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Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22

Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)

Sep/22/22 10:34:21 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-31

Madam Speaker, I listened closely to the speech made by my colleague from Hochelaga, and I noticed that three important words were missing from her speech: New Democratic Party. Prior to the election, the Liberals had absolutely no interest in funding dental care for the poor and middle class. We forced the Liberals to provide that coverage. They did not want to offer the Canada housing benefit to the most disadvantaged, who are struggling to pay rent. We forced their hand. They did not want to increase the GST credit. The NDP forced the Liberals to do it. Now they need to go a step further and tax the richest billionaires and big corporations that are taking advantage of inflation to line their pockets. They might as well continue using our ideas.

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Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22

Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)

Sep/22/22 11:40:54 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-31

Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I am more hopeful and optimistic than he is because, last year, in Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, when I met up with people in parks or went door-knocking, people really seemed to care about dental coverage whenever we talked about it. Not everyone has supplementary insurance or coverage through some kind of public plan, so people really want this. After the Liberals voted twice against NDP proposals to make dental care available to the poor and the middle class, we used our leverage in the House to force the Liberals to do just that, for the benefit of families, workers and anyone who cannot afford dental care. By the end of the year, dental care will be covered for kids aged 12 and under, and by next year, it will be covered for teenagers and seniors. This is good news for poor and middle-class Quebeckers, and it is all thanks to the work being done by the NDP.

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Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22

Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)

Sep/22/22 11:55:19 a.m.
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Re: Bill C-31

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I was touched when she talked about how people are going through tough times, how they are struggling and living off of rice and peanut butter. As the cost of living goes up, we are seeing more and more of that in our communities. I am quite proud of what we have been able to accomplish by forcing the Liberals to bring in measures that will really help people. Yes, the money for dental care this year is a temporary measure. It is not real insurance yet. We are working on adding teens, seniors and people with disabilities next year. Other measures, such as doubling the GST/HST credit, will help people in need who are having trouble paying for groceries these days. We also talked the government into a $500 Canada housing benefit top-up for people who are finding it hard to pay the rent. That extra $500 will help 580,000 Quebeckers. For all these reasons, I think today's bill is good news for the people of Quebec.

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Context: House Hansard - 100 - Sep/22/22

Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)

Sep/22/22 2:47:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the pandemic exposed the flaws in the employment insurance system. The Liberals responded to the emergency with temporary patch jobs while promising real reform someday. Those temporary measures run out on Saturday. On Sunday, thousands of people will be stuck with the old system that does not work. The unemployed deserve respect. Women, part-time seasonal workers and freelancers deserve respect. Will the Liberals wake up, or will they condemn workers to getting screwed by the old system the Conservative Party leader is such a fan of?

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