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Mr. Speaker, on that note, I wanted to ask my hon. colleague to expand a bit more on the internal trade barriers that Canadians gave us a mandate to address and the importance it would have for ridings like his and ridings like mine in the southwestern corridor. Can the member take that question?
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Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate my hon. colleague on her re-election and her coming back to the House. I am curious to know what the member opposite thinks about the fact that the Conservatives asked for an election, we went to the election, and Canadians gave us a mandate to build one strong Canadian economy. Are the Conservatives opposed to removing the barriers across provinces to i…
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Mr. Chair, I thank the minister for that answer; I think it is the right answer. I have another question for the minister. We have seen a rapid growth in AI and intelligence technologies, which I think are the future. They are transforming the way we do things in our economy. In my region of southwestern Ontario, this is something we are relying on for innovation and creating job opportunities. Ca…
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Mr. Speaker, the member mentioned a couple of things that I think are of importance. He talked about the fact that they want to send a strong message. I am curious to know what the member thinks about the fact that Canadians just sent a strong message to the entire country by re-electing the Liberal government to make sure that we continue to work for Canadians on things such as housing, child car…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciated the speech by my colleague across the way. I would like to welcome him to the House of Commons, because I know this is his first time sitting here. I want to ask him the same question I asked his colleague earlier. Canadians have spoken in the recent election and have given the government a mandate to address affordability. Affordability must be a priority, especially fo…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, our government has been honest about being ethical in the way that we do procurement, and this matter was actually dealt with last year. It sounds like the member opposite, who came to this House in 2023, wants to stay there, but Canadians have sent us back here to talk about the things that are really important, such as one Canadian economy because we are faced with unjust…
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Mr. Chair, as the minister knows, we are here tonight to talk about the main estimates, but we are also here to discuss the supplementary estimates, which include landmark investments that will help our government achieve NATO's 2% target this year, something we heard a lot about when we were campaigning. Maybe the minister can talk about Canada's role on the world stage and here at home and how w…
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Mr. Chair, I feel kind of rude. I did not get an opportunity to congratulate the minister in his new role and for his return to Parliament. Since the minister assumed his role and responsibility as the President of the Treasury Board, I am sure he has had ample opportunity to work with the public service and a lot of the public servants who keep the work that we do in Parliament going. I just want…
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Mr. Chair, I just want to thank the minister for being here tonight to answer questions. If there is anything else he wants to put on the record, I welcome him to do that.
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Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That notwithstanding the order adopted on May 27, 2025, regarding the consideration of estimates in committee of the whole for the supply period ending June 23, 2025, (a) at the conclusion of the time provided for the debate, on the fourth designated…
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Mr. Chair, I rise on a point of order. I just want to apologize that we got the speaking order wrong. I think the minister was supposed to speak first. We can go back to the member afterward.
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Mr. Chair, I want to first of all congratulate the minister for taking a seat in the House and becoming the Minister of Housing. Housing is really important to a lot of people across the country. We heard it at the doors, and I can say the same thing for my riding of London West. It is especially important for young people, people in our generation. I believe the minister was a mayor before he cam…
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Mr. Chair, I appreciate the response and the comment on how difficult it was for the minister when he was a mayor to work with the federal government at the time. Maybe the minister can talk about the importance of having one Canadian economy and how important it will be in his file to create jobs and make sure that housing is built in a faster way, plus anything else he wants to add.
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Mr. Chair, I appreciate the minister's really great speech around the things that Canadians sent us to do in this House. Obviously, we all just came off the campaign trail and we ended up on this side of the House, so I congratulate the minister. The Americans are threatening Canada's sovereignty and our economy. We all heard collectively at the doors that Canadians want us to deliver on this. Wha…
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Mr. Chair, one of the things that make Canada a really great country is the opportunity that we have taken in our path to reconciliation. Many people have bragged about Canada being a leader in our process of working with the indigenous communities across Canada. Obviously, indigenous communities are leaders in natural resources and their upkeep. We are all very thankful for the land they have kep…
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Mr. Chair, we obviously see that there are multiple impacts of climate change across our country and around the world. In order to be an energy superpower, we need to be able to fight climate change and build more renewable energy projects. What role will the minister's department play in supporting renewable energy?
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Mr. Chair, on a point of order, I am sitting right next to the minister and I am not able to hear him.
