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Libby asks the Conservative government to provide more support for small businesses – Libby Davies
Libby asks the Conservative government to provide more support for small businesses
House of Commons
HANSARD
October 3, 2011
You can view this question at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LibbyDaviesMP?ob=5#p/a/u/0/dSF2d6EmoXU
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, in the last federal election New Democrats put forward a solid proposal to support small businesses, the real job creators in our economy.
This plan applied to all employers and gave them room to hire and retain more staff. The government could have enacted it immediately, thus supporting Canadian businesses and staving off rising unemployment numbers.
Why does the government prefer to blow billions on corporate tax cuts with no guarantee a single job will be created?
Mrs. Shelly Glover (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, I will repeat one more time that 600,000 jobs have been created. As far as we compare to the rest of the world, Canada’s GDP and employment have both recovered to pre-crisis levels, outperforming all of the G7 countries. We are proud of that. We are proud of the measures we have put forward with our economic action plan, and wait for it, the next phase is about to come.
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, we know that we have not recovered the jobs from that recession.
We know that the New Democrat job creation plan makes more sense than shipping jobs overseas, more sense than across-the-board corporate tax cuts, and more sense than rewarding already profitable corporations.
When will the government implement this practical, affordable, hiring credit to kickstart job creation and get our economy moving again? Why will it not do this?
Libby asks the Conservative government to provide more support for small businesses
Libby speaks out in support of Supreme Court decision on Insite
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Libby speaks out in support of Supreme Court decision on Insite
Libby questions on Conservative government on the affordability of perscription medications
Libby questions on Conservative government on the affordability of perscription medications
House of Commons
HANSARD
September 29, 2011
You can view this question at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LibbyDaviesMP?feature=mhee#p/a/u/1/Ygr_KhEfMqM
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss for Canadian seniors. It affects thousands of people.
The government agency in charge of evaluating drug costs is recommending a drug that costs seniors a staggering $1,500 a month instead of a drug which costs only $7 a month. Experts say these drugs are virtually identical.
Why is the government choosing to drain seniors’ pocketbooks?
Hon. Leona Aglukkaq (Minister of Health, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, our government recognizes the importance of affordable access to drugs as part of our quality health care system. We work with the provinces and the territories, which are responsible for deciding which drugs are publicly covered. That is why we have consistently increased transfers to the provinces and territories, by over 30% since we formed government, so that they can continue to meet the health care needs of their residents.
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, we are talking about a government agency that is making these recommendations.
Clearly, switching to a cheaper drug would give seniors a much needed break and would save the government around $100 million a year.
I am sure the minister is aware of reports saying that the drug manufacturer is manipulating the supply to favour the costlier drug.
Why does the government continue to allow drug recommendations based on corporate profits and not on what is best for Canadians? Where is the plan for making drugs more affordable?
Libby Davies previews her fall sitting
Libby Davies previews her fall sitting
Xtra: What do you have planned for this fall? LD: I’m digging into the health file. I have three of my colleagues on the health committee with me, and we’ve been meeting regularly, and canvassing the health file overall. It’s a huge file with many different subsections, but obviously one of the things that we’re focusing in on is the Health Accord – both the 2004 accord, but also leading into the 2014 accord, and putting together a program about what we understand to be some of the issues from 2004 and what we need to do to address those issues in 2014, so we’ll be very active on that. That’s been taking up a lot of my time – just working on that.
The original article, Libby Davies previews her fall sitting was published on September 29, 2011 in Xtra!. Author(s): Dale Smith