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House Hansard - 13

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 8, 2021 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 13 - Dec/8/21
Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Dec/8/21 10:22:22 p.m.
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Madam Chair, is it possible that the minister does not know the answer to that question? I referred to his own city. Perhaps he knows the answer to the question: What is the median house price in the city of Edmonton?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 10:22:33 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the example of Edmonton is a very good one. It gives me the opportunity to talk about the $4-billion housing accelerator fund. These are dollars that we look forward to investing with municipalities to help them build new homes.
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Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Dec/8/21 10:22:48 p.m.
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Madam Chair, how much federal land has the government released for residential development?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 10:22:57 p.m.
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Madam Chair, our government is committed to making housing affordable from coast to coast to coast. There are tens of billions of dollars invested in that and we will continue to do that.
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Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Dec/8/21 10:23:08 p.m.
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Madam Chair, do these estimates contemplate carbon pricing on energy imports?
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 10:23:13 p.m.
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Madam Chair, my question to the member opposite is this: Does he believe in climate change?
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Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Dec/8/21 10:23:19 p.m.
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Yes, Madam Chair, and the minister will have a chance to ask questions when he gets over to this side of the House, although I doubt he would make it. The question was this: What would the price of carbon have to be on imports to be equivalent to—
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The Assistant Deputy Chair
  • Dec/8/21 10:23:40 p.m.
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The time has expired. I will allow a few seconds for an answer.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Dec/8/21 10:23:45 p.m.
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Madam Chair, we are going to continue to head to a net-zero future and make sure that Albertans are supported in that process.
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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, CPC)
  • Dec/8/21 10:23:55 p.m.
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Madam Chair, salaries are rising at a rate of 2.5%, yet the consumer price index is rising at 4.1%. That is a delta of 1.6%. What is the government doing so that wages are keeping pace with inflation?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Dec/8/21 10:24:09 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I am pleased to answer this question on child care investments and the Canada child benefit. It is very important support to families. Through the housing investments—
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The Assistant Deputy Chair
  • Dec/8/21 10:24:24 p.m.
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The hon. member for Calgary Midnapore.
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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie
  • Dec/8/21 10:24:26 p.m.
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Madam Chair, year-over-year increases of the CPI are approaching 5% annually. It is supposed to be a target of 2% annually. Again, what is the government doing so that wages are keeping pace with inflation?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 10:24:40 p.m.
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Madam Chair, I just spoke about families. I am going to speak briefly about seniors and the increases in the OAS and the GIS, along with the indexation of those pensions and benefits—
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The Assistant Deputy Chair
  • Dec/8/21 10:24:54 p.m.
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The hon. member for Calgary Midnapore.
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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie
  • Dec/8/21 10:24:55 p.m.
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Madam Chair, in a tight labour market, where we are statistically at full employment but where employers are struggling to find employees, what is the government doing to avoid wage inflation?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 10:25:06 p.m.
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Madam Chair, through 150,000 jobs created just a few days ago, we are now at 106% of jobs back to our country following COVID-19.
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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie
  • Dec/8/21 10:25:18 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the jobless rate plunged from 6.7% to 6% in November, putting us in a labour shortage crisis. What is the government doing to end the labour shortage crisis?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Dec/8/21 10:25:28 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the answer is a $30-billion investment in day care. This is great for gender equality. This is great for job creation. This is great for child development. This is great for poverty reduction.
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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie
  • Dec/8/21 10:25:42 p.m.
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Madam Chair, the government is proposing solutions such as formal hiring processes and holistic packages, but this is only shifting the players on the board. We need new workers. What is the government doing to find new workers to end the labour shortage?
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