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House Hansard - 184

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Apr/25/23 4:16:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Madam Speaker, last week, when I was in the chamber, we spoke at great length about the position the Conservatives had for fixing the economy. Many of the brilliant solutions they advocated for were cutting taxes and cutting some of the most important revenue-generating aspects of the federal government, while not simultaneously talking about the services they would cut. What services would the member cut if he and his party were to form government?
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Apr/25/23 5:02:31 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Madam Speaker, it is a fact that Canada's greatest resources are our workforce and skilled labour. That is why Trade Winds to Success, a fantastic organization across Alberta, helps indigenous people who want to enter the workforce and the trades. It ensures that they have the support and financial assistance they need to get those outcomes. Unfortunately, it has been underfunded. As a matter of fact, it closed its Calgary operation because of a lack of federal funds. Organizations like Trade Winds to Success that help indigenous tradespersons are not receiving the funds they need now. Would the member speak directly to how the government is going to support organizations like this to continue to do that good work?
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Apr/25/23 10:25:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for walking us through many of his opinions and facts related to what is happening in Sudan. Today, someone in my community in Edmonton Griesbach came into my office asking for help. They commented on the fact that their relative was in Sudan now and they had no answers to share with them, other than the short answers that were given by the government. In particular, if we were to find a collective solution among us today, what would be, in the member's mind, the top solution in order to ensure that folks like this person's relatives can actually find safety and security elsewhere, particularly here in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Apr/25/23 10:57:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in my previous comments, I spoke specifically about the requirement of ensuring that folks here in Canada and their loved ones in Sudan get the support they need and, in particular, about a constituent of mine who came to my office today, pleading for help for his family in Sudan right now. They need emergency support. They need to find safety. What does the member from the Liberal bench have to say to constituents of mine and right across this country? When it comes to them and their families, how will they get to safety and when?
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