44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 26, 2021 10:00AM
- Nov/26/21 12:06:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our economic crisis has created a mental health and suicide crisis. During the election, I knocked on one man’s door and he showed me what he was eating for dinner, cat food. This is not an exaggeration. Food bank users are at all-time high. Canadians need to know a timeline. When will the government take the right action to support parents, children and seniors so they are not eating cat food?
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- Nov/26/21 12:07:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the things our government is moving forward on is affordable child care across the country. This is something that is so important to address affordability for families right across the country. As a parent, I know the high costs of child care are limiting for so many people.
We will continue to work hard to make sure child care is affordable, so families have access to additional resources so they can provide for their children.
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- Nov/26/21 12:08:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, getting their child a spot in day care helps women build their careers. Access to affordable, inclusive day care makes life more affordable and helps create jobs.
Several agreements have already been signed. Can the Minister of Families give us an update on what is being done to make good on our promise?
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- Nov/26/21 12:08:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Sherbrooke for this question. I am pleased to give the House an update today.
So far, we have signed nine agreements with the provinces and territories to reduce child care fees, which will help 60% of children in Canada. That is absolutely fantastic.
It will help women, in particular, return to work, while also helping both our economy and Canada.
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- Nov/26/21 12:08:59 p.m.
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[Member spoke in Inuktitut and provided the following text:]
ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓂᒃ ᓅᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕘ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᓐᓂᓪᓗ, ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕᒎᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.
ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂ 2017ᒥᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᒃᑯᕖᑦ ᑕᑕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓕᖅᑲᒻᒥᖅᑐᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᐅᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᖅᔪᐊᓂᒃ.
Prime Minister ᐃᒃᐱᓂᐊᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᔪᒥᓂᐊᖅᐱᒌ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᒃᑯᕕᖏᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ?
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Mr. Speaker, our elders in Nunavut are being exiled from their families, their homeland and their communities because they cannot access care in the territory.
Our elders care homes in Nunavut have been at full capacity since 2017. We have seen in the House countless recommendations and promises made, but we have seen little to no action to help elders and invest in elders' infrastructure in Nunavut.
Will the Prime Minister respect elders in Nunavut and the indigenous and northern affairs committee and follow through on accelerating construction on long-term care facilities and seniors homes in Nunavut?
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- Nov/26/21 12:10:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I sincerely look forward to working together with the hon. member for Nunavut to solve these many concerns that were brought up. I am proud that I am the first-ever Minister of Northern Affairs to give the attention to the infrastructure, the housing, the health care and seniors, a whole gamut of issues in which our government is engaged. We are committed to working with the hon. member to solve these problems into the future.
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- Nov/26/21 12:11:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I am not sure if it was to receive instructions from the PMO that he was passing along to the government House leader, but the member for Winnipeg North, sitting beside the government House leader today during question period, was seen with an ear bud in his ear and speaking actively into a telephone throughout question period.
I think you, Mr. Speaker, should remind him that this is not allowed or permitted in the House. I certainly would hope that he is not receiving instructions from the PMO on who should be answering and how they should be answering questions.
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- Nov/26/21 12:11:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the opposition whip for his concern. This has been discussed. As we are in a virtual proceeding, there will be instances where folks are at a distance and therefore we need to be able to communicate to them. The Speaker's office was aware of this. The House leader for the opposition was aware of this as well. We are happy to have discussions. It was our understanding in our conversations with the opposition that this was something it was not only aware of but understood was necessary as part of a virtual proceeding.
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- Nov/26/21 12:12:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to express the Bloc Québécois's concern about what was just said here. There is a rule that members are not allowed to use telephones in the House. However, we were just told that because this is a virtual proceeding, members can use a phone.
I would ask the Chair to share its opinion with the House on this matter, because the other parties have just changed the rules in a big way. Will members now be allowed to spend long stretches of time on the phone in the House, answering constituents' questions? That is very worrisome, and there are other ways to communicate.
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- Nov/26/21 12:12:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to join my voice with the Conservative whip on this issue.
This is a sacred place. During the time of the pandemic, I absolutely understand that we must ensure we are safe and that the people who work here are safe, but to disrespect this place that has a long history is absolutely inappropriate. I hope to never see that happen again in the House.
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- Nov/26/21 12:13:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I can truly say that I had no intentions of offending anyone or any rule. In the last hybrid session, in order to facilitate ministers who were virtual, I was afforded the opportunity to do exactly what I did earlier today. No offence was made, and I did get the opportunity to at least share what I was going to be doing with the opposition House leader, as I did not want to surprise him. I apologize for not extending the same courtesy to the NDP and the Bloc, but it is no different than what we did during the hybrid sittings last summer.
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- Nov/26/21 12:14:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after that comment by my colleague from Winnipeg North, I would sure like to know if he was authorized to do such a thing. As far as I know, it was not discussed anywhere, not among the whips or the leaders or at the Board of Internal Economy, and there was no motion about it. I would sure like to know where that troubling information comes from.
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- Nov/26/21 12:14:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the member for Winnipeg North has been doing this before and was doing this in the last Parliament, all the more is the shame. I was not aware that members were taking phone calls in the House of Commons. It is completely unacceptable, particularly when, if it does have to do with organizing the Liberal caucus, they can take those phone calls in the lobby, they can pass notes into the chamber, and they can take the call in the lobby and then come into the House and speak to people in the House. There are many ways that the Liberals can organize themselves. If they find it too difficult, that is on them. However, beginning a tradition of taking phone calls in the House of Commons is an absolutely unacceptable way of managing their own problems.
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- Nov/26/21 12:15:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let me reiterate what my colleague from Winnipeg North said. No offence was meant to the House. This had been a practice. We will end it.
I have heard, loud and clear, from the House today that members do not feel this is appropriate. I apologize. My understanding was that this was a matter that had been decided and that we were okay to operate on that basis. However, it is essential to me that this place function well. I have heard members. It will not happen again. I appreciate their feedback.
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- Nov/26/21 12:16:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would note that, with respect to other matters that have been brought before the Speaker during this session, there was a lot of discussion with respect to practices, items and debate from the previous session. The member for Winnipeg North said that past practices and discussions from the previous Parliament should be part of this consideration, and I am looking to see if the Chair can also advise the House on whether that includes the questions of privilege and points of order that were raised by the official opposition.
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- Nov/26/21 12:16:48 p.m.
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We will take this under advisement. I would urge the House leaders and the whips to get together to discuss this. If a decision needs to be made, the Speaker, of course, will come back to the House with that decision.
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- Nov/26/21 12:17:10 p.m.
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I have the honour to lay upon the table the annual reports on the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act of the Commissioner of Lobbying for the year 2020-21.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(3)(h), these reports are deemed permanently referred to the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
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- Nov/26/21 12:17:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member for Winnipeg North does not have the floor and is not wearing his mask. It is important that we all follow that rule.
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- Nov/26/21 12:18:02 p.m.
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I will remind members that if they are not speaking, they have to wear their masks.
There being a message from Her Excellency the Governor General, I would ask members to rise.
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- Nov/26/21 12:18:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the supplementary estimates (B), 2021-22.
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