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Mr. Speaker, I was going to talk about a lot of things, but the news this morning, or the tweet from the finance minister, has really changed things. We are here today debating the privilege motion, which is the failure to produce documents pertaining to SDTC and the corruption that ensued from that. We know that the government is withholding documents from the House of Commons. We have seen this …
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think it will come as any surprise to my colleague that I agree with him when he says that we should have another confidence vote in the government and that the NDP should vote with us on that. I want to recognize the hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil in his role as the former House leader in this place. He orchestrated and delivered many confidence votes in that time, and I wa…
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are looking forward to a carbon tax election, where we would be able to axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime. I am looking forward to having another confidence vote in which we would be supported by the Bloc, and I am looking forward to the NDP members actually voting with us in non-confidence in the Liberal government. We have seen that th…
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Mr. Speaker, I am not exactly sure why that is, but I do know that it must be harrowing for the members of the NDP who have to continually prop up the Liberal government. I am thinking particularly of the member for Edmonton Strathcona, who has repeatedly voted with the government and voted for the increases to the carbon tax. We see over and over again that Canadians are struggling under the carb…
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am presenting comes from Canadians from across the country who want to raise awareness about #TrudeauMustGo. It has been a top trending hashtag on Twitter—
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Mr. Speaker, I have the privilege to present two petitions here today. The first petition comes from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about sexually explicit material online. The consumption of sexually explicit material by young people is associated with a wide range of serious harms, including the development of addiction, the reinforcement of gender stereotypes and the develo…
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Mr. Speaker, we have seen over and over again, while Conservatives are fighting for Canadians and are trying to make life more affordable in Canada, while we are discussing the housing crisis, while we are trying to bring crime down across this country, while we are concerned about the free drugs that are being handed out in the streets and while Conservatives are focused on the issues that Canadi…
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition I am presenting comes from Canadians from across the country who want to recognize a particular hashtag that has been trending on Twitter saying that the Prime Minister must go. It has been a top-trending hashtag, and more than 500,000 people have retweeted it. The petitioners have described their concerns around the Prime Minister, including his divisive comments …
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Mr. Speaker, the next petition comes from Canadians across the country who are in support of the health and safety of Canadian firearms owners. The petitioners recognize the importance of owning firearms, and they note that this is a part of our Canadian heritage. The petitioners also note that there is sometimes a significant impact of hearing loss caused by the use of firearms. The petitioners a…
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Mr. Speaker, the next petition I am presenting comes from Canadians from across the country who are concerned with the expansion of medical assistance in dying, and that Parliament is to consider the priority to ensure that supports are in place for mental health for everyone in Canada. The petitioners also note that vulnerable Canadians must be given suicide prevention rather than suicide assista…
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Mr. Speaker, the next petition comes from Canadians from across the country who are concerned with the attacks on religious freedom within the Canadian Armed Forces. These Canadians support the Canadian Armed Forces chaplaincy program, and believe that our servicemen and servicewomen should retain the right to public expression of religion. For many of our men and women in uniform, the courage and…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present petitions on behalf of Canadians from across the country. The first petition I have to present today is about concerns around what is going on in Turkey, Pakistan and Bahrain, where officials have committed gross violations against human rights. The petitioners are concerned about over 300,000 people who are being jailed without reason. Several international human ri…
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Madam Speaker, the last petition I have to present today is from Canadians across the country who want to draw to the attention of the House of Commons the forced organ harvesting and persecution of the Falun Gong. Hundreds of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been detained in forced labour camps, brainwashing centres and prisons, in which torture and abuse are routine and thousands have …
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Madam Speaker, I have three petitions to present today. The first petition is on behalf of the many Canadians who are concerned about the human rights protections in India. The petitioners state that, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, various actors are supporting and enforcing sectarian policies seeking to establish India as a Hindu state. They state that Christ…
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Madam Speaker, the next petition I have to present is from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about human rights protections in Turkey, Pakistan and Bahrain. The petitioners state that Turkish, Pakistani and Bahraini officials have committed gross human rights violations against thousands of Turks, including eight Turkish Canadians. They state that Turkish officials have killed hu…
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With regard to the $75 million allocated to the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking announced on September 4, 2019: (a) what is the breakdown of how the $75 million was spent, including (i) which departments and agencies received funding, (ii) how much each received, (iii) how much was allocated for each initiative, program or organization; (b) what are the details of all projects and pr…
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With regard to the government’s commitment in the 2019 National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking to establish a federal advisory committee of victims and survivors: (a) on what date was the committee established; (b) who are the members of the committee; (c) who is the Chair of the committee; (d) how many times, and on what dates, has the committee met; (e) for each meeting in (d), what were t…
