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House Hansard - 187

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 28, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 187 - Apr/28/23
Hon. Randy Boissonnault (Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Apr/28/23 11:21:30 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I know the Conservatives do not like the facts. It is a problem when one is a Conservative and the truth gets in the way of a good story. The reality is that we have had unemployment levels at 5%. We had 865,000 jobs created since the worst time of the pandemic. Our recovery is at 126%, which is faster than the United States. We have the fastest-growing economy in the G7. When it comes to that former government's record on poverty, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. Over 700,000 people have been lifted out of poverty since we formed government.
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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 11:33:08 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the only thing the Conservatives did when they were in government was that they balanced the books on the backs of Canadians. They did nothing when it came to helping Canadians get out of poverty. In contrast, what we have done is help lift 450,000 children and a total of 2.7 million Canadians out of poverty. At the height of the COVID crisis, do members know what we did? We were there for every single Canadian, whether through wage supports or through services.
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