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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member opposite actually has it inaccurate. If I could clarify, we are extremely concerned with airlines putting forward junk fees, and the Minister of Finance has specified this in successive budgets. I will be speaking with the airline executives. I will be calling them out for charging these extra fees. Canadians want excellent service, not excellent fees, and our governme…
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moved that Bill C-79, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, be read the first time. (Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)
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moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, except any vote disposed of earlier today, be concurred in.
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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Mr. Chair, the presentation of this bill is identical to that used during the previous supply period.
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Mr. Speaker, what we hear on the other side of the House is not resonating with Canadians. The reason is because Canadians, in their time of need, require a government that recognizes that its supports for dental care, supports for pharmacare, supports for a national school food program, supports for the most vulnerable in our economy are ones that the Conservatives ignore. They vote against them …
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Mr. Speaker, what my honourable colleague does not quite understand is that we do have a Canada first policy. That is why we have the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. That is why we have a AAA credit rating. That is why we have inflation that has decreased not once, not twice, but three times, to 1.6% in September. At the same time, we have supports for Canadians. For example, there is the …
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Mr. Speaker, whether it is $10-a-day child care, increases to GIS and OAS, or the Canada child benefit, on this side of the House we are always there to support Canadians, for example with last week's announcement of a tax holiday on essential goods, clothing, diapers and food, as well as cash back for 18 million workers. While the Conservatives play partisan games, what we have to say is that we …
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Mr. Speaker, diapers, groceries, prepared meals and essential goods, what do these things have in common? They are all tax-free for the holidays. That is great news for Canadians, as well as the cashback coming for 18 million Canadian workers. On the other side of the House, what do we get? Filibustering, obstructing, playing partisan games. It is time for the Conservatives to get serious about su…
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the supplementary estimates (B), 2024-25.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to submit a message from Her Excellency the Governor General of Canada signed by her own hand—
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Mr. Speaker, we have the best public service in the world. Every time, we continue to invest in Canadians, in the most vulnerable members of our society, in families, in children and in seniors. What are the Conservatives doing? They vote against those measures every time. We are here for Canadians and to build a really strong country.
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Mr. Speaker, actually, a new report out today says that housing starts are up by 10%. We are now on track to build over 50,000 housing starts this year. We can compare this to when the Leader of the Opposition was the housing minister. Can we count how many housing units were built? That would be six. I wonder about those stats. On this side of the House, we actually have a plan to build housing; …
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Mr. Speaker, in budget 2024, we are proposing an economic plan for our country. The other side of the House has no plan. We have a plan for the economy, for families, for seniors, for children. Those folks over there have no plan at all. I hope everyone will vote in favour of our plan this week.
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Madam Speaker, as always, I enjoy receiving the hon. member's astute questions, including at committee, but if we look across the departmental results reports and the departmental plans, oversight is being done through those plans and through the results reports that we publish every year. In certain cases, the targets, if they have been recently set, need sufficient time to be filled in, but let …
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Madam Speaker, we know that there is more work to do, but I want to underline that this is the first time in the history of Canada that a disability benefit has been introduced. I would like to say that we are the government that put that on the table, and we are the government that will continue to work with persons with disabilities to ensure that we are augmenting the supports across the board.…
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Mr. Speaker, this week showed that the best deals are reached at the table and that the collective bargaining process works. The Canada Border Services Agency employees keep our country safe every single day, and I am pleased to announce in the House that a tentative agreement has been reached that is fair for Canadian taxpayers and reasonable for public servants. On this side of the House, we wil…
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moved: That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, less the amounts voted in the interim supply, be concurred in.
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Madam Speaker, I was saying that I really urge all parties to vote in favour of supports for new housing, supports for the Canadian Armed Forces and supports for Canadians via ESDC. These are measures that are important for the functioning of our country and for the protection and defence of our country. I am sure that all members of this House will recognize that importance. In terms of the suppl…
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moved: That the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, less the amounts voted in the interim supply, be concurred in. Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Pickering—Uxbridge. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that the lands on which we are gathered are part of the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe peoples. Today I rise to…
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate my hon. colleague's question very much. We continue to support the Canadian Armed Forces, for example by providing $28.8 billion in our budget. We continue to support them with other measures as well. We recently released an update to our defence policy. It increases our spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, and we continue to increase our spending to achieve the 2% t…
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Mr. Speaker, now more than ever before, researchers and companies are using AI to create innovations and job opportunities, from drug discovery to energy efficiency and housing innovation. That is why we have begun to develop the first-ever government strategy on AI for the public service, removing barriers and filling gaps for the responsible, transparent use of AI. Instead of spreading misinform…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by saying that we are committed to reaching a deal that is fair for employees and for Canadian taxpayers. That deal will be reached at the table. We are committed to negotiation. However, negotiation is a process of give and take. We are more than willing to make concessions, but we expect that to happen on the other side as well. Of border services workers, 90% are es…
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Mr. Speaker, that is not true. We are at the table. We are pursuing talks because an agreement that is fair to taxpayers and public servants is crucial. We are always there for the public service and for a very just and equitable agreement. We are there.
