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House Hansard - 311

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 8, 2024 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/8/24 2:27:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for months, years even, we have heard the Conservatives say that our policies of investing in Canadians are the reason Canadians are facing challenges. On the contrary, Canada has the strongest fiscal position in the G7. We are investing and using that strong position to help families who are struggling. These investments in housing, dental care, senior care and child care are all investments that help Canadians and put the government in service of Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/8/24 2:46:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer and far many more experts and economists have clearly demonstrated that the money that returns to Canadians through the Canada carbon rebate four times a year is greater than eight out of 10 Canadians pay every year with the price on pollution. Those are the simple facts. We will continue to invest in Canadians. We will continue to support with affordability. We will continue to put the best balance sheet in the G7 in the service of Canadians through investments and support, unlike the cuts he is proposing.
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/8/24 2:51:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as people are well aware, it takes years for investments in housing to have an impact. When he was the minister responsible for housing and his former government was in power, they spent virtually nothing on housing. They made no investments in housing for 10 years. Then the Conservatives were surprised to see a housing crisis beginning in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Of course that was because the Conservative government had underinvested in housing for so long. We have been there to invest in communities and to help Canadians.
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • May/8/24 2:53:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we clearly see the fundamental choice Canadians are facing in the next election. Should a government put its fiscal position in service of Canadians to invest in communities and invest in housing, or should it make cuts to programs to further improve its fiscal position, which is already the best in the G7? The Conservative leader wants ideology-driven austerity and cuts. We want to make investments for Canadians. I know what Canadians are going to choose.
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Context: House Hansard - 311 - May/8/24
Ms. Julie Dzerowicz
  • May/8/24 5:04:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I, too, enjoy working with my hon. colleague on the finance committee. The issue around productivity and business investment is not a new one in Canada. Actually, we have been tackling productivity for more than 30 years, and business investment for the last 20-plus years. I would say that it is not just federal budget 2024 where we have made huge investments in our economy, in our economic infrastructure and in Canadians so that we can continue to give Canadians the tools and the skills to be able to succeed and for Canada to have a prosperous economy, both now and in the future. I think a number of the measures that we have in our budget will help with the productivity issue, as well as with the business investment issue.
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