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House Hansard - 200

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 18, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 200 - May/18/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/18/23 11:29:54 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, these are heartfelt realities that are happening to families across this country, and I am just so moved by the member's speech today. I am disappointed, though, in the Liberals and the Conservatives, in their actions over the last 30 years in regard to investments, which the member spoke about in her speech, like housing, pharmacare and all those investments that matter to the well-being of people. Could the member speak about the lack of investments and how it is affecting communities?
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Context: House Hansard - 200 - May/18/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/18/23 2:15:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in my community of Port Moody—Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra, we support the work to end period poverty. On May 28, as part of the Period Promise campaign, Soroptimist International of the Tri-Cities will highlight this important cause by hosting a fundraiser and donation drop-off. With a 6% increase in the price of personal health care products, even more Canadians cannot afford menstrual products like pads, tampons and cups. Lack of hygiene products causes B.C. residents who experience menstruation to miss school, work and social gatherings. The United Way's Period Promise campaign is working to address this inequity. I will be stopping in at Como Lake Village in Coquitlam on Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., to support the Soroptimists, who collected 700,000 units to end period poverty last year. I raise my hands to the work of every community organization that has made the period promise. Their work is invaluable.
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Context: House Hansard - 200 - May/18/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/18/23 2:46:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the average rent in Coquitlam is now $2,800, the third-highest in the country. Seniors, single mothers and people with disabilities are being evicted, as their long-time rental homes are being replaced with luxury condos. I met a single mom whose rent went up 50%, just so she could stay in her community after she was displaced by a for-profit developer. This is unacceptable. What the Liberals are doing now is not working. What are they going to do to keep rents affordable?
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