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House Hansard - 297

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 10, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Apr/10/24 2:31:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is treating us to a veritable budget striptease, one item at a time. The way things are going, we will be having a five-minute lock-up on April 16. There will be nothing left to announce. What will be left to spend after using billions of dollars to infringe upon Quebec's jurisdiction? What I know for sure is that competence is not a jurisdiction of the Liberal government: Phoenix, passports, ArriveCAN, processing of asylum seekers. Nevertheless, that is no reason to trample upon Quebec's jurisdiction. Could it kindly transfer instead of encroach?
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Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Apr/10/24 2:43:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the expression area of jurisdiction contains the word “jurisdiction”. When someone has a toothache, they do not call the hairdresser, any more than they would call the federal government. Federal dental coverage is not even available yet, and already everyone is furious with Ottawa. Seniors are furious because after being promised free care, they are going to have to foot the bill. Dentists are furious because Ottawa blames them. This is all because Ottawa, which knows absolutely nothing about this, promised free care without knowing how much it would cost. Why not act like the tooth fairy and put the money under Quebec City's pillow?
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Context: House Hansard - 297 - Apr/10/24
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Apr/10/24 2:56:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to tell the minister that we voted in favour of most of the things he mentioned. However, what makes us and Canadians angry is that this government is not effective when it comes to looking after its own affairs. Whether we are talking about passports, the military, the border, immigration, the cost of living or controlling expenses, to name only a few, this government has failed to take action. What is the government doing now? It is encroaching on provincial jurisdiction. That is none of its business. When it comes to its own affairs, it is not up to the task. When will a minister in this government stand up and finally take full responsibility for federal jurisdiction rather than encroaching on provincial jurisdiction?
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