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House Hansard - 142

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Mrs. Marilène Gill
  • Dec/6/22 1:54:52 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Mr. Speaker, I listened to the question in English. I hope I understood it correctly. I thank my colleague from Nunavut, with whom I have a lot in common. I could talk to her about going to stores in my riding in the north. I think there are Northern stores in her riding as well. I have nothing against the chain itself, but the issue of the exorbitant costs for residents is something that must be addressed. Here is another anecdote that illustrates what is happening in my riding. In grocery stores in the north, a can of Maxwell House coffee costs $55. Coffee is considered a luxury. Generally speaking, one of the issues that is very important to me is having programs to lower costs so it goes directly into the pockets of people in my riding.
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Mr. Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, CPC)
  • Dec/6/22 2:45:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General stated that the process the government relied on to distribute COVID benefits led to $4.6 billion in overpayments to ineligible individuals, and at least another $27 billion that needs to be investigated. How much of this $32 billion can taxpayers expect to recover? How much money is the government going to spend in administrative costs to recover money for taxpayers?
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Dec/6/22 2:47:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, families are frustrated and anxious about the state of our emergency rooms. Sick kids are waiting in makeshift spaces for up to 20 hours and this government is letting Premier Ford download health care costs onto municipalities. London city hall, already overburdened, is being asked to pay $300 million to cover health care's restructuring. The Liberal government is leaving families and the cities they live in to fend for themselves against the callous provincial government. When will the government hammer out a health care transfer deal to ensure cities do not have to bear the brunt of health care costs?
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Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Mr. Michael Cooper
  • Dec/6/22 5:52:59 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I understand where the hon. member is coming from given that this was a disappointing fall economic statement. The member cited health care. We have seen no meaningful commitments from the government when it comes to health care. Indeed, thanks to the government's reckless spending, debt servicing costs will soon outpace and be a larger amount than what is allocated to the Canada health transfer annually. Quite frankly, there would be more money for health care if the government would rein in its wasteful, reckless spending.
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