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With regard to Jasper National Park, since 2015: (a) did any government department or agency do any consultations on the impact of the invasive mountain pine beetle, fire management, and fire preparedness, and, if so, (i) which groups and people were consulted, (ii) how much money was spent on the consultation process, (iii) what were the results or recommendations of the consultations, (iv) when …
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With regard to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) risk assessments on imports of honeybee hives, nucleus colonies, package bee imports, and honeybee queens: (a) what are the details of all documents prepared related to the 2003 and 2013 CFIA assessments about the possibility of opening the border with the United States for such imports, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) subject mat…
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Madam Speaker, the second petition I have to present today comes from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about the comments made by Louis Roy of the Quebec college of physicians, recommending that euthanasia be expanded to babies from birth to one year of age who come into the world with serious deformities and syndromes. This proposal for the legalization of the killing of infant…
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Madam Speaker, I have a couple of petitions to present today. The first petition is from Canadians from across the country who are concerned about political discrimination. They are calling on the House of Commons to adopt Bill C-257. This bill seeks to add protection against political discrimination to the Canadian Human Rights Act. The petitioners also note that Canadians face political discrimi…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for the knowledge he brings to this debate. I want to ask him about the recruitment of doctors and health care professionals and their participation in the MAID regime. In my life, I know several people who used to work in the health care field and have now moved out of that field because of concerns about their conscience rights. We have seen entire hospic…
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Mr. Speaker, we are debating the privilege of this place and the documents that need to be handed over to the RCMP to do the investigation on a fund where over $400 million have gone missing or have been allocated to companies in severe conflict of interest. This is Liberal corruption at its height. The sponsorship scandal was not to this level. Does the member have anymore comments that he would …
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition today signed by Canadians from across the country. The petitioners call on the House of Commons to ensure that Canadians have the right to be protected against discrimination. Canadians can and do feel political discrimination, and it is a fundamental Canadian right to be politically active and vocal. It is in the best interests of Canadian demo…
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Mr. Speaker, I could not agree more with my colleague, who always has a way of summing these things up. It is concerning to me that the NDP continuously seems to be propping up the Liberal Party, not only in terms of policy initiatives but particularly around this corruption issue. It is fascinating that the NDP continues to prop up the flailing government.
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Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to rise today to represent the good people of Peace River—Westlock in the House of Commons and to bring my voice and their voices to the privilege debate. The term “privilege” is common parlance these days, and folks here like to talk about their privilege. Sitting in this seat is a privilege. Being a member of Parliament is a privilege and it comes with privileges.…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the member for Toronto—St. Paul's on his recent election. I know the people of Toronto—St. Paul's are well represented. He has hit the ground running and has been doing yeoman's work in this place. The member's cheeseburger analogy is one I had not thought of, but I have used a Big Mac conversion as a way to see the value of money over time. We have seen the McD…
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Mr. Speaker, the debate we are having today is about documents the government has failed to produce. We have called for the release of the names that the member is concerned about. I do not know why the NDP member continues to prop up, defend and use the same talking points as the Liberal government. I thought the supply and confidence agreement was over. It appears it is not.
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Mr. Speaker, we did not get the documents. In fact, the Prime Minister sued the Speaker of this place. It was unprecedented in Canadian history for the Prime Minister to sue the Speaker of the House of Commons to prevent those documents from being released. Then, as that carried on, the Prime Minister called an election to prevent the documents from becoming open. Now we are in a similar situation…
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Mr. Speaker, I know that after the carbon tax election, the leader of the Conservative Party will get his security clearance, as he will be the Prime Minister of the country. At that point, we will be able to look into many of these things that have gone on. I imagine the shredding has already begun. When the Conservatives are in power, we will bring accountability to the Department of Finance. We…
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Mr. Speaker, I just had to check the Google machine to see which presidential candidate was at McDonald's. I was not aware of that, so I guess I am pleasantly surprised. I am happy to continue to use McDonald's references in the House of Commons. I look forward to some more spirited debate with the hon. member.
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Madam Speaker, one of the things we continue to hear from the Liberals is around charter rights. I did not hear anything in the member's speech around charter rights that the Liberals have been talking about, so I was wondering whether she could mention a little bit about that. My understanding of the charter is that it protects individual Canadians from overreaches of the government; it does not …
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With regard to the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) Call Centre, since it was established and until May 2024, inclusively, broken down by month and by province or territory of call origin: (a) how many phone calls were received by the centre; (b) how many calls went unanswered; and (c) how many employees or full-time equivalents were employed to answer calls at the centre?
