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House Hansard - 29

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 11, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/11/22 11:56:37 a.m.
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The hon. member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue.
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Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Feb/11/22 11:56:39 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is precisely the elephant in the room. The health care system has become fragile because it is underfunded by the federal government, which bears a huge share of the responsibility in this. We now have a duty to rebuild the health care system to ensure this never happens again. That is the provinces' responsibility. This is essential if we are to provide citizens with the care they deserve and for which they pay taxes. It is also absolutely crucial to ensuring that we will never again have to resort to lockdowns in order to protect a system. Can we paddle in the same direction? Will the government increase health transfers to meet the demands of Quebec and the provinces?
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Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport, Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 11:57:22 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his important question. During the election campaign, we committed $25 billion over five years, which means more support for health care. The provinces and territories will receive over $47 billion through the Canada health transfer in 2021-22, and the territories will receive $500 million to help them prepare and—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/11/22 11:57:57 a.m.
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The hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.
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Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Feb/11/22 11:57:59 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, last August a 17-member Canadian Forces evacuation operations advance team arrived at Ali Al Salem Air Base near Kuwait City so it could link up with the U.S. and U.K. teams already on the ground in Kabul to save Afghans desperate to flee the Taliban. They sat idle for days awaiting orders to deploy, wasting precious time to evacuate Afghans, with many losing their lives. Why?
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Hon. Robert Oliphant (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 11:58:48 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we will not stop until we have gotten every remaining Canadian out of Afghanistan, and we continue to engage with all— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/11/22 11:58:55 a.m.
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Can we listen to the answer, please? The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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Hon. Robert Oliphant
  • Feb/11/22 11:59:02 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, this issue continues to be of the highest priority to the Canadian government. We will continue to work with allies and with affected people until we have brought all Afghan Canadians home, as well as any of those who have helped us as Canadians in our forces. We will continue to work until we have brought over 40,000 people to Canada.
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Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan (Calgary Forest Lawn, CPC)
  • Feb/11/22 11:59:29 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I will tell members why since the government's answers are absolutely useless. The government was more focused and had a higher priority on saving itself and on triggering a selfish and unnecessary election. While our allies were collectively evacuating over 70,000 people, the government told its own Liberal MP to mind his own business when he pleaded with the PMO to help those Afghans. Canada has not even met 20% of its target to help fleeing Afghan refugees. This is despicable. The government has damaged Canada's reputation and honour. Will it accept any responsibility—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/11/22 12:00:02 p.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary.
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Mr. Bryan May (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 12:00:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, our Canadian Armed Forces did everything we asked of them under extraordinarily difficult circumstances. Canada was part of an air bridge with our allies that saved as many people as we could. Our armed forces worked around the clock to evacuate as many people as possible for as long as conditions permitted, including our former interpreters and local staff and citizens of allied countries. Under the leadership of the Minister of Immigration, we are committed to bringing 40,000 Afghan refugees to Canada.
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Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)
  • Feb/11/22 12:00:45 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, experts, NGOs and veterans have all been critical in their analysis that one of the leading reasons for Canada's failure last summer in saving Afghans' lives was due to a lack of leadership and not having one Liberal minister assigned as the lead department. Testimony this week at the Afghanistan committee indicates nothing has changed, as many of the ongoing issues cross Global Affairs, Immigration and Public Safety. My question is simple. Would the lead minister responsible to coordinate the solutions to this ongoing humanitarian-aid crisis please stand up?
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Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 12:01:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to clarify that I have been appointed as the lead minister responsible for the resettlement of 40,000 Afghan refugees. I am further pleased to share that hundreds of Afghan refugees have arrived on 20 different commercial flights in the past few weeks and we are seeing a regular pace of arrivals. With or without the co-operation of Her Majesty's loyal opposition, we will move forward and we will not waver until we achieve our goal of successfully resettling at least 40,000 Afghan refugees, which represents one of the most substantial commitments of any country in the world.
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Ms. Lena Metlege Diab (Halifax West, Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 12:02:01 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-8 
Madam Speaker, across the country, businesses are gradually reopening, and they want to improve their ability to guarantee the safest environment possible for their customers. We know that ventilation that replaces indoor air with outdoor air is an important tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Can the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance tell the House how Bill C‑8—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/11/22 12:02:38 p.m.
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Order. The hon. Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance.
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Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 12:02:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Halifax West for this excellent question. Bill C‑8 would give businesses a 25% refundable tax credit to improve ventilation systems by increasing outdoor air intake or improving air purification. Owners of small local businesses who need help buying a HEPA filter can take advantage of this new measure. It is an excellent measure for businesses. I hope that the opposition will support it.
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Mr. Robert Kitchen (Souris—Moose Mountain, CPC)
  • Feb/11/22 12:03:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, Canadian dairy producers are tired of the government ignoring their expertise. In 2018, the former minister of agriculture announced the new dairy vision working group. This group was meant to craft a vision for the future of Canadian dairy, yet industry officials explained to me that the minister has only consulted scientists and has yet to work with farmers. If the opinion of the dairy farmers is key to the successful future of this industry, why is the minister following the lead of the Prime Minister and not meeting with actual dairy farmers?
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Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.)
  • Feb/11/22 12:03:55 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, dairy farmers in my riding must be laughing. I have hundreds of dairy farmers in my riding and I am in close contact with them. I am in regular contact with the Canadian Dairy Commission and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada. We work closely together. They are working on their— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/11/22 12:04:14 p.m.
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Can we listen to the answer that the minister is trying to provide to the question? The hon. minister.
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Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau
  • Feb/11/22 12:04:21 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I follow the dairy file very closely. I have hundreds of dairy farms in my own riding. I am in constant collaboration and discussion with their leaders, and I can assure the member that we are working closely together for a vision for the industry.
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