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House Hansard - 184

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 25, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)
  • Apr/25/23 12:15:38 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, whom I recently worked with on issues of violence against women. I would like to come back to that, because I know that she is very interested in feminism. How is it possible that a government that claims to be feminist is not providing better support to women who are victims of domestic violence by increasing health transfers to shore up our social services system, particularly in Quebec? How is it possible that a government that claims to be feminist is not keeping its promise to reform EI? We know that the people having the most issues with EI right now are women who, for a variety of reasons, have difficulty qualifying for the program. My colleague also talked about the issue of mothers, pregnant women. I would like to hear my colleague talk about these two critical issues, namely increased health transfers and EI reform. That is feminism.
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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23
Ms. Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, BQ)
  • Apr/25/23 7:00:15 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
Mr. Speaker, I would first like to remind the member for Winnipeg North that my colleague and I were being sarcastic when we said that everything is just fine and dandy. That is my first point. My second is that my colleague spoke about employment insurance. I will be more brief than I was earlier, I promise. Employment insurance is vital. The current government is all about fake feminism. By not investing enough in health transfers, it is harming the community groups that work to prevent domestic violence. By failing to invest in EI reform, it is harming women, who are penalized more by the current EI system. That is also true for those who go on maternity leave. The government is all about fake feminism. These investments are being called for.
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