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House Hansard - 94

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 22, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Shafqat Ali (Brampton Centre, Lib.)
  • Jun/22/22 3:11:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability found that more than six million Canadians report having a disability. We need to create a Canada that is inclusive from the start. That is why the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion announced new funding today for licensed early learning and child care centres through the enabling accessibility fund, which is a federal grants and contribution program that supports infrastructure projects that improve the accessibility, safety and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Can the minister share with us more about this important announcement?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Jun/22/22 3:18:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, here we are again. Last June, the government introduced a bill to implement the Canada disability benefit days before Parliament rose and then called an election. This June, the government introduced the exact same bill. It has been 20 days and we have yet to debate it once. Nine other bills have been prioritized since. Canadians with disabilities continue to disproportionately live in poverty across the country. They want to see emergency supports. They want to see action. Does the current government understand that simply introducing a bill does nothing to help Canadians with disabilities today?
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Context: House Hansard - 94 - Jun/22/22
Hon. Carla Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Jun/22/22 3:19:36 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-22 
Mr. Speaker, since 2015, we have done so much as a government to help persons with disabilities, and I was honoured to reintroduce Bill C-22 in the House several weeks ago. We are working with the disability community to ensure that their needs and wants are reflected in the bill and that we lift as many people out of poverty as we can with the new Canada disability benefit. We are about to release our first-ever disability inclusion action plan. Financial security is a key pillar of that plan, as is employment. We are going to make sure we get this done.
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