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House Hansard - 303

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 19, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Apr/19/24 11:37:14 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, in their budget, the Liberals like to illustrate their measures with tangible examples of fictitious citizens. Let us give them a dose of their own medicine so that they can understand what seniors are going through. Rose is 72 and is hard hit by inflation. She cannot afford groceries anymore and cannot drive places because of the price of gas. Her taxes skyrocketed after the latest property assessment because of the real estate bubble. If she were 75, she would receive nearly $1,000 more in old age security, but, since she is 72, she gets nothing. Why have the Liberals abandoned her?
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Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24
Hon. Pablo Rodriguez (Minister of Transport, Lib.)
  • Apr/19/24 11:37:48 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, our seniors are absolutely a priority for the Government of Canada. We have made extremely significant investments for them. I have a question for my colleague. Since housing is a priority for Quebeckers, since home ownership is a priority for Quebeckers, since fighting climate change is a priority for Quebeckers, since the electrification of vehicles is a priority for Quebeckers, and since economic growth is a priority for Quebeckers, then why is he going to vote against all that?
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Context: House Hansard - 303 - Apr/19/24
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Apr/19/24 11:38:18 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, there is not a penny more for seniors in the budget. Let us talk about housing. Imagine a Quebecker who is looking for a one-bedroom apartment in July but cannot afford the $1,600 in rent. He does not have access to affordable housing because the federal government has invested only 6% of the money in Quebec. He sees in the budget that the federal government is putting off 96% of its investments in apartment construction and 91% of its investments in housing infrastructure until after the election. It will be years before he sees the impact of the budget measures, and that is only if the Conservatives do not scrap them. Why not allocate that money now?
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