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House Hansard - 309

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 6, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
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Madam Speaker, I like my colleague a lot, but I find it hard to accept that the Bloc Québécois is refusing to listen to the people in Quebec who are in favour of this bill. The Centrale des syndicats démocratiques, the Confédération des syndicats nationaux, or CSN, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec, or CSQ, and the Fédération des travailleurs et des travailleuses du Québec welcome the introduction of this bill. Luc Beauregard of the CSQ said: Quebec's hybrid system, with a public plan and private plans, has not lived up to its promises. We think it should absolutely not be used as a model for the rest of Canada. It is a costly, ineffective and unfair plan. Quebec's unions say that we must pass this bill. Why is the Bloc Québécois not listening to these voices in Quebec?
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Context: House Hansard - 309 - May/6/24
Mr. Yves Perron
  • May/6/24 7:05:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we can quote unions, too. The CSN is on the side of Quebec independence. I do not know if my colleague agrees with them on that point. I am guessing he does not agree with them on everything. The unions know we are part of Canada for now, and they want more money so their members will be able to pay less for their medication. When we meet with them and explain that if the federal government gets involved, there will be redundancy, it will cost more, it will be less efficient, and that it would be much better if we had our own money, I think that, at the end of the day, they agree with us. We obviously place great trust in the members of Quebec's National Assembly, who have sent out a clear message.
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