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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 - 213 - Jun/14/23

Jun/14/23 7:37:12 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-35

Madam Speaker, in contrast to the Conservatives, I am an optimist, and I believe that when one works hard, develops good policy and does things that actually help people, it is going to make a difference. We have already seen the creation of over 50,000 new spaces in our country, in provinces and territories and in communities big and small. We are committed to creating another 200,000 spaces. Those are the commitments of the federal government, but provinces and territories, if they want to, can also create additional spaces. I believe strongly that in five years' time, this is going to continue to be a success and that we are going to have even more stories to read into the record about how transformational this initiative has been for Canadian families, Canadian children and particularly for Canadian women.

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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23

Hon. Karina Gould

Jan/30/23 12:32:24 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-35

Madam Speaker, yes, of course there are challenges to meeting this goal, but we have made sure within the pillar on inclusivity that we are working with provinces and territories to reach those places where child care is harder to access, whether that is in rural communities, remote communities or even in urban centres where there are child care deserts. There are some really terrific examples, like in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, where they are doing really innovative things in rural and remote areas. I was just in Nunavut, which is doing really interesting things to make sure there are enough child care spaces in all 25 of its communities. This is an important pillar to make sure we are reaching all Canadian families where they are, with affordable, high-quality and accessible child care.

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Context: House Hansard - 149 - Jan/30/23

Hon. Karina Gould

Jan/30/23 12:23:44 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-35

Madam Speaker, I hope my hon. colleague will be supporting this bill on the advancement of child care in Canada. It is an extremely important question and it forms part and parcel of the agreements that we signed with provinces and territories across the country. I was one of those parents who was on a wait list and was nervous about whether I would get a space for my son, so I understand what that is like. It is why we have committed, with our provincial and territorial counterparts, to increase the number of child care spaces by 250,000 over the course of these first five-year agreements that we have signed. In fact, I have been in many provinces and territories over the past year announcing thousands of new additional spaces that have been created, thanks to the $30 billion of federal investments that we have put in place. Access to these spaces is a key pillar and it forms part of our initiative.

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Context: House Hansard - 98 - Sep/20/22

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

Sep/20/22 2:38:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this year, we signed 13 agreements with the provinces and territories to lower the cost of child care across the country. That means putting thousands of dollars back in the pockets of parents so they can give their children what they need, cover the high cost of living and buy the things they need. Our agreement is helping families. That is great, and that is what we will keep doing.

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

Hon. Karina Gould