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House Hansard - 84

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 8, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mrs. Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, CPC)
  • Jun/8/22 2:54:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government is determined to phase out Canada's oil and gas sector, and now our labour minister is surprised that we do not have enough workers in this industry to keep up with demand. As prices for gas and diesel keep climbing, the Liberal government knows its policies have put us here. Its years of industry-killing legislation and laying off thousands of workers are ruining families and lives. When will the government take responsibility for this cost-of-living crisis and provide Canadians with some relief?
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Gabriel Ste-Marie (Joliette, BQ)
  • Jun/8/22 8:31:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I want to commend my colleague on his speech and thank him for it. I agree that the immigration department is having a lot of problems. Cases are not being processed in a timely fashion, and all of our constituency offices are all swamped, trying to help these people. I agree with my colleague that immigration is one solution to the skilled labour shortage. However, there is currently a debate between France and Algeria, and I would like to hear his thoughts about it. There is a shortage of doctors in France. Doctors are retiring, so France is recruiting heavily in Algeria. Now Algeria is starting to say that it needs more doctors, that France is stealing all its doctors. This then creates the issue of displaced resources. I would like my colleague to comment on this phenomenon.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Mr. Jasraj Singh Hallan
  • Jun/8/22 8:32:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I hope I understood the question right. It speaks to the point I brought up about foreign credentials. We could do a better job, as a collective, in making some type of standard or striking a royal commission. We could create a standard, not just with the provinces but with other countries, for the shortage of labour or highly skilled workers such as doctors and nurses, whom we are going to need. We need them now, but we are going to need them later on too. I know Quebec is really suffering when it comes to its numbers. We could help address some of those issues. Also, we need to do a better job with the provinces to help address their unique challenges. Communication is missing. There is a big gap in that, and I hope we can collectively work to help address it.
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Context: House Hansard - 84 - Jun/8/22
Ms. Louise Chabot
  • Jun/8/22 8:56:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, what worries me is that we are in the midst of a crisis, during which the government took action quickly. During this crisis, we saw the flaws in the EI system. However, the government is telling us that unemployment is down so it can wait a little longer to reform the system. We cannot afford to wait any longer. Clearly, training is necessary. It might be a good idea to increase training budgets so that workers can update, recertify and develop their skills. However, that work must be entrusted to the provinces, because it falls under their jurisdiction. In Quebec, this responsibility should be given to the labour market partners commission, a unique commission that engages in social dialogue.
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