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House Hansard - 176

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 30, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Mar/30/23 12:27:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for years now, as my colleague said, companies like Netflix and Disney+ have not been paying their fair share to fund our Canadian cultural content. Does the member think the Liberal government should have acted earlier to prevent all the job losses in our cultural sector?
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Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23
Mrs. Sophie Chatel (Pontiac, Lib.)
  • Mar/30/23 3:03:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, budget 2023 does a great deal to address affordability, including access to nutritious food. One of the really important measures in the budget is additional investments in the local food infrastructure fund, the LFIF. Could the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food tell us more about this program and its impact on communities from coast to coast to coast?
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Context: House Hansard - 176 - Mar/30/23
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lib.)
  • Mar/30/23 3:03:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Pontiac. It is my pleasure to inform all our colleagues that budget 2023 includes a $10-million enhancement to the local food infrastructure fund. This program was created as part of Canada's first official food policy and is designed to strengthen our local food systems and support the creation of more food banks, community gardens and collective kitchens. Even youth centres will be able to upgrade their equipment and enhance their services for those who need it most.
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