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House Hansard - 270

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 29, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Ms. Joanne Thompson (St. John's East, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:03:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with 2024 in full swing, our team is tackling head-on the issues Canadians are facing, with affordable housing, the Canada child benefit, child care, dental care, affordable home heating, green jobs and more money back in their pockets. For St. John's East, I am focused on supporting residents through my constituency office, ensuring that Newfoundland and Labrador's unique needs are heard in Ottawa and building more housing, supporting seniors and families, and creating more local jobs. We are putting Canadian families first, and this does not involve cuts, far right tactics or exploiting people's fears. That may get social media likes, but it does not get the job done. We are pushing forward with legislation to help Canadians, all of which the opposition has voted against, signalling what it would do if it is in government.
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Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Jan/29/24 2:43:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would invite all of the political parties to be mindful when they talk about immigration. The immigration minister already has one strike against him. At this point, one would think that the Liberals would have learned that when they fail to address problems, they never get resolved. They only get worse. When the House recessed in December, the federal government owed Quebeckers $460 million for taking in asylum seekers for whom Ottawa is responsible. Not only did the federal government do nothing, but it told us that it was not an ATM. As a result, the bill is now up to $470 million. When will the government reimburse Quebec?
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