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House Hansard - 263

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Mr. Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds—Dollard, Lib.)
  • Dec/6/23 2:13:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Sunday marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations' theme for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities focuses on Sustainable Development Goals. It is important that we make sustainable development a reality for persons with disabilities. The principle of “Nothing Without Us”, which means we work in partnership with the disability community, is what guides the government. It is what guides disability inclusion and helps us achieve our goal. Recently we launched an online tool that will allow Canadians to give their input on how the regulations for the disability benefit will be implemented. The benefit is a cornerstone of our disability inclusion plan. It helps to reduce poverty. It will be a supplement to and will not replace existing supports. Together, we will do this. We need to do this.
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Context: House Hansard - 263 - Dec/6/23
Mr. Bryan May
  • Dec/6/23 7:23:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am not surprised that the member opposite does not want to talk about the supports we provided to small businesses, because, frankly, I wonder whether they would have done so if they had been in power. We know that inflation is a global phenomenon that is a lingering result of the pandemic and exacerbated by worldwide events. It is making life harder for many businesses, particularly restaurants. The government has introduced measures to ensure that doing business in Canada is as easy as possible, including cutting taxes for growing small businesses, lowering their credit card fees by up to a quarter and helping them access more financing to grow their businesses. We will continue to support small businesses and restaurants across the country as we deal with the very real challenges of the global economy and inflation.
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