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House Hansard - 111

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 17, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 111 - Oct/17/22
Mr. Arnold Viersen
  • Oct/17/22 1:27:49 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, once again I want to mention to the hon. member that similar to Quebec, Alberta has a dental care program for children across the province. Again, as we have been pointing out, this is true across the country. One thing I would note, as I disagree with the member's assessment of the way things are, is that Alberta pays an exorbitant amount into the equalization program. Quebec is generally a net receiver of that program, and I wonder if the member would recognize the fact that Alberta is often paying the bills for Quebec.
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Context: House Hansard - 111 - Oct/17/22
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Oct/17/22 1:29:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, that was an interesting question, and the member did not necessarily answer it. There are provinces, like the province of Manitoba, that have been big beneficiaries through equalization. I wonder if the member could provide his thoughts on the importance of equalization payments. I know they are really important to the province of Manitoba.
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Context: House Hansard - 111 - Oct/17/22
Mr. Jean-Denis Garon
  • Oct/17/22 1:29:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, let us look at the books for the prepandemic year for all levels of government and compare them to the health of Quebec's economy, which is highly diversified. In 2019, if Quebec had been its own country, which does not eliminate duplication, its deficit would have been around 1.5% of its GDP. That is better than the United States, France and this government, which is not even capable of managing public spending. If equalization bothers the Liberals that much, maybe they should just kick us out.
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