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Finance committee be tackling income inequality—that you get economic historians like Adam Tooze of Columbia University, who lauds Canada for doing a great job in a more equal distribution of our emergency funds. It should be noted that at every point our government tried to do its best in a very
March 21st, 2022Committee meeting
Julie DzerowiczLiberal
Finance committee benefit while exacerbating wealth and income inequality. During the 2021 election, every party made promises to ensure the wealthiest pay their fair share. We appreciate your commitment to addressing the issue and expect the all-party consensus on more CRA funding will result
February 10th, 2022Committee meeting
Dr. D.T. Cochrane
Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply of the roles of Her Majesty's loyal opposition is proposition. There are things the New Democrats have been fighting for to ensure equality, and one of those pieces is income inequality. We put forward ideas such as pharmacare, tax fairness, the elimination of tax loopholes and a guaranteed
January 31st, 2022House debate
Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, income inequality is something we should all aspire to eliminate, but the best way to eliminate income inequality is to cut red tape and get businesses back to work. There are so many businesses that have been devastated by this pandemic. If we had policies
January 31st, 2022House debate
Leslyn LewisConservative
Finance committee That is a good and thoughtful question. I actually do think a lot, as I'm sure you and I hope all members of this committee do, about the income distribution effects of various policies that we put in place. In my previous life, before I became a politician, income inequality
December 9th, 2021Committee meeting
Chrystia FreelandLiberal
National Strategy for a Guaranteed Basic Income Act , tackles income inequality, enhances productivity and spurs economic growth and innovation. Bill C-273 proposes to create a new model that would serve as the foundation of our social welfare system. The bill, at its core, is about enabling implementation pilots between the provinces
June 14th, 2021House debate
Julie DzerowiczLiberal
Bill C-273 An Act to establish a national strategy for a guaranteed basic income
rights, including by reducing income inequality and other disparities that exist in communities across the country; Whereas the Government of Canada is committed to supporting the workforce of the 21st century by ensuring that program and service delivery structures are more
June 14th, 2021
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Julie DzerowiczLiberal
Industry committee that high income inequalities are dwarfed by staggering growth inequalities. You've written recently about how the market price has increasingly become divorced from human value. Mariana Mazzucato has written about this as well. Both of you, to my knowledge, have said that we need
May 27th, 2021Committee meeting
Nathaniel Erskine-SmithLiberal
Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 with terms designed to keep them in endless cycles of debt. This is unacceptable. How have we let income inequality reach this point? All of these things could have been dealt with in this budget. Over and over again during this debate, I have heard the Conservatives call
May 26th, 2021House debate
Paul ManlyGreen
Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1 half of Canadians, 53% of them, are within $200 of not being able to cover their monthly bills. This includes the 30% who report they are already insolvent with no money left at month's end to cover their payments. This is unacceptable. How have we let income inequality reach
May 11th, 2021House debate
Jenica AtwinGreen
Status of Women committee inequitable pay, health system underfunding or an unfair service allocation. You also talked about the importance of investing more in midwife associations. Ms. Campbell, you talked about the fact that midwives were underpaid, and you also talked about income inequality and the lack
May 10th, 2021Committee meeting
National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism Act . This is the crux of the problem that we face. In Canada, this environmental injustice for indigenous and racialized peoples stems in part from our history of colonialism: the lack of diverse representation in decision-making roles, the marginalization of racialized voices, income inequality
March 23rd, 2021House debate
Patrick WeilerLiberal
Committees of the House more than awareness; we need action now. We know that income inequality is deeply racialized. This demonstrates a gap between substantive and procedural law. Some codified laws state that all citizens are equal and have equal rights, but in practice it is much more difficult
February 16th, 2021House debate
Leah GazanNDP
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 growing income inequality as a serious threat to a free and democratic society. Several initiatives were taken, including the raising of the upper tax bracket and the lowering of a middle bracket, a worthy initiative. However, clearly the most significant initiative was the creation
January 26th, 2021House debate
John McKayLiberal
Agriculture committee of the link between local capacity and food security, food insecurity is primarily about income inequality rather than a lack of food. Charity models won't get to the root of the problem. Unequal access to land and capital is also an issue for small-scale food producers and processors
December 8th, 2020Committee meeting
Gisèle Yasmeen