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House Hansard - 121

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 31, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Oct/31/22 2:34:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we need to roll the tape back in the House to the time when the House was discussing, in a hybrid Parliament, how this government, this Parliament would support Canadians in the worst pandemic in 100 years. This government had bold proposals to make sure there would be wage subsidies and individual subsidies so people would be able to keep their homes. How did the Conservatives vote? They voted with us. Are they now saying that they wished they would have taken those votes back and not have the CERB and not have kept businesses afloat? The Conservatives need to tell Canadians what their plan is, because we certainly have one.
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Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Oct/31/22 2:49:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be clear about what the Conservatives are saying. They are saying that they would not have put in place the CERB, which kept millions of Canadians in their homes. They would not have had the wage subsidy, which kept 60,000 businesses operating just in the energy sector alone in Alberta. They would not have had the rent subsidy, which helped— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Hon. Randy Boissonnault
  • Oct/31/22 2:50:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us be clear about what the Conservatives are saying. They do not like us telling Canadians what they are actually saying. They are saying that they would have scrapped the CERB, that they would not have had the wage supports, and that they would not have had supports for businesses, including the 60,000 energy businesses in my province of Alberta alone. The Conservatives want to cut. They are unhappy that they supported us when they did. They are trying to revise history. We are going to focus on Canadians who need the help the most when they need it the most. That is our job, and we will do our job.
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Context: House Hansard - 121 - Oct/31/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Oct/31/22 2:55:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if there were to be a recession with the same employment insurance program we have today, six out of 10 workers would be left behind. We saw a similar scenario play out during the pandemic. The government had to create CERB because it realized that it could not abandon the 60% of people who lost their jobs. If there is a recession, there is a risk of repeating the same scenario. That would be embarrassing, given that we saw it coming this time. Will EI reform be added to the economic update?
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