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Mr. Speaker, I will get to the question in due time, but I want to say to the Conservatives across the way from Saskatchewan who have been here 10 years that I have been here 10 months, and what did I see? It was defending our northern border, check mark; building the one Canadian economy, check mark; strengthening our world trading partnership, check mark; creating nation-building projects across…
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Mr. Speaker, I have explained the benefits that we as a Canadian government have put in front of families today and that are all geared toward safety, the economy and, of course, strengthening families. What is also really important is that rural Canada accounts for about 13% of the national population and its GDP contribution is 27%. We can see that the incredible resilience and ability of rural …
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Mr. Speaker, it is important to note some of the progress we have made in recognizing the unique challenges we have in this ever-changing world. There are a lot of differences in how we trade among different nations, and this has an impact on Canada. At the end of the day, there are two things we need to respond to. Number one is how we can strengthen our country domestically, and we are doing som…
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Mr. Speaker, here we go again with made-up taxes of the Conservatives. Our tax cuts are real. Our impact is real. Have we got more work to do? Absolutely, and we are continuing that particular work. Canada is a great country. Yes, at this time, we are working to build our reputation to be even greater throughout the world. That work is being led by a very capable Prime Minister and the members of …
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Mr. Speaker, I am practising my French, but I will be speaking in English today. I thank members for their patience as I struggle through trying to learn the French language as best I can. I stand today in opposition to the Leader of the Official Opposition's motion on the affordability matter the Conservatives brought forward, based on two premises. First, in my history in politics, which spans a…
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure which Saskatchewan people the member is speaking with, but the Saskatchewan people I am speaking to talk about the $10-a-day day care. They talk about the reduction of GST on homes. They talk about the school food program. Now they will talk about the Canada groceries and essential benefit, $11.7 billion that will help many Saskatchewan families. Saskatchewan families do…
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Mr. Speaker, as with any serious disease, the government will respond to this. We will work with all the officials involved, including our provincial counterparts. The House leader, who has a very kind heart, said to be kind when he answered the questions in some of your interventions. I am going to wish you all the gift of greater tolerance for all people. In the new year, I wish the Conservative…
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Mr. Speaker, the minister answered that question twice already. I am not a mathematician, nor am I an economist, but when we talk about investments, I calculate that the 14 Saskatchewan Conservative MPs who have been sent to Ottawa over the last 10 years cost us $30,800,000. There is no return on investment. The people of Saskatchewan deserve better. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
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Mr. Speaker, let us see what this tired, old opposition has accomplished in the last 10 years. As for addressing food affordability, there is zero achievement. As for addressing housing needs, there is zero achievement. As for building major projects, there is zero achievement. As for addressing the challenge of tariffs, there is zero achievement. However, their negative attitude towards Canada mu…
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Mr. Speaker, once again, they are calling down Canada. They are calling down Saskatchewan. As the Leader of the Opposition pontificates from the comfort of Stornoway, our leader, the Prime Minister of Canada, is busy fighting for every inch of trade opportunity in this changing world. The men and women on this side of the House are helping win that fight, and Canada is going to continue that fight…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to say to the Saskatchewan Conservative caucus that 14 of them were elected over a period of 10 years. That is 140 collective years that we have had Conservative representation from Saskatchewan. What have they accomplished in those 10 years on housing, on trade and on infrastructure? They have accomplished nothing.
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Mr. Speaker, for 10 long years, I have been telling the people of Saskatchewan that, as a result of the mismanagement under Stephen Harper, the government has spent these years cleaning up Harper's mess so we can go on a bold new journey. There is $51 billion set aside to help Canada build its communities. That is an impressive amount of money. The Saskatchewan MP should wake up, vote for the budg…
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Mr. Speaker, I know the Conservatives have not developed a budget in the last 10 years, so they are a little out of practice. What part of this budget would they cut? Would it be the RCMP heritage project? Would it be the thousands of houses that we are going to commit to building in Saskatchewan? Would they shut down the nation-building mine in northern Saskatchewan, or take out the $370 million …
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out that when it comes to the budget, Saskatchewan is watching. Saskatchewan is here. For 10 years, the Saskatchewan Conservatives have voted against billions of dollars in project commitments and programs that would have helped my home province move faster and build stronger. They did this just for their petty and immature political games. That ends today, becaus…
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Madam Speaker, in terms of the generational investments we speak of in this budget, I will ask the member from Saskatchewan what exactly the Conservatives would cut from it if they had that opportunity. I want to hear her perspective on that. More importantly, for the last 10 years, Saskatchewan has been sending Conservative MPs to Ottawa. What exactly did they advise the people of Saskatchewan no…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that rural Canada wants the investment the budget affords. It is all that Canada needs. We are going stand to support rural Canada. In Saskatchewan, I want to tell our MPs and Conservative MPs that Saskatchewan is watching. All we are asking those guys to do is what they have been doing for the last 10 years on the budget vote, which is to sit this one out so that …
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Mr. Speaker, I ask the Conservatives to join the rest of the country and love our country. I love Canada. They all seem to call Canada down. On this side of the assembly, we are marketing Canada, something those guys should do. On this side of the aisle, we are defending Canada, something those guys should do as well. At the end of the day, we are building while they are tearing down Canada. Shame…
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Mr. Speaker, for 10 long years, we sent 14 Conservative MPs to Ottawa. That is 140 years—
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Mr. Speaker, for 10 long years, we sent 14 Conservative MPs to Ottawa. That is 140 collective years over which they have not stood up for Saskatchewan or voted for any positive measures to help with the affordability issue across the country. They can help today by voting for the budget. If they want a Christmas election, they should remember that Santa Claus wears red.
