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Context: House Hansard - 118 - Oct/26/22

Mr. Marc Dalton (Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, CPC)

Oct/26/22 2:16:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government's incompetent, insensitive, voodoo economic management is crushing everyday Canadians. More debt has been added by the Prime Minister than all prime ministers before him combined. The Liberals said that, because interest rates were rock bottom, it was no big deal to print billions, which shot up the price of homes, gas, groceries and goods. Inflation is at a 40-year high. Now they are saying, “Whoopsie, it is time to jack up interest rates.” This will financially stress out new homebuyers who have purchased at inflated prices. Nancy at our local food bank tells me that thousands of people are coming there. They are struggling, and she has not seen this happen like this before. What will the Liberals do? They are going to triple the carbon tax on home heating and fuel and, for good measure, they will increase EI premiums by 10%. Has Canada ever seen a more out-of-touch government?

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Ms. Leah Taylor Roy (Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, Lib.)

Oct/26/22 2:17:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to rise this afternoon to highlight the work of community land trusts. Over the past few days, the Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts, a newly formed umbrella network that advocates for local land trusts at the national level, has been holding a summit here in Ottawa. These community-based organizations are at the forefront of local action on conservation and climate change, with programs such as the land trust conservation fund, part of the much larger natural heritage conservation program. Our government has invested $20 million through these local land trusts. This government investment has been more than doubled, and yes, more than tripled. It was actually quadrupled the money it had raised from private funds. This money has supported over 40 organizations and 116 projects, and it has protected over 13,000 hectares of nature reserves since 2009. The return on the $20 million invested by our government has been phenomenal, due to the work these land trusts have done. The success of our government and country in meeting our environmental goals, both in emissions reduction and biodiversity protection, depends on all of these local land trusts, boards, volunteers and donors. For that, our government joins with me in thanking the new Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts and its member organizations greatly.

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The Speaker

Oct/26/22 2:19:26 p.m.
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We still seem to be having technical difficulties. We do not have interpretation in French, so we have portable units being passed around. Is everything okay now? I see members giving the thumbs up. Everything seems to be working. The hon. member for Laurentides—Labelle.

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Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau

Oct/26/22 2:20:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about the miners in Saint‑Rémi‑d'Amherst and their families. Bruno Carrière's documentary film 1948, L'affaire silicose — L'histoire d'une injustice—

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The Speaker

Oct/26/22 2:20:51 p.m.
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I am sorry to interrupt the hon. member, but I am being told that the members on the back benches do not have any interpretation. If anyone cannot hear me in one of the official languages, please raise your hand and we will have someone come to you with a unit. Let us try this again. The hon. member for Laurentides—Labelle has the floor.

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Ms. Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Laurentides—Labelle, BQ)

Oct/26/22 2:24:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I want to talk about the miners in Saint‑Rémi‑d'Amherst and their families. Bruno Carrière's documentary film 1948, L'affaire silicose — L'histoire d'une injustice shines a light on the tragedy of the first industrial disease in Quebec in the 1930s and 1940s. It is thanks to the tireless investigative work of Franco-American journalist Burton LeDoux that we know the extent of the ravages caused by silicosis. This disease caused the death of several dozen miners from Saint‑Rémi‑d'Amherst, a township that was nicknamed “the village of widows”. This powerful and touching documentary chronicles the years when Quebec workers were victims of hazardous working conditions. To get a better idea of the hardship these families endured, I invite everyone to watch 1948, L'affaire silicose — L'histoire d'une injustice, one of the first big scandals in Quebec's social history.

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Mr. Angelo Iacono (Alfred-Pellan, Lib.)

Oct/26/22 2:25:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in this month of October, 2022, Canada is celebrating the 75th anniversary of bilateral relations with Italy. Both countries have common positions on important regional and international issues. We share common values of democracy, liberty, human rights and a rules-based international order. More than 1.5 million Canadians are of Italian descent. They are part of a dynamic community that participates in every aspect of our bilateral relations: culture, the economy, trade, science and technology. We might say that it is a perfect marriage. On behalf of the Canada-Italy Interparliamentary Group, I invite all members to join us tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Speaker's dining room in room 233-S, West Block, for a celebration of this milestone with His Excellency Andrea Ferrari, the ambassador of Italy. Yes, there will be Italian food. I hope to see all members there.

