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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $1,508,255, under Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council — Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $37,040,000, under Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council — Grants, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $20,243,368, under Office of Infrastructure of Canada — Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 10b, in the amount of $250,064,330, under Office of Infrastructure of Canada — Grants and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $278,089, under Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying — Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $2,201,973, under Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada — Program expenditures and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $678,840, under Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada — Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $13,815,985, under Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada — Grants and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $13,649,460, under Parks Canada Agency — Operating expenditures, grants and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $4,852,000, under Parks Canada Agency — Capital expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $535,653, under Privy Council Office — Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $210,142,218, under Public Health Agency of Canada — Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $118,750, under Public Health Agency of Canada — Capital expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $21,620,991, under Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Capital expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 10b, in the amount of $80,724,133, under Royal Canadian Mounted Police — Grants and contributions, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $48,527,737, under Shared Services Canada — Operating expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $5,992,000, under Shared Services Canada — Capital expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $1,868,000, under Standards Council of Canada — Payments to the Standards Council of Canada, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $42,458,120, under Statistics Canada — Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $6,101,297, under The National Battlefields Commission — Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 1b, in the amount of $35,069,981, under Treasury Board Secretariat — Program expenditures, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 10b, in the amount of $1, under Department of Public Works and Government Services — In accordance with section 12 of the Revolving Funds Act, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That Vote 5b, in the amount of $1, under Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council — Grants, in the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be concurred in.
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moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, except any vote disposed of earlier today, be concurred in.
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moved: that Bill C-60, an act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, be read the first time. (Motion deemed adopted and bill read the first time)
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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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Madam Chair, every day is a great day to fight for Canadians, and that is exactly what everyone has seen this side of the House do over the past 120 votes. That is exactly what we will do every day of the year. 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 concurred in.
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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Mr. Speaker, due to security reasons, the names and descriptions of the applications identified as poor health, as well as the names of the essential applications, cannot be released.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for the question. Today we are taking the time to remember the mothers, sisters and daughters across the country who have lost their lives to senseless, preventable violence. Gender-based violence must not and will not be tolerated in Canada. Our government will always fight to end violence against women. This means having firearms legislation and a national ac…
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Mr. Speaker, the Government is committed to responsibly managing Canadians’ tax dollars by ensuring that operations and programs are effective, efficient, and directed toward priorities. Budget 2023 announced spending reductions of $15.4 billion over five years, from 2023-24 to 2027-28, and $4.5 billion annually thereafter. Savings from underutilized government spending will be shifted to prioriti…
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Mr. Speaker, the Government is committed to responsibly managing Canadians’ tax dollars by ensuring that operations and programs are effective, efficient, and directed toward priorities. Budget 2023 announced spending reductions of $15.4 billion over five years, from 2023-24 to 2027-28, and $4.5 billion annually thereafter. Savings from underutilized government spending will be shifted to prioriti…
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Mr. Speaker, we introduced legislation in the House today that seeks to modernize competition laws to stabilize grocery prices. We encourage everyone in this chamber to vote in favour, including the member opposite. In addition, I wonder why the party opposite continually votes against measures that aim to make life more affordable for Canadians. Whether it is for the Canada child benefit, whether…
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we will always invest in our economy and help vulnerable Canadians at the same time. That is why our Canada child benefit has lifted almost 500,000 children out of poverty. That is why we put in place $10-a-day child care. It is so families can go back to work. That is why we are stabilizing grocery prices with the law we introduced in the House today, and w…
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Mr. Speaker, despite the trite rhymes coming from the other side of the House, I would like to remind everybody in the House that we actually have an economic plan, unlike the opposition. Our GDP today is at 4.1% above prepandemic levels. That is higher than Italy, the European Union, France and Germany, and the IMF projects that Canada will have the highest economic growth in the G7 in 2024. That…
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we are here to continue building an economy that works for everyone. That is why we introduced a bill in the House today to build the economy for children, seniors and small businesses and to lower the cost of groceries. That is our plan. I encourage everyone in the House to vote for our plan.
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Mr. Speaker, the isolated posts and government housing directive, IPGHD, is a National Joint Council, NJC, directive that forms part of collective agreements. The revised shelter cost differential, SCD, methodology has been co-developed with bargaining agents. Implementation of the revised methodology will be applied for the annual update of the SCD, which takes place on August 1, 2023. The purpos…
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Mr. Speaker, all public servants are entitled to their pay and benefits, and our government will always stand up for their rights to receive their benefits and pay. We are working diligently on ensuring that the Phoenix pay system delivers for Canadians. That work is continuing and is in progress. Canadians can rest assured that our work will continue. Our government will always support public ser…
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Mr. Speaker, our government works every day on behalf of Canadians to solve the problems of affordability and high grocery prices. We are monitoring the actions taken by big grocery chains, including their commitment to price matching, price freezes and discounts on staple foods. We are also stepping up support for consumer organizations, to help them fight practices such as price cutting.
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague represents the town in which I was born. This week, I tabled the year's Public Accounts for the Government of Canada to help Canadians better understand how taxpayer dollars are spent. These documents show that we decreased the deficit by 33% when compared to the projection in budget 2022 and we did so without cutting supports for Canadians, like the opposition plans…
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Mr. Speaker, of course, all public servants, retirees and their dependants deserve proper support in accessing their benefits. There is no doubt about that. Wait times at the Canada Life call centre are unacceptable. I spoke with Canada Life executives, made them aware of our concerns, and told them again that this is unacceptable. We will continue to work to ensure that everyone can get their ben…
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Mr. Speaker, at present, more than 99% of members have already registered with Canada Life, which has escalation procedures in place for urgent situations. The public service health care plan is the largest health care plan in Canada, and we continue to work with Canada Life to ensure that everyone can receive their benefits.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table today, in both official languages, the Public Accounts of Canada 2023. The Auditor General of Canada has provided an unqualified audit opinion on the Government of Canada's financial statements.
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the Conservatives, we are taking a responsible and balanced approach to fiscal management. Just this week, we announced new measures to ensure Canadians are treated fairly by their banks. These measures include protecting Canadians from rising mortgage payments, enhancing low-cost banking options, lowering non-sufficient funds fees and ensuring that Canadians have an impartial …
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Mr. Speaker, unlike the party opposite, on this side of the House we do not balance budgets on the backs of Canadians. On the contrary, we invest in Canadians. Let me give members one example: lifting almost 500,000 children out of poverty with the Canada child benefit. Every single time there is an opportunity to support Canadians, what does the other side of the House do? They vote against. That…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada has a AAA credit rating, the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7 and low unemployment. In addition, we will always be there to support the middle class, whether it is six million seniors with the old age security benefit, 11 million Canadians with the grocery rebate or four million Canadians with business supports. What we do on this side of the House is invest in Canadians to b…
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Mr. Speaker, I beg to differ. We have been putting in place programs to support Canadians with bill after bill and law after law. We supported 11 million Canadians with the grocery rebate, 4.2 million Canadians with the workers benefit and six million Canadians in increasing old age security. Why is that? It is because our government believes in investing in Canadians time after time, and we will …
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has always been there to support Canadians. Whether it is through the CEBA loan, the grocery rebate, the Canada child benefit or the Canada dental benefit, the fact of the matter is that we will continue to invest in Canadians while prudently managing the fiscal purse. We will also make sure that we are creating jobs and building a strong economy for this countr…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to put the question to the opposition as to whether those members will actually support Bill C-56, which is before the House. Instead of voting against every measure that goes to support Canadians, whether it is senior citizens, workers or small businesses, the Conservatives have a choice. We urge them to vote in favour of Bill C-56.
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