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Inflation in September was 3.8 per cent—down from 4 per cent in August. The decline in headline inflation was broad-based, including on the price of food.
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Our government is relentlessly focused on delivering for Canadians—on building more homes faster, on stabilizing prices, and on creating great careers.
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Once passed, Bill C-56 will allow for the removal of the GST on the construction of new apartment buildings so that more rental housing gets built, faster.
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That is why it was so important for me this morning to introduce—as our government’s first piece of legislation for this fall—the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act.
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At a time when labour shortages are constraining industrialized economies around the world—and at a time when labour shortages are also contributing to inflation around the world—supply side solutions like affordable early learning and child care are more important than ever.
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As we begin a new school year, I’d like to take a moment to thank all the child care workers and educators across Canada who work so hard to give our kids the best possible start in life.
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When our government first announced our plan to make high quality, affordable child care a reality across Canada, it was welcomed by a lot of people — but to be honest there was also a lot of skepticism.And that skepticism was justifiable, because Canadian politicians had been making promises — for nearly five decades — to establish a national system of early learning and child care.
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What we are saying with these tax credits, and what we are saying to businesses and investors is: if you want to take advantage of the maximum benefit of these generous credits, you need to pay your employees the prevailing union wage. You need to create apprenticeship opportunities.
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I really appreciated learning about the work you are doing to produce the lowest emission natural gas in the world. We talked a bit about how some of the natural gas produced here is helping our allies in Europe and given the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that is really meaningful for me. I know that gives a lot of meaning to you and the work you are doing.
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Thank you very much for the warm welcome, Andrea. And thank you for the great round table and the great conversation that we had.
