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=== Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport) === | === Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport) === | ||
[<sup>S-167</sup>] [https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/11718106 16:27] , Response<br /> | [<sup>S-167</sup>] [https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/11718106 16:25] , Speech<br /> | ||
Madam Speaker, health care is something that Canadians are very proud of. It does not matter which province or territory we live in. Whether we live in Quebec or Ontario, all Canadians are very committed to continuing to support health care across this country.<br /><br />This budget would also continue that support. We are actually increasing the top-up to the Canada health transfer to reduce the backlogs by $2 billion. We have also committed an additional $45.2 billion in support, which is an increase of more than 4.8% over the 2021-22 baseline. | |||
=== Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke) === | |||
[<sup>S-168</sup>] [https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/11718106 16:26] , Response / Question<br /> | |||
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Davenport for her speech, and I am going to pass over the irony of a government that just passed a new fossil fuel extraction project complaining, however justly, about the records of other governments.<br /><br />I am also going to pass over the fact that, when Liberals speak now about their budget, they tend to emphasize the things that are in the confidence and supply agreement that they forged with our party.<br /><br />I want to go to the question that I noticed the member did not talk about, and that is the fact that people with disabilities in this country continue to live in poverty. There is nothing in the budget to establish a universal income program at the federal level to lift people with disabilities out of poverty, or even to amend the disability tax credit to make it more accessible.<br /><br />Does the hon. member support this failure on the part of her government? | |||
=== Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport) === | |||
[<sup>S-169</sup>] [https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/11718106 16:27] , Response<br /> | |||
Madam Speaker, I agree with the member that we need to do more to support those with disabilities and exceptionalities in our country.<br /><br />I do believe that our Minister of Employment has, in the past, introduced a disability tax credit. My understanding is that she is planning on introducing that once again. To me, it is critical that we support this as a House.<br /><br />The last thing I would say is, as someone who has actually introduced a private member's bill on guaranteed basic income, I 100% support that. I believe that we have to do a better job of supporting Canadians, including and especially those with disabilities, to better meet their needs in the 21st century. | Madam Speaker, I agree with the member that we need to do more to support those with disabilities and exceptionalities in our country.<br /><br />I do believe that our Minister of Employment has, in the past, introduced a disability tax credit. My understanding is that she is planning on introducing that once again. To me, it is critical that we support this as a House.<br /><br />The last thing I would say is, as someone who has actually introduced a private member's bill on guaranteed basic income, I 100% support that. I believe that we have to do a better job of supporting Canadians, including and especially those with disabilities, to better meet their needs in the 21st century. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:15, 9 December 2022
2022-04-25
On April 25, 2022 the following discussion happened in the House of Commons over Basic Income (Guaranteed Livable Basic Income).
Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport)
[S-167] 16:25 , Speech
Madam Speaker, health care is something that Canadians are very proud of. It does not matter which province or territory we live in. Whether we live in Quebec or Ontario, all Canadians are very committed to continuing to support health care across this country.
This budget would also continue that support. We are actually increasing the top-up to the Canada health transfer to reduce the backlogs by $2 billion. We have also committed an additional $45.2 billion in support, which is an increase of more than 4.8% over the 2021-22 baseline.
Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke)
[S-168] 16:26 , Response / Question
Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Davenport for her speech, and I am going to pass over the irony of a government that just passed a new fossil fuel extraction project complaining, however justly, about the records of other governments.
I am also going to pass over the fact that, when Liberals speak now about their budget, they tend to emphasize the things that are in the confidence and supply agreement that they forged with our party.
I want to go to the question that I noticed the member did not talk about, and that is the fact that people with disabilities in this country continue to live in poverty. There is nothing in the budget to establish a universal income program at the federal level to lift people with disabilities out of poverty, or even to amend the disability tax credit to make it more accessible.
Does the hon. member support this failure on the part of her government?
Julie Dzerowicz (Davenport)
[S-169] 16:27 , Response
Madam Speaker, I agree with the member that we need to do more to support those with disabilities and exceptionalities in our country.
I do believe that our Minister of Employment has, in the past, introduced a disability tax credit. My understanding is that she is planning on introducing that once again. To me, it is critical that we support this as a House.
The last thing I would say is, as someone who has actually introduced a private member's bill on guaranteed basic income, I 100% support that. I believe that we have to do a better job of supporting Canadians, including and especially those with disabilities, to better meet their needs in the 21st century.