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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 - 268 - Dec/14/23

Hon. Karina Gould (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)

Dec/14/23 3:20:08 p.m.
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Re: Bill S-9 Bill C-58 Bill C-57

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to see that the hon. colleague wants to discuss Ukraine, because Conservatives have blocked and filibustered on several occasions when it comes to Bill C-57. They have moved concurrence motions several times. I would also remind the member that I actually think it is really important that the Conservatives reflect over the holidays and perhaps consider changing their position, because it would be really nice to be able to show Ukraine that solidarity and unanimity that the House has always shown Ukraine. I am going to give them the time and space to reflect, to speak to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, to speak to Canadians of Ukrainian origin and to hear from them why this matters and why this is important, so that we can show the solidarity and unanimity that Canada has long been known for, which unfortunately the Conservatives, for reasons that I cannot understand but perhaps because of the right-wing American influence that we are seeing and the MAGA intentions of their leader, have decided not to support, based on falsehoods. Let us let them take the Christmas holidays to do that reflection. This afternoon, we will continue with the second reading debate of Bill C-58 on replacement workers. Tomorrow, we will proceed with second reading debate of Bill S-9, which would amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act, again, another bill that we have not actually been able to debate because the Conservatives continue to move concurrence motions. I want to take this opportunity to extend my best wishes for the season to everybody who works here on Parliament Hill and to all of my colleagues. I want to express a special gratitude to the employees here in the House of Commons who have done an absolutely tremendous job, even when they were forced to stay here for 30 hours during a marathon vote, which was difficult not just for members of Parliament but particularly for the staff who were forced to work overtime and stay up all night. With that, I wish everybody in this chamber, and indeed all Canadians, a very merry Christmas and a very happy holiday season.

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Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23

Hon. Karina Gould

May/15/23 2:57:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, it is typical of the Conservatives to not take yes for an answer, as the Minister of Finance is scheduled to go tomorrow. Of course, that will depend on the Conservatives' stopping their filibuster. Let us talk about our economic record. My hon. colleague was talking about the OECD, but when the Conservatives came into office back in 2006, they ranked 17th when it came to child poverty. By the time they left in 2015, Canada ranked 24th. They fell. I am not going to take any lessons from the Conservatives. Currently, Canada ranks second in the OECD when it comes to reducing child poverty.

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Context: House Hansard - 197 - May/15/23

Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)

May/15/23 2:57:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is typical of the Conservatives that they will not take yes for an answer. The finance minister is going to committee tomorrow, as long as they do not filibuster it. Let us talk about our economic record. They were talking about the OECD— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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

Hon. Karina Gould