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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are hurting. The Prime Minister promised Canadians the best, yet our economy is performing among the worst. We have lost over 100,000 jobs in the first two months of this year, and our economy is beginning to shrink. If this is the result of global factors, as the Liberals claim, why is our economy performing so poorly compared to those of other G7 countries? Will the Prime …
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians expect us to work together to improve their lives. In that spirit, we worked with the Liberals to pass Bill C-5, giving the Prime Minister sweeping powers to get projects built faster. Despite the press releases and photo ops, nothing has been built. When we build, Canadians get jobs, our economy grows and life becomes more affordable. We have put forward a bill that would r…
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Mr. Speaker, I am a trained, vetted, tested and licensed gun owner. I am not a criminal. I have the great privilege, as many Canadians do, to purchase and use firearms safely and responsibly. To the community of hunters, sports shooters and indigenous communities, firearms are not just equipment or tools. They are a way of life. The Liberals have chosen to attack groups of law-abiding Canadians fo…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House and speak on behalf of the people of Elmwood—Transcona. The Liberal government's soft-on-crime ideology has failed. Since the Liberals took office, violent crime is up 54%, sexual assaults are up 75%, and extortion has skyrocketed an astounding 330%. In major Canadian cities like Brampton, Surrey, Vancouver and Calgary, crimes like extortion…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are hungry. According to a Harvest Manitoba report, over 60,000 Manitobans are turning to food banks just to make ends meet. For many Canadians, there is just not enough paycheque at the end of each month to cover the basics. This is heartbreaking, and Parliament can do something about it. In the last election, the Prime Minister told Canadians to judge him based on “their e…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister campaigned on the concerns of Canadians regarding the trade war with the United States. He even billed himself as a so-called master negotiator who would secure a deal with President Trump by July 21 of this year. When asked this past weekend about the progress of the trade negotiations, he replied, “Who cares?” Well, I care and the hard-working men and women of Elm…
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Mr. Speaker, I believe that there is a lot of work to be done. We have many issues to tackle. I think that the Liberals need to address some financial issues with the provinces regarding court systems and prison systems.
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Mr. Speaker, the bill needs a lot of work. It is going to depend on whether the Liberals are going to work with us on addressing the issues that we have with the bail reform.
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Mr. Speaker, I think that the Liberals are deaf to this because they do not want to face the fact that their policies of Bill C-5 and Bill C-75 have failed and that they would have to admit defeat.
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Mr. Speaker, I am a licensed firearms owner myself. I am not a criminal. I think that the current firearms confiscation is money being spent in the wrong area. We are confiscating firearms from legal firearms owners, and it does not properly address illegal firearm crime.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a great honour to rise today on behalf of my constituents in Elmwood—Transcona to talk about Bill C-14, the bail and sentencing reform act. We have seen crime increase year after year since the Liberals passed Bill C-5 and Bill C-75. These bills broke an otherwise normal, functioning bail system and directed the courts to release accused persons at the earliest reasonable opport…
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Mr. Speaker, this government is the most expensive in Canadian history. Every dollar the Prime Minister spends comes out of the pockets of Canadians. The more the Liberals spend, the more things cost. The nearly $80 billion in deficit spending means that $450 a month is coming right out of Canadians' pockets. This will make it even harder for Canadians to buy groceries and pay their bills. Instead…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' bail has unleashed crime and chaos on our streets. One recent example was a home invasion where the perpetrator was out on bail. Their law, Bill C-75, requires courts to release violent career criminals at the earliest opportunity and under the least onerous conditions. The Prime Minister promised the Liberals would flip-flop on bail, but it was a bait and switch, with t…
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Mr. Speaker, I wish to present a petition, pursuant to Standing Order 36. In this petition, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada call upon the Government of Canada to reject recommendation 430 of the finance committee's pre-budget report, reaffirm Canada's commitment to an open culture and support citizens' freedom to promote the common good through the advancement of religion without …
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of the Liberal government, we are in a housing crisis. Builders cannot build, and young Canadians are priced out of the market. Now housing starts are down 16%, and a new report shows that Canada is at risk of losing 100,000 housing-related trades jobs. That means that construction workers and tradespeople, like me, will all lose their livelihoods while the government r…
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Mr. Speaker, it is with great honour that I rise today in this House to speak in support of the “three strikes and you're out” bill, our plan to hold repeat violent offenders accountable and to combat rising crime in our streets. I am a proud Winnipegger and even prouder to represent my neighbours in the riding of Elmwood—Transcona. Although I am proud of my home, the crime wave crippling our city…
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With regard to recommendations made by the Information Commissioner of Canada, pursuant to section 37 of the Access to Information Act: what has been done to address and implement each recommendation made in each of the following reports of the Information Commissioner of Canada, broken down by report and recommendation, (i) Canadian Heritage (Re), 2020 OIC 10, (ii) Immigration, Refugees and Citiz…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's first four weeks in Parliament were filled with broken promises: a broken promise on spending, a broken promise on the tax cut, a broken promise on consultants, a broken promise on defence and a broken promise on being elbows up with the U.S. The Parliamentary Budget Officer found the Liberals' tax cut will only save Canadians $90 this year and $190 next year. Tha…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to be able to measure the benefits of the programs; however, without a budget, it is pretty hard to have anything to compare them to.
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Mr. Speaker, I think we really need a budget so we can hold the government accountable for half a trillion dollars in spending.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians struggled over the past 10 years under a Justin Trudeau government that ignored the concerns of hard-working everyday Canadians. The Liberal government owes those Canadians a break in the controlled rise in the cost of living.
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Mr. Speaker, it is with great honour and humility that I rise today to speak in this House. I would like to start by thanking the people of Elmwood—Transcona for putting their trust in me to represent them in this House of Commons. I would also like to thank my amazing campaign team and caucus colleagues for working tirelessly, day in and day out, to support me and the Conservative Party. Without …
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Mr. Speaker, I believe inflation has only gone down because of the removal of the consumer carbon tax under great pressure from the Conservative Party.
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Mr. Speaker, knocking on thousands of doors in my community this past spring, I heard the same concern: People are worried about the rise in crime. In Winnipeg, violent crimes like assaults, threats and extortion are increasing. Homicide Canada reported that in 2024, Winnipeg had over 40 homicides for the sixth year in a row. Because of Liberal bills, Bill C-5 and Bill C-75, repeat violent offende…
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Mr. Speaker, as I rise today, I want to thank my family, friends, volunteers and the hard-working people of Elmwood—Transcona, who placed their trust in me and the Conservative Party. These are the Canadians who get up early, put on their boots and build the country we love. I have been in their boots for 18 years as a construction electrician, proud union member and vice-president of IBEW Local 2…
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