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Member of Parliament

Jacques Gourde

  • Member of Parliament
  • Conservative
  • Lévis—Lotbinière
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 68%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $145,672.97

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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)
  • Apr/25/23 12:01:11 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Madam Speaker, does my colleague have anything to say about Bill C‑215 on employment insurance? The government refused to recommend this bill for royal assent even though it would have provided welcome assistance to workers struggling with serious health problems. It refused to increase the number of weeks of EI sickness benefits from 26 to 52. Is this important to the member?
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Mr. Jacques Gourde
  • Feb/15/23 8:05:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-39 
Madam Speaker, that is a very important question. Canada is facing huge challenges right now with respect to mental health. We should double down on this and make mental illness a priority, because it is affecting hundreds of thousands of Canadians. There are plenty of ways to add more resources to our health care system. The government could speed up the approval process for certain drugs. We can all be more open to new ways of thinking, working and living in society that would alleviate this problem. Let us hope the government will see it and show a little leadership on things like that.
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