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House Hansard - 187

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 28, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 187 - Apr/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/23 11:22:58 a.m.
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Actually, Madam Speaker, when the country was on fire, so to speak, because we were experiencing the biggest health and economic challenge in a generation because of the COVID pandemic, our government came with a fire extinguisher. We were there to support millions of Canadians, whether through the Canada emergency response benefit, whether through the Canada emergency business account or whether was through the Canada emergency wage subsidy. What about the millions of vaccines that we provided to Canadians and the additional support we provided to provinces and territories to get us through the pandemic?
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Context: House Hansard - 187 - Apr/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/23 11:24:10 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for that question. Unfortunately, by law, passports are not considered essential. I am being honest with Canadians in telling them that passport applications cannot be processed during the strike. However, we understand that this has an impact on the lives of Canadians. That is precisely why we are at the bargaining table with the union. We want to resolve this strike quickly because it is having a real impact on Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 187 - Apr/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/23 11:33:08 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the only thing the Conservatives did when they were in government was that they balanced the books on the backs of Canadians. They did nothing when it came to helping Canadians get out of poverty. In contrast, what we have done is help lift 450,000 children and a total of 2.7 million Canadians out of poverty. At the height of the COVID crisis, do members know what we did? We were there for every single Canadian, whether through wage supports or through services.
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Context: House Hansard - 187 - Apr/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/23 11:38:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the point my hon. colleague has missed is that this increased spending was to serve Canadians during the pandemic. I know the Conservatives have forgotten that there was a pandemic that sent big shock waves through the economy and the health care system, but our government was there for Canadians during the pandemic. We made sure they received income supports, and we were there for Canadian organizations. We will continue to respect the bargaining process with the union.
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