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House Hansard - 284

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 16, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Feb/16/24 11:52:24 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we are saying no to the Chalk River nuclear waste dump. The federal government cannot condone burying nuclear waste on the banks of the Ottawa River, a source of drinking water for millions of Quebeckers. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission did not listen to Quebeckers. The Montreal metropolitan area and its 82 cities are against the project, as is the City of Gatineau. These two entities represent 4.5 million people, half the population of Quebec. Given that there is no social licence for the Chalk River Project, will the minister reverse the decision?
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Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Feb/16/24 11:53:49 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to talk about the commission and its approval of the Chalk River project. In its consultations, it forgot to mention that 4.5 million Quebeckers are opposed to this project, as are indigenous communities. It also forgot to mention that one of the commissioners who approved the project is a former employee of the Chalk River plant. As for the federal government, it keeps forgetting to mention that it is the one that appoints the commissioners, so it is responsible for the dubious approval process. The feds are the ones are jeopardizing Quebec's drinking water with a nuclear dump. Will the government stop hiding and say no to Chalk River?
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Context: House Hansard - 284 - Feb/16/24
Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Feb/16/24 12:39:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke about his family at length. From what I understand, this worked for how they saw things in his family. However, I have looked at the statistics, and in Saskatchewan, more than 27% of families are single-parent families. We know that single-parent families have lower incomes. It is much more difficult for these families. In Quebec, the introduction of early childhood centres helped in combatting poverty, especially among single-parent families. I would like my colleague to tell me what he thinks of that. It seems to me that it would be a good idea to provide child care services to the entire population. Those who make other choices can go ahead and do that, but this is a good way of reducing poverty.
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