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House Hansard - 218

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 21, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
Mr. Blake Richards (Banff—Airdrie, CPC)
  • Jun/21/23 5:11:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I have three petitions to present today. In the first, the petitioners are calling the attention of Parliament to the fact that it has been over four years since Parliament published “Supporting Families After the Loss of a Child”, yet the government has still not implemented all the recommendations. As a result, families experiencing the loss of a child continue to feel a lack of compassion and support from their government. I rise today to stand with these petitioners, who are calling on the government to finally implement all seven recommendations in the report, as well as to implement a bereavement benefit for all parents experiencing pregnancy and infant loss.
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Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Jun/21/23 5:11:50 p.m.
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I would remind the hon. member that he cannot say whether he is in support or not in support; saying that he is standing with the petitioners is showing support. I would just ask members not to do that and to just read what is in the petition.
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Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
Mr. Wilson Miao
  • Jun/21/23 9:27:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his concern. I have full respect for seniors across Canada. Here is a little background about seniors in my riding of Richmond Centre. We have the highest poverty in our seniors community. Before I was elected, this was already the case. Understand that our government has also implemented the new horizons program to support seniors in need, adjusted the age from 67 back to 65 and supported our seniors with a one-time GIS support. These are things that our government is considerate of in helping and supporting seniors in Canada.
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Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
Mr. Wilson Miao
  • Jun/21/23 9:29:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure if I can really listen to opposition members saying this because, when they were in government, they cut off a lot of support for Canadians. Although, yes, there was a lot of tax being cut, let us keep in mind that there are a lot of families who also suffered from these tax cuts. What I meant, personally, by saying that no one is left behind is that we are there to listen to all Canadians and to understand their needs so that our government can address the solution directly. This is important because we want to make sure that all Canadians are being served.
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Context: House Hansard - 218 - Jun/21/23
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Jun/21/23 9:44:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, to be fair, the question was not on raising taxes on the average person but on the largest oil and gas companies in the country, which have made over $38 billion in profit this year alone. Is the hon. member not supportive of making sure that kind of money goes to support Canadians who need it most?
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