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Michelle Ferreri

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Peterborough—Kawartha
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $106,196.43

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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • Jun/6/23 9:24:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, it is important to point out that we do want the same thing. We 100% want the same thing. What is upsetting is saying we should only look at what is great. That is not what we are here to do. We are here to figure out what is not working so that we can fix it. That is the whole point. When the Conservatives are criticizing and when we are elevating the concerns of thousands and thousands of parents, it is because 29% of families have access to spaces and 50% of children are in a child care desert. I think that warrants a legitimate criticism. Alicia Bishop wrote to me. Alicia is a mother of four, an active member in her community, a former teacher, an owner of a child care facility and a proud female entrepreneur. She said, “I would like this to have very careful consideration. Introducing $10-a-day fees to parents is an important step forward, but it must be made with very careful consideration, as it is critical that we get this right and not disrupt the private model that has been working so well in Alberta for decades. The bottom line is we need to maintain quality, innovation and incentive to make this work.” Will the hon. member consider including private and all forms of child care so we can meet the demand the Liberals have created?
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Context: House Hansard - 203 - May/31/23
Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • May/31/23 9:42:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, I love hearing stories about my hon. colleague's children and the great comedian Jim Gaffigan. When we are looking at the Matthew effect, this is one of the criticisms that has been made of Bill C-35. For those people who do not know, the Matthew effect is where increasing public provision ends up advantaging higher-income rather than lower-income groups. That is what we have seen with the way this legislation is currently written. What does the member have to say about that?
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