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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22

Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)

Nov/21/22 4:06:53 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. It is interesting to talk about the economy, and we can see that next year will be full of uncertainty. The Bloc Québécois is concerned that this is being used as an excuse to bring in austerity measures in essential sectors. I am talking here about the Bloc Québécois' three priorities. First there are the health transfers, which are not negotiable. Budget cuts by the Liberals and the Conservatives are what got us into this situation in the first place. More than ever, the government needs to reinvest in our health care system, despite the year of uncertainty that lies ahead. Then, we are calling for a major reform of employment insurance. During times of crisis, that is how we protect people who lose their jobs. This reform is important, because far too few people are eligible for EI. In fact, most people cannot access the program. I will end with help for seniors. They are directly affected by inflation, because they are on a fixed income. They are deeply concerned about next year. What does my colleague think of these three priorities and—

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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22

Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)

Nov/21/22 5:34:59 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. It is fascinating to hear the Conservatives say that for every new dollar spent, we have to find another dollar somewhere else. We agree with them. In fact, we could certainly find new revenue by fighting more effectively against tax evasion and tax avoidance. We could also collect revenue from GAFAM and other large corporations that do not pay taxes. We agree there are revenue streams to look into. However, for the Bloc Québécois, there are also certain expenses that are essential. There are areas that we should not even think of cutting right now, such as health care, in light of the health crisis we just went through, which exposed the holes in our system. The government needs to transfer money to Quebec and the provinces. Then there is help for seniors and EI reform. To put it plainly, if finding money and spending it on something else were already standard practice, then we would already have the money.

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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22

Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)

Nov/21/22 6:33:58 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-32

Mr. Speaker, I think that my colleague from Mirabel asked the question earlier. We have entered a new era of magical thinking by the Conservatives who imagine that an exact amount of money will be taken from somewhere and invested elsewhere, as though this can be done with a snap of the fingers. Where do they suggest these revenues be collected? I mentioned the issue of taxing GAFAM, as did my colleague from Drummond. There is also the issue of tax evasion and tax avoidance. Could the money that is being invested in the oil companies not be invested elsewhere to help other sectors that will be more economically vulnerable in the tough year ahead, such as seniors and health transfers? Where could the government collect this money to be reinvested?

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