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House Hansard - 129

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 17, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 2:39:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is there for our families and will always be there for our families. We understand their challenges and their needs. It is somewhat strange to hear the Conservatives talk about this. Let us not forget that when they were in government, they made cuts to culture, veterans' funding, employment insurance and just about everything else. They are a little self-conscious today, but if they were being honest, perhaps they would tell us where they would cut. Would their cuts impact our children, our seniors, our families, employment insurance, workers or health care? Where would they cut?
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 2:40:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have lifted 450,000 children out of poverty. That is not some random number. These are children, human beings. The Government of Canada is taking concrete steps to shape Canada's future, whereas the Conservatives have never set goals or even expressed the intention to do anything to fight poverty. I spent seven years on the opposition benches watching them cut program after program.
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 3:01:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is not the first time that my colleague has used inappropriate language. I invite him to be cautious when using certain words. We work very well with Quebec. With regard to infrastructure, we are making progress on many projects. We have made progress on day care, health, housing, high-speed Internet and the fight against homelessness. We will continue to work with Quebec. We will continue to support Quebec, no matter what the Bloc Québécois thinks. Even if he does not like it, we will continue to work with Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 129 - Nov/17/22
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Canadian Heritage, Lib.)
  • Nov/17/22 3:10:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are some things that are natural, some things that go without saying and some things that just go together, like the words “Conservative” and “cuts”, “Conservative” and “austerity”, and even “Conservative” and “lack of compassion”. However, putting the words “Conservative” and “fight against poverty” together takes some doing. It is a bit of a stretch. It is like picturing a member of the Bloc Québécois getting up in the morning and singing O Canada while ironing the clothes they tore in a fit of outrage the day before. We can imagine it, but we do not believe it is possible.
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