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Madam Chair, the newspaper La Presse conducted a survey on the current relationship between taxpayers and the revenue department. It appears that things are not going well at all. When people call to inquire about TFSAs, they are unable to get straight answers. People are complaining that they do not have enough training. Employees feel inadequately prepared to answer questions. What will the mini…
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Mr. Speaker, the cat is out of the bag now. Unfortunately, we now see the Liberal federal minister passing the buck to the provinces. That is exactly the opposite of what we need. Will there really be an interprovincial free trade agreement by Canada Day, as the King said?
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Mr. Chair, it is exactly the opposite. The minister is the one trying to deflect. Changing topics, many people in my riding work at the Quebec City airport. Leases are an issue that affects all airports in Canada, because they do not currently own the land. These are short‑term leases. Airports want leases to be extended by 50 years when it comes time to negotiate with the companies that set up sh…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not have an answer yet. Will a real estate broker from Ontario be able to work in British Columbia by Canada Day? Yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, successful immigration is essential for our country's development. Unfortunately, for the past 10 years, immigration has been anything but successful. It has been irresponsible immigration because of the Liberals' policies. The primary victims are the immigrants themselves. As a matter of fact, millions of immigrants are seeing their visas expire. What is the government going to do to…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the minister on her French, but the congratulations end there. They are entirely responsible for the situation that we are currently in and for the immigration problem that we are facing. These people have presided over irresponsible immigration for the past 10 years. It is no coincidence that during the throne speech the King said that “balance” needs to be restored. I…
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Mr. Speaker, I am very humbled to take the floor. I have the great privilege today of paying tribute to the Hon. Marc Garneau. Our country has lost one of its greatest Canadians, one of its greatest citizens. The Hon. Marc Garneau was an inspiration to millions of Canadians throughout his life, and he will continue to be for decades, if not hundreds of years. He devoted his life to public service …
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Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for paying tribute to my colleague from British Columbia, whom I hold in high esteem, but she did not answer my question. Canada Day is in 25 days. Is it not totally irresponsible of the government to say that it can be done by Canada Day? Is the government prepared to tell us that the free circulation of Canadian workers, in any profession, will be possible by Cana…
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Mr. Chair, nine years ago, we Conservatives were in favour of interprovincial trade, but the Liberals voted against the proposal made by my friend from British Columbia. I will ask another question. Will a nurse from Quebec be able to work in Newfoundland or British Columbia by Canada Day? Yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, that was not even a hint of the beginnings of an answer. Will an electrician from Ontario be able to repair electrical boxes in Saskatchewan by Canada Day? Yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, I am very pleased to take part in this evening's discussion. I would like to congratulate the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade on her re-election and her appointment to cabinet in this very important position, particularly given the economic challenges we are facing. When it comes to the debate on interprovincial measures, let us remember that almost nine years ago to the day, o…
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Mr. Speaker, allow me to congratulate you on your appointment to the position of Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons. I have had the pleasure of knowing you for almost 10 years, and I know you will do a great job. I would also like to congratulate my colleague from the Quebec City region on his election and on the quality of his speech. Obviously, I agree with him that we are here for our child…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to congratulate my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie on his election. It is only polite. Ideologically, we are worlds apart. My colleague just proved that by talking about capping production. However, there are some things we can agree on. For example, yesterday, he voted with us in favour of the motion calling on the government to table a budget. …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Hull—Aylmer, who is my MP when I am here. I am not going to say that he's my MP half the time, because I do spend a lot of time here in Ottawa, but it is much the same. In fact, I would like to thank the member for Hull—Aylmer, because he once gave me good advice when I needed professional services in Hull. I also liked some aspects of the Speec…
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Mr. Speaker, a growing number of people in Quebec are in favour of building pipelines. That is understandable. We have had pipelines in Quebec since 1942. In 2012, a pipeline was built between Lévis and Montreal that crosses 26 waterways, including the St. Lawrence River. It is so good and works so well that no one knows about it and no one talks about it. However, we know that building energy pro…
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Mr. Speaker, the heritage minister must know that Leduc No. 1 is a Parks Canada national historic site. That is the well where oil first gushed out of the ground in Canada and triggered the Canadian oil boom. The heritage minister should be proud of that. Earlier, the Minister of Finance talked about a hydroelectric project. Is he aware that Bill C-69 gives the federal government veto power over h…
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Mr. Speaker, what is really increasing by 36% is Liberal government spending on consultants. Last year it spent $20 billion on consultants, which was preposterous, and now that figure has gone up to $26 billion. That shows a complete lack of control over spending. Canadians want a government that will control spending. Why is the Minister of Finance refusing to table a budget? He was even criticiz…
