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House Hansard - 126

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 14, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Nov/14/22 2:22:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Governor of the Bank of Canada has said that inflation here is domestically generated, not imported from the rest of the world. He agrees with our friend and the future leader of the Liberal Party, Mark Carney, who says that inflation is coming from Canada. However, interestingly, the governor says that the solution is to cap wages and cut jobs. He says that the only way to stop inflation is to drive up unemployment. Does the government agree that it needs to kill jobs to fight the inflation that it has caused?
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Mr. Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP)
  • Nov/14/22 2:47:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the last year, Canadian family wages rose less than half as fast as inflation, yet the Liberals recently had the gall to say that higher wage pressures are causing inflation, all while major grocery chains make huge profits and pay millions of dollars in compensation to their shareholders and CEOs. Just like the Conservative leader, the Deputy Prime Minister refuses to acknowledge the full extent to which corporate greed and profit-seeking are driving inflationary pressure on Canadian household budgets. My question is simple. When are the Liberals going to stop blaming workers and tackle the real causes of inflation by forcing CEOs and their corporations to pay their fair share?
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Context: House Hansard - 126 - Nov/14/22
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Nov/14/22 4:00:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, the economic update mentions inflation no fewer than 108 times. Inflation means financial hardship for most people given that wages do not keep up with rising consumer prices. Historically, high inflation has meant that a recession is on the way. One usually follows the other. A recession means that many people will lose their jobs. The economic update and the bill do absolutely nothing to improve employment insurance, which is outdated and discriminates against 60% of claimants. I wonder if my colleague could comment on this oversight in both the bill and the economic update.
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