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Context: House Hansard - 159 - Feb/13/23

Mr. Chad Collins (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, Lib.)

Feb/13/23 6:36:53 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-39

Madam Speaker, I listened with great interest to the last answer, and I have a question on it. We have heard in many speeches today by the opposition that it is all about supporting people, yet every time our government has provided supports, whether it was the one-time income support or assistance for housing, the members opposite have voted against those initiatives. I am not certain how they can have it both ways by suggesting that we need to be there for people in their time of need. Why do opposition members continue to vote against the initiatives put forward by the government that are helping the very people they are referencing in their speeches today?

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Context: House Hansard - 159 - Feb/13/23

Hon. Rob Moore

Feb/13/23 7:07:42 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-39

Madam Speaker, the member is quite right. In such a void that exists right now in the supports that people need, the last thing that a government should be offering by way of help is medical assistance in dying. In my speech, I shared a couple of stories, but these stories are repeated across the country and in many of our ridings. I think we should all be shocked by them. Someone who cannot afford housing is now seeking MAID. We have heard of people going to food banks looking for food and also asking about MAID. We hear of government employees, bureaucrats within the Department of Veterans Affairs offering individuals who are suffering with PTSD the opportunity for MAID. We have to ensure that we are supporting our fellow Canadians, not offering them assisted dying.

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Context: House Hansard - 159 - Feb/13/23

Mr. Garnett Genuis (Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, CPC)

Feb/13/23 10:06:48 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-39

Madam Speaker, earlier the member from Winnipeg talked about how we all agree that it was wrong that a staffer at Veterans Affairs Canada was talking about euthanasia with a veteran who called looking for help. He asked if we do not all agree on that. I think what confuses me about the government's position is that apparently it objects to the fact that over and over again, when a veteran called in for help at Veterans Affairs Canada, they were told to consider euthanasia or medical assistance in dying, yet if that same veteran had gone to see a psychiatrist or visited a nurse practitioner, the government would be totally fine with that person being given that advice. The government is fine with people being told by the medical system that they should consider or pursue this option, just apparently not when it comes from Veterans Affairs. Does the member think there is an inconsistency in the government's position that we should be supporting people in all cases, regardless?

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Context: House Hansard - 159 - Feb/13/23

Mr. Ted Falk

Feb/13/23 6:37:37 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-39

Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Hamilton East—Stoney Creek for that really good question. On the surface, it might appear as though we are not supporting the people he made reference to, who need the help I spoke about in my speech. However, that is not the case. What we want to do is give people their freedom back, like the freedom to make choices, which the Liberal-NDP coalition has taken away from them. We want to give people back the freedom to pay for gas and buy the food they require for their children, rather than relying on food banks and skipping meals. We want to give people their lives and their freedom back, which would be a huge asset to their mental health. That is why we as Conservatives have been opposing the reckless spending of the Liberal government.

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