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House Hansard - 207

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Ms. Elizabeth May
  • Jun/6/23 10:15:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, I could not agree more with the member for Winnipeg Centre. I apologize to her for changing to a different topic. However, I think it is critical, and I thought I made it clear in my speech, that we support and respect the child care workers who deliver early learning and child care. Why do we pay CEOs and hockey players more than we pay people doing the most critical job in our society, which is taking care of our children?
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jun/6/23 11:12:08 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague spoke a bit about workers. One demographic he spoke about was the many immigrant families that choose to become child care workers. Some 98% of early childhood educators are women, and one-third are immigrants and non-permanent residents. More often, workers within early childhood education are also racialized. We know those systems are exploitive. We know that workers are not earning enough money. I question the concern about this focus on public and non-profit care, because after the Liberal government came out with the announcement prioritizing that, it funded 22,500 private spaces in Alberta. I do not really understand what the hysteria is about. I wonder if my hon. colleague—
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jun/6/23 11:27:42 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, I found it very shocking that the member, when referring to women who stay home with their children, said they are not working. In fact, that is probably, as a mother, one of the hardest jobs I have had. I just want to remind the member that most unpaid care work is done by women. Getting back to respecting women, I would also like to remind the member that 98% of early childhood educators are women and they are not earning a livable wage, which is one of the very reasons we have the child care desert that the members keep talking about. When we talk to Conservatives about putting in a plan for workers that pays livable wages and that invests in robust, public not-for-profit care where workers get benefits, wages and retirement, they seem to overlook that question. Does the member support livable wages and a workforce strategy that pays livable wages, benefits and retirement for early childhood educators, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Ms. Michelle Ferreri (Peterborough—Kawartha, CPC)
  • Jun/6/23 11:57:11 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, I want to point out for the member's riding that 76% of children are in a child care desert in Manitoba. I just got an email, and it says, “Dear Michelle, it's 11:45. I'm sitting watching CPAC live, as you are there yourself. Please mention and ask about ECE workers that are still out of work due to vaccine mandates and would like to get back to work.” My question to my hon. colleague is from Bonnie Bon, who is watching at home. Will he help ensure this?
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Context: House Hansard - 207 - Jun/6/23
Mr. Daniel Blaikie
  • Jun/6/23 11:57:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-35 
Madam Speaker, I would remind the member that the vaccine mandates that put ECE workers out of work in Ontario were done by the Conservative government of Doug Ford. I would encourage her to contact her colleagues in the Conservative government there to talk about what kind of redress might be available for ECE workers who had to leave their job as a result of Conservative-imposed vaccine mandates in Ontario.
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