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Madam Speaker, we have just introduced a bill that would help Canadians across Canada save more money. This bill would also refund the GST to all Canadians and young people who are looking to buy a new home. This bill would help Canadian families save money, including families in Quebec. However, my colleague failed to mention that. Did he hear about that when he was out door‑knocking during the e…
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Madam Speaker, my colleague talked about how it was important to make sure that people did get the final payment because they had planned for it. Maybe he could expand on some of the measures taken by the government to make sure Canadians actually have money to do the things they need to do, to feed their kids or do extracurricular activities. Maybe the member could talk about some of the projects…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Les Pays-d'en-Haut. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to take part in this opposition day debate. In the recent federal election, Canadians demanded a serious, ambitious plan to make life more affordable for everyone in Canada. Bill C-4 implements the plan designed to help Canadians, including those in Quebec, keep more of their hard…
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Mr. Speaker, I will pick up where I left off. As I was saying, the GST reduction we are proposing will allow many young Canadians, including those living in Quebec, to buy their first home. Eliminating the GST will affect everyone in Canada, including Quebeckers. In addition, young Canadians could benefit from lower anticipated housing costs, making it easier for them to enter the housing market a…
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Mr. Speaker, as I was saying, our Bill C-4 also includes a tax cut for the middle class. This does relate to the motion we are discussing today. We are talking about cutting the carbon tax. As I said earlier, Canadians wanted a little more money. We are therefore explaining how we will offer lower-income Canadians additional opportunities to contribute and live healthy lives across the country, in…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his clarification on the comment he made earlier. I would like to take this opportunity to remind my colleague that there are francophones across Canada, not just in Quebec. There are francophones in Ontario. My colleague asked me why members from Quebec are not speaking. Are francophones from outside Quebec not francophones? That is my question for my colleag…
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member and I are often on flights together, so he knows that I am not from Toronto or another big city. I am from London, Ontario, and I think 30% of my riding is also considered rural. I do speak for a large number of Canadians who are from my riding. I also want to say that, when it comes to dividing Canadians on this issue, it was the Conservatives who created the dividing…
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Mr. Speaker, we are keeping the industrial carbon pricing, which is three times more effective than the consumer carbon pricing. First of all, we have to talk about the fact that Canada has been a leader at home and internationally on climate change, and it will continue to be. Instead of rewarding the biggest polluters and making Canadians pay for our new climate plan, we will build more green jo…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague's speech. I have been listening to the discussion all day, and one thing that keeps coming up is the fact that Quebec did not pay this tax, so Quebec did not receive any payment. I hear my colleagues saying that their constituents need government support to buy homes and to do many of the things that are covered by bills we have introduced in the H…
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Madam Chair, examining estimates provides members of the House the opportunity to examine the government's finances in granular detail, but if we take a step back, I would also like to ask the minister some macro-level questions. Just as he was also sent here, London West residents sent me to the House to make sure that our government takes concrete measures to make life more affordable. Can the f…
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Madam Chair, the election was about who can fight for Canadians against the unjustified tariffs. How have the unjustified and illegal U.S. tariffs impacted Canada's economy forecasts, and what measures is the government taking to counter American tariffs to support Canadian industries and workers in our regions across Canada, especially in southwestern Ontario?
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Madam Chair, does the minister recall Conservative MPs expressing similar amounts of false outrage about fiscal discipline when the Harper government routinely ran up deficits that ran for nearly a decade?
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Madam Chair, can the minister tell the House how building one Canadian economy, versus 13 Canadian economies, will benefit productivity across our country?
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Madam Chair, could the minister talk just briefly about the benefit of the middle-class tax cut that is in Bill C-4?
