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House Hansard - 204

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 1, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 204 - Jun/1/23
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Jun/1/23 10:06:49 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to table a petition calling on the Government of Canada and the Prime Minister to enact just transition legislation that reduces emissions by at least 60% below 2005 levels by 2030; winds down the fossil fuel industry and related infrastructure, ends fossil fuel subsidies and transitions to a decarbonized economy; creates new public economic institutions and expands public ownership of services and utilities across the economy; creates good, green jobs; protects and strengthens human rights and workers' rights, respects indigenous rights, sovereignty and knowledge, ensures migrant justice and emphasizes support for historically marginalized communities; expands the social safety net through new income supports, decarbonized public housing and operational funding for affordable and accessible public transit; and pays for the transition by increasing taxes on the wealthiest and corporations and financing through a public national bank.
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Context: House Hansard - 204 - Jun/1/23
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Jun/1/23 2:54:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 200 residents of a west end Toronto building are taking action against huge rent increases by their landlord. Their rent is being jacked up by 40% this fall. Seniors on fixed incomes, workers and families are worried sick they could end up on the street. Under the Liberals, rents have skyrocketed. We are now seeing rents double or even triple in communities. This is unacceptable. Will the Liberals stop these renovictions, put people before profits and launch an acquisition fund for non-profits to keep rents low?
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