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Mr. Todd Doherty (Cariboo—Prince George, CPC)

Oct/26/22 2:26:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after a hiatus of two years, the national Diwali celebration is returning to Parliament Hill today. With the support of our Indo-Canadian friends, community organizations and mandirs from across the country, tonight at 6:30 p.m. I will be delighted to host the 22nd national Diwali celebration at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. I hope all my colleagues will join us. The Diwali celebration on Parliament Hill was started by our dear friend the late Hon. Deepak Obhrai. With this inaugural event, Canada became the first western democracy to celebrate Diwali in Parliament, in 1998. We continue this tradition by joining hands across political boundaries to light the Diwali lamp, a gesture that symbolizes the banishment of darkness and the ushering in of light, peace and hope. Let the national Diwali celebration be a truly Canadian tradition where South Asian and Indo-Canadians join hands with the rest of Canada to share the message of Diwali: Let there be light. Happy Diwali, everyone.

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Ms. Emmanuella Lambropoulos (Saint-Laurent, Lib.)

Oct/26/22 2:27:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, women are misdiagnosed 30% more often than men. This gender gap in medicine stems from the lack of knowledge of women’s medical conditions and experiences. That is why I am thrilled that our government just launched the national women's health research initiative, an investment of $20 million to enhance health outcomes for women and eliminate gaps. In the past, researchers excluded women from participating in early-phase drug trials in case they would accidentally fall pregnant during the trial, and women were generally left out of medical research because their hormonal cycles would complicate results. This has led to the complete neglect of conditions that primarily affect women, such as ovarian cancer and endometriosis. Another factor contributing to this gender gap is a lack of trust in women to report on their own health. When doctors cannot explain why a female patient is in pain, she is told that she is under stress, that she suffers from depression or that it is hormonal. This is unacceptable. The women's caucus considers this a top priority and asks women in Canada who agree to please stand up.

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The Speaker

Oct/26/22 2:29:55 p.m.
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The hon. opposition whip is rising on a point of order.

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Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Oct/26/22 2:29:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the problems with interpretation seem to be spreading and we have run out of mobile translators, so at the moment, a number of us have no interpretation.

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The Speaker

Oct/26/22 2:30:11 p.m.
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Can all members who do not have interpretation raise their hands? There are portable units coming your way.

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The Speaker

Oct/26/22 2:34:29 p.m.
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Let us try this again. Members should have a portable unit if interpretation is not working at their desks. If they do not have one or if something goes wrong during question period, please raise a hand. We have pages and table officers looking out for any hands that go up. They will go to members with a brand new unit, and then they can get started. The hon. member for St. John's East.

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Ms. Joanne Thompson (St. John's East, Lib.)

Oct/26/22 2:35:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today’s youth are tenacious and determined and get the job done. Nowhere was that better displayed than at the recent 25th annual Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Ventures Awards. Youth Ventures Newfoundland and Labrador supports young people in turning their hobbies, interests and passions into profitable ventures. Today’s youth ventures are tomorrow’s emerging start-ups, thriving small businesses and growing employers. This program instills an entrepreneurial spirit to support a prosperous Newfoundland and Labrador. The awards ceremony recognized the best ventures from this year. I want to send my sincere congratulations to all the winners, especially venture of the year winner Dawson Greene of Green Head Growers, from Lourdes, and Anna Ryan of Seriously Dough! in Placentia for outstanding venture among those 17 years old and younger. Youth Ventures is a CBDC program and has helped start over 4,500 businesses. All the participants at the Youth Ventures Awards have so much to be proud of. Our future is in great hands.

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Mr. Damien Kurek (Battle River—Crowfoot, CPC)

Oct/26/22 2:36:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians cannot afford this costly NDP-Liberal coalition and that is no more evident than with food. Here are a few facts. Food inflation in Canada hit its fastest growth in September since August 1981, when the first Trudeau was in office. Food purchased from stores is up 11.4% year over year. Food banks are seeing record demand as prices soar. The Liberals' triple tax hikes, fertilizer cuts and back-breaking gatekeepers are bankrupting farmers and ranchers and outsourcing food production to other counties, which then requires the burning of fuel to get it back to Canada when we should be growing, raising and preparing it here. Here is a final fact. A Conservative government under our new leader would repeal these taxes, remove the fertilizer mandates and get the gatekeepers out of the way so we can grow affordable food, feed our people and be the breadbasket of the world.

