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{
"time": "2025-10-29 14:50:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Hon. Jo\u00ebl Lightbound (Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, Lib.)",
"fr": "L\u2019hon. Jo\u00ebl Lightbound (ministre de la Transformation du gouvernement, des Travaux publics et de l\u2019Approvisionnement, Lib.)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8949537\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Mr. Speaker, it is always fascinating to hear the Conservatives talk about completely imaginary taxes. There are no taxes on groceries. I want to reiterate that for the benefit of the Conservatives across the way.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8949538\" data-originallang=\"fr\">If people want to talk about real things and not about imaginary taxes, let us talk about the Canadian dental care plan, which helps approximately 20,000 people in the member's riding. Let us talk about the Canada child benefit, which has reduced child poverty in Canada by 38% and which helps thousands of families in the member's riding. Let us talk about the national school food program, which we just made permanent and which will help about 100,000 young people in Quebec. The Breakfast Club has nothing but praise for this program because it has a direct impact on the lives of families. These are the things we should be talking about.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8949539\" data-originallang=\"fr\">The Conservatives have no plan. Their only plan involves sacrificing\u2014</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8949537\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, c'est toujours fascinant d'entendre les conservateurs nous parler de taxes compl\u00e8tement imaginaires. Il n'y a pas de taxes sur l'\u00e9picerie. Je le r\u00e9p\u00e8te au b\u00e9n\u00e9fice des conservateurs de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8949538\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Par exemple, si on veut parler de choses concr\u00e8tes et non pas de taxes imaginaires, parlons du R\u00e9gime canadien de soins dentaires, qui aide \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s 20 000 personnes dans sa circonscription. Parlons de l'Allocation canadienne pour enfants, qui a permis de r\u00e9duire la pauvret\u00e9 infantile de 38 % au pays et qui aide des milliers de familles dans la circonscription de ma coll\u00e8gue. Parlons du Programme national d'alimentation scolaire que nous venons de p\u00e9renniser, qui va aider \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s 100 000 jeunes au Qu\u00e9bec et que le Club des petits d\u00e9jeuners ne cesse de louanger parce que \u00e7a a un impact direct dans la vie des familles. C'est de \u00e7a qu\u2019il est question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8949539\" data-originallang=\"fr\">Ils n'ont aucun plan. Leur seul plan, c'est de sacrifier...</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2025/10/29/joel-lightbound-3/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/joel-lightbound/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4431/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "13205948",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "The Economy",
"fr": "L'\u00e9conomie"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2025/10/29/",
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}