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Mr. Speaker, the member did not answer my question. Surely, Health Canada would know this. Is Canadian Blood Services currently honouring its commitment that all products made from its blood donations stay in Canada, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to present a petition on behalf of the people of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, four offenders in Swan River were responsible for 23…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition on behalf on the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, four offenders in Swan River were responsible for 2…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition on behalf of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just one offender in Swan River was responsible for 107 o…
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Madam Speaker, Canadians donate their blood to save lives here at home. Now we learn that a foreign drug maker, Grifols, is profiting off plasma donated through Canadian Blood Services without donors knowing. Canadian Blood Services promised that none of the plasma collected from Canadians would be used in products sold offshore. That promise has been broken. Does the Prime Minister agree that pla…
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Madam Speaker, Canadians are outraged to learn that Grifols, a foreign company, is making money off their blood donations without their knowledge. The Prime Minister is not outraged, and we know why. It is because Brookfield has been aggressively working to buy Grifols over the last year, including while the Prime Minister was chair of Brookfield. Canadian blood donations should save lives in Cana…
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Madam Speaker, it is always a privilege to present a petition on behalf of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba RCMP West District found that, over an 18-month period, just one offender in Swan River was respons…
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Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition and to voice the concerns of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba RCMP West District found that, in an 18-month period, just four offenders in Swan River we…
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Mr. Speaker, I did say in my speech that we need immigration, without a doubt, but we cannot ignore the fact that our health care system is absolutely overburdened. We will not even allow professionals who have been trained abroad a pathway to practise in the profession that they have been trained in in other countries. That is just insane. The Liberal government has propped up that same failing s…
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Mr. Speaker, yes, we have had lots of engagement right across this nation. I was in Nova Scotia during the summer. I have talked a lot to provinces across this country, and right across this country, we are hearing that there are millions of Canadians waiting for a family doctor now, 6.5 million Canadians. We have immigrants coming in, trained professionals, from other countries, and we have seen …
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Mr. Speaker, today, we debate a very familiar piece of legislation to the House that has been brought back from previous parliaments. Bill C-3 may be newly introduced, but the substance of the bill is more of the same. It is the same broken car that the Liberals tried to drive through the House last year with a different coat of paint. Let us be clear that it was originally Conservative legislatio…
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Mr. Speaker, an investigation into the Liberals' failed vaccine injury support program revealed the Liberals gave away over $50 million to a high-priced consulting firm called Oxaro. The consulting firm pocketed $36 million in administration fees while over 1,700 Canadians are still waiting on their claims. After Conservatives demanded an investigation, the Liberals were forced to cancel the contr…
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Mr. Speaker, what I have heard across the country is that citizenship is very precious to Canadians. We cherish it very much. It is a privilege and world-renowned. Canadian passports are sought after, and people from all over the world know that. Unfortunately, the Liberals have taken an approach where they have cheapened it. They have basically said that people can come from anywhere, live here a…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by the cost at the grocery store. Let us judge him by the cost at the grocery store. Since March, sugar is up 20%, coffee is up 22%, canned soup is up 26% and cuts of beef are up 33%. It is no wonder food inflation is up 40% since the Liberals took office. That is why more than 25% of households now struggle to afford food. I have…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise again to present a petition on behalf of constituents. I rise on behalf of the people of Swan River on the alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across the region. The petitioners are experiencing the consequences of the soft-on-crime Liberal policies, such as Bill C-5 and Bill C-75. Bill C-5 repealed man…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise on behalf of the people of Swan River to present a petition on the alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families all across our region. The petitioners are experiencing the devastating impacts of soft-on-crime Liberal policies like Bill C-5 and Bill C-75. Bill C-5 repealed mandatory jail time for serious crimes…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' parliamentary secretary for health did not answer my question. Of the 800 international doctors they granted permanent residency to through the federal skilled workers category last year, how many are now licensed and treating Canadian patients?
