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House Hansard - 90

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 16, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/16/22 2:57:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I take issue with the member's question, because let us be clear that when people are working from home they are still working. The first point is that the numbers she is quoting are for the entire 29,000-person Service Canada workforce. When it comes to people who are in-person and in-office Service Canada passport officers, almost 90% of them are back in the office. Those who are working from home are doing so for medical reasons, but they are still able to support the delivery of services. It is important to get the facts right here.
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Context: House Hansard - 90 - Jun/16/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Jun/16/22 2:58:33 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I feel the Conservatives need to understand that throughout the pandemic people in the private sector and the public sector worked from home, and they were working. The vast majority of Canadians who were working from home were working very hard, and Conservatives owe those employees an apology. When it comes to the fees, those should be waived. That has been the directive. I will reinforce that with my department. However, people who work from home are still hard-working.
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