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Canada Revenue Agency Madam Speaker, it turns out the Conservatives apparently are following the lead of their leader, who was staying up very late at night, as we understand, watching crypto episodes on YouTube. What he is missing as a result of that, and what they are missing, is the public record.
February 10th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, I have respect for the hon. member, because since the moment he was elected he has raised the concerns of working-class individuals and families. On this matter, though, the wage subsidy proved enormously effective for people in his community and every Canadian com
February 9th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, the member talks about fiscal responsibility. While Conservatives continue to make the case, unfortunately, that crypto poses some kind of promising future for Canada, this government has introduced and will continue to do the vital work of standing by Canadians thro
February 9th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, the key point about the wage subsidy, as I said before, is the way it helped small businesses, small business owners and their employees and medium-sized business owners and their employees. That is the fundamental fact to take away. With respect to the hon. member
February 9th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, again, when it comes to vital COVID programs that helped to keep businesses going, the member was against all of that. The key fact about the wage subsidy is that small and medium-sized businesses in particular were kept going throughout the pandemic. That is what we
February 9th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, I will remind the hon. member that he has access to it, as it is the public record. Last week, at the public accounts committee, the commissioner of revenue made clear that verification work on determining eligibility for the various COVID emergency programs is ongoi
February 9th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, the opposition leader talks about Canadians. Where was he at the height of the pandemic? When Canadians needed their government, he was talking about an austerity agenda, he was talking about cuts and he was not behind the various programs that helped to sustain this
February 9th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Youth Opportunities Unlimited Mr. Speaker, I rise to highlight the outstanding work of an incredible organization in London, Ontario, Youth Opportunities Unlimited, or YOU. Founded in 1982, its centre has continuously focused on the well-being of youth finding themselves in a variety of challenges. The organ
February 6th, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Revenue Agency Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate. It turns out the member opposite was not attending last week's meeting of the public accounts committee, because if he was, he would have heard the commissioner of the CRA say that verification work is ongoing with respect to CERB, with respect to
February 2nd, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, the member does not give evidence as to what the government apparently has done, in her view, with previous advisory councils. It is important for an advisory council to exist, and the bill would open the door to exactly that. However, if the member has suggestio
January 31st, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, the subject today is not Bill 101, but Bill C‑35. In my opinion, Quebec has an excellent model for Canada. In fact, that is exactly what we have seen, a government that has looked at the Quebec model, looked at other provinces and opened the door to ongoing discus
January 31st, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, my colleague and I have enjoyed a very good working relationship over the years. I have a lot of respect for what he does in his community, and no doubt his constituents do as well as they have returned him to the House many times. On the question, if we have an a
January 31st, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, my friend in the NDP wants credit. We worked with members of the NDP on that, so he gets credit. We worked with them and it was this government that got it done. I am sure he will give credit to the Liberal government for getting it done. We have great legislation
January 31st, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, it is a great opportunity to stand in the chamber to speak to the importance of child care, which is what Bill C-35 is all about. The aim is to establish, through this legislation, a national early learning child care system. This is something that is not a new d
January 31st, 2023House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal
Democratic Institutions Madam Speaker, I ask my hon. colleague what the Conservatives would have done had they been in power. What approach would they have taken? The result that we see is that the country was sustained. It was sustained because of these programs. The audit work continues. Verification
December 13th, 2022House debate
Peter FragiskatosLiberal