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Mr. Speaker, instead of talking down the economy, why do the Conservatives not join us and build the economy up? Let us see what we can agree on. Can we agree we want to lower taxes for Canadians? This budget did it. They voted against it. Can we agree we want to support innovators, small businesses and entrepreneurs? This budget did it. They voted against it. Do not take my word for it. Just toda…
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Mr. Speaker, while the opposition members are busy talking down the economy, we are building it up. Maybe they are too busy to know that what went down is inflation. We are investing in builders and entrepreneurs. I was at the OneEleven innovation zone in Toronto. Young entrepreneurs were thankful that this budget will make it easier to hire Canadians and invest in Canada. Do not take my word for …
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Mr. Speaker, here is something to applaud about. We created 67,000 new jobs last month. That is right. This is about building an affordable nation for a nation of builders. This budget does just that. We are building affordable housing for young people. We are creating 100,000 new summer jobs. We are investing in the tech sector. At 800,000 workers, it is the fastest-growing job sector in the econ…
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Mr. Speaker, we are a nation of builders. We are building for young people. We have the best debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. We are building affordable homes. We are investing in trades and hospitals. We are creating 100,000 new summer jobs. We are investing in entrepreneurs. Why? It is because this is a budget of resilience. This is a budget of strength. This is a budget of hope. Why will the Conser…
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Mr. Speaker, we are doing everything to build this country up strong. The Conservatives are talking it down. They talk down our housing program. They vote against affordable housing. They vote against school food programs. They vote against hiring 1,000 RCMP officers. The hard work right now is to build this country up. We have a budget coming November 4. I hope they join us in doing the hard work…
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Mr. Speaker, while the opposition keeps talking down our country, we are building it up. They talk down our housing as shacks and Soviet style; they talk down our police as despicable, and they talk down our school food program as garbage. Meanwhile, here is some good news: The only thing going down is interest rates. We are working hard, building affordable housing and hiring 1,000 new RCMP offic…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister gave 22 million Canadians a tax cut so families could put more money in their pockets. The Prime Minister, right now, has a team negotiating with the United States to make sure we protect Canada's position as the best country in the world with the lowest tariff rates. We are building the economy of the future together. I know the hon. member will support that.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague from Guelph for her important question and tireless work on behalf of her constituents and local businesses. Southern Ontario, as we all know, has been among the hardest hit by tariffs, home to the steel and auto industries and industries that employ more than eight million workers. This summer, I spoke with businesses such as Laval Tool in Windsor an…
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Mr. Speaker, we are in a trade war that was launched by the U.S. As we know, the auto sector is already under attack. Let us hope that my colleagues will join us by not attacking the auto sector, but by supporting jobs across the auto sector in all forms and making sure that our communities remain strong in that industry.
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Mr. Speaker, we are in a trade war launched by the United States that is targeting our auto workers and our auto sector. Make no mistake, we will fight for every job and every worker. We have invested in the auto sector, including in the EV sector, to build good jobs in places such as St. Thomas, where the Amino Corp. is employing people. This government will always invest in workers and make sure…
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Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
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Mr. Speaker, let me first take this opportunity to thank the people of Toronto Centre for placing their trust in me as their MP. I also want to thank my volunteers and my family for their support. We are very happy to support the Web Summit in Vancouver. It reinforces our commitment to keep Canada's world-class AI system and ecosystem strong, safe and sovereign. Just last week, we saw two Canadian…
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