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House Hansard - 233

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 17, 2023 10:00AM
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Mr. Richard Bragdon
  • Oct/17/23 10:42:30 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the biggest things that is affecting the cost of everything is the fact that the cost of doing business is going up. This is indisputable. The wage earner cannot be lifted up, as has been famously said, by tearing down the wage payer. When they continually attack those who grow the economy and produce wealth, more wealth is not generated. It is better to go after a government that spends beyond its means and gets in the way of development. It is time we unleashed the potential that Canada has by saying, “Yes, we can do better. Yes, we can grow. We are going to stand on the side of our producers.” It is time we did that.
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Context: House Hansard - 233 - Oct/17/23
Ms. Patricia Lattanzio (Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, Lib.)
  • Oct/17/23 3:15:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I was happy to join the Minister of Small Business to kick off Small Business Week in Montreal, where we met amazing small businesses such as Camillette Jewelry, Unel and Cookine. Les Délices Lafrenaie, a small must-try bakery located in my riding, is one of the many businesses that form the backbone of our economy. Can the Minister of Small Business tell us how the government is supporting the hard-working, innovative and diverse entrepreneurs across our country, who represent 98% of our businesses in Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 233 - Oct/17/23
Hon. Rechie Valdez (Minister of Small Business, Lib.)
  • Oct/17/23 3:16:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, happy Small Business Week to the small business owners and entrepreneurs all across this country. It was terrific meeting with some of these incredible folks in Montreal. I want to thank my colleague for joining me. Since 2018, our women entrepreneurship strategy has helped over 22,000 women start up and scale up. Yesterday I announced a nearly $3-million investment for École des entrepreneurs du Québec to support close to 2,000 women entrepreneurs in Quebec and across Canada. Despite the Conservatives voting against this program and others like it, we will always support Canada's incredible women-owned and minority-owned business.
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