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House Hansard - 126

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 14, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/14/22 3:41:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, I would like to ask the minister if he could talk more about the Canada growth fund and how it will increase the under-represented groups of indigenous peoples and women in the trades.
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/14/22 4:18:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, unfortunately, I was quite disheartened to hear the member's characterization of the spending as an addiction to spending. My constituents suffer from real addictions that we have to talk about these days. However, I want to talk about the need for recovery. It is quite critical, now more than ever. The question is this: Where do we recover these costs from? Does the member not agree that it is better to recover from large corporations that are benefiting from the poverty of Canadians?
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/14/22 5:18:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, I want to first give the member a special “welcome back”. I missed him while he was away. I also appreciate that he shared the important policy initiatives that could have been covered in the fall economic statement, including with respect to addressing housing in Nunavut. I want to ask the member this. Does he agree that any economic policy that comes out of any government needs to focus on the people and not just on numbers? I am thinking specifically about the lack of comprehensive EI reform and the good work the NDP does to protect workers.
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Nov/14/22 6:23:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Uqaqtittiji, the member neglected to mention the profits that were being made by grocery stores in the north, so I will mention very quickly that The North West Company, which is a grocery store in the north, including in the northern communities he mentioned, has had increases in sales of 2.4%. It profited by $13.2 million, or 63.9% more than prepandemic figures. It also reported an increase in the dividend payments it will be giving to its shareholders. Does the member agree that the Canada recovery dividend needs to be extended to these big box stores that are clearly contributing to the hardships people are facing?
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