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House Hansard - 142

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 6, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 142 - Dec/6/22
Mrs. Caroline Desbiens
  • Dec/6/22 5:36:38 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-32 
Madam Speaker, I thank my wonderful colleague for his question, which allows me to elaborate on my comments. The $23 billion that the Auditor General mentioned is likely money that could be allocated to the various programs we were talking about earlier. What worries me even more is that, at the moment, the government is checking whether CERB was paid out to the right people. People are being asked to pay the government back, then the government realizes that it was correct after all and gives the money back to them. Meanwhile, the Titanic is headed for the iceberg. During the pandemic, we suggested that the government should be careful about handing out the CERB. It has access to the annual income of anyone who pays taxes, so it could have easily directed supports to where they were needed most, and we would not have the problems we are facing today. We would be much further ahead.
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