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House Hansard - 206

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 5, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/5/23 2:42:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure there was a question in there, but I do not mind actually sharing with the Conservatives—
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Hon. Karina Gould
  • Jun/5/23 2:42:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure my hon. colleague asked a question there, but I do not mind enlightening him on the measures that we have taken to help Canadians with the high cost of living. For example, we brought forward the Canada housing benefit that helps millions of Canadians who are low-income renters. We brought forward the Canada dental benefit that has helped over 300,000 Canadian children access the dentist, and the Canada child benefit, which is now up to almost $7,000 a year per child under the age of six for the lowest-income Canadians. I would also mention the grocery rebates, which would be going out to 11 million Canadians this July.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/5/23 2:44:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I also do not mind providing a bit of a history lesson to Conservatives, because, in fact, when the Liberals left government in 2006, they left the Conservatives with a big, healthy surplus. What did the Conservatives do? Well, they actually brought in years of deficits while cutting services and going through a global recession. On the other hand, what did we do? We invested in Canadians. We have supported Canadians. In fact, we know that inflation is high, but when it comes to food inflation, a new report today actually announced that Canada is the second-lowest in the world when it comes to food inflation. We know there is more to do. We know we need to support Canadians. We are doing the right thing.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/5/23 3:01:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, at a time when the country is literally on fire and tens of thousands of Canadians have had to flee their homes, it is incredulous that the Conservatives continue to denigrate efforts to fight climate change. I am sorry, but it is hard to believe them when they say they take the environment seriously. It is even harder to believe them when they talk about affordability, because every time we have put forward measures to support Canadians, they have voted against them. This July 5, the grocery rebate will be going out to Canadians, $467 on average. We will continue to be there for Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 206 - Jun/5/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/5/23 3:09:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives know that it is actually the contrary. Since we have come into office, we have lowered taxes for middle-class Canadians, and we have increased benefits for low-income Canadians. We have also lowered child poverty by half since we came into office in 2015. It does not mean that we do not know there are Canadians who are struggling, which is why, on July 5, we will be bringing forward a second grocery rebate that will be providing, on average, $467 for families of four in this country. It is also why we brought forward affordable child care. If Conservatives truly care about affordability, they have an easy thing to support—
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