Gérard Deltell - 12:30

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Mr. Chair, I'm pleased to explain to hon. members and to Canadians what the government is doing for the economy—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:31
Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:31

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, I'm delighted to have the opportunity to share with Canadians what our government is doing to support workers, businesses and the economy.
Eight million Canadians have received the CERB, essential support for Canadian workers and their families.
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:31
Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:32

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, I am delighted to share with the member opposite and with Canadians what we are doing practically that has meaning for Canadians.
Let me talk about what we are doing for Canadian businesses. Nearly 670,000 Canadian businesses have received support—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:32
Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:32

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, Canadian workers and Canadian businesses want to know that our government is here to support them. I have shared with this House our support for Canadian workers through the CERB. I've spoken about the CEBA, and let me point out that more than $26 billion of support has been given through that essential program.
Let me talk about the wage subsidy. More than 2.6 million—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:33
Gérard Deltell - 12:33

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, I will continue in French by explaining what our government is doing for Canadians and workers—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:33
Gérard Deltell - 12:33

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, absolutely we are running this country, and we are supporting our economy. In fact, we appreciate that Canada currently is experiencing its greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. That is why we have devoted nearly 11% of GDP to support Canadian workers and Canadian businesses.
I want to assure Canadians—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:34
Christine Normandin - 12:34

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, I thank the hon. member for her question.
We fully understand the importance of federal support for the provinces, especially in our national fight against the coronavirus.
I agree with the hon. member that we must give financial support to the provinces, including Quebec absolutely. I would also like to point out the importance of the support of the Canadian Armed Forces, who are doing an important and excellent job in Quebec and Ontario today, right now.
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Christine Normandin - 12:36

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, the hon. member said in her first question that the only thing the federal government had to do on health care was to sign the cheques. I can't agree because, today, at this time, at the request of the Premier of Quebec, the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces are in Quebec today; they're there to save the lives of seniors—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:37
Christine Normandin - 12:37

Lib. (ON)
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I thank the hon. member for her question, Mr. Chair.
I agree with the hon. member that the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces are in Quebec today at the request of the Province of Quebec. That said, I hope that the hon. member will agree with me that being there for Quebec's seniors, that saving the lives of Quebec's seniors, is much more than simply signing cheques.
I am very proud of the work the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces are doing. I think we all should thank these people who are working for Canada, for Quebec, and who are doing an important and excellent job.
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Christine Normandin - 12:39

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, I would like to point out the extent to which the federal government is there to support the provinces, including Quebec. We have increased funding to the provinces and territories by $500 million to help them prepare for COVID-19 outbreaks. This funding is in addition to the $40 billion that we already provide annually to the provinces and territories. That's a lot of money. It is strong endorsement—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:40
Jagmeet Singh - 12:40

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, I thank the member opposite for the extremely important question, and I'll take this opportunity to acknowledge the work that he has done for many years fighting racism in Canada.
Our government absolutely acknowledges that systemic racism exists in Canada. It exists in all of our institutions, including the police and the RCMP. I agree with the member opposite that now is the moment to fight this—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:41
Jagmeet Singh - 12:41

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, the member quite rightly began his questions by speaking about systemic racism against indigenous people in Canada, and I would like to speak about that for a moment.
I spoke to Perry Bellegarde this morning, because it is such a crucial issue. We can describe it as the original sin of our country. I absolutely agree that we need root and branch reform, including in how policing is done in Canada.
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Jagmeet Singh - 12:42

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Safety had many conversations last week with the RCMP. We all accept that—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:43
Jagmeet Singh - 12:43

Lib. (ON)
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Let me continue, Mr. Chair.
Systemic racism exists in all of our federal institutions, including the RCMP. It's time to put an end to it. Let me just say—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:43
Jagmeet Singh - 12:43

Lib. (ON)
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Mr. Chair, sadly, I can't agree that rooting out systemic racism is going to be simple, but I can agree that racial profiling is absolutely inappropriate. It is not something that we should—
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Hon. Anthony Rota - 12:44