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Mr. Speaker, Canada's auto sector has been gutted. Production was cut in half since 2015. Thousands of jobs are gone and exports have collapsed. Now, with U.S. tariffs hammering our workers, the Prime Minister has done nothing to stop them. Instead, he has accepted them as permanent while using Canadian tax dollars to subsidize foreign-built vehicles. That is not a plan. That is surrender. The Con…
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Mr. Speaker, once again it is an honour to rise in the House. As I like to do every chance I get, I want to thank the voters who voted for me in Niagara West. I never want to take that vote for granted. I want to make sure they understand, every time I stand up, that I appreciate the support I have been given over the last 21 and a half years. When I look at what has gone on and why we have the op…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to stand and present a petition from the folks in my riding who are really concerned about the Liberals' Bill C-9. The petition says Canadians are concerned that the Liberal-Bloc amendments to Bill C-9 could be used to criminalize scriptural passages, that the state has no place in the religious text or teachings of any faith community and that freedom of expres…
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Mr. Speaker, I sit here amused once again at the absolute arrogance of the Liberals, who think they are the only ones who could have a plan for this country. As a matter of fact, after 10 years of an absolute disaster, they still think their way forward is the best way. When anyone else challenges that vision, Liberals automatically say they are self-interested and only doing it for themselves. Do…
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Mr. Speaker, it does pay to be Brookfield under this government. Just last month, Canadians were told that we are sending $528 million of our money to the European Space Agency. That is great news for European jobs and an even bigger coincidence for Brookfield, because it just happens to own 50% of a campus in the U.K. that is home to a major ESA facility. I am sure the Prime Minister, the former …
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Mr. Speaker, as we approach the joyous Christmas season and the promise of a new year, I rise to extend warm holiday greetings to all Canadians. This is a time of celebration, reflection and gratitude, a time to cherish family, friends and the many blessings we share in this great country. First, I thank my wonderful wife and children for their unwavering love, patience and support throughout anot…
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Mr. Speaker, that is a great question. I really believe it is a dereliction of duty of the Prime Minister and the government. It is absolutely unconscionable that it is walking away from our largest trading partner, the most important trading partner, and saying, “Who cares?” They do not really think about it. They are not really concerned about the automotive industry, and then they are shocked w…
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Mr. Speaker, as always, I want to thank my constituents of Niagara West for putting their trust in me to be their voice here in Ottawa. It is an honour and a privilege to serve them. I have been their representative in this place since 2004, and I will continue to tirelessly fight for their interests every single day. Unfortunately, the Liberal government, through 10 consecutive budgets, is workin…
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Mr. Speaker, our job as the opposition is to make bills better. There are a number of bills that have come through us. We are talking about the budget right now, but we can talk about Bill C-8, Bill C-9 and a number of other bills that, quite frankly, are not in the best interest of Canadians. Our job as parliamentarians is to make those bills better. I have no problem at all trying to do that. We…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague from the Bloc raises an excellent point. Nowhere have we ever seen what the government is trying to do. Really, what it is trying to do is con Canadians. This is what it is trying to do. The government is trying to explain to Canadians that, somehow, we have two separate categories, operations and investment, when at the end of the day, parliaments from around the world l…
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Mr. Speaker, can the Prime Minister explain to Canadians why every time we ask about a conflict of interest with Brookfield, his answer is basically, who cares, nothing to see here, and just ignore the fact that he used to run the place. Canadians are starting to wonder: If Brookfield were any closer to the government, would it need a visitor's pass or just a set of cabinet keys? How can Canadians…
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Madam Speaker, I think what my colleague has noticed probably in a very short time is that the Liberals are the greatest gaslighters on earth. They talk about things to fix that they run around actually breaking. This is just another great example. They break the immigration system and then come up with a plan to try and fix it. They break the system when it comes to red tape and regulations and t…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have unleashed a crime wave in Niagara like we have never seen before. It has gotten so bad that the Niagara Regional Police Service is reminding people to do a nighttime routine. They call it the 9 p.m. routine: “It’s 9pm, Niagara. Have you completed your #9pmRoutine? Ensure all your valuables are secure, cars, doors and windows are locked, and alarms are activated if yo…
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Mr. Speaker, one of the things that we seem to notice over and over again, and that my colleague just mentioned in the last speech, is that there seems to be this whole issue of not being tough on crime, which is also not being tough on borders and making sure it is porous. We hear over and over again about how illegal guns flow from the border, yet the government spends most of its time going aft…
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Mr. Speaker, when it comes to providing resources for our border security, this is something that is very important. It was the Conservative government under Harper that provided firearms for a majority of the border services people. Any chance that we have to give them more ability to do their job is always something our Conservative Party will do.
