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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Nov/15/22 10:41:08 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Madam Speaker, it is always amusing to hear from our Liberal government friends across the way. When it comes to health care, the federal government does not run a single hospital, train a single doctor or pay a single nurse. However, it claims to know how health care works and tells the provinces and Quebec to do this or that in order to get money. The passport crisis has shown us just how unbelievably incredible, outstanding and exemplary the federal public service is. Oh, the lessons it could teach, but it is not going to. Last week in Vancouver, the Minister of Health said that, unless there were conditions in place, there would be no cheques. If my Conservative friends were in power, would they agree to the demands of all the provinces in Canada and Quebec to increase health transfers from 22% to 35%?

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Nov/15/22 11:09:11 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Madam Speaker, it is rather fascinating to listen to my colleague. The Liberal government is pleased to be pleased. It is pleased to be pleased on housing. In the statement we are looking at today, the first-time homeowner tax credit has been doubled. That increases demand. Last year, the president of the CMHC said in committee that the first thing to do to help with the housing crisis in Canada is to increase supply. We need 3.5 million housing units in Canada over the next 10 years. We are halfway through the Liberal government's national housing strategy and 35,000 housing units have been built. Bill C‑32 does not provide for any more, either. Is my colleague truly satisfied with her government's record on housing over the past five years?

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Nov/15/22 11:26:57 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Madam Speaker, my question is somewhat related to Bill C‑32. I would like to talk about Bill C‑31, because I have never had the opportunity to ask my NDP friends a question about something that puzzles me. Bill C‑32 contains some mini-measures on housing, but they do not really address the housing crisis. There is an important measure in Bill C‑31, a $500 cheque to help people. I have spoken to every housing agency in Quebec and they were just about beside themselves when it came to Bill C‑31, which hands out so much money without building a single thing. People had expectations about the agreement between the NDP and the Liberals. They thought that the NDP would be able to push the government to build housing. Does it not seem to my colleague that the NDP members sold their souls for a bowl of lentils with their agreement with the Liberals?

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Nov/15/22 11:39:51 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Madam Speaker, I have a brief question for my colleague. We are used to hearing Liberal ministers and members beating around the bush and not answering questions. We spend 98% of our time here not getting answers to our questions, but since the member is from the opposition, perhaps I will get a fairly clear answer. That would be nice. There is a huge health crisis in Quebec right now. Emergency room physicians are sounding the alarm. People are dying in Quebec's emergency rooms. The provinces' demands are quite simple. Health transfers must be increased, no strings attached. If the Conservative Party were in power tomorrow morning, would it increase transfers from 22% to 35%, as the Quebec government is calling for?

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Nov/15/22 12:10:13 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Mr. Speaker, whenever I hear my Liberal friends talk about the environment, I feel like I am in an episode of The Twilight Zone. I feel like we are not in the same room, not watching the same movie, or not listening to the same story. It is ridiculous. Last week, in the context of COP27, we learned that Canada is still investing $8.5 billion U.S. a year in fossil fuels. For that reason alone, we should be denouncing the government every day. We learned another exciting little fact. Canada is the worst country in the G20 when it comes to average greenhouse gas emissions per capita. Furthermore, Canada is the only G7 country whose greenhouse gas emissions have increased since the Paris Agreement, in other words, since the Liberals started sitting on that side. They make grand speeches, saying that they are green and they support the green transition. However, Canada is the worst country in the G7 and the second worst in the G20 for investment in fossil fuels. Clearly, we are not talking about the same thing. What is the Liberal plan to deal with these issues?

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Nov/15/22 1:13:18 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Mr. Speaker, I cannot guarantee that I will make this short, but I will try. My colleague talked about climate change; I find that interesting. In Longueuil, there is an airport. The Pratt & Whitney company is involved in research into developing a hybrid electric engine. It is very involved in this. What is going on there is very important work. There is even a flight school in Longueuil—Saint-Hubert with an electrically powered aircraft. It is starting. In Quebec, we make electric buses, electric snowmobiles, and even electric personal watercraft. This is the future, but the future takes investment. Meanwhile, the government of the member who just spoke is investing $8.5 billion U.S. a year in an energy of the past: fossil fuels. If we took all this money and invested it in the technologies of tomorrow, we would create jobs and wealth, and we would fight greenhouse gases. Does my colleague agree with me?

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Context: House Hansard - 127 - Nov/15/22

Mr. Denis Trudel (Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, BQ)

Nov/15/22 1:43:08 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Mr. Speaker, my Conservative friends will be pleased because I am going to triple my question. This morning, I asked my Conservative colleagues the same question twice, but I did not get an answer, so I am going to ask it a third time. The Liberal government opposite refuses to provide proper funding for the health care system, funding that is sorely needed, especially in Quebec. There is no way that my Quebec colleagues here have not seen the pictures of Quebec's emergency rooms. It is truly outrageous. The Liberal government is saying no. If the Conservative Party were to take office tomorrow, which is not necessarily something we want to happen, would the Conservatives agree to increase health care funding from 22% to 35%, yes or no?

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