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House Hansard - 131

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 21, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Nov/21/22 12:09:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I listened to my Conservative and Bloc colleagues, and they do not seem to understand our parliamentary system and the importance of sending bills to committee. We have had a week of debate. The bill contains important measures, such as waiving the interest on student loans. In the past, we have seen the Conservatives try to block economic updates for months on end. These measures must be put in place. The NDP put pressure on the government to waive interest on student loans because we want students to be able to benefit from that. It is also important to send the bill to committee so that it can be improved. Why do the other parties not seem to want to send the bill to committee, where they could propose amendments?
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Peter Julian
  • Nov/21/22 12:16:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, on a point of order, the member knows that the NDP takes things seriously. That is why we have dental care now in this country, rental supplements and a doubling—
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Nov/21/22 2:15:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have a health care crisis in Canada. I witnessed this first-hand over the past year as first my father and then my mother fell sick and went into palliative care. I witnessed the immense dedication of Canada's nurses, doctors and health care workers, and I know, as we all do, how underfunding by the government has created a crisis in public health care. That crisis is clear to see in children's hospitals and emergency rooms everywhere. Our health care workers are overworked to the point of exhaustion. Patients are sleeping in hospital hallways because there is nowhere else to go. The Liberal government has been irresponsible here. Instead of providing adequate health care funding to provinces and territories, it gave $750 billion in liquidity supports to help big banks maintain their profits. The same government allows over $30 billion in taxes to go to loopholes for the ultrarich and overseas tax havens every year. It must be a top priority to restore adequate health care funding so that seniors, children, families and everyone receives the health care support they deserve.
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Context: House Hansard - 131 - Nov/21/22
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Nov/21/22 2:30:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government refuses to acknowledge that corporate greed is making life more expensive for families. We now know that since 2019, the profits of big grocery stores have gone up by 118%. The Liberals refuse to point the finger at these excess profits as one of the causes of the increased cost of living, but they have no problem blaming workers' wages. How hypocritical. Why attack workers' wages? Why will the Liberals not go after corporate greed?
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