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House Hansard - 185

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 26, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Apr/26/23 2:26:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the Conservative Party, we on this side of the House support workers and unions in the important work that they do. We know that public servants provide important services to Canadians, and the government appreciates their work, particularly the work that they have done over the past few years, which have been difficult. That is why we are working tirelessly to come to an agreement that is fair for public servants and reasonable for taxpayers. We will continue to ensure that everyone at the bargaining table takes the work seriously, and we will resolve this situation the right way.
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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Apr/26/23 2:33:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with each day of this strike, the government's mask is slipping, and what it reveals is not pretty. What the workers want is simple. They want salaries that keep up with inflation. However, this government is not addressing the workers' needs. Will the prime minister wake up, give his minister a push, do his job and offer these workers a fair contract?
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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Apr/26/23 2:35:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the Prime Minister were serious about respecting these workers, he would not be jetting off to New York at a time when we have the biggest strike in our country's history. That does not show respect for workers. Workers are not buying it. We are not buying it. If the Prime Minister were serious about this, he could show some leadership and certainly not allow the minister who put us in this mess to continue to do this work. Will the Prime Minister accept that this is serious, that it requires the full attention of government and that he has to get serious about getting a contract for these workers now?
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Context: House Hansard - 185 - Apr/26/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Apr/26/23 2:54:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, public service workers have been waiting for over two years for a fair contract. Liberals like to talk a lot about workers' rights, but when they offer workers in the public sector what is effectively a pay cut when they are asking for salaries that keep up with inflation, they are no better than Conservatives. Will the Prime Minister get serious about these workers, cancel his trip and get these workers a fair contract?
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