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House Hansard - 187

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 28, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 187 - Apr/28/23
Mr. Gérard Deltell (Louis-Saint-Laurent, CPC)
  • Apr/28/23 11:23:28 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, while the Prime Minister is living large in New York with his jet-setting lifestyle, Canadians are being impacted by the ongoing public service strike. In my riding, Ms. Hamel, a mother with a three-year-old, was planning a trip. Unfortunately, she did not receive the passport she needed in time, by a matter of hours. She wrote, “I cried, I asked to stay and wait, but I was thrown out without any empathy. They just kept a three-year-old from going on a family vacation”. That is the reality for Canadians. When is the Prime Minister going to personally step up to the plate and resolve the current conflict? When is he going to sit down at the table and get to work?
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Context: House Hansard - 187 - Apr/28/23
Hon. Karina Gould (Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/23 11:24:10 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for that question. Unfortunately, by law, passports are not considered essential. I am being honest with Canadians in telling them that passport applications cannot be processed during the strike. However, we understand that this has an impact on the lives of Canadians. That is precisely why we are at the bargaining table with the union. We want to resolve this strike quickly because it is having a real impact on Canadians.
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