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House Hansard - 125

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 125 - Nov/4/22
Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • Nov/4/22 11:49:37 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, many Canadian children will not make it to their 18th birthday. Canada ranks 35 out of 38 in teen mental health and suicide. Do members know how many times the words “mental health” were mentioned in the federal economic statement? It was three. Do members know what contributes to the worsening of mental health? It is having to choose between heating and eating. That stress is downloaded to our children. Will the Liberals show some leadership and compassion and stop the planned tax hike on gas, groceries and heating?
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Context: House Hansard - 125 - Nov/4/22
Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Nov/4/22 11:51:31 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am very upset about what has just happened in this House. It could only take a Conservative to ask two questions on mental health and then somehow make them about taxes or the price on pollution. Mental health is a serious— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 125 - Nov/4/22
Ms. Rachel Bendayan
  • Nov/4/22 11:52:06 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, while the Conservatives heckle at how disgusting it is for me to be standing here, I think it is disgusting to convert a question on the mental health of our young people into some kind of “triple, triple, triple” gimmick. This is a serious issue. We care about the mental health of Canadians. We will be there for them and we will not make it a partisan issue.
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