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House Hansard - 112

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 18, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Oct/18/22 3:51:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, the member is correct that we need to do more. We are doing more, in fact, because we have a $6-billion transfer already in place, which will be negotiated over the next few months, on home care, community care and mental health care. In long-term care, there will be an additional $3 billion. Just a few months ago, we announced an additional $2 billion for reducing backlogs in surgeries and diagnostics. We know there will be more, and we are very proud to work with all members of the House who know and feel that we all need to do more.
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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Oct/18/22 4:01:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, my colleagues are as knowledgeable as we are. The $2 billion I just mentioned earlier are costs that provinces and territories need to pay because of the need to hospitalize people, children in particular, who do not have access to good-quality, preventative dental care. These are big costs that provinces and territories need to incur. More importantly, these are severe health costs that families and children need to bear because they do not have access to affordable quality dental care. We are working together, complementing each other, supporting their efforts and adding to those efforts the fact that we are going to support about 500,000 children with this particular bill and support families with children and all those who care for those people in the current system.
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Context: House Hansard - 112 - Oct/18/22
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos
  • Oct/18/22 4:12:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-31 
Madam Speaker, there are two answers The first is the $25 billion through the Canada child benefit. It is a big amount of money. Every month, it lifts approximately 400,000 children out of poverty, plus obviously, all of their parents. That is a big amount, but it has a big impact in our society. It makes our society more fair and prosperous. We believe that better equity, better justice and better health for Canadians should also be achieved through investing in the dental care and dental health of our children and families.
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