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House Hansard - 141

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 5, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Mr. Richard Cannings (South Okanagan—West Kootenay, NDP)
  • Dec/5/22 12:33:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, one thing I was hoping to see in the fall economic statement and in this bill was some added help for graduate students across Canada. These are our best and brightest master's and Ph.D. students. The money they are given by the federal government to do their work has stayed the same for almost 20 years, since 2003. They are living in poverty, below the poverty line. They are working for less than minimum wage. For the last year, the science and research committee has recommended their wages go up and nothing has been done. Can he explain why that is?
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Dec/5/22 2:21:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the same report demonstrated that by 2030, a farm with 5,000 acres, an average farm, would pay $150,000 in carbon taxes, taxes that are already driving up the cost of food because they get passed onto the consumer. Food prices are expected to be up $1,000 for the average family to $16,000 a year to feed the average family. That is an incredible sum. In fact, the Mississauga Food Bank reports that some people have even said that the poverty is so grinding that they are asking for help with medical assistance in dying. We need to feed our people. Why does the government not reverse its inflationary policy so people can afford to eat and live?
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Dec/5/22 2:22:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we remain committed to supporting people get out of poverty. In fact, we understand how difficult life is right now, which is why we have put forward numerous measures to help the most vulnerable Canadian. However, if the Leader of the Opposition is indeed sincere in his desire to help lift Canadians out of poverty, he would have voted for measures like the Canada dental benefit, or the Canada housing benefit, or perhaps child care, which has fees being reduced by 50% right across the country. Instead of doing that, he voted against it.
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Mr. Francesco Sorbara
  • Dec/5/22 3:51:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, we do know that a number of the programs we have put in place have helped, for example, the Canada child benefit has lifted literally hundreds of thousands of Canadians out of poverty. In reference to homelessness metrics, if there is one person in Canada who is homeless, that is one too many. Our government knows that. I think all of us here as legislators know that. We must continue to come up with and implement effective solutions to dealing with homelessness problems. Many of them are connected, obviously, to mental health issues. We know how big of an issue that is for Canadians. We have work to do. We are doing work. We are being compassionate about this. We are being effective, but we have work to do.
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Context: House Hansard - 141 - Dec/5/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Dec/5/22 4:10:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, one of the concerns that I have in my riding, and I am wondering if the member has the same concern, is how many seniors are becoming homeless or unhoused within my region. It is quite concerning when I see some seniors in their seventies living in their vehicle or living rough in a tent in my communities. It is very concerning. I just wonder if the member could speak to this, and if she agrees with the NDP that we should not have the OAS increased only for those aged 75-plus, but that in fact it should be for all seniors, so we can lift them out of poverty and make sure they have a safe home to live in.
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