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House Hansard - 106

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 3, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 106 - Oct/3/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Oct/3/22 1:59:06 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Mr. Speaker, we stand in this place to talk about how dental care is so important for the health of children under 12, but it is also a financial benefit. It would be beneficial for our health care system, which is under attack and so overburdened, as children would not have to go for emergency care. We could do preventative work. Could the member comment on the value of that, and perhaps how dental care is similar to things such as mental care and pharmacare, which are also very cost effective preventative measures against further hardships on our health care system?
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Context: House Hansard - 106 - Oct/3/22
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Oct/3/22 2:36:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we understand that the cost of living is high for families. That is why we introduced the Canada child benefit in 2015. Since then, it has lifted 450,000 children across the country out of poverty. We are here for families, we have been here for families, and we will be here for families.
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Context: House Hansard - 106 - Oct/3/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Oct/3/22 2:48:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are clawing back the Canada child benefit for parents who needed pandemic support, but do members know what they are not clawing back? It is the wage subsidy from corporations that gave out executive bonuses or shareholder dividends, like Air Canada, which got $554 million and gave out $10 million in bonuses, or Imperial Oil, which got $120 million and paid out $324 million in dividends. Why are the Liberals clawing back child benefits from single moms trying to feed their kids while letting big corporations off the hook?
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Context: House Hansard - 106 - Oct/3/22
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Oct/3/22 2:48:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government absolutely believes in supporting Canadian children and Canadian families. That is why we have worked so hard to put a national program on early learning and child care in place. That is going to help families with affordability and help our economy. That is why the Canada child benefit, which has lifted hundreds of thousands of Canadian children out of poverty, is such an important program. We know that everyone in Canada has to pay their fair share. That is why we are imposing a COVID recovery dividend on our banks and insurers.
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