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House Hansard - 305

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Apr/30/24 2:37:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate you on showing some common sense. If the Chair wants more questions, we are ready to ask plenty of them. It is clear that from firearms buy-back programs to the Phoenix pay system, issuing visas, McKinsey and GC Strategies, the government's management is very chaotic. Instead of interfering in the jurisdictions of Quebec and the provinces, why does the government not just make transfers with no strings attached?
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly, BQ)
  • Apr/30/24 2:38:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will talk about “hand in hand with the provinces” in a bit. In the meantime, after some Pinocchio-like nonsense, the Conservatives are now voting with the Liberals. They are both obsessed with encroaching on provincial jurisdictions. Despite a request from all premiers—so much for “hand in hand”—the Liberals and Conservatives are voting against a motion on respecting Quebec's jurisdictions. Can I make a suggestion to both the Conservatives and the Liberals? If they are actually interested in Quebec, they should read the Bloc Québécois's agenda.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Mario Beaulieu (La Pointe-de-l'Île, BQ)
  • Apr/30/24 3:54:38 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, in this budget, we see a lot of interference in the jurisdictions of Quebec and the provinces. Take, for example, pharmacare and dental insurance. Quebec already has such programs, but the government refuses to provide the right to compensation. What does my colleague think about that?
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Apr/30/24 4:27:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am going to talk about interference again. We all understand that the federal government has a spending power. This power is provided by the taxes paid by the adults among the 38 million inhabitants. Nevertheless, there is a Constitution that is a fairly clear contract setting out the duties of each party, be it the federal government, Quebec or the Canadian provinces, and the territorial governments. When will the government respect its Constitution and not use its spending power to interfere in jurisdictions that do not belong to it?
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Ms. Sonia Sidhu
  • Apr/30/24 4:27:47 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we absolutely respect the jurisdiction of Quebec and all provinces and territories. There are many examples of the government working hand in hand with Quebec and the provinces. I give the example of the national child care program, which is such a good example. Quebec is a recognized national leader in child care. With due respect, we will continue to work hand in hand with Quebec and the provinces while respecting the jurisdictions.
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Apr/30/24 4:41:24 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we all think that it is essential to ensure that everyone has access to housing and health care, especially when we are in our ridings and we see how hard life is for our constituents, those who are around us every day. It is important that the federal government use its spending power to make the necessary transfers for infrastructure, particularly when it comes to housing and health care. The federal government is infringing on other jurisdictions by wanting to set conditions that the provinces and municipalities have to meet in order to get that funding. Since the federal government decided to infringe on our jurisdictions, what conditions does it intend to impose before it will transfer money for housing to Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 305 - Apr/30/24
Mr. Francis Drouin
  • Apr/30/24 7:24:56 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I agree with the hon. member that we should have a regional approach to carbon pricing. I would hope the member would advocate with his own provincial government to acknowledge that there are regional differences among jurisdictions. I think the Prime Minister wrote a letter about a month ago and asked provinces to come up with their own plans, plans that respect our Paris Agreement and that ensure farmers do not get slapped with a carbon import tariff.
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