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House Hansard - 105

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 29, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Sep/29/22 11:02:56 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the parliamentary secretary talked about some of the things that are being done to make life more affordable for Canadians by the government, and I am very proud to say that the NDP played such a large role in dental care and some of these other movements, but one of the things that we have not seen the government move on is support for students. On November 24, 2020, I brought forward a motion, which was unanimously accepted by the House, to freeze student loan repayments during COVID. That was not put in place. We have since found that there are almost 70,000 students who have defaulted on their loans in Canada because they were not able to pay them back during COVID. We have some of the supports for some Canadians, and that is great, but I am not done yet. I am not done working for Canadians. I would like to be able to see some support for students. What would this member bring forward to provide support for students in the coming months?
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Context: House Hansard - 105 - Sep/29/22
Mr. Adam van Koeverden
  • Sep/29/22 11:03:51 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I do want to thank my hon. colleague from Edmonton Strathcona for her work and her tireless advocacy on behalf of students and young people in this country. In brief, what I will do is make my way over to her side of the chamber and discuss how we can better support students.
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