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Matthew Green

Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
NDP

Hamilton Centre
Ontario
Voting Attendance: 66%
Expenses Last Quarter: $131,250.15

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Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)

May/1/24 5:20:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if I heard correctly, I believe the hon. member for Davenport said that it was great news that the disability tax credit finally came in, after years and years, without delay, leaving people with disabilities in the lurch, only to find that in this budget, this lunch bag letdown, there was $200 a month; that is $2,400 a year or $6.66 a day. Is it the hon. member's testimony, here today in this debate, that a program with currently only 40% of disabled Canadians enrolled in it should be great news for the people of Davenport, for the people in Hamilton Centre and, indeed, for Canadians who have been legislated to poverty, living with disabilities from coast to coast to coast? Is this her contention here today?

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Context: House Hansard - 107 - Oct/4/22

Mr. Matthew Green

Oct/4/22 5:25:44 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-30

Madam Speaker, I will reflect on it. While I am doing that, I ask the hon. member to reflect on the fact that we have a system right now where we have people living in deep, legislated poverty, people living with disabilities and seniors living in absolute squalor conditions in long-term care facilities who are actually contemplating medical assistance in dying because the government refused to provide, without delay, supports to people with disabilities. It refused our motion to provide a guaranteed basic livable income to people living with disabilities and to seniors. That is what it should be reflecting on, and it is to this country's shame.

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

Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)

Sep/20/22 4:33:55 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-22

Madam Speaker, more than 5.3 million Canadians live with some form of disability and over one million Canadians who live with disability live in deep poverty, yet the Liberal government wasted a year of this Parliament before retabling this empty shell of a Canadian disability benefit act that excludes far too many details. Who will be eligible for this benefit? How much will this benefit be? When will persons with disabilities start to finally see this benefit?

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

Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)

Sep/20/22 4:21:14 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-22

Madam Speaker, people with disabilities have been suffering from higher bills, but big corporations are making gross profits on the backs of vulnerable people. Since 2015, the Liberals have wanted to look like they care about people with disability, but these empty bills will offer no concrete help and risk delaying help to people desperately in need of it for another three years. They promised to deliver this without delay, yet here we are. Instead of helping people now, why are the Liberals delaying this support for people with disabilities?

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