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Andréanne Larouche Bloc Québécois
“We should not spend $44 billion on a pipeline that helps the United States. We should spend that money here on housing, helping homeless people, and giving a 10% pension boost to seniors aged 65 to 74.”
“Mr. Speaker, in any case, that $44 billion would not be used to enrich U.S. interests or bolster U.S. energy security. Instead it would be used for projects that are truly in the national interest here. With $44 billion, we could easily increase old age security for seniors aged 65 to 74 so that they get the same 10% increase as seniors aged 75 and older. Someone was just talking to me about construction. I think that with $44 billion, without violating any other laws, we could easily invest more in organizations working on social housing and homelessness, in projects that are much more promising and much more helpful to the people here. That would also help people. Everyone is talking about inflation—all the more reason to help the people here get through this difficult time. There are countless examples we could give.”
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Mr. Speaker, in any case, that $44 billion would not be used to enrich U.S. interests or bolster U.S. energy security. Instead it would be used for projects that are truly in the national interest here. With $44 billion, we could easily increase old age security for seniors aged 65 to 74 so that they get the same 10% increase as seniors aged 75 and older. Someone was just talking to me about construction. I think that with $44 billion, without violating any other laws, we could easily invest more in organizations working on social housing and homelessness, in projects that are much more promising and much more helpful to the people here. That would also help people. Everyone is talking about inflation—all the more reason to help the people here get through this difficult time. There are countless examples we could give.