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House Hansard - 207

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
The Speaker
  • Jun/6/23 3:06:32 p.m.
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I am trying to hear what the hon. member is saying, but there is noise, and I really cannot make it out. I want to hear what she has to say. She can start over, and I can see whether it is offensive or not. The hon. member for Hamilton Mountain.
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/23 11:25:35 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, the notion that somehow anybody in this House has devalued the importance of women in parenting roles is absurd. This is all about choice. This program has helped so many women and fathers go back to work earlier as a result of this subsidy. For what it is worth, I know lots of men who are the primary caretakers and lots of women who are the primary earners in those relationships, and I think it is wonderful that we live in a country where people can have that choice. The member, prior to that absurd allegation that our government does not value women who stay home to care for their children, which I find offensive, was talking about— An hon. member: He's offended. Mr. Adam van Koeverden: Madam Speaker, yes, I am offended. As the product of a single mother, I am quite offended by that. The suggestion that it costs too much to provide an early learning and child care program was also false. When women go back to work, they tend to earn money and pay taxes, and that pays for programs like this. I would like the member to appreciate that.
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