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Ms. Viviane Lapointe (Sudbury, Lib.)

Oct/26/22 2:38:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, October marks Women’s History Month. In honour of this, I want to highlight the important work being done by PoliticsNOW, an organization in my riding of Sudbury. PoliticsNOW empowers and supports women to become political leaders in communities across northern Ontario. In the last municipal election, PoliticsNOW supported over 46 women by providing training sessions and campaign schools and hosting events for women to connect and learn. In Ontario’s municipal elections held this week, 60 women ran in northern Ontario's nine cities, 26 women were elected to municipal council and one was the first elected woman mayor in a northern Ontario city since 2014. Organizations like PoliticsNOW are making an impact on women across the country. I want to acknowledge and congratulate the incredible work being done by Amanda Kingsley Malo and PoliticsNOW to get even more women elected so they have better representation across northern Ontario.

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Hon. Michael Chong (Wellington—Halton Hills, CPC)

Oct/26/22 2:39:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, $6,739 will be the heat bill facing a typical family using oil heat in rural Ontario and rural Atlantic Canada this coming winter. That is frightening. They have no alternative. There is no natural gas. Electric resistance heating is just as expensive, and heat pumps will not work at -20°C in homes built before the 1980s, whether they are ground source or air source pumps. We asked the government to help them and it refused. In fact, this is the only G7 government that has increased energy taxes while prices are at an all-time high. The government is getting away with it because the NDP is letting it. Canadians cannot afford this costly agreement between the NDP and the Liberal Party, and they certainly cannot afford to pay $6,739 to heat their homes this coming winter.

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Mrs. Tracy Gray (Kelowna—Lake Country, CPC)

Oct/26/22 2:40:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again Canadians have been slammed by another punishing interest rate hike of 0.5%, bringing interest rates to 3.75%, all brought in to combat the inflation caused by this Prime Minister. Residents know it has never been more expensive to buy a home in Canada than it has just become under the Liberal government. Housing prices have doubled during the Liberals' seven years in power, with a typical single-family home in my region hovering around a million dollars. Nationwide, the average Canadian now spends 60% of their income on home ownership costs alone. Under the Prime Minister, Toronto has become the number one housing bubble in the world, where it is more expensive to buy a home than in New York, Hong Kong or San Francisco. Vancouver is not far behind, as the sixth highest. It is not just homeowners who are struggling to make ends meet due to the Liberal inflation. The average rent in Canada is now over $2,000 a month, a yearly increase of over 15%. This is not sustainable. We have a plan, as a Conservative government, to take action to address this housing crisis.

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Mr. Peter Schiefke (Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Lib.)

Oct/26/22 2:41:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the incredible work of Bev Woods and her team at Gift from the Heart. Bev Woods opened her first dental hygiene office in Trenton, Ontario, as a location for her community to receive free care. Dismayed by the fact that many could not access the free services she offered, she founded Gift from the Heart and the flagship outreach mobile community cruiser, a refurbished and repurposed ambulance, to ensure that there were no barriers to accessing oral health care. Last September, Bev and her team set up a mobile clinic in the town of Pincourt to provide free dental care to seniors, seasonal workers and Ukrainians who have recently arrived in Canada. They were welcomed and served by dental hygienists Joy Maderazo, Roshni Desai, Martine Daigneault, Sonia Caceres, Sophia Baltzis, Tayyaba Fiaz, Vanessa Bravo and Laura Iorio and also by a team of dedicated volunteers. Together, they gave their time and their expertise to brighten the smiles of so many in my community. On behalf of everyone who calls Vaudreuil—Soulanges home, I say, “Thank you.”

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Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)

Oct/26/22 2:42:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my solidarity with the movement led by young women for human rights in Iran. At great risk to their own safety, people are taking to the streets demanding justice and freedom following the horrific murder of Mahsa Amini. Their courage in the face of horrid state repression is inspiring. Protesters are being tear-gassed, beaten and shot for asserting their rights. This is appalling. The Iranian regime must stop the killing and respect its citizens' right to demonstrate. Canada has an important role to play in upholding human rights and international law. We must be vocal in supporting an independent investigation into the death of Mahsa Amini, and the federal government must ensure that those fleeing violence in Iran can obtain asylum here. Women's rights are human rights. I stand with the women in Iran whose rights are under attack, and I will speak out whenever the rights of women and gender-diverse people are threatened. We can never be silent in the face of injustice.

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