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Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence

Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor

  • Member of Parliament
  • Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence
  • Liberal
  • Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
  • New Brunswick
  • Voting Attendance: 67%
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Context: House Hansard - 70 - May/12/22
Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • May/12/22 10:12:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-13 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, whom I very much like, for his speech this evening. Over the past few months, I had the privilege of meeting many stakeholders who told me what they wanted to see in the new version of Bill C-13. One suggestion I heard many times was to create a central agency. I believe my colleague mentioned exactly that tonight. I do have to say, however, that I am a bit lost, because I keep hearing the Conservatives talk about that. However, we did actually formalize the role of the Treasury Board as a central agency. Going forward, it will be in charge of implementing the act, and it will also have a coordination and evaluation role. Moreover, in the fall economic statement, we gave the Treasury Board more resources to make sure it has everything it needs. I wonder if my colleague knows about these changes, which are exactly what stakeholders asked for. That change was made in the new version of the bill.
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