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House Hansard - 271

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jan/30/24 5:06:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, I have such a good time working with the member on committee. What I have heard from the Conservative leader is that he plans to cut the CPP. That would place seniors in greater poverty. My question is in regard to a guaranteed livable basic income, particularly for women. We know a lot of women work their whole lives in unpaid care work, and they are now becoming seniors living in destitute poverty. We know GIS rates are not keeping up. Would my hon. colleague support a guaranteed livable income for seniors?
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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jan/30/24 5:26:56 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, as members know, we have an affordable housing crisis in this country. Part of the issue is the current Liberal national housing strategy and the Liberals' definition of affordable. Their definition of affordable is not affordable. We need more affordable housing with rent geared to income. We need more co-op housing. I am wondering if the hon. member across from me feels it necessary to actually create a definition of what “affordable” really is so that more people are not left out on the streets.
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Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Jan/30/24 5:56:12 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Mr. Speaker, first, I want to give my condolences on the loss of the member's loved one. I already kind of know what the Conservative government would look like. Under the leadership of the member for Carleton, in his nine years in government, we saw 800 affordable homes lost under his watch. He supported the Liberals in a $55-billion tax cut to CEOs. We know the number of Canadians living in poverty increased, health care funding was cut by $43.5 billion, nine veteran support offices were closed and, worst of all, under his watch, the retirement age for seniors moved to age 67. I already know the story, because I have seen the same old Liberal-Tory story since the beginning. I know that the Conservatives talk a good game about affordable housing when their real plan is to line the pockets of investors. I want to ask the member a very specific question. Is her government committed to building rent-geared-to-income co-op and public housing?
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