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With regard to temporary resident permits specific to victims of human trafficking, since November 4, 2015: (a) how many applications have been received; (b) how many permits have been issued; (c) how many permits were denied; (d) what is the breakdown of (a) to (c) by (i) year, (ii) month, (iii) gender, (iv) source country; (e) for permits in (b), what is the breakdown based on ministerial instru…
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With regard to Possession and Acquisition Licenses (PAL) and Restricted Possession and Acquisition Licenses (RPAL) applications for renewal or first licensing, as of December 31, for each year from 2016 to 2023, inclusively, broken down by type of application (New PAL, Renewal, Minor PAL, or Transfer), and province or territory of application: (a) how many applications have been in processing for …
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Mr. Speaker, common sense Conservatives will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime. This bill, which we are talking about today, Bill C-379, will be one step in the stop-the-crime initiatives that we have undertaken. I do not know if one remembers when one received one's driver's licence, but I do remember when I received my driver's licence. Buying my first car, buying m…
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With regard to the Security Infrastructure Program (SIP) and the Expanded Security Infrastructure Program (ESIP), broken down by program, fiscal year and province or territory, since 2015-16: (a) how many applications were (i) received, (ii) funded, (iii) denied funding; (b) which projects were denied funding broken down by the reason they were denied; and (c) for each of the 600 approved projects…
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Bill S-224. This is an incredible bill that would do important work when it comes to fighting human trafficking. I want to acknowledge the hard work of the sponsors of the bill: Senator Ataullahjan, who steered this bill through the Senate, and the MP for Oshawa, who has been championing this bill and this issue here in the House for many years. …
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Mr. Speaker, I was elected at the same time the minister was, and I remember the sunny ways and accusations that the Liberals made against the Conservatives about our use of closure and our use of ending debate here. The Liberals promised, in the 2015 election, that they would no longer do that. Is the minister proud of himself today?
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With regard to Transport Canada (TC) and the Canadian Transportation Agency data for air travel from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2023: (a) how many in-flight medical events occurred in Canadian airspace; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by (i) flight type (i.e. commercial, private, freight, charter, other), (ii) airline, (iii) affected person type (i.e. pilots, other flight crew and passenger…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for that great speech. I know that he always represents his constituents greatly in this place, and I want to thank him for all the experience that he brings, particularly from Saskatchewan. It has been coming up more and more in this place, and I am not sure who came up with it first, but someone is proposing that we change the GST to the DST, or the debt servi…
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Mr. Speaker, I would note that my hon. colleague comes from northern Canada, as do I. Where we come from, the distances are large and the climate is cold, and the carbon tax is costing all of our constituents a lot of money just to live. Would the hon. member agree with us that it is time to axe the carbon tax, so that our constituents can afford to live?
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Madam Speaker, debate on second reading of Bill C-64 took place tonight without quorum, which means that Bill C-64 will have been considered without the constitutional requirement of quorum. In the event that Bill C-64 receives royal assent, I trust that the fact—
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Madam Speaker, I want to call to the attention of the House that I do not think we have quorum.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the Justin Trudeau government—
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Mr. Speaker, I recognize that I am not allowed to use proper names here. After nine years of the Prime Minister, the budget is just more of the same mess. We have seen housing prices double. We have seen the carbon tax make everything more expensive. We have seen how crime and chaos have been unleashed across this country. When will the Prime Minister step aside so that we can have a carbon tax el…
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Madam Speaker, we have seen over the last nine years that our country cannot afford the Prime Minister's budget. I am wondering if the member has any comments on the deficit spending. The Conservatives have noticed that all of the GST that will be collected in the coming year will go only to pay down the interest that is being accumulated on our national debt. I wonder if the member has any though…
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Mr. Speaker, I was listening to the member across the way. He must live in some alternate reality. Alberta is one of the most affordable provinces to live in this whole country. Housing is relatively affordable in Alberta, compared to the rest of the country. No matter what he says, affordability is less of an issue in Alberta, particularly when it comes to housing. Most of my question was about f…
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Mr. Speaker, just this morning, my office was in communication with a local food bank, which confirmed that food bank use continues to go up. Barrhead and District Family and Community Support Services, in a town of fewer than 5,000 people, saw 184 new families using the food bank in 2023. This was a dramatic increase from 2022. It has seen seniors who are embarrassed to come and use a food bank f…
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Madam Speaker, there are a number of initiatives around the world that seek to tackle this online content and child safety online. I would point to the work of Baroness Beeban Kidron in the U.K. The U.K. Parliament, in general, has been working to try to tackle some of these things. I know that France, Germany and Spain have all passed legislation trying to tackle the safety of kids online. I thin…
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