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Madam Chair, we have rebuilt the auto sector in many parts of the country, and we are going to continue to work with the leadership and the union—
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Mr. Chair, the member would know that a good part of the federal budget is transferred to provinces to support great programs that help people in her riding—
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Madam Chair, I am happy to confirm what the member can read in “The Fiscal Monitor”. The number in “The Fiscal Monitor”, from April 2024 to March 2025, in terms of a budget deficit, is $43.2 billion.
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Madam Chair, I am fighting every single day for forestry workers, for steel workers and for auto workers, and they know I have their back. We will keep fighting for them.
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Mr. Speaker, let me begin by congratulating my colleague. This is one of the first times I have heard him speak in the House. I want to welcome him. My colleague has already heard me answer this question. To date, we have collected $1.7 billion in countertariffs, and we will reinvest this money to support industry and our workers.
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Madam Chair, I would first like to congratulate my colleague from Mirabel on his election. He is a colleague whom I have always enjoyed working with. He is a colleague who is always there to advance the interests of Quebec and his constituents. We always enjoy working together. My colleague will know that we have made major investments in Quebec. We brought Quebec into the automotive industry when…
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Madam Chair, I thank the member for Mirabel. I really appreciate his question, because this is one of the issues I have discussed with various industry representatives. Like me and my colleagues on the other side, we all want to promote national, local and regional media. Yes, this issue is very important to me. I sincerely thank him for this question, because it is an issue that concerns me perso…
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Madam Chair, I want to thank my colleague for mentioning my colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. I had an excellent dinner with my colleague from Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. We had a great discussion about budgetary measures. We are going to continue in that vein because I know my colleague is eager to see the budget. He will have to wait just a little longer, but he will be so proud. He will be able to tel…
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Madam Chair, on the contrary, I am very much in tune with the various stakeholders in the sector. I would like to point out that my colleague may be open to the idea of having a parliamentary committee look into this issue and advise us. I am very interested in his question. I will continue to talk to the industry. We will work hand in hand.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I am happy to say hello to my colleague. He was my critic when I was a young man, when I started in this House. Now I see that, 10 years later, I still have the pleasure to have to answer his questions. He comes from a great region. My dad lives next to him—
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Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to answer questions from my colleague. Like I said, he comes from a great region, where my family is also. I have seen him in action. It is great to see that—
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Madam Chair, this is public data that the member for Mirabel, who is very experienced in doing his own research, is free to access.
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Madam Chair, humility in politics is the best thing someone can have. I do not want to correct the member, but in fact the member should know that people in her riding can save up to $840 for a family with two incomes. This is great news, and I am sure she is going to put that in her householder.
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Madam Chair, even better, I specified the period during which we would table the government's next budget. I know that he is looking forward to talking about it to the people in his riding. It is coming this fall. He will be proud. It is a budget that will build Canada. I see in his smile that he is looking forward to building Canada.
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Madam Chair, I think it is important for the Minister of Finance to know many things when preparing a very ambitious budget that is going to build Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, I am so glad to hear that my colleague is actually paying so much attention to what I do. I also travel to Shawinigan every weekend, and I would be glad to invite him there as well. He seems to be very interested in where I am going. It is great. I travel—
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Madam Chair, I do not need to confirm what is being done in the United Kingdom. It is public information.
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Madam Chair, I am sure the member will appreciate that the government's first order of business was to reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians. There are people in her riding watching tonight, and they will be happy to see that she voted to reduce their taxes and support the Liberal government.
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Madam Chair, I would never claim to be an expert in British law, but I know that it is a unitary country. We recently welcomed King Charles III, who was here with us for the Speech from the Throne. I think that my colleague was very pleased to be able to listen to the Speech from the Throne.
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Madam Chair, I am very proud of that. I am a proud Quebecker, and I am pleased to see that Quebeckers have chosen electric vehicles. That is why we will continue to invest in the battery industry.
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Madam Chair, the member should take comfort that the first measure passed by this government in this House was a tax cut for the middle class. I know this is good for her because she is going to be able to go to her riding and say she voted in favour of a great Liberal proposal to reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians.
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Madam Chair, what I can commit to is working hard for the sector. I have been in touch with the leaders and the unions because we want to fight for the steel and aluminum sector in this country. It is important that we have them to build Canada strong.
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Madam Chair, I am not in the job of guessing. I will let the member guess in front of Canadian viewers tonight if he wants to make projections.
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Madam Chair, a great thing, which is responsible, is to cut taxes as quickly as possible for Canadians. They need a break, and the Liberals are there for them.
