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House Hansard - 309

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Hon. François-Philippe Champagne (Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Lib.)
  • May/6/24 2:36:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are listening to a party that has no ambition, no vision and no plan. Canadians have a choice. They can choose to listen to a party that has no vision or a government that is investing in youth, investing in growth, investing in housing, and investing in science and research. On this side of the House, we will continue to invest in Canadians, because, as my colleague was saying, confident countries invest in their people. That is exactly what we are going to do.
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Darrell Samson
  • May/6/24 5:18:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, often, it is not about throwing more money. There are ways of changing how we do things so that the end result of the investment is to supply and support more Canadians by investing less. There are cost savings. We already talked about the cost savings with bulk purchase, which are in the billions of dollars, and there are more cost savings to be had in other areas that the member mentioned as well, such as contraception, etc.
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • May/6/24 5:18:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I find it funny that the Conservatives were laughing when the member said that we are investing while they are spending. They laugh as though it is some kind of joke. Let us not forget that Tony Clement had money to spend on the G8 and used it to build gazebos in his backyard. Conservatives' memory is so short-term. The reality is that the member is absolutely correct. We are investing in Canadians. We are investing in the future. We are asking those who make the most to pay a little bit more in order to keep those investments going. Would the member agree with me on that?
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Darrell Samson
  • May/6/24 5:19:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is 100% correct. We are not investing in gazebos. We are investing in pharmacare, dental care, a disability benefit, a school food program, CCB and early learning. We continue to support Canadians. That is why people want to move to Canada. They are proud of our great—
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