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Mr. Speaker, although my hon. colleague is new here, he is catching on very quickly. He has a very good question. I think that one of the challenges is right in the premise of the question. “Law-abiding” says it all. I think the government feels it is an easy target and goes after people who actually follow the law, take the time to do the safety courses and register their guns to make sure they a…
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Mr. Speaker, this is the first time I rise in the House after the summer recess. As always, I want to thank the constituents of Niagara West for sending me to Ottawa to be their voice in this incredible place. I am humbled that, after more than 21 years, I was once again granted the honour of their trust. Today, we are discussing the government's bill, Bill C-2. For my constituents who may be watc…
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With regard to information arising from an access to information request from the Public Health Agency of Canada – A-2023-000165, which stated that the Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam and “quite a few” pandemic managers at the Department of Health, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Department of Industry, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and the Department…
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With regard to the Public Health Agency of Canada and the government’s future health approach: (a) which agency, entities or ministries are involved in (i) the pandemic prevention, preparedness and response protocols, (ii) the One Health approach; (b) what is the One Health approach and where or how did it originate; (c) which bills are currently tabled or have been passed which would operationali…
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With regard to COVID-19 mRNA vaccine safety and efficacy: (a) has Health Canada reviewed the peer-reviewed, published scientific article by Hulscher N, Alexander P E., Amerling R, Gessling H, Hodkinson R, Makis W et al. titled “A Systematic Review Of Autopsy Findings In Deaths After COVID-19 Vaccination”, Science, Public Health Policy and the Law. 2024 Nov 17; v5.2019-2024; (b) what is Health Cana…
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With regard to Health Canada’s review of the manufacturing data, quality control and safety of lipid nanoparticles in the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines including all versions of Moderna’s SpikeVax, Pfizer-BioNTech’s Comirnaty and the boosters, and Onpattro (patisaran): (a) was the purity of the starting materials for the lipids, such as residual halogenated solvents and elements, including metals, assess…
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to ask the finance minister why he believes that he should spend time at the Bilderberg Meeting rather than actually tabling a budget.
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Mr. Speaker, what are the precise criteria that the government uses to place an import tariff on agriculture products?
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Mr. Speaker, is the Minister of Finance planning on travelling to the Bilderberg Meeting this week using taxpayer dollars?
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Mr. Speaker, will the government continue to increase countertariffs on U.S. products coming into Canada? This is a very important question that comes up all the time when I am speaking to businesses and farmers in my riding.
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Mr. Speaker, for the products being imported to Canada by a farmer or a business and not available anywhere else except in a country with which Canada has a difficult relationship, is there a process by which the farmer or business owner can retrieve the import tariff imposed by Canada?
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Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about tariffs. How does the government come up with criteria for countertariffs on agriculture products? Is there a framework that is followed, or is it on a case-by-case basis?
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Mr. Speaker, I have a question on fertilizer and tariffs, specifically cases when fertilizer is available only from nations with which Canada does not have a great relationship. How does the Government of Canada determine the percentage of tariffs imposed on such countries as it relates specifically to fertilizer?
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Mr. Speaker, are there any publicly available guidelines or processes farmers and businesses in my riding can look at to get a better understanding of how the Government of Canada makes decisions on countertariffs or tariffs in general?
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Mr. Speaker, in terms of countertariffs on the U.S., what is the government's solution and approach to the doubling of the U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum? I ask him to be specific so my constituents are informed.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to let you know that I will be splitting my time. Is the Minister of Finance going to be using taxpayer dollars to travel out of the country this week?
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Mr. Speaker, I cannot tell you how excited I am that the member has joined us in the House. No offence to all the lawyers in the House, but it is great to add another business person who understands what it takes to create jobs. The member for Niagara South is very humble. He has spent a long career in Niagara helping companies grow, helping people build jobs, helping create wealth for individuals…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague, who was just elected, for being here and for her hard work to get here. My question is this. How is it that the Liberals talk about the plan to fix these issues? Is it not true that over the last 10 years, it has been the Liberals who have actually created all these problems?
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Mr. Speaker, that has been one of the challenges we have seen over the last number of years. I can assure all the new people who are joining us in the House that it has been years during which the Liberal Party has talked about its plans, its communications and all these grandiose things it is going to do, yet it never delivers. I have to laugh when I hear new members come into the House to say th…
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Mr. Speaker, that is correct. What I would say to my hon colleague is this: The Liberals need to make sure that they not only have a plan but also implement that plan. That is something we have not seen on this side of the House over the last 10 years.
