Canada Disability Benefit Act  Madam Speaker, we have a robust social safety net in this country. Kids with disabilities have access to the Canada child benefit disability supplement until they are 18. Seniors with disabilities have access to old age security and GIS when they turn 65. However, there is a mass

Canada Disability Benefit Act  moved that the bill be concurred in.

Canada Disability Benefit Act  moved that the bill be read the third time and passed. Madam Speaker, before I begin I would like to seek unanimous consent to share my time with my friend and favourite parliamentary secretary, the hon. member for Windsor—Tecumseh.

Canada Disability Benefit Act  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to rise today for third reading of Bill C-22, an act to reduce poverty and to support the financial security of persons with disabilities by establishing the Canada disability benefit. I acknowledge that I am standing on the traditional unceded terri

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, we will soon, in this House, have an opportunity to come together once again and make life better for hundreds of thousands of Canadians with disabilities. We are about to embark on a third reading of Bill C-22. I expect and hope that everyone here will understand th

Department of Employment and Social Development Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C‑37, An Act to amend the Department of Employment and Social Development Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Employment Insurance Board of Appeal). (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, the entire House approved an approach to the COVID benefits that was quick, that got money into the hands of Canadians quickly, that was based on attestation and that ensured there would be post-payment verification. We are going through that process now in a respons

Finance  Mr. Speaker, I do not think the 13 million Canadians who got individual COVID benefits would agree that this was wasteful spending. We were there for them from the beginning when they needed it, and the Auditor General agreed. She said that we were able to get money into the hand

Persons with Disabilities  Mr. Speaker, the creation of the Disability Inclusion Business Council marks a significant step toward prioritizing accessibility and disability inclusion in the workplace. The council is composed of business leaders from across Canada who are dedicated to promoting disability in

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we are very proud that the Auditor General confirmed that the emergency measures reached their goals of getting money into the hands of Canadians quickly, making sure that Canadians could stay home safely and avoiding a significant social a

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, everyone in the House also agreed that we needed to get money to Canadians quickly, that we needed to do it through an attestation-based approach and that we needed to verify eligibility at the back end. That is exactly what we are doing.

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, we thank the Auditor General for her report. We worked closely with her to make sure she had all the data she needed to make her findings, and we are also working hard on the post-payment verification to ensure that we work with individual Canadians. Over 150,000 Can

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, we absolutely respect the Auditor General. She absolutely agreed with us that we met the objectives of this plan. We kept Canadians safe, we put money in their pockets quickly and we avoided significant economic and social harm.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, we, as a Parliament, approved an approach that was attestation based with a rigorous postpayment verification. As a result of that approach, Canadians were able to put food on their tables. Canadians remained attached to their jobs. We positioned our economy well to

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, we are pursuing a very rigorous postpayment verification process based on best practices in the world of risk-based analysis. We are taking a compassionate approach. We absolutely paused repayment during omicron and other things that came up during the pandemic. I c