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House Hansard - 65

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 5, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/5/22 11:44:17 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Mr. Speaker, I have a question around the Canada disability benefit. We are approaching a year since the benefit was initially introduced in this House, and the disability community was expecting to see it in budget 2022. Why is the Canada disability benefit not in budget 2022?
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Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • May/5/22 1:31:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, as I mentioned before, I spent much of my youth in rural Saskatchewan, as well as Wynyard. I just want to talk a little about aging. Aging in rural Canada is happening at a rate as fast as, if not faster than, the rest of Canada. Aging in place is very important. I just want to ask the member a question. There are some aging in place items in the budget, such as the multi-generational home renovation tax credit, the home accessibility tax credit and the homebuyers' tax credit, but each of these requires persons with disabilities to have disability tax credit eligibility. I wanted to know if the member feels this is fair. Does he feel these will be adequate tax credits for people living in rural Canada?
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Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • May/5/22 1:46:06 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's comments with respect to transit. I would encourage her to advocate for more. There is very little on ground transportation in this budget. My question is with respect to reducing poverty, knowing that 40% of those living in poverty across the country are Canadians with disabilities. As she may know, over 100 members in this place have already called out the need for the government to reintroduce substantial legislation for the Canada disability benefit. Could she comment on the importance of moving forward with this guaranteed income for Canadians with disabilities?
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Context: House Hansard - 65 - May/5/22
Ms. Sonia Sidhu
  • May/5/22 1:46:49 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, this is a priority for our government. As I said, a key part of our disability inclusion action plan is to reform and modernize the eligibility process for disability benefits, including the disability tax credit. This government is working hard on that. I know it is a very important matter for this government.
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