44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 26, 2022 02:00PM
- Oct/26/22 3:08:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government's dental cheque scheme is supposed to provide relief for families facing the rising cost of living. That is the title of this bill: the cost of living relief act.
However, if the Prime Minister really wanted to help families, he could have increased family allowances, and all families would have benefited.
Instead, he came up with a cheque scheme that does not help all families, that discriminates against Quebec families and that forces parents to navigate CRA bureaucracy. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed that a child in Quebec is half as likely to be eligible.
What will the Prime Minister do to stop this discrimination?
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- Oct/26/22 3:10:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we chose to make sure that every family in this country can afford dental care for their children. That includes families in Quebec, who will have access to this benefit.
We know this is something that should transcend political considerations, but, unfortunately, the Conservatives, and apparently the Bloc, are opposed to providing dental care to children who cannot otherwise afford it.
We will be here to help children and families in these difficult times.
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- Oct/26/22 3:20:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as always, our thoughts are with the families as they continue to grieve, and my efforts are focused squarely, as they have been since day one, on supporting them.
As the commissioner and the minister have clearly stated, the decision on what information is released and when is that of the police alone, and that was fully respected.
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- Oct/26/22 3:24:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first, our thoughts are with the families who are still grieving. We are focusing our efforts on the assistance to give them.
The commissioner and the minister have reiterated many times that it is up to the police to decide what information is to be disclosed and when. This principle was fully respected in this situation and in all other situations.
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- Oct/26/22 3:29:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House we are not against families. We are for families. Let us talk about those folks. Let us talk about those ordinary Canadians who are working hard to make ends meet, those folks who are raising their kids, those folks who are trying to pay their bills, and those folks who are driving their children to hockey games, etc. These are the folks who watched their heating bill double over the last year. These are the folks who are going to watch their heating bill go up by another 30% this winter. These are the folks many of whom cannot afford the $100 extra a month that is going to be.
Will the Prime Minister exercise some compassion and take away his plan to triple—
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- Oct/26/22 3:30:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the member for Lethbridge was talking about being there for folks raising families. That is exactly one of the things we are focused on right now in delivering support for families that cannot afford to send their kids to the dentist. We know there are far too many Canadians looking at the various bills they are facing and knowing they are not going to be able to send their kids to the dentist this year. That is wrong. That is why we are moving forward with $1,300 in support over the next two years, so that all families can send their kids to the dentist.
Why do Conservatives, who want to support families, stand—
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- Oct/26/22 3:34:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the average family of four in this country in the jurisdictions where the carbon tax backstop applies receive more money from the climate action incentive than they pay on average in the price on pollution.
We are moving forward in a way that both fights climate change and supports the families that need it, like how we are moving forward on supports for low-income renters and for families that cannot pay for their kids to go to the dentist, but Conservative politicians are standing against support for dental care and support for low-income rentals. Why?
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- Oct/26/22 3:35:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is much misinformation floating around out there and that is why we are happy to put things very clearly for Canadians, despite the approach that the members of the opposition are taking. Let us consider how families in the communities of the opposition front benches benefit from our climate action rebates.
A family of four in the opposition leader's riding has received over $550 this year alone. They have received over $620 in the deputy finance critic's riding and over $800 so far this year in the member opposite's riding. We are there to support families even as we fight climate change.
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