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House Hansard - 337

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 17, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Ms. Jean Yip (Scarborough—Agincourt, Lib.)
  • Sep/17/24 2:09:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today, we join millions around the world in celebrating the mid-autumn festival, also known as the moon festival or moon-cake festival. Not only is it an important celebration in Chinese culture, but similar celebrations are held by Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese and other Asian communities. This special day brings together family and friends. Thousands of people in Scarborough—Agincourt will be celebrating by lighting beautiful lanterns and sharing delicious moon-cakes, which symbolize unity, gratitude and prosperity. I can confirm that our local retailers are always well stocked to meet the demand. Come and support our local businesses. I wish everyone a joyful and peaceful mid-autumn festival. [Member spoke in Cantonese and Mandarin and provided the following translation:] Happy mid-autumn festival.
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Hon. Chrystia Freeland (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Sep/17/24 2:20:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am so glad I get to answer a question about Canada's economy because it gives me the chance to celebrate the good news that we got this morning. Inflation was at 2% in August. It is back down to where it was before the pandemic. That is real progress for our country, and the Conservatives should be celebrating that.
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Context: House Hansard - 337 - Sep/17/24
Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)
  • Sep/17/24 2:24:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the incompetent finance minister would tell us that we should celebrate that, after prices have been rising faster than at any time in 40 years, they continue to rise, just not as quickly. I am sure the people living in tent encampments, the record-smashing two million people lined up at food banks or the one in four kids going to school hungry after nine years of the current government will be celebrating. What we now find out is that it is worse than we thought. According to a document that was just released, the government's second carbon tax will cost $9 billion in lost GDP. Why would we not have a carbon tax election to decide—
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