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House Hansard - 6

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 29, 2021 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 6 - Nov/29/21
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Nov/29/21 4:38:05 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, I congratulate you on getting re-elected in your riding and for being appointed to the Chair. The government told us that these support measures needed to be passed urgently, and it is true. My colleague, in turn, has said that he is going to be a rational voice in this Parliament. I would therefore like to ask him to explain to me in a rational manner why his government took so long to introduce or renew support measures for our fellow citizens by calling a seemingly useless and costly election.
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Context: House Hansard - 6 - Nov/29/21
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Nov/29/21 5:37:44 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Madam Speaker, “once a technician, always a technician”: that is our motto. I was an on-set technician for 19 years, so I understand the story about the audio engineer that the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands shared with us. The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage did a study on the challenges that the pandemic was causing for the cultural sector and came to the conclusion that money from the assistance measures was not reaching the artists and technicians. There is currently a question that no member of this government seems capable of answering. There were problems, and emergency measures had to be put in place quickly. No one from the party in power is able to justify the decision to call an election while Canadians were suffering and needed help. This government that told us that putting these assistance measures in place was urgent is the same one that called an election for absolutely no reason.
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