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House Hansard - 292

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 20, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Mar/20/24 2:20:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Donna, Sheila and Julie are three women who have given me permission to share their stories. They are among the 27 screening officers at the Victoria airport who recently lost their jobs. CATSA, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, disqualified these workers, forcing their employer to fire them, despite the employer wanting to keep them on. Donna is a single mom with two kids. She is extremely worried about how she is going to make rent next month. Sheila has had to search for a new home for her family in a housing crisis. Julie lives with a disability. She has been a loyal employee with CATSA for 16 years. She was given no right to appeal. The infractions cited were as small as not looking under a bottle lid. They were never given any warnings. They were not offered more training. These workers deserve better. CATSA's decision to disqualify unionized workers without due process undermines collective bargaining. All of these screening officers are keen to return to work. I am urging the labour minister to investigate this matter, and find the answers that these employees deserve.
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Mar/20/24 3:21:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, thanks to the powerful advocacy of people with disabilities across the country, every MP in the House supported legislation meant to lift people with disabilities out of poverty. Nine months later, there is still no commitment from the government to fund what will be called the Canada disability benefit. When it came to MAID legislation, this government sure moved fast to make sure that people with disabilities could die well. Will the Prime Minister show he is ready to ensure that people with disabilities live well and commit to a fully funded benefit in budget 2024?
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Context: House Hansard - 292 - Mar/20/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Mar/20/24 3:22:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member is better than the question he just asked. He knows that it is really important to be there both to protect people when they are most vulnerable and to support their wishes. That is something that is foundational in Canada. In regard to people living with disabilities, we have invested more in people with disabilities over the past eight years than ever before, and there is more to do. We were very, very pleased to move forward on the Canada disability benefit, and we will have more to say in the coming months.
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