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Deputy whip of the New Democratic Party

Laurel Collins

  • Member of Parliament
  • Deputy whip of the New Democratic Party
  • NDP
  • Victoria
  • British Columbia
  • Voting Attendance: 61%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $127,392.53

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Context: House Hansard - 151 - Feb/1/23
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Feb/1/23 5:55:57 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for her speech. I share her concerns. Can she elaborate on why it is so worrisome that this bill lacks details on how much the benefit will be, who is eligible and when they will start receiving it?
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Context: House Hansard - 111 - Oct/17/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Oct/17/22 5:32:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Mr. Speaker, today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Over a million Canadians right now are living in poverty. Having a disability benefit is so critically important, but the government has failed people with disabilities again and again. It is now asking people with disabilities to wait three years. It has presented a bill that does not actually tell us how much people will get or who will be included. Can the member speak to how vital it is that people with disabilities know how much they will be receiving, who is going to be receiving this benefit and when this benefit will come?
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Context: House Hansard - 98 - Sep/20/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Sep/20/22 12:50:16 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for her advocacy for persons with disabilities. Canada has an obligation to uphold the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to ensure dignity and equality for all people. The government has been failing, and after seven years of dragging its feet, tabling a bill without the details of who is eligible, when the benefit is going to come forward and how much the benefit will be is extremely disappointing for the people in my riding who are struggling right now. I am curious if the member has more comments about the need for the government to speed up to ensure that all people with disabilities are included and that the level of benefit will actually meet the needs of the people who are struggling.
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Context: House Hansard - 98 - Sep/20/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Sep/20/22 11:48:27 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Madam Speaker, the disability community has been clear: It needs help now. How did we get here? It is consecutive Liberal and Conservative governments that have failed the disability community. After seven years in power, the Liberal government has dragged its feet and now tabled a bill that is empty on the critical pieces and critical details of the bill. Who is eligible? When will people get the benefit? How much will the benefit be? Could the member comment on how, after seven years, a government could table something without details?
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Context: House Hansard - 47 - Mar/28/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Mar/28/22 5:05:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, there is nothing in the bill on EI reform and we know that workers are struggling. We know that self-employed workers need benefits when they lose their income. I am curious if the member agrees that EI reform is desperately needed in this country.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Ms. Laurel Collins (Victoria, NDP)
  • Feb/15/22 10:58:33 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, the member so clearly laid out the structural challenges that the federal government has created and that Nunavummiut face. Every time I hear her speak in this chamber, I am always struck by what a strong and powerful advocate she is for her territory. In my riding there are seniors who have lost access to provincial benefits because of the GIS clawback. For example, the rental assistance program SAFER requires recipients to be on GIS. However, the impact of CERB repayment requirements on people who are on income assistance have an even more dire impact because of the government's miscommunication on CERB. Could the member speak a bit more about the difference it would make for Nunavummiut seniors and elders to have amnesty when it comes to CERB repayments?
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