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House Hansard - 304

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 29, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, GP)
  • Apr/29/24 4:14:09 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, does my hon. colleague agree with the government spending $34 billion to build the Trans Mountain pipeline, which the private sector had decided was not profitable and something it was not going to pursue? Every billion is 1,000 million, so it was $34,000 million. Would the hon. member like to comment on that waste of public funds?
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Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Ms. Lori Idlout (Nunavut, NDP)
  • Apr/29/24 5:32:43 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, the member talked much about fairness and housing. Unfortunately, the budget does not do enough for first nations housing. The AFN said there needs to be $44 billion to close the gap. This budget promises only $918 million over five years. How can the member say this is fair to first nations, when they are getting meagre pennies out of the budget?
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Context: House Hansard - 304 - Apr/29/24
Mr. Randeep Sarai
  • Apr/29/24 5:33:19 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I respect the hon. member of Parliament on this issue. I think housing for indigenous folks, the Inuit, first nations and Métis populations in this country, is a paramount responsibility of the federal government. A lot of neglect has happened in the past, and therefore a lot of repair and upgrading has to be done. A billion dollars is not an insignificant amount. If we look at it from the perspective of $15 billion, it is almost 7% or 8%. I think more has to be done, and we will continue to work to make sure all indigenous people have the right type of housing they need.
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