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House Hansard - 115

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 21, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 115 - Oct/21/22
Mr. Joël Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:42:47 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, urgent action does not mean spending taxpayers' money. This government has given us many reasons to doubt its integrity. First it was the former Liberal MP's ventilators and the land at Roxham Road. Now it is the ArriveCAN app, which cost $54 million. Experts say they could have done it for $250,000. Is the government mocking us? Worse still, the government gave $1.2 million to a company, but the company did not get any of it. Here is a simple question: Who got the $1.2 million?
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Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:44:00 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the ArriveCAN app cost Canadians a fortune and is not worth the $54 million that it cost. A good computer programmer could have easily done the job for under $250,000. It is Liberal incompetence with a $54‑million price tag, once again. Why does this government keep tumbling into one scandal after another?
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:44:38 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the member across the way asked his question in an interesting way, but I will answer it directly. It was a very difficult situation for the country. There is the cost around the software, but there was more to it than the cost of the software. There was a lot of support required for the software. It was essential at the time for the government to act quickly and effectively, and that is what it did.
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:45:52 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we are obviously very focused on and mindful of the severe difficulties health care workers across the country, including in the member's riding, have been facing for a long time. They have been exacerbated during COVID-19. That is why we are going to work together to continue to do that with increased—
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Ms. Rachel Blaney
  • Oct/21/22 11:46:13 a.m.
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They are shut down all weekend. What do residents do when they have no emergency room?
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Oct/21/22 11:46:27 a.m.
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The minister is trying to provide an answer to the question. If members keep interrupting, I will skip to the next question. The hon. minister.
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Ms. Rachel Blaney
  • Oct/21/22 11:46:27 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like him to answer the question.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Oct/21/22 11:46:50 a.m.
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The hon. member for Edmonton Strathcona.
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Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Oct/21/22 11:46:53 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, people in Canada do not need more talk. This week, the media reported that the emergency wait times at Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital has reached 17 hours. One ER doctor revealed that patients are dying in the waiting room. It is unacceptable that the Liberals avoid taking any responsibility for this crisis. They are standing by while Conservative premiers are underfunding the health care system that Canadians need. To make things worse, in Alberta, Danielle Smith is musing about scrapping public health care in our province. Canadians' lives are at risk. When is the government going to take action?
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Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos (Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:47:36 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, all Canadians, and certainly Albertans, need and deserve the support of the federal government, including support for health care workers in Alberta and across Canada. We are obviously very mindful of the pressures, intentions and sometimes the actions around privatizing our health care system. Canadians want access to Canada's public health care system in a manner which is supported by the principles of accessibility, affordability and universality. These are all principles that all Canadians, including Albertans, want us to support together.
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Mr. Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:48:15 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, everyone in Canada should have access to safe, clean drinking water. Could the Minister of Indigenous Services update the House on the recent progress made in lifting long-term drinking water advisories in first nations communities?
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Hon. Patty Hajdu (Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:49:00 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for Northwest Territories for his advocacy and hard work. Just last week, Sachigo Lake lifted its long-term boil water advisory. This is a testament to its dedication and hard work, and, of course, our commitment. Since 2015, 136 boil water advisories have been lifted. There are 31 more to go, each with its own project team and plan. We will not rest until we lift those water advisories. This is important to all Canadians.
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Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:49:32 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Minister of Emergency Preparedness repeatedly told the House that, “At no point did our government pressure or interfere with the operational decisions of the RCMP, including their communications strategy.” Audio recordings of Commissioner Lucki reveal she said, “it was a request that...I got from the minister's office. And I shared with the minister that...it was going to be...in the news releases, and it wasn't.” The minister directly interfered in an RCMP investigation for the purpose of advancing the Liberals' political agenda. When will the minister resign for misleading Parliament?
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Mr. Yasir Naqvi (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:50:10 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the members opposite can ask the same question as many ways as possible. The answer remains the same. In our democracy, one of the fundamental principles is that we, the government, do not interfere in any police operation or police investigation.
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Mr. Dane Lloyd (Sturgeon River—Parkland, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:50:37 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, Commissioner Lucki told Parliament that she, “was not directed to publicly release information about weapons used...to help advance pending gun control legislation.” We now have audio recordings where the Commissioner states, “Does anybody realize what's going on in the world of...guns”. She then continues, “they're...trying to get a legislation going.” The commissioner pressured her subordinates, under direction from the minister, to advance the government's political agenda. In her own words, she didn't “come through for the minister”. The commissioner misled Parliament. When will the government demand her resignation?
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Mr. Yasir Naqvi (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:51:13 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I do want to again stress the fact that the commissioner testified to parliamentarians at a committee in July, where she said, “I did not receive direction and I was not influenced by government officials regarding the public release of information”. She is stating exactly the practice, which is that politicians do not interfere in police operations or police investigations. Our government abides by that really important principle, and at no time did the government interfere in a police investigation.
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Mr. Tako Van Popta (Langley—Aldergrove, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:51:54 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister and the costly coalition with the NDP is making life more expensive for all Canadians. People in British Columbia are deeply concerned about the rapid rise in the cost of living and now of home heating fuels. The last thing Canadians need at this time is more inflationary taxation. Will the Liberal government cancel its plans to triple taxes on home heating this winter?
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Oct/21/22 11:52:28 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the leader of the official opposition said that countries that are running higher inflation than Canada are dumb. That list includes the U.S., Italy, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and the entire eurozone. Right now, when we are in a time of global crisis, when people are finding things hard, it does not matter that Canada has one of the lowest inflation rates in the world. We have to do everything we can to help Canadians, and that is why I ask the member opposite why they will not support dental care for families who need that support. Why will they not support help for those who are low-income and renting? Why do they refuse to support it? Worse, why do they not even let it pass through the House?
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Mrs. Karen Vecchio (Elgin—Middlesex—London, CPC)
  • Oct/21/22 11:53:10 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the government is making life more expensive for everyone. I have heard from seniors living on a fixed income who are struggling to put food on the table. I received an email from a constituent concerned that the prices at the local grocery store are skyrocketing but portions are being decreased. Winter is coming, and homes need to be kept warm. Canadians are cash-strapped. Will the Liberal government give Canadians a break and cancel its triple taxes on home heating?
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Ms. Monique Pauzé (Repentigny, BQ)
  • Oct/21/22 11:54:25 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, with the new pro-oil and pro-gas doctrine that Canada announced in Washington, chances are good that the Prime Minister will once again be appointed the oil companies' point man. This is just like in March 2017, when the oil companies invited the Prime Minister to Texas to give him the prestigious global energy and environment leadership award. Shell, BP, ExxonMobil and all the other oil companies were swooning. He was their man. Five years later, with the announcement of the new doctrine in Washington, does the minister think that his leader has a head start to win the award again this year?
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