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Mr. Speaker, in the last number of weeks, I have been trying to learn French. I want to say to the people of Canada, when we see a lot of measures that we are undertaking as a government to make life more affordable, we see opposition from the opposition on really good measures. I have learned, in English, to say that they are the problem. In my native language of Cree, [Member spoke in Cree] [Eng…
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Mr. Speaker, I reject the premise of the question, because we all know, on this side of the House, that the Conservatives never gave a dang about low-income people and never will. I will point again to a memo to the Conservatives: First, Canadians do not want a Christmas election, and second, I would ask the Leader of the Opposition—
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Mr. Speaker, as the Conservatives speak about the challenges in this country, I am going to ask the Leader of the Opposition what he got as severance when the current member for Carleton defeated him at the polls. How much did he take?
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of Conservative MPs coming to Ottawa, collectively, with the 14 of them coming, that is 140 years, and that is the first question we got from a Saskatchewan perspective. In my riding, Saskatchewan is finally here on the government side. We are going to address housing. We are going to address the cost of living. I am glad that the Conservatives from Saskatchewan have fi…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to point out from a Saskatchewan perspective that people are celebrating the hundreds of thousands of homes we are building for families across the country. That celebration is in Saskatchewan as well. We have the lunch program, as indicated, and all the supports of different types for families across this great country. Again, from the federal government perspective, we are go…
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to point out that I have been hearing the Conservatives complain about food prices, but not hearing one solution, not one idea, nor one iota of support for some of the measures we have taken on this side of the House. Those are empty, hollow words. My message to the Leader of the Opposition and the Conservative caucus is this: Slogans do not put food on the table.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke in French, and then she spoke in English, and the Tories still did not get it, so I will speak slowly. This is not about hunting. This is not about infringing upon people who are out there legally hunting. I have met a lot of people from rural Saskatchewan and northern Saskatchewan who enjoy hunting. This is not about hunting; it is about stopping the violence, stop…
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Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), 81% of households now have improved connectivity. Work is underway by another Internet Service Provider to connect the remaining households by March 2027 at the latest. With regard to (b), the funding recipient was initially impacted by supply chain issues delaying procurement of necessary materials as well as local labour shortages. Subsequently they faced delays …
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Mr. Speaker, in response to part (a) of the question,77 percent of households now have improved connectivity. Work is underway by another Internet Service Provider to connect the remaining households by March 2027 at the latest. With respect to part (b),the funding recipient was initially impacted by supply chain issues delaying procurement of necessary materials as well as local labour shortages.…
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Of course, Mr. Speaker, we support oil and the development of all energy options across this great country, but we also support the indigenous community because we realize, as a country, we must engage the indigenous community. Even for them, this is a journey of economic and social justice. The benefits of anything we do, oil, gas or development, that engages indigenous people will be long-lastin…
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Mr. Speaker, the problem with the Conservatives is that half of them do not like Poilievre, the other half like Poilievre and the other half cannot count. They ought to look at Canada as a country with the third-largest—
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is the third-largest oil-producing country in the world. That is something we should be proud of. In Saskatchewan, where I come from, we have a phrase: Lead, follow, or get out of the way. These guys cannot lead, and they are too arrogant to follow, so they should at least get out of the way.
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Mr. Speaker, absolutely, compassion comes first. There is no question in my mind that resilience will come second. However, we have to have a full partnership of federal, provincial, local, municipal and indigenous people who can really build a solid response to this crisis.
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Mr. Speaker, that is a very important question to ask. It is one of the reasons why, as a federal government, we have to make sure we coordinate and work very closely with all the partners involved. That is exactly what we intend to do. We are going to work with the premier and the people of Saskatchewan to address this issue head-on. All it takes is co-operation. At this point in time, I want to …
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Mr. Speaker, in this time of crisis, when families are being threatened and their homes are being burned, there are things that we can do to address the situation as we speak. The member speaks of the forestry industry. The forestry industry is a vibrant part of our economy and a vibrant part of our country. I am going to say again that at the present time, homes are burning and businesses are bei…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Oakville West. I want to preface the messages that I have tonight by saying that I have always promised as a candidate, before having the courtesy of serving as the MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, to tell our stories, so I have come here to share with the people of Canada and the House of Commons some of the challenges, some of…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a very serious matter. I was home in Saskatchewan this weekend; I met with the premier, and we had a very good press conference. I met with Métis and indigenous leaders. I met with local leaders, and I met with a lot of different groups, including evacuees who are struggling during this very challenging time. Many of my constituents were forced to flee their homes. Certainly our…
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