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House Hansard - 56

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 8, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 56 - Apr/8/22
Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)
  • Apr/8/22 11:56:05 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are definitely continuing to create two classes of seniors. Not only did the government leave seniors' priorities out of the budget, but it is also trying to show that seniors do not need more support, as if seniors were spoiled rotten, as if they were wrong to worry and to want more health transfers to support quality of care at home and in long-term care facilities, as if they were wrong to think it is unfair that some seniors are receiving a bigger old age security pension than others, when the cost of living is the same for everyone. Why is the government denying the reality of seniors and ignoring their concerns?
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Context: House Hansard - 56 - Apr/8/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Apr/8/22 12:15:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is a lot to be said about the budget; my colleagues will say more when we resume debate. Unfortunately, I have to call out the government's tradition of systematically presenting the budget just before a parliamentary break. It prefers to tour around selling its version of the facts than to face the criticism of every elected member and every legislator in the House, and I strongly object to that. We will have a great deal more to say. For now, I move, seconded by the member for Saint-Jean: That the amendment be amended by adding the following: “(d) increase health transfers as unanimously requested by Quebec, the provinces and territories; (e) increase the old age pension for those aged 65 to 74; (f) take concrete action against climate change; (g) offer solutions to the rising cost of living for individuals and their businesses; and (h) consult and respect the jurisdictions of Quebec, the provinces and territories.”
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