House Hansard - 184

44th Parl. 1st Sess.

April 25, 2023 10:00AM

Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23

Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)

Apr/25/23 12:02:11 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-47

Madam Speaker, the member very often raises the issue of EI, and I want to thank her for that. My colleague from Winnipeg Centre, earlier today, raised the point that the supposed feminist government is not really looking after the issues of women. We know that, when EI was first formulated, the participation rate of women in the workforce was less than half of what it is today. The EI system was not built for women. Can the member share some comments on why it is so important to get this modernized for women after seven years?

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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. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)

Apr/25/23 2:52:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are going to cut $150 million in funding to women's shelters by September. Six hundred women's shelters will be impacted across the country. Gender-based violence is on the rise. This is unacceptable. Women and gender-diverse folks always seem to be an afterthought for the government. This funding is desperately needed to help those fleeing violence. Will the Prime Minister commit to renewing this life-saving funding or was his claim to be a feminist government just a farce?

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Context: House Hansard - 184 - Apr/25/23

Mr. Kevin Vuong

Apr/25/23 11:23:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is a lot that the government points to in the work it has done, as it cites its feminist policy, and that is great. What I really want to zero in on right now, as I am sure my colleague knows, is women and children, who are probably the most vulnerable and most at risk right now in Sudan. However, it is not just those who are attempting those desperate trips to try to escape the violence, it is also Sudan's neighbours, the people of Eritrea, South Sudan, Ethiopia and so on, who themselves do not necessarily have the resources, which is why I focused a lot of my comments on the importance of Canada stepping up, as we are a G7 country and better endowed with the resources to help those who are truly in need, particularly women and children.

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Ms. Heather McPherson

Apr/25/23 11:45:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, one thing that is key, which I meant to mention in my speech and am really grateful to the member for bringing up, is that women need to be at all of the tables when we are talking about resolution and peacekeeping. That is fundamental. We know that peacekeeping only happens when women are at the table. That is a fundamental thing. If we have a feminist foreign policy and a feminist international assistance policy, women's voices need to be at the forefront.

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