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Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (on parental leave)

Hon. Karina Gould

  • Member of Parliament
  • Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (on parental leave)
  • Liberal
  • Burlington
  • Ontario
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $131,115.10

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Context: House Hansard - 209 - Jun/8/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/8/23 2:54:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Mr. Speaker, it is important to be clear about what the government has spent money on. When the Conservatives talk about those deficits, those deficits were spent on such things as CERB, the Canada emergency response benefit, or the Canada emergency wage subsidy, which quite literally kept households afloat during the pandemic. When it comes to what we are spending on right now, we are spending on such things as the Canada workers benefit. That is in the current budget, which the Conservatives are delaying, and it will help the lowest-income Canadians have more access to more money. If the Conservatives truly cared about helping low-income Canadians, they would support Bill C-47. They would vote with us, and they would—
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