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Patty Hajdu

Liberal Thunder Bay—Superior North 88 statements translated

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Hajdu, the jobs and families minister, defends programs she credits with lowering costs for families, like child care at an average of $19 a day in Ontario, and pushes northern Ontario projects such as the Ring of Fire. She answers questions by turning the focus back on the opposition’s voting record, asking, “Why does she keep voting against the very people... asking for a hand up?”Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

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C
64 / 100 over 71 statements
Signal 69 / 100
Relevance 47 / 100
Respect 98 / 100
Clarity 86 / 100
Loses points more than most for Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate.2.3 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.3 Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about.1.7 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×1.7 A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.1.5 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×1.5 Loses points less than most for A remark off to the side of the point.Less often than most members.What the tags mean A story that illustrates instead of making a point.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.Less often than most members.What the tags mean Averaged over the 71 of 88 statements graded so far.

Statements 88

Oral Questions ·

Finance

In response to a question from Jasraj Hallan

“A building trades union leader says our plan helps workers, job training, and young people. The opposition votes against it anyway.”

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Mr. Speaker, this is what Sean Strickland said. He is the executive director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions. He said, “Our members work hard, often far from home, to build Canada. Today’s measures will be felt at kitchen tables across the country.” He also said, “This announcement demonstrates a strong commitment to helping Canada Building Trades meet the moment by investing in increased capacity for...training...apprenticeship supports, and [support for]...youth”. No matter what idea and no matter who endorses it, they vote against it. Shame on them.

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In response to a question from Jasraj Hallan

“We are spending $6 billion to help people train for the skilled trades and help employers hire them. The opposition will probably vote against it.”

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Mr. Speaker, I have great news for skilled workers all across this country and everybody who wants to join the skilled trades. A $6-billion investment in getting people into the trades is helping apprentices right now to finish their training with up to $16,000 in support, while making sure employers have the support to hire those workers. In fact, Robert Kucheran from the Canada’s Building Trades Unions says that it “is a strong statement of support and respect for Canada’s skilled trades workers”. I guess they will vote against those workers too.

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Finance

In response to a question from Stephanie Kusie

“Workers want us to invest in job training and support their work. We are giving money to unions to train skilled trades workers to build projects across Canada. The Conservatives keep voting against this help.”

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Mr. Speaker, I speak with workers across this country, as all members of this House do, and what I hear them say is that they want us to invest in their success. They want us to invest in the great jobs of today and tomorrow. We want to make sure that they can access skills training through things like the union training investment that we have been providing to unions, ensuring that we can attract and retain skilled trades workers to build the major projects and local infrastructure all across this country. The Conservatives voted against these measures time and again. They keep voting against workers. Is this a pattern? Are we going to see them continue to vote against the very people out there building up our country?

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In response to a question from Stephanie Kusie

“Today is the national day of mourning for workers killed or hurt on the job. We are also investing in skilled trades, large projects, and community buildings, and labour leaders support this.”

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Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to acknowledge that it is a national day of mourning for workers who have lost their lives or become injured at work. I know all of the members in this House are thinking about their families, communities and colleagues today. I also want to speak about the investment that we have been making in skilled trades, major projects and community infrastructure across the country, in fact, so much so that we are getting the support of people who I think the members opposite know. We hear from people like Joe Mancinelli from LiUNA, who says that the true economic strength begins with those who build it, and Marc Arsenault from the Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario, who says that they are pleased to see the federal government’s—

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Finance

In response to a question from Melissa Lantsman

“I want the opposition member to explain why she votes against school food, cheap child care, job training, housing, and clean water. The opposition opposes everything that helps Canadians.”

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Mr. Speaker, all across Canada, Canadians have been pulling together to make sure that we build Canada strong. I would challenge the member from the opposite party to ask herself this: Why is she voting against kids getting food in school? Why is she voting against affordable child care? Why does she vote against skilled tradespeople having the opportunity to fill their apprenticeship and actually get those great jobs? Why is she voting against investments in infrastructure, in housing and in water? It does not matter what solution we propose. Those guys are against Canada and Canadians.

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The Economy

In response to a question from Patty Hajdu

“Conservative voters in my riding tell me every day to keep fighting for workers, kids, and families. That is why I am proud to be a Liberal.”

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Mr. Speaker, I know that there are a lot of Conservative voters out there, even in my own riding, who come up to me every single day. Do members know what they say to me? They say to keep going, to keep fighting for our workers, to keep fighting for our kids and to keep fighting for our families. That is why I am proud to be just another Liberal.

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In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“The Conservative leader votes against helping hungry children, workers, and tradespeople. He also votes against tax credits and fuel tax rules.”

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Mr. Speaker, let us try this another way. If being Conservative means voting against hungry kids, I guess the Leader of the Opposition is just another Conservative. If being a member of the Conservative Party means voting against workers, trades, GST tax credits, tax on fuel and doubling down on— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Finance

In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“I am proud to be a Liberal because we help single mothers pay for child care, feed kids in school, train workers, and fund big projects. I want to know what Conservatives stand for if they oppose these things.”

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Mr. Speaker, if being just another Liberal means that we support single mothers with the cost of child care, then I am just another Liberal. If being just another Liberal means that we help ensure that kids get food to eat in schools, then I am just another Liberal. If making sure that skilled tradespeople get the training to get those prosperous jobs, or investing in major projects, is being a Liberal, then I am just another Liberal. I guess the question is this: What do Conservatives really stand for if being Liberal is about helping Canadians?

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