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Libby urges the Conservative government to help low income Canadians
Libby urges the Conservative government to help low income Canadians
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House of Commons
HANSARD
October 30, 2012
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives only wish they had an ounce of Mr. Page’s credibility.
The report from the PBO makes it clear that the Conservative approach to the economy will cost 125,000 jobs.
That is bad enough, but adding to that is today’s report from Food Banks Canada, which shows that the number of families needing help is up 31% over pre-recession levels, the picture is even worse.
Does the government have any response to hunger, other than tax cuts for its big business friends?
Mrs. Shelly Glover (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for the question about the economy because it gives me an opportunity to clarify the record. Despite what the opposition would have us believe, the PBO report actually says some good things about our job market. It states: “Canada’s labour market is currently significantly outperforming some countries with struggling economies (e.g., the U.S., and the Euro area) and Canada also scores above average among the G7 and OECD countries”. Just like the minister said earlier, 820,000 net new jobs is the best job growth record in the G7. We are going to continue—
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, let us be very clear. The Conservatives’ budget did not help the 880,000 Canadians using food banks. That is what we voted against on this side of the House.
Conservative cuts in EI did not help anyone either.
Nor did a budget bill that raids vacation pay and health insurance.
Why will the government not act to help the hundreds of thousands of Canadians living in poverty? Why are these Canadians being left behind by the government?
Libby urges the Conservative government to help low income Canadians
Libby urges the Conservative government to help low income Canadians
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House of Commons
HANSARD
October 30, 2012
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives only wish they had an ounce of Mr. Page’s credibility.
The report from the PBO makes it clear that the Conservative approach to the economy will cost 125,000 jobs.
That is bad enough, but adding to that is today’s report from Food Banks Canada, which shows that the number of families needing help is up 31% over pre-recession levels, the picture is even worse.
Does the government have any response to hunger, other than tax cuts for its big business friends?
Mrs. Shelly Glover (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for the question about the economy because it gives me an opportunity to clarify the record. Despite what the opposition would have us believe, the PBO report actually says some good things about our job market. It states: “Canada’s labour market is currently significantly outperforming some countries with struggling economies (e.g., the U.S., and the Euro area) and Canada also scores above average among the G7 and OECD countries”. Just like the minister said earlier, 820,000 net new jobs is the best job growth record in the G7. We are going to continue—
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, let us be very clear. The Conservatives’ budget did not help the 880,000 Canadians using food banks. That is what we voted against on this side of the House.
Conservative cuts in EI did not help anyone either.
Nor did a budget bill that raids vacation pay and health insurance.
Why will the government not act to help the hundreds of thousands of Canadians living in poverty? Why are these Canadians being left behind by the government?
THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION’S HEALTH CRITIC TABLES A MOTION TO STUDY A PART OF BILL C-45
THE OFFICIAL OPPOSITION’S HEALTH CRITIC TABLES A MOTION TO STUDY A PART OF BILL C-45
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2012
OTTAWA —The Official Opposition’s Health Critic, Libby Davies, has just tabled the following motion in the House of Commons:
“That notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, clauses 269 to 298 related to changes to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act be removed from Bill C-45, a second Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures and do compose Bill C-47; that Bill C-47 be entitled “An Act to amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act”; that Bill C-47 be deemed read a first time and be printed; that the order for second reading of the said bill provide for the referral to the Standing Committee on Health; that Bill C-45 retain the status on the Order Paper that it had prior to the adoption of this Order; that Bill C-45 be reprinted as amended; and that the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel be authorized to make any technical changes or corrections as may be necessary to give effect to this motion.”
October 2014
In with the new
In with the new
"This is going to change so many things," veteran New Democrat Libby Davies said in the aftermath of her party's breakthrough on election night. "I think it's a whole new ball game. It's going to be a whole new kind of politics." That could be true (please let it be true), but a number of things have to change radically, starting with the way the media leap on every unscripted comment, from every politician, declare it a gaffe, then set about finding other politicians to denounce it.
The original article, In with the new was published on May 9, 2011 in The Vancouver Sun. Author(s): Susan Riley