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House Hansard - 180

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 19, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Mr. Luc Berthold (Mégantic—L'Érable, CPC)
  • Apr/19/23 4:18:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they could also listen to the Conservative Party and the members from Quebec who are there to represent Quebeckers too. I would like to ask my colleague a question. He spoke at length about the Liberals' will and centralist tendencies throughout the years. We know that the Liberals want to manage and control everything from Ottawa and leave very little to the provinces. There is something else the Liberals are currently doing, which is putting Canadians further into debt. I know that my colleague dreams of independence for Quebec. Does he believe that his dream is realistic, given the share of the debt Quebec is being burdened with by the Liberals?
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Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Mr. Alain Therrien
  • Apr/19/23 4:18:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my worthy colleague for his question. He makes me dream of independence. We are talking about the public debt. It is simply unbelievable that there is a fiscal imbalance in Canada. The money is in Ottawa and the needs are in the provinces and in Quebec. There is a consensus on that. Although the government has the financial means, which, in a way, it has taken from the provinces, it is incapable of balancing the budget. That is very worrisome. No one wins with such a huge debt. It is unbelievable because the fiscal imbalance favours the government, and yet, it still manages to go into debt.
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