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Mr. Speaker, just a few weeks ago, all those folks were elected after promising Canadians that they would control spending. On Tuesday, the King even mentioned a new fiscal discipline with spending increases capped at 2%. That was Tuesday morning. On Tuesday afternoon, the Liberals introduced their first bill. What was in that bill? It includes an 8% increase in spending. Who would have thought th…
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Mr. Speaker, this is not theatre; these are facts. During the election campaign, he himself said that he was going to cut back on consulting contracts. In fact, the exact opposite is true: there are 36% more contracts. I want the people watching at home to know that these consultants are going to cost them $1,400 per family. That is par for the course for this government. Could the minister remedy…
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Mr. Speaker, in his speech on Tuesday, the King was very critical of those who have mismanaged Canada over the past 10 years. He said that the government would be guided by a new fiscal discipline. The problem is that, just hours after that speech, the President of the Treasury Board introduced his first spending bill. It includes an 8% increase, meaning $40 billion in additional spending. I never…
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Mr. Speaker, that minister should realize that the King's statement about the importance of a new approach of fiscal discipline was actually very critical. The Minister of Finance has a golden opportunity to do things properly, but no, he is going to spend even more on consultants. I never thought the Minister of Finance would do even worse than Justin Trudeau. Can he stand up, look Canadians in t…
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Mr. Speaker, this is basic finance. A deficit is money that we do not have. This $62 billion is money that we do not have. This money represents the debt we are passing on to our children, our grandchildren and great-grandchildren who are not even born yet and who will have to pay for the current mismanagement. Every Canadian knows that the Prime Minister is alone because Canada has never had such…
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Mr. Speaker, we would of course like to congratulate the new Minister of Finance, but we would also like to point out that, just nine years ago, in 2015, he, the Prime Minister and pretty much everyone on that side of the House were elected on a promise to run three small deficits followed by a zero deficit in 2019. Nine years later, Canada has the worst deficit in our country's history, at $62 bi…
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Mr. Speaker, what happened is very serious and unprecedented in the history of Canada. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance resigned a few hours ahead of the economic update. A veritable cluster bomb has exploded all over the place. It is even being talked about in the United States and around the world, in a negative way for Canada. That is the reality we are facing today. The former…
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Madam Speaker, it is always nice to hear from my Bloc Québécois colleague, with whom I had the pleasure, honour and dignity of sitting in the National Assembly years ago. I hope we can continue serving together in the future. The member did a great job giving an overview of what happened today, which is completely ridiculous and embarrassing for all Canadians and Quebeckers. I am of course referri…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to sincerely thank my colleague from Rivière-des-Mille-Îles for clearly defining the problems that veterans face when they leave the military and return to civilian life. I especially appreciated his tribute to those who have worn the uniform. He gave a great description of the reality of being out of uniform. For people like us, who have never served in the military, a…
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Madam Speaker, I spoke a few minutes ago about the fact that I have been honoured and privileged to be elected by the people for the last 16 years. I served seven years at the National Assembly and nine years in the House of Commons. I think that my hon. colleague has been a member of the legislature for 24 years?
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Madam Speaker, the carbon tax issue will be resolved when the government has the courage, the honesty and the dignity to ask Canadians to go to the polls. Canadians will have the opportunity to have a say on that. The reality is that the report that was tabled by the commissioner of the environment and sustainable development indicates that greenhouse gas reductions projected after 10 years cannot…
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Okay, 20 years. Madam Speaker, he is a young man, too. I have to remind the member that it is quite important to respect the rule made by the Speaker. I know he agrees with me and this is an order from the Speaker. More than that, when we are talking about environmental issues, let me quote what an expert said just yesterday in the committee. The policy director at Nature Canada said that when gov…
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Madam Speaker, I know that my hon. colleague is a strong advocate for concrete action to reduce emissions and to reduce pollution. This is what we need more than ever in this country, and especially in the House of Commons. We need to have people who are more concerned with concrete action than big announcements. Unfortunately, with regard to this fund that we are talking about, which we have to i…
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his direct assertion of the fact that the government, unfortunately, is very proud and very strong on announcements but is not strong on results It reminds me of something very special. In my home city, Quebec City, there is a company producing plastic products and 95% of its plastic comes from recycled plastic, which is great. The problem is the rec…
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Madam Speaker, it is very disappointing for me to say this, but unfortunately the real hostages in the country are Canadians, because they are hostages of the government. If Liberals want to do something strong, they should call an election and let the people decide, and then we will see where Canadians stand.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to say something before I begin my speech about this motion, which has to do with transparency in the work of Parliament. Let me pay my respects to my generous and very impressive colleague from Brantford—Brant. He showed in the last minute exactly what leadership is all about when we talk about judiciary issues, and especially from a lawyer. Yes, we are lawmakers, but …
