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House Hansard - 174

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 28, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 174 - Mar/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/23 2:37:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are 2.7 million fewer Canadians in poverty today than when the Conservatives were in government. That includes 450,000 children, thanks to the Canada child benefit, in which a child under six could receive up to $7,000 a year. Let us talk about our child care agreements that have cut fees by 50% for families across this country, which could be up to an additional $6,000 for families with children in registered care. We are delivering for Canadians in hard times, and we are going to continue to be there for them.
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Context: House Hansard - 174 - Mar/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/23 2:47:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a government, we understand these are challenging times for Canadians. It is why we have put important measures in place to help Canadians, like doubling the GST tax credit that has helped almost 11 million Canadians across the country to deal with the high cost of everything; like the Canada child benefit that is indexed to inflation and that increased last July, because we recognized how important it is for families to take care of their basic needs. Let us also talk about child care, which is helping thousands and millions of Canadians across the country to help with the high cost of living.
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Context: House Hansard - 174 - Mar/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/23 2:56:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when the Conservatives were in power, an additional 2.7 million people were living in poverty. When the Conservatives were in power, Canadians received family benefit cheques, but had to pay tax on them. Our government increased the Canada child benefit without taxing it. This represents up to $7,000 a year for families with children under six.
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