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Mr. Speaker, it is good to be back in adjournment proceedings. Last year, the Liberals approved 800 permanent resident applications for international doctors through the federal skilled workers category. How many of those doctors have actually been licensed to practise medicine in Canada? I just want a number.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise for the 60th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, presenting petitions on the alarming increase of violent crime, which threatens safety and well-being across the region. The petitioners are seeking a resolution to the devastating impacts of the soft-on-crime policies that the Liberals have enacted, such as Bill C-5 and Bill C-75. Bill C-5 repealed mandatory jail time fo…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise today on behalf of my constituents to present a petition with respect to the rising rate of crime in our community. I rose 58 times in the last Parliament for the people of Swan River, presenting petitions on the alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families all across the region. Unfortunately, crime in my regio…
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With regard to expenditures on consultants by Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, since January 1, 2023, broken down by year: (a) what is the total amount of expenditures incurred by each on consultants; and (b) what are the details of all such contracts un…
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With regard to the government’s Net Zero Accelerator Initiative: (a) what are the details of the funding under the “decarbonization of large emitters” investment pillar, including the total (i) funding allocated, (ii) funding committed, (iii) funding disbursed, (iv) funding uncommitted, (v) number of applicants, (vi) commitments for emission reductions in tonnes; (b) what are the details of the fu…
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With regard to the Canadian Dental Care Plan: (a) what is the average cost per patient, per year, since the program’s inception; (b) what is the projected average cost per patient, per year, for each of the next five fiscal years; (c) what are the total number of claims submitted to date, and, of these, how many were denied under (i) Schedule A, (ii) Schedule B; (d) for any rejected or denied clai…
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With regard to applications for permanent residency in Canada, since January 2016, broken down by year: (a) how many individuals applied with the National Occupational Classification codes (i) 31102 (General Practitioners and Family Physicians), (ii) 31100 (Specialists in Clinical and Laboratory Medicine), (iii) 31101 (Specialists in Surgery); (b) of the applicants for each National Occupational C…
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Mr. Speaker, according to recent reports, hundreds of American doctors wanting to work in our hospitals are, in their words, “stuck in bureaucratic hell”. Instead of serving Canadians, American doctors are blocked from working because they are trapped in a licensing logjam. Nearly seven million Canadians do not have a family doctor, yet government gatekeepers are blocking qualified doctors from wo…
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Mr. Speaker, a damning report by the government's own housing agency revealed that Canada needs to double housing construction in 10 years to restore affordability. In the last year, housing starts are down over 10% in Vancouver, down 50% in Hamilton, down over 58% in Toronto and down a whopping 78% in Guelph. The government's record on building bureaucracy instead of homes has failed young Canadi…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians cannot even afford these things. I do not think the member gets how much damage the Liberals are doing to Canadians' pocketbooks. Everything is more expensive. We are in the middle of an affordability crisis. People cannot afford housing, for heaven's sakes. Now the government is going to incentivize people. It is going to give Canadian taxpayers more of their taxpayers' mon…
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Mr. Speaker, this is about affordability for energy. Canadians need energy, and they need affordable energy. That is the essence of our standard of living in Canada. If we do not have access to affordable energy, we cannot live at the proper level of life as a nation. The government is coming between Canadians and actually saying, “Here, we are going to pick this kind of car for people to drive.” …
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Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Vaughan—Woodbridge. The Prime Minister may be new, but his government's radical environmental agenda is not. The Liberals are banning the sale of gas-powered vehicles. In under 10 years, it will be illegal for companies to sell gas-powered vehicles in Canada. By 2035, the government will require that all new light-duty car and passenger …
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Mr. Speaker, the truth is that the Liberal government had a report in front of it demonstrating that this policy was going to devastate rural Canada, and it did absolutely nothing. The Liberal environment ministers, one after the other, have done absolutely nothing. I am very frustrated with the government right now.
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Mr. Speaker, the actual report was on the impact analysis of implementing this policy, basically banning the sale of gas-powered vehicles by 2035. That was the only analysis that was done.
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Mr. Speaker, ironically, when we were researching this piece for the motion, that was one thing that came up. We all know that the batteries and technologies are at the point where they actually weigh more than a lot of diesel engines. The biggest difference in putting batteries in light cars is that there are no tires to support that weight in the chassis, whereas if a big diesel engine is put in…
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Mr. Chair, how much money will the government's zero-emissions vehicle mandate cost Canadians?
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Mr. Chair, does the minister trust her department?
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Mr. Chair, will this regulation prohibit the sale of new, fully gas-powered cars in Canada by 2035, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, did the minister take her department's advice?
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Mr. Chair, has the minister read it, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, do the government's regulations prohibit the sale of new, fully gas-powered cars in Canada after 2035, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, the question was, does the minister take her department's advice, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, is the government's target for 100% zero-emissions vehicle sales by 2035 mandatory or optional?
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Mr. Chair, is the target mandatory or optional?
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Mr. Chair, has the minister read her department's regulatory impact analysis on the zero-emissions vehicle sales mandate, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, the Liberals promised 100% zero-emissions car sales by 2035 in their platform. Does the minister intend to keep that policy, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, according to the Liberal Party's website, the government set a “mandatory target” that all new light-duty cars and passenger truck sales be zero emissions by 2035. Is this statement correct?
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Mr. Chair, does the minister intend to keep that policy, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, the minister's department stated that EV mandate regulations “are estimated to have incremental [zero-emission vehicle] and home charger costs of $54.1 billion”. Why is the minister supporting a policy that—
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Mr. Chair, does the minister intend to keep that policy, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, that answer is unacceptable. The mismanagement by Parks Canada of Riding Mountain National Park is not new, and neither is the minister's refusal to act. He has been warned time and again of Parks Canada's ongoing failures, with no communication, no engagement and no accountability. Every time Canadians raise the alarm, the minister insists things will improve, but nothing ever change…
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Mr. Speaker, just hours before the May long weekend, Parks Canada blindsided my region by banning motorized boats on Clear Lake after confirming access a week earlier. There was no consultation or warning. Locals care deeply about the lake, which is why the agency's “one boat, one lake” policy had broad support. When asked what suddenly changed, Parks Canada refused to justify its damning decision…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to present a petition on behalf of constituents. I rise for the 56th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. The community of Swan River is struggling with the rising rate of crime in its area. Statistics Canada reports that, after nine years of the Liberal government, violent crime has risen by 50…
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