44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 4, 2022 10:00AM
- Nov/4/22 11:37:27 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can talk about the deficit all day long if that is what the Conservatives want.
Our deficit is the lowest in the G7. According to yesterday's economic update, the deficit is at about 1.3%. We also have the lowest debt in the G7 and the strongest economic growth.
I think the Conservatives should look at the numbers.
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- Nov/4/22 11:38:01 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, no matter what my colleague says, this does not address inflation, which is the highest it has been in 40 years. It is no wonder that 1.5 million Canadians turned to food banks in one month alone.
The Prime Minister tried to make up for it yesterday with the economic update. The problem, however, is that it does not address the cost of living crisis.
Can the Liberals fix their economic statement and assure us that there will be no new spending or tax increases?
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- Nov/4/22 11:38:34 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, our economic update contains measures that will put money directly into the pockets of Canadians.
In contrast, what the Conservatives are proposing is to rob our seniors of their pensions and to attack our EI system at a time when we are facing global economic instability. That is irresponsible.
We are there for Canadians.
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- Nov/4/22 11:39:07 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, this week, all six urgent care chiefs of Quebec's hospitals declared the health care system to be at a breaking point.
In that context, on Monday, in Vancouver, the Minister of Health will be meeting his counterparts from Quebec and the provinces to discuss health transfers.
Yesterday's economic update did not plan for a penny more before 2028. The hospitals have reached a breaking point today; not in 2028 or next spring, but today.
Why is the minister still going there empty-handed?
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- Nov/4/22 11:39:43 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and his attention to this truly very important subject.
Canadians expect us to work together with the provinces and territories to find solutions to the challenges our public health care system is currently facing.
Our government will continue to support the $72 billion investments we made during the pandemic and we will increase the Canada health transfer by 10% in March 2023, in addition to the supplementary increase of—
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- Nov/4/22 11:40:21 a.m.
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The hon. member for Joliette.
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- Nov/4/22 11:40:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, if it is truly very important, the Minister of Finance should be the one to go to Vancouver on Monday to meet with the health ministers. She controls the purse strings. She has already outlined her position in the economic update, however: there will be no health transfer increase in the short term.
The health minister does not control the money transferred, he is responsible for the conditions that the federal government wants to attach to that money.
Finally, with respect to the ministers' meeting in Vancouver on Monday, is the federal government attending merely to impose conditions?
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- Nov/4/22 11:40:53 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is not true. There are investments in dental care and there are members in the House who voted against them.
The Minister of Health will meet with his provincial and territorial counterparts in Vancouver next week to further discuss, among other priorities, how we can continue to work together to solve the health care worker crisis and improve access to family health services across the country.
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- Nov/4/22 11:41:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, $20 billion of inflationary spending, massive tax hikes on everyday essentials, continued high inflation and a potential economic slowdown: all of this in one fiscal update.
Are the Liberals aware of how badly they are failing?
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- Nov/4/22 11:41:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the fall economic statement puts forward a plan that leverages our strong fiscal position while lowering our deficit by $16 billion. It also modernizes Canada's research facilities, strengthens Canada's anti-avoidance tax measures and makes life and housing more affordable, while eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies.
Instead, we are investing in clean, sustainable jobs of the future that Canadian workers are going to help us all make happen. This is what it means to have a strong environment and a strong economy working hand in hand, and that is exactly what we are doing.
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- Nov/4/22 11:42:26 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, if only Canadians could eat that word salad.
It has been observed that Liberals define compassion by how many people the government helps. Conservatives define compassion by how many people the government does not have to help. It seems like the Liberal government is intent on making everyone dependent on the government.
Will the Liberal government finally show a little fiscal discipline and a little compassion, relent on their tax hike and let Canadians live their lives?
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- Nov/4/22 11:42:58 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, our government has focused, for the last seven years, on reducing poverty. Because of that, millions of Canadians have been lifted out of poverty. That includes children and that includes seniors.
In fact, our legislative agenda this session is focused on compassion. It is making sure that kids under the age of 12 can get the dental care they need. It is making sure 11 million Canadian households get hundreds of dollars to help deal with the cost of living because although inflation is a global phenomenon, Canada is in a good position to deal with it, so we are going to be there to help people, instead of ignoring them, like the Conservatives.
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- Nov/4/22 11:43:30 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the fall economic statement gets a failing grade. The house is burning down and the Liberals, rather than pouring water on the fire, are pouring fuel on the flames.
Spending is out of control, and it has led to inflation. One and a half million Canadians went to the food bank last month, yet the Liberals still plan to triple their tax on groceries, home heating and fuel.
Will the Liberals cancel their plan to triple the tax on home heating, groceries and fuel?
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- Nov/4/22 11:44:08 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, as I have said before, Canadian households receive more money back in the credit than they pay on the price on pollution.
If the Conservatives were so concerned about helping Canadians through the winter, they would have waited more than 30 seconds before saying they were planning on voting against the fall economic statement and the measures contained therein.
We will be helping Canadian workers with money that will arrive in their pockets in the next few months. We are going to be helping Canadian families through the Canada child benefit.
We are there for Canadians, and the Conservatives continue to vote—
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- Nov/4/22 11:44:45 a.m.
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The hon. member for Haldimand—Norfolk.
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- Nov/4/22 11:44:47 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Canadians know that this tax-and-spend Liberal government is not giving them back more money than it is taking from them. The government's carbon tax scheme will force millions of Canadians across the country to choose between heating their homes and eating food this winter. The carbon tax has failed to reduce emissions, and it is not protecting the environment. It is not an environmental plan. It is a tax plan.
Is the government going to wait until people cannot heat their homes this winter to finally cancel its plan to increase the taxes on fuel—
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- Nov/4/22 11:45:25 a.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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- Nov/4/22 11:45:28 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, last week the Conservatives voted against our proposal to subsidize dental care for Canadian children. Last week the Conservatives voted against a one-time payment to Canadians who are having trouble paying the rent. Today they are attacking the measures that will support vulnerable Canadians once again.
How is it that the Conservatives think they can fool Canadians into believing they care about them or their families?
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- Nov/4/22 11:46:04 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, seniors were blindsided when Lions Place, a non-profit seniors housing complex in my riding was put up for sale. They are worried that a for-profit buyer could increase the rents, pricing them out of their homes.
All that residents are calling for is a 90-day delay of the sale, so that all levels of government can come to an agreement to protect this affordable housing community.
Will the Liberals intervene to ensure that seniors living at Lions Place do not lose their homes?
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- Nov/4/22 11:46:42 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, this issue is very important to those of us on this side of the House. I would be pleased to have a sidebar conversation with the member about this exact case so we can make sure that we solve this issue, which is important to the member.
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