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House Hansard - 339

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 19, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 2:31:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I applaud the member for La Prairie for wanting to help seniors in Quebec because, clearly, he has not been very supportive of Quebec or Canadian seniors to date. Some may be surprised to learn that he voted against lowering the retirement age to 65, that he voted against increasing the guaranteed income supplement for the poorest seniors in Quebec and that, when we brought in a plan for dental care, the member for La Prairie voted against it.
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Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 2:37:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is very interesting to hear my friend from Regina—Qu'Appelle, who was around in those days. In fact, he was sitting right where you are sitting, Mr. Speaker, when Prime Minister Harper went to, yes, Davos. As a reminder for some members in the back, that is the World Economic Forum. He went there to do what? He went there to tell Canadian seniors that their retirement age was moving to 67 from 65. How dare the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle stand in the House and talk to us about pensions?
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Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 2:44:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know that it is painful. I know that they do not like to hear this, but actions and votes have consequences. The Bloc Québécois voted against the national dental care program that is currently under way in the member's riding. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Bromont in the Eastern Townships with my colleague. I met one of her constituents, who is one of the 14,000 people in that riding who are currently receiving dental care. She expressed her thanks. My colleague voted against that.
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Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 2:46:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, the member is raising the spectre of an unnecessary election instead of taking concrete action, like voting to help Quebec seniors, which is something she has not done since she arrived here. She voted against increasing the guaranteed income supplement. She voted against the dental care plan that 14,000 people in her own riding have signed up for. Still, the member claims to speak on behalf of seniors. The government that is getting things done for our seniors is a Liberal government. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 2:47:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we do in fact have a very important pilot project that is helping seniors live well in their own homes. We are receiving some excellent projects, including one from the Centre communautaire l'entraide plus de Chambly. We have another project called Ancrage. Thanks to a growing pool of volunteers, this project proposes to expand and add more assisted living services for vulnerable low-income seniors in mostly rural areas. That is where the Government of Quebec is blocking things. What my colleague should do is talk to the Government of Quebec to get the money flowing.
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