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Dominique Vien

  • Member of Parliament
  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 65%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $88,640.78

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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mrs. Dominique Vien
  • May/6/24 5:01:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is just wishful thinking. I read the bill carefully. There is nothing specific in it and everything remains to be done. No agreements have been reached with the provinces and a list of drugs has not yet been compiled. All the bill says is that a strategy will be developed and a committee of experts will be set up. This is just pure politics, completely partisan politics. As I demonstrated in my speech, the only reason this minority Liberal government proposed the pharmacare and dental care programs was to stay in power. It is supported by the NDP, which said that the Liberals had to bring in a pharmacare program to stay in power. Let us not kid ourselves this afternoon. That is the Liberal government's real motivation, and it is a national disgrace.
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mrs. Dominique Vien
  • May/6/24 5:00:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is clear to us is that the economic situation in Canada right now is very precarious, even worrisome. We have a government that spends money hand over fist. Canada's debt has doubled since 2015 and public debt charges are up to $54 billion. That is money that is being thrown onto the fire. It is not being used to help Canadians. That money is being given to bankers because we are spending too much here in Canada. It is therefore a very bad idea to implement a pharmacare program when the vast majority of Canadians and all Quebeckers already have drug coverage.
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