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House Hansard - 333

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 17, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • Jun/17/24 7:16:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when one takes a look at the types of programs in a minority situation, the government needs to find a party inside the House in order to pass things. There is no doubt that the New Democrats have played a very strong role in that. I value that support and I truly appreciate it. What is confusing is that, quite often, we will see the Conservative Party talk in great opposition to many of these benefits, yet in each and every Conservative riding, one will find that there are literally thousands of their constituents who will benefit by them. In the dental program in particular, they even have some Conservative spin discouraging the development of that program. I believe that the Conservative Party has moved so far to the right, and that is one of the reasons I suggest that it is not the traditional Conservative Party. It is more of a Reform-extreme party today.
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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Parm Bains
  • Jun/17/24 7:49:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have listed a few things in some of the other answers. For example, the member mentioned the dental program. We have over 500 dentists now signed up in my city of Richmond, British Columbia, who are ready to help those who need help the most. I speak to all of these measures as being a way toward productivity. If people can get help and get a leg-up, they can contribute in a better way.
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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Peter Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby, NDP)
  • Jun/17/24 11:48:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this is a foreign country, according to my colleague from La Prairie. I love listening to him, but there are 700,000 Quebeckers who have benefited from dental care in this foreign country. This dental care was put in place thanks to the NDP. In the first five weeks alone, 700,000 Quebeckers have already taken advantage of this new program, which will really improve their health. It is obvious that Quebeckers disagree with my colleague, but does he agree with the NDP amendment, which will completely fix this bill? The Conservatives and the Bloc did not introduce any amendments. The NDP did. Does the member support the NDP amendment?
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Context: House Hansard - 333 - Jun/17/24
Mr. Alain Therrien
  • Jun/17/24 11:48:53 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, what has the NDP done when it comes to dental coverage? We already have dental coverage in Quebec. What is going to happen is that they are going to add another structure on top of that insurance. People are going to pay— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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