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House Hansard - 150

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 31, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Mr. Luc Desilets (Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, BQ)
  • Jan/31/23 3:53:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. Unfortunately, I have to remind him again that anything to do with family policy and education falls solely within provincial jurisdiction. This bill is full of good intentions, but the Liberal government should stick to issues under its jurisdiction. Why does it not manage its affairs properly, instead of coming to meddle in our jurisdictions yet again?
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Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Mr. Patrick Weiler
  • Jan/31/23 3:54:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, I very much appreciate my colleague's question. We know that child care has to look different in different parts of the country. We need to work with the provinces to implement the system that works best for them. That is under their jurisdiction. That said, the federal government has a role to play in assisting the provinces and making sure that people have access to the care they need. That is why we looked at the Quebec model, which is a good one. Each province is a little bit different, and that is why we have different agreements in place across the country.
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Context: House Hansard - 150 - Jan/31/23
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe
  • Jan/31/23 5:15:18 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Mr. Speaker, if I understood the question correctly, my colleague wants to know what can be done at the federal level to improve services that fall under provincial jurisdiction. My answer is simple. What happens at the provincial level has to be dealt with in the legislatures of the other provinces and the National Assembly of Quebec, when it comes to Quebec. The federal government has no business interfering in the services the provinces provide to their constituents. That is the provinces' business. That is what we keep saying ad nauseam in this Parliament. Every time we arrive here in the morning, we know we will have to talk about jurisdictions. When we leave in the evening we feel discouraged, because it seems that the message is not getting through. It goes in one ear and out the other. Areas of jurisdiction have to be respected. I hope that one day federal jurisdiction will be a thing of the past because Quebec will be a country. Then all these disputes will be over.
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