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Madam Chair, what we are doing is fighting against the tariffs. The best thing for Canadian workers and industry is to have no tariffs. That is what we are fighting for.
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Madam Chair, the goal is to reduce them, not increase them. We will therefore continue to work together, particularly with our colleagues in the public service, to be as efficient as possible and to provide Canadian citizens with the best possible services.
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Madam Chair, I find there is a lot of wisdom in the words spoken by the member for Marc‑Aurèle‑Fortin. That is why, as my colleague saw, we said during the election campaign that we would balance the government's operating budget within the next three years. That is good news. I can already see it in my colleague's smile that he is pleased to see that he could speak to the people in his riding abo…
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Madam Chair, I will always fight for Canadian workers and Canadian industry.
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Mr. Speaker, that is a very important question. Like I said, when we had the G7 meeting, we had the opportunity to show the world that Canada and the other G7 finance colleagues were standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine. In fact, there is good news in the main estimates: There is an increase in the development and financial intermediary response for Ukraine of $200 million. What the Ukrainia…
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Mr. Speaker, it will take me less than a minute to provide good news to Canadians. If we look at the increase for the Canada health transfer, we are talking about an increase of $2.6 billion. This is money that would go to support health care in Toronto—St. Paul's, in Shawinigan, in Brampton and everywhere across the country. This is really good news. We have a government that is standing up for C…
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Mr. Speaker, the member went from travel to tariffs; I guess that is because they both start with “T”. That must be in the order of questions. Colleagues would know that there is a great framework in place. My colleague is an experienced member—
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Mr. Chair, it is public, and I would be happy to, but there will be more questions. I am sure the member can look at the estimates, and she would know.
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Mr. Chair, I will come back to an example that folks will be very familiar with. They know that, when they do their groceries, they spend, and when they buy a house, they invest—
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Madam Chair, my colleague will have to wait for the budget to be tabled. I know that he is looking forward to it. It is coming in the fall. When fall arrives, he will be very happy to see a budget that will build a strong and ambitious Canada.
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Mr. Chair, it is public, but as of the projection for 2024-25, it was 41.9%.
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Mr. Chair, the number is in the document.
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Mr. Chair, we might as well be precise. The federal debt, from “The Fiscal Monitor” for April to March—
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Madam Chair, very briefly, it would be great. What can I say? It would be great for Canadians, and even the Conservatives are smiling tonight. What more can we ask for?
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Madam Chair, we have tried to reduce the use of consultants and focus on the ample expertise and experience available to us within the Canadian public service.
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Madam Chair, this is probably the most important question tonight. I do not want to prejudge the rest, but honestly, once we have one Canadian economy, as I have heard economists repeating time and time again, it is going to unlock GDP growth in this country. I want to praise the Prime Minister and the premiers across this country, because they came together very recently to say we need to build t…
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Madam Chair, we all remember the years when we had a government that was spending but at the same time did not necessarily have the back of Canadians. We understand that, in times like this, what we want to do is be there to support Canadians with programs. I can think, for example, of the dental care program. I can think of the programs we have put in place with respect to social security. I can …
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Madam Chair, my colleague raised a very important question. The Prime Minister has been clear from day one that we are going to fight. We are going to fight the unjustified and illegal tariffs that have been imposed on Canada, on our communities, on our workers and on our industries. At the same time, we are going to protect our workers and our industries, because we said we will have their back; …
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Mr. Chair, as I just said, if the member wanted to be precise with numbers, she would know that the federal debt is $1.27 trillion.
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Mr. Chair, the member will be pleased to know that the United Kingdom also divides between operating expenses and capital. She would know that other G7 countries are doing that.
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Madam Chair, this is a great question. My colleague is spot-on. What I said was that we introduced a ways and means motion that was voted for unanimously in the House, which contains three things. The first thing is cutting taxes for 22 million Canadians. This is probably one of the most important things we could do to help people with affordability because we are leaving more money in the pockets…
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Madam Chair, I have had several discussions with the automotive sector in Quebec and Canada. The stakeholders know that I have always worked hand in hand with them, which has allowed us to attract record investments.
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Madam Chair, as I said, we are proud of what we have achieved together, and we will always be there for the auto industry, in both provinces.
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Mr. Chair, I know that the bond market cares a lot about the AAA credit rating, which is what Canada has to offer. I can tell the member that the markets are very appreciative of Canada.
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Mr. Chair, as I said, when we lay out the budget, it is going to be very clear what are expenses and what is capital, and I know the member—
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