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Madam Speaker, I move: That this House do now adjourn.
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Mr. Speaker, our two official languages are an asset for all Canadians. We continue to protect both official languages all the time, every month and every year. Since 2015, our government has been committed to enhancing French and English after 10 years of underinvestment by the opposition. That is what we have done. Let us continue to protect both official languages always.
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Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives, who purport to care about poverty and Canadians, when every single time they vote against supports, such as $10-a-day child care and early learning and childhood education. They are not supporting our budgetary measures to put food in school lunch boxes for 400,000 children. It is unbelievable that, on the one hand, they say they support…
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Mr. Speaker, our government is actually focused on keeping inflation low so interest rates can come down. I will note that inflation has come down below the targeted range of 3%. At the same time, we have budget 2024: We have supports for renters, we have supports for affordable housing, and we have a national school food program on the table. We will continue to support Canadians with dental and …
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Mr. Speaker, our government is focused on keeping inflation low so that interest rates can come down. We have a fiscally responsible plan, and we will continue to maintain strong economic indicators, a AAA credit rating and the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7, all while having supports for Canadians in budget 2024, such as affordable housing, such as ECE and early childhood learning, such a…
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the supplementary estimates (A), 2024-25.
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Mr. Speaker, I must remind the hon. member that the question was already answered. On this side of the House, what we want to emphasize is that a woman's right to choose and charter rights generally are non-negotiable. On this side of the House, we will always protect the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We will always stand up for a woman's right to choose, and we ask everybody in the House to vot…
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Mr. Speaker, actually as a part of the conciliation process, the Government of Canada and PSAC entered into PIC hearings with the Border Services group. We are waiting for the decision of that body. We believe that all deals are best made at the table. We look forward to reading that report and working very closely with our counterparts. We are optimistic that the PIC recommendations will provide …
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Mr. Speaker, we continue to act responsibly when it comes to public services, especially procurement, but also our public servants. For example, budget 2024 talks about natural attrition in the public service. However, we will continue to consult with the public service and the unions. We know that the public service is there for us, and we will continue to be there for the public service.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for her hard work. Last week, our government announced $2.4 billion to support artificial intelligence across the country. That means more infrastructure for AI researchers, that means more innovative AI solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, that means the creation of an AI institute and that means the responsible use of AI across the country. Unlike…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has repeatedly said he is all ears and, if there is a better plan, to put it on the table. Premier Moe himself said that this is the most cost-effective plan, and that is why our government will keep going with it while maintaining our AAA credit rating, while maintaining the lowest deb-to-GDP ratio in the G7 and while maintaining historically low unemployment. On t…
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Mr. Speaker, an accurate representation of the facts would be the following: First of all, we have a AAA credit rating, which is done by an independent, objective observer of our economy. Second of all, with regard to expenditures, we on this side of the House invest in Canadians, especially in vulnerable Canadians, with $10-a-day child care, early childhood learning and education, and a national …
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Mr. Speaker, it is possible to be prudent fiscally and have strong social programs as well. That is exactly what the government does with its AAA credit rating, the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7 and historically low unemployment. At the same time, we have a national school food program on the table of $1 billion and supports for child care and early learning, as well as for renters and homeow…
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Mr. Speaker, wages are growing faster than inflation. Under the Conservatives, poverty was at 14.5%. When we replaced the Conservatives, we brought it down to 7.4%. We will continue to invest in Canadians with the supports for affordable housing, for renters and for early learning and child care, and because of our work, we will make life fairer for Canadians, unlike the Conservative leader, who i…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite continues to ask questions but not really focus on what her party has continuously done, which is vote against measures to support Canadians time and time again: 120 votes prior to the holidays; all-night voting; voting against children; voting against supports for families; and voting against our military. Therefore, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives …
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the party opposite, we actually know the role of the independent Bank of Canada, which is to set monetary policy. While we are prudently managing taxpayer dollars, we will continue to invest in Canadians. Because of our policies, 86% of women between the ages of 25 and 45 are in the workforce. That is the Canada child benefit and that is $10-a-day child care. Every single time …
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we will always be there to support Canadians, especially vulnerable Canadians, while maintaining a prudent fiscal position, including a AAA credit rating and the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. We have been there for seniors with increases in the GIS and the OAS. We are there for school children with a national school food program. We are there for mille…
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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moved that Bill C‑68, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, be concurred in at report stage.
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moved: That the House do concur in interim supply as follows: That a sum not exceeding $74,011,525,281 being composed of the following amounts, each item rounded up to the next dollar: (1) three twelfths ($24,716,610,903) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, except for those ite…
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moved that Bill C‑68, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, be read the first time and printed. (Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is the same as that passed in the previous supply period.
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moved that the bill be now read the third time and passed.
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Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is the form that was used in the previous supply period.
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