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Mr. Speaker, this is my first time rising in the House of Commons after a hard-fought election. I wholeheartedly thank the constituents of Niagara West for putting their trust in me for the eighth consecutive time. However, I could not have done any of this without the hard work and dedication of our excellent campaign team, who got the job done. We had dozens of extraordinary volunteers. I thank …
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to rise in the House of Commons once again, after a hard-fought election. I would like to sincerely thank the constituents of Niagara West for putting their trust in me to represent them and to be their voice in Ottawa for the eighth consecutive time. Niagara West is home to hard-working, good folks, and I am humbled to serve them. I also want to mentio…
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Mr. Speaker, I was out with colleagues last night. There was a dentist among us who was talking about the program and how difficult it is for some dentists to be able to sign up because of the rates the government offers them. Once again, we have this great national program, but we expect people on the ground to take the haircut and take the hit. That does not seem reasonable. Of course, these pro…
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Mr. Speaker, it was the Liberal Minister of Public Safety who said that bolstering the power of the CBSA to secure our borders was “not a priority”. He said this despite U.S. threats of 25% tariffs, which, if put in place, would kill Canadian jobs and crush our economy. Last week, in just four days and on three separate occasions, 16 people crossed from Quebec into the U.S. illegally. Six of them …
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Madam Speaker, as governments continue on, particularly Liberal governments, there is a sense of entitlement that starts to creep in. We are see that the Liberals really believe that they should reward their friends. They really believe that there are “rules for thee but not for me”. If we think about that, one of the ways we can see that is when the high-flying, hypocritical Prime Minister has no…
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Madam Speaker, I just want to recap where I was on this question of privilege a bit, and then I will make some additional points. We are all very grateful to have people send us here. I want to wish all the people of Niagara West a merry Christmas, a happy new year and safe travels. I talked a little about what happened this past weekend in Montreal, which should never have happened. It is almost …
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise again to speak to the subamendment. Every time I get up, I want to thank my constituents for sending me here. It is an honour and a privilege for all of us to be here, but we can never take it for granted. Every day we walk into the House, we are reminded of how amazing this place is. I do not know if I will be up again before Christmas, so I want to wish every…
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Madam Speaker, it is because of the carbon policies, the policies of the government. It is so hypocritical to tell people that they need to choose between heating and eating, yet fly all around the world as if that is not an issue. As a matter of fact, coming back from COP the other day, I think the environment minister was talking about how we could put some carbon taxes on the marine industry. T…
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Madam Speaker, one of the bigger challenges we have is that we are really at a competitive disadvantage. I know our leader has talked about this, and I think we need to continue to do that. When we look at what we are spending on carbon taxes versus the rest of the world, including the U.S., we can see that we are putting ourselves at an unnecessary disadvantage. The U.S. is one of our neighbours …
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Madam Speaker, this is the whole reason we ask questions. This is the whole reason we hold people accountable. At the end of the day, we never had the chance to have a debate about the Winnipeg lab. We never had the chance to have any of that information. Maybe the outcome of the last election would have been different. We do not know because we did not get that information. The government promise…
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Madam Speaker, I spoke about it in the first half of my speech. Maybe he was not present, which is fine. I talked about the challenges with the whole point about redacting documents and not providing documents. I used the example of the Winnipeg lab, right before an election, when we asked for documents. The Liberals decided they would rather take the former Speaker to court than actually produce …
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Madam Speaker, the member can hold tight. I will bring it back around, and the member will see how it all fits together. We have a government that has wasted $400 million when small businesses are suffering and crime is out of control. The government is doing anything but leading in this country. This is affecting how small businesses can prosper and whether they are going to survive. I am going t…
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Madam Speaker, I had wanted to talk about censorship as part of what I was doing, but there were just so many things that I needed to talk about that I was not able to get to it. The Liberal government has talked about how it was going to be the most transparent government of all time, that it would show us that sunshine was the best disinfectant and so on. The reality has been that the amount of …
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With regard to Health Canada's (HC) decision to approve the COVID-19 modRNA vaccines and the Prime Minister's subsequent support for the vaccine mandates in the federal public sector and vaccine passports for travel purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic: (a) what is the immunological mechanism of action of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines that enables them to stop the spread of SARS-CoV2; (b) what data …
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Mr. Speaker, one of the things that I ascertain about the current Liberal government is how incompetent it is as a government. As a matter of fact, it quite clearly could be the most incompetent government in the history of Canada, whether that is regarding spending money or something else. Let us just do a quick list, and I will talk about it more a bit later. There is the Winnipeg lab where the …
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