centre for his advocacy. We are taking measures to reduce wait times and we will be doing more to tackle the backlog in the short term, while making our system more sustainable in the long term. We are doing that by hiring up to 1,250 new employees to increase our processing capacity by the end of fall. We are aiming to process 80% of all new applications within service standards. Modernizing our immigration system is about putting people at the heart of everything we do, and that is exactly what we are doing.
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The Speaker
  • Oct/27/22 3:10:06 p.m.
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I draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of His Excellency Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission. Some hon. members: Hear, hear!
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Hon. Andrew Scheer
  • Oct/27/22 3:10:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table in both official languages, the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report, indicating that 40% of the Liberal government's COVID spending was unrelated to COVID. I would ask for unanimous consent that I be allowed to table it now.
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The Speaker
  • Oct/27/22 3:10:42 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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