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House Hansard - 149

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Jan/30/23 2:41:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the cost of food has increased by nearly 12%. I am very concerned that this Prime Minister, after eight years of promising sunny ways, has completely lost touch with reality. Day care centres are no longer offering meat on their menus because it costs too much. Food banks do not have enough fresh food because grocery stores no longer have any, since the middle class cannot afford to buy it. How could the Prime Minister allow things to get to this point?
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/23 3:00:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, putting money on the table is exactly what we have been doing for several years now, with an additional investment of $72 billion in the Canada health transfer and by covering 80% of the costs associated with fighting COVID‑19. Last March, we increased the Canada health transfer by 5%, and we will increase it by another 10% in the next few weeks, in March. We also invested $2 billion just a few weeks ago to combat emergencies and problems facing hospitals. That is a lot of money, but more importantly, it is about outcomes that need to be achieved for patients and workers.
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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Jan/30/23 5:17:51 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, every parent should have access to quality, affordable child care when they need it. The Liberals promised national child care almost 30 years ago, and for decades families have been struggling to afford child care, struggling to find child care and sometimes paying more than their rent or mortgage to ensure their kids are taken care of. I am so glad to see both the current funding commitments and this legislation for the future. With the federal financial commitments, B.C. has been investing in reducing costs, creating more spaces and recruiting more early childhood educators. That is my home province. The member is from Manitoba, and Manitoba is the only province that has not seen an average reduction in child care fees. I am curious if the member agrees that we need to see stronger accountability measures so that we actually guarantee that families are going to see a reduction in costs.
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