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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 9:20:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the bill is intended to support hotels, motels, cottages, bed and breakfasts, youth hostels, restaurants, food trucks, tour operators, theatres and music venues.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:20:28 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I forgot to say that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Richmond—Arthabaska. I will ask my question again. The government introduces bills to get them passed, but we are not told where the money will come from. I want to know if it is borrowed money or money in the bank. It is a very simple question.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 9:20:53 p.m.
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Madam Chair, that is why we are introducing bills. That will help gyms, sports centres, ski resorts, entertainment centres, youth summer camps and fishing camps. We are going to help people in those industries.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:21:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I will try to be even more clear when I ask my question. The government is planning to spend $7 billion to help people in the tourism industry, all those the minister just listed. The President of the Treasury Board is unable to tell us where the money will come from. Where will that $7 billion for all those sectors come from?
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Hon. Mona Fortier (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 9:21:38 p.m.
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Madam Chair, since the 2021 budget was tabled, we have made a number of investments and we continue to invest in the sectors that are hardest hit, including tourism. We will continue to support the tourism industry.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:21:53 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am glad the President of the Treasury Board rose to answer me, but unfortunately she did not answer my question. My question is very simple: Where will the money come from?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 9:22:02 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have a question for the members opposite: Are they going to support the tourism industry or do they want to see it die before the end of the pandemic?
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:22:10 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am going to ask the minister a new question: Does he plan to split the bill in two to help the tourism sector as quickly as possible? This is a catch-all bill with all sorts of things thrown in, some of which the members on this side of the House see as necessary.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 9:22:25 p.m.
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Madam Chair, it is very clear. We presented a list of all of the sectors we will support by investing billions of dollars because these sectors asked us for help.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:22:36 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I have a question for the Minister of Health, since he and I are almost seniors. I do not want to impute motive on him, but here we are. During the election campaign, the government promised to increase old age security. Can the minister tell us by what percentage the benefit will increase in 2022?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 9:23:01 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am very happy to answer that question. I do not know exactly how old my colleague is, but he seems very young and in good shape. I wish him a long life filled with happiness and good health, although not necessarily with the Conservatives. He would be even happier if he were to come over to the Liberals. That is up to him. As for his question about seniors, there was a 25% reduction in poverty—
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The Deputy Chair
  • Dec/8/21 9:23:21 p.m.
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The hon. member has the floor.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:23:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, he did not answer my question. I do not get it. Every time I ask a question, no one can give me an answer, even when my questions are simple. I asked the minister by what percentage old age security benefits would increase in 2022. It is not a complicated question.
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 9:23:37 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I doubt my colleague is getting the benefit since he is not old enough yet, but if he were old enough, he would have already received $500—
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The Deputy Chair
  • Dec/8/21 9:23:47 p.m.
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The hon. member.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:23:49 p.m.
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Madam Chair, no, I am not quite there yet, but I will be soon. Once again, the minister is not answering the question. I was not talking about the $500 that the government gave out before the election, I was talking about the increase in old age security that the government promised during the election campaign.
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 9:24:08 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I know my colleague is looking forward to getting that increase, but I am telling him he must be a little older to become eligible for it. One day, when he is old enough, he will get the 10% increase that we promised for those 75 and older.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:24:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, you cannot imagine how much I look forward to being on the other side so I can give completely ridiculous answers like the ones I was just given. I point out to my colleague that I am not 65 and that I will be turning 60 next year. I am asking a very simple question: What is the percentage increase in old age security? I will also ask a second question: What is the inflation rate as we speak?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 9:24:54 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I see that my colleague is getting ready for his golden years. There are two types of increases or indexation. The first is the increase that has been happening for 50 years, the cost-of-living increase. The second is the extra one we promised during the election campaign.
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Mr. Bernard Généreux
  • Dec/8/21 9:25:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, does that mean the increase will be at least 4.7%?
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