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House Hansard - 180

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 19, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Apr/19/23 2:31:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, New Democrats are extremely disappointed that the Liberal government did not arrive at a negotiated agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada. These are the workers who delivered unprecedented help during the challenging times of the pandemic. They deserve our respect. They do not deserve groans from the Conservatives. They deserve respect. These workers work hard, and now the government has to step up. The government often talks a good game about collective bargaining but ends up doing very much the same as the Conservatives. Will the Prime Minister commit to not bringing in back-to-work legislation and instead commit to negotiating a fair deal for these workers?
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Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Apr/19/23 2:32:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government talks a good game about workers' rights, but it often ends up doing very much the same as the Conservatives. Public servants worked hard during the pandemic and they deserve respect. Will the Prime Minister commit to not bringing in special back-to-work legislation, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP)
  • Apr/19/23 2:50:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, PSAC workers who serve the people of London are on strike today demanding a fair deal from the government. These workers deserve respect. People in London are looking carefully at what the government will do next. Will it do what it usually does and show its Conservative colours, or will it listen to workers' legitimate demands and commit to not introducing back-to-work legislation?
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Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)
  • Apr/19/23 3:13:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have heard a lot of non-answers today. Workers deserve decent wages and good working conditions. The Liberal government claims it supports workers, but at the last moment, the Liberals act like Conservatives and do not have the workers' backs when they take a stand. For the final and last time today, will the government commit to protecting workers' rights and not force workers back to work? Is the answer yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 180 - Apr/19/23
Mrs. Caroline Desbiens (Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix, BQ)
  • Apr/19/23 4:48:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague on his enthusiasm and his faith in his budget. To me, the speech we just heard is too rosy and overly optimistic. I may be wearing rose-coloured glasses, but that does not stop me from seeing things as they are. Seniors are getting poorer. Seasonal workers have to deal with the spring gap, or maybe a black hole. There are things the Bloc Québécois has been calling for for a long time. The environment is not about the environment, it is just greenwashing. What did my colleague not understand about the demands the Bloc Québécois has been making for a while now? Let us support our seniors and propose ideas to encourage them to go back to work, if that is what they want. If they are unable to do so, then they need a basic income to get through the year. They are living below the poverty line. The same goes for seasonal workers. I do not understand my colleague, who seems to be saying that everything is just fine. I do not think things are fine. In any case, in my riding, things are not fine at all. Some people are going hungry. Others do not know if they will have enough credit to manage. It is very worrisome. This is nothing new. The government has been pushing us into increasing poverty for some time now. It is odd to say “increasing” when it comes to poverty, but it is what it is. I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on my perspective.
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