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House Hansard - 337

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/17/24 2:42:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, speaking of clarity, can the leader of the Bloc Québécois clarify exactly what he is saying to the hundreds of thousands of Quebeckers who are currently benefiting from dental care, which he voted against?
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/17/24 2:44:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois leader is raising the spectre of an election instead of delivering results for Quebec's seniors. It is a bit much. This is not the only thing we would like some clarity about. What I would say to the Bloc Québécois leader is that a vote is very clear. He does not vote often, as we just read, but when he does vote, the Bloc Québécois leader votes against lowering retirement age to 65. He voted against increasing the guaranteed income supplement for poor seniors in Quebec. When we set up dental care, he voted against it.
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/17/24 2:45:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the leader of the Bloc Québécois has spent his life putting the Canadian pensions of Quebec seniors at risk. When he votes against lowering the retirement age to 65, it is not about interference in jurisdictions, he is voting against seniors. When he votes against increasing the guaranteed income supplement, he is not voting on a jurisdictional issue; he is voting against the well‑being of Quebec seniors and for poverty among seniors. The leader of the Bloc Québécois needs to take responsibility and explain his votes against Quebec seniors.
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/17/24 2:57:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the hidden agenda has come to light. People are worried about tens of thousands of public service layoffs, and we just got confirmation of that from my colleague opposite. The Conservatives' hidden agenda is to lay off, to fire, tens of thousands of public servants here in the Ottawa-Gatineau area and across the country. What are those people doing? They are helping Canadians to get dental care. They are protecting us. They are getting our infrastructure built. Our public servants work really hard. This member just gave away the Conservative Party's game.
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