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House Hansard - 221

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 20, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 2:46:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is drastic and irresponsible is denying that climate change exists. What the Conservative elites have been doing for years now is telling the 80% of Canadians who are keeping more money in their pockets that they do not deserve to have us make their lives more affordable. What is irresponsible and unacceptable is that just two years ago, the Conservative Party was proposing a price on pollution. Now, in 2023, they are changing their minds.
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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 3:00:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to answer this question. I would like to point out that my colleague also had the chance to attend the incredible announcement we made last spring. She was able to see, as she did today, just how happy the workers, the 1,300 suppliers and all the political and economic partners in the Quebec City area were with this decision and the choice we made to help the Quebec City area. She should recognize—and I think she will when she is somewhat less engaged in this partisan effort—that we are there for workers, that we are there for suppliers and that we are there for the Quebec City area.
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Context: House Hansard - 221 - Sep/20/23
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Lib.)
  • Sep/20/23 3:02:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would be delighted to give my colleague a briefing. I think she forgot what she heard last spring, and that is that the workers are not waiting for contracts. The shipyard has already been given contracts. Nearly 1,000 people are working at the shipyard as we speak. There will be contracts for the next 20 to 25 years and thousands more workers will be hired, not to mention the tens of thousands of others who will work for the 1,300 suppliers. That is wonderful news for the Quebec City region, and I would invite my colleague to celebrate that as we are.
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