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House Hansard - 67

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • May/9/22 12:45:45 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, in the last election, the electorate sent a clear message to all of us, which is that we need to come back to this House and to work for the people. New Democrats took that seriously, and one of the things we are working on is to advance the needs of the community and to fight for them. What we have done is to use the power of 25 New Democrats to negotiate a supply and confidence agreement with the government, and what we have in this bill is a proposal to bring forward, for people in our communities, a dental care program. A national dental care program is needed, certainly, for my constituents. There are seniors who have not been able to get their teeth fixed, because they cannot afford to see a dentist. There are seniors who are blending up their food to eat. The obstructions that are being put forward by the Conservatives obstruct not only this House, but also the work of committees—
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Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • May/9/22 6:23:27 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, there are a lot of problems with the budget, but it also contains measures designed to help people. Thanks to the agreement that the NDP negotiated with the Liberal minority government, we are going to be able to give the poor and the middle class access to dental care. Does my colleague not think that it is a positive development for the people in his riding, including children, youth and seniors, to have the opportunity to go to the dentist?
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