September 21st, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
Burlington MP Karina Gould had a full day on Thursday.
As House Leader for the government Gould stood on four occasion to go after the Opposition Conservative party/
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from the Bloc Québécois for asking a real question here in the House.
It is important to make sure that questions refer to the work of government.
The government is here to work for Canadians and to demonstrate what we do every day to serve Canadians.
It would be nice if all members of the House could keep that in mind.
She later spoke about Carbon Pricing
Mr. Speaker, I do not think we should be politicizing pensions, but if the member opposite or his leader wants to talk about the size of their pensions, they should talk about that. At a time when they will be getting millions of dollars in government pensions, they also look to cut the pensions of everyday Canadians. We are here to support seniors no matter where they worked, not just parliamentarians with their pensions.
Adding later:
Mr. Speaker, I guess the member opposite will only get half a gold star from his leader today, because all he did was announce the slogans, but he forgot to attack the other political parties.
When it comes to eminent Canadians who do not share the vision of the Conservatives, they attack them. There is a diversity of views in the country and whether we agree with people or not, it does not mean we should denigrate their character.
The Conservatives should be ashamed of how they treat their fellow Canadians.
Gould had more to say:
Mr. Speaker, it is the same thing with the Conservatives.
There are Canadians who want to contribute to this country, but they do not share the Conservatives’ partisan vision. What do the Conservatives do? They attack them. That is not respectful. That is not appropriate in our democracy. It is possible to disagree without attacking Canadians.
Gould wasn’t finished yet:
Mr. Speaker, if that member wants to talk about entitlements, he should talk to the leader of his party who has a calculated $2 million pension and who lives in government housing, while at the same time looking to cut the pensions of Canadians, raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67, and cut the Canada child benefit and other benefits that help Canadians.
If that member wants to talk to entitlements, he should look in the mirror first.
Things are getting feisty.
She has learnt her trade well from the master of deception and sleight of hand, only time will tell if her new skill set will benefit her in the future.
Karina Gould doesn’t appear to understand the role of the Opposition parties in the Canadian parliament. This gap in her education will soon be remedied first-hand.
For context and the record, this is the question to which, Karina Gould did not answer. Fiesty maybe, abilty to answer a direct question from the BLOC, who are keeping in power, not so much. Less feistyness and more substance please. Bottom line, Gould did not answer the question as to when the Liberal Govervment will increase OAS by 10%.
Seniors
Oral Questions
2:25 p.m
Alain Therrien La Prairie, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the citizens of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun for putting their trust in the Bloc Québécois.
The truth is the Bloc Québécois is in the best position it has been in over 15 years. If increasing the number of Bloc members was our priority, an election would have already been called. However, our priority is Quebeckers. Quebeckers are concerned about the living conditions of seniors, among other things. That is why we are asking the Liberals to stop financially discriminating against seniors aged 65 to 74.
Are they finally going to increase old age security by 10% for that age group?