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Madam Chair, I would like to take the time to congratulate the minister for his new role. As someone who has worked with him on the Canada-Africa file, it is very nice to see the role that he is taking in advancing trade for Canada. I have some questions for the minister. As the Prime Minister received a mandate to make sure that we can establish new trading partners around the world and build new…
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Madam Chair, I appreciate the minister's answer. As I said earlier, I have had the opportunity to work with him on different files, including the Canada-Africa file. I know that the minister has extensive experience as a parliamentarian as the parliamentary secretary for trade in the past. I just want him to talk about what is the importance of the role of engaging all parliamentarians in advancin…
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Madam Chair, part of the minister's mandate is also to find new partners amidst these unjustified and illegal U.S. tariffs that we have experienced as a country. I saw that the minister was recently in Ecuador to participate in the inauguration of the president. Maybe the minister can expand on why that was important and how creating that corridor of conversations and discussion could actually lea…
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Madam Chair, the minister mentioned earlier that he has four years' experience with Global Affairs Canada. He was a parliamentarian before he became a minister, and he knows, through his mandate, how important it is to work with all members of this House. The minister was elected under the same mandate that we were all elected under, and the Prime Minister gave him the mandate of creating new trad…
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague is trying to give a speech. We cannot hear him because there is—
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Mr. Speaker, I welcome my colleague to the House of Commons. The member just spoke about the fact that Canadians decided to elect a government that will work for them and that will ensure that families and young people can buy homes. We have just introduced legislation in the House of Commons that responds to what Canadians have been calling for, an economy that works for all Canadians. I would li…
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Mr. Speaker, I would also like to congratulate my hon. colleague for taking her seat in this House. We are very excited. As a woman who has been a champion for other women, she spoke highly of the child care benefit that we offer to many women across the country, the dental care plan and many other measures that are in our budget, things that we have tabled here in this House to make sure that wom…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the member opposite for her election and for taking her seat in the House of Commons. I heard her talk about the hardship a lot of Canadians are experiencing across the country. In the past, her colleagues have voted against the benefits that help children across the country like the child tax benefit and bringing food programs into…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague and I agree on one thing: that Canadians want a detailed plan. Canadians want us to really take our time to come up with a budget that is thoughtful and that responds to exactly what they sent us to the House to do, which was to make sure we can deliver on things like affordability. We have the plans to do that, and that is why we came back into government. Can the member…
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Mr. Chair, on a point of order, I think if we could allow the minister to actually have the answer, maybe they could get an answer.
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Madam Speaker, since I have not yet had the opportunity to do so, I would like to congratulate my colleague on his re-election. I heard my colleague's speech. We also know that an election just happened and that Canadians decided to elect a government that told them it would lower taxes for families. Can my hon. colleague tell us, here in the House, that he and his party will support the measures …
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Mr. Speaker, I also would like to congratulate my colleague on his re-election. In his really great speech he highlighted democracy and why it is so important. He talked about the different ways that we are looking to trade around the world and the different partnerships that Canada is looking to grow. He mentioned in his speech the opportunities that could be available to also collaborate with Af…
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Madam Speaker, congratulations on your return. I am pleased to see you back in good health. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate my colleague on his election and on the mandate that brought him here to the House. It is very important, and it shows how much Canadians want a government that can work for them. My question for my colleague is this. How important is the work he wa…
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, you did just ask all of us to behave and follow the rules of the House and not mention colleagues by name. I think the member can take that back.
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Mr. Speaker, four years ago, in London, Ontario, the Afzaal family was targeted and killed in a horrific act of Islamophobic violence. It was not only an attack on a Muslim family; it was also an attack on the very foundation of our shared democracy and our right to live, to walk and to belong without fear. In the wake of the tragedy, Londoners responded with unity. Canadians across our country de…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to start, before I ask my question, by saying that members should not mention the names of other colleagues, but I do want to congratulate my hon. colleague for his re-election. I am sure that he came back to the House with the mandate his electors gave him, as electors gave the Liberal Party, and that was a mandate to come back to talk about the tax cut, dental care and …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by congratulating my hon. colleague on his return to the House of Commons. I had the chance to visit his riding in the last session. I saw how much his constituents support him. I would like to ask my colleague a question. What does he think about the Canadian dental care plan, which will be expanded to many people in his riding, people who sent him here again to…
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Mr. Speaker, I had hoped to have the opportunity to wish the Deputy Speaker my warmest congratulations on his new role. He is someone I worked with on the immigration committee. I am sure many people will have appreciated his work and will very much miss him on that committee. We are very proud of him, and I send him my greatest congratulations. I would also like to thank the people of London West…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulated you earlier but you missed it, so I will offer my congratulations again. I would also like to congratulate my colleague on the other side of the House on his re-election. As we know, there are francophones all over Canada. It should come as no surprise that I can speak French. I am a proud Franco-Ontarian. Once again, as we know, there are francophones all over Canada.…
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