House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

December 8, 2021 02:00PM

Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)

Dec/8/21 7:43:47 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I think we should note that the recovery is under way. It is strong, but, as my colleague from Alfred-Pellan knows, it is uneven. As he mentioned, I am referring specifically to people in the cultural industry: technicians, actors, comedians, camera operators, musicians, directors and all those behind the scenes who reflect the best of who we are as human beings. As a government, we must be there for the workers and businesses in the cultural sector. During the election campaign, we clearly indicated that we would be there for them, and that is exactly what we will do. Just to be clear about the work done and the commitment we have to the cultural sector coming out of this pandemic, we made sure that $200 million was provided to festivals, $300 million was provided in a recovery fund for culture, sports and the arts, another $200 million was provided for large festivals, and a $500 million emergency fund was established for the cultural sector. There is more to come.

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Mr. Angelo Iacono

Dec/8/21 7:43:54 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the CEWS has supported hundreds of businesses in my riding and in many others. I heard the Minister of Health referring to vaccines. These are of such critical importance to ending the pandemic and allowing the tourism sector to get back to work. I am double vaccinated and I am proud of it. Today, at five o'clock, my eight-year-old son received his first vaccine shot. Hello Gabriel. I carry around my proof of vaccination to show all the businesses in Alfred—Pellan, and here in Ottawa, that I have indeed done my part. I know not everyone in this place is able or willing to do the same, and I will take this moment to say how disappointing that is. I would like to give the minister an opportunity to expand on his point about vaccination, and what our government is doing to help businesses, as well as provincial and territorial partners delivering vaccines. Can he provide Canadians with the assurance that they are safe to visit local attractions?

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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)

Dec/8/21 7:45:19 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, first, I would like to congratulate the son of the member for Alfred-Pellan. I am very proud of him, and I am certain that he was very good about it and that he set an example for many others in Canada, perhaps even here in the House of Commons. Let us talk about Canada: 80% of the population has received at least one dose, 76% has received two doses. There are probably people in the House who have not yet received one of the 62 million vaccine doses administered since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mr. Angelo Iacono

Dec/8/21 7:45:57 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, every year on November 8 we pay tribute to indigenous veterans who served in missions across Canada and around the world, in times of war, conflict and peace. I would like to ask the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations what measures are in place to commemorate their sacrifices? How does this government ensure that indigenous veterans have access to culturally appropriate support?

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Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Lib.)

Dec/8/21 7:46:35 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, the answer is all the more important because the indigenous people who served our country were not served by our country when they returned. November 8 is a special date to honour the sacrifices they made. This date is twinned with November 11. Any support for indigenous peoples obviously requires culturally appropriate support, which we provide.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Carleton, CPC)

Dec/8/21 7:47:03 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, my question is for the minister of middle class prosperity, who is a member of Parliament here in Ottawa. What is the average cost of a home in the city of Ottawa?

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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)

Dec/8/21 7:47:21 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, my title is Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance. I am sure my hon. colleague across the way knows that. Let me say 156,000 jobs.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre

Dec/8/21 7:47:33 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, maybe the President of the Treasury Board can help by telling us the average cost of a house in the nation's capital.

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Hon. Randy Boissonnault

Dec/8/21 7:47:43 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, I want to say 106% of jobs have been recovered since the lowest point of the pandemic.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre

Dec/8/21 7:47:50 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, what is the average increase in house prices since the government took office in 2015?

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Hon. Randy Boissonnault

Dec/8/21 7:47:59 p.m.
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Mr. Chair, Canada's economy contracted by 17% between February and April 2020, the largest and most sudden contraction in real GDP since the Great Depression, and we are already back.

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