Discussion · Oral Questions
Joël Lightbound Liberal
“We need to make life more affordable. The Conservatives talk about this, but they voted against dental care for 300,000 Quebeckers and against child benefit payments. They need to back up their words with their votes.”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question. He is right: The government and all parliamentarians need to make fighting this country’s affordability crisis a priority. At every opportunity, however, members of his party have voted against highly concrete measures that are helping the neediest Quebeckers and Canadians cope with the rising cost of living. For example, his party’s 10 Quebec members voted against 300,000 Quebeckers who now have access to the Canadian dental care plan. These 10 Quebec members voted against $900 million in Canada child benefit payments. It is high time that they backed up their words—”
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question. He is right: The government and all parliamentarians need to make fighting this country’s affordability crisis a priority. At every opportunity, however, members of his party have voted against highly concrete measures that are helping the neediest Quebeckers and Canadians cope with the rising cost of living. For example, his party’s 10 Quebec members voted against 300,000 Quebeckers who now have access to the Canadian dental care plan. These 10 Quebec members voted against $900 million in Canada child benefit payments. It is high time that they backed up their words—