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Mr. Speaker, the housing crisis is hitting Canadians across the country. That is why we, the Conservatives, are proposing an effective, concrete and costed measure that will directly help young Canadian families. We want to get rid of the GST on new housing. In practical terms, this measure will save prospective buyers up to $50,000 or $2,250 per year in mortgage payments. That is a concrete, effe…
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Mr. Speaker, on September 4, every Canadian saw the NDP leader put on a big show of tearing up the agreement with this Liberal government. He was really convincing at the time. He said that “the Liberals are too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests to fight for people.” That was true on September 4. However, we want to know if the Prime Minister will let the NDP leader vote fo…
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Mr. Speaker, the question was extremely simple. How much will it cost Canadians? No minister can answer that. None of them know how to count. However, they know how to spend a lot. The problem is that the NDP doubled down with that infamous statement. The NDP leader said, “the Liberal government will always cave to corporate greed, and always step in to make sure the unions have no power”. That is…
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Madam Speaker, I really like cars, but perhaps not enough to drive around in a Maserati. Let us just say that I will leave that to the Maserati Marxist. It is still very important to remember that we are talking about a green fund that seeks to reduce pollution. This fund was not managed properly over 180 times. Four out of five projects were not managed properly. That is close to $400 million in …
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Mr. Speaker, I am indeed against the 10¢ tax cut on a bag of chips. That measure of theirs is a really huge deal. The reality is that, after nine years of this government, how many Canadians are using food banks? Two million Canadians are going to food banks, and the cost of groceries is going to increase by $800 this year with this government's inflationary policies. After nine years of this infl…
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Madam Speaker, I want to pay my respects to my colleague on the great speech she gave, based on her experience over the last nine years that she has served her constituents here in the House of Commons and in her riding. The member has pointed out that the next generation, unfortunately, will face some very serious challenges. The next generation expects leaders to do their job conscientiously and…
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Mr. Speaker, are you aware of the lovely Canadian tradition of children writing letters to Santa? This year, it is not so fun. Today, Le Journal de Québec and Le Journal de Montréal reported that a record number of letters have been received. The worst part is that the children are not asking for toys. This year, they are asking Santa for food, mittens, scarves and winter coats. That is what child…
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Madam Speaker, it was very sad to see, again, that the government refused to accept an order of the Chair. This is why we have no action in the House, because the government refused to move forward with a motion asking it to give some documents to the RCMP. The government refused On the other hand, what I want to raise, also, is that he said that we are dictating what we want to say. Yes, I want t…
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Madam Speaker, I am not without scruples, but above all I am certainly no Liberal. I know my colleague was joking when he said it, but I will remember Momo and “turlututu”. I agree with one thing the member brought up. Yesterday, in fact, in parliamentary committee, I did not necessarily make a big deal of it, but I did jump on the fact that this Liberal government, which loves to lecture everyone…
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Madam Speaker, I will have the opportunity to delve into the points my colleague raised concerning my party and, of course, green energy. I think that she will be very happy to hear that. I would like to mention that the member was elected nine years ago, at the same time as me. She has announced that she will not be running for re-election. I would like to thank her for her work and for represent…
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Madam Speaker, I feel as though your words were directed at me. That said, you are right, and I hope to make amends in the years to come. I am very pleased to participate in this debate. I would like to remind members that, for more than two years now, I have had the privilege of sitting in the shadow cabinet as minister responsible for environment and climate change. At our convention in Quebec C…
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Mr. Speaker, this government's latest tax gimmick is not fooling anyone. People everywhere are upset by the Liberal approach. Here is what one Montrealer had to say: “These two measures offer nothing of substance. There is no long-term vision. It is likely to have a minimal impact on a relatively small number of people, and it will cost a whopping $6.3 billion.... I wonder how that decision was ma…
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Mr. Speaker, I love decorum. Do not take this personally, but I am going to turn my back to you so I can speak directly to the member for Honoré-Mercier. We met for the first time on August 5, 2015. It was through the media, because we had 10 debates during the 2015 election campaign on a program called 24/60. I was always pitted against the member for Honoré-Mercier, so we spent our first 10 meet…
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Mr. Speaker, the member talked about the member for Edmonton Centre. Unfortunately his business is still active on the list. Does the member think it is correct?
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I want to thank my colleague for giving the beginning of his speech in French. I deeply appreciate that. He mentioned the word “slush” a lot. It is exactly the same expression we have in French, so he can use “slush” in both French and English. I would like to come back to the substance of the matter, which is actually quite heavy. We are here because nearly $400 million…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Lévis—Lotbinière for his speech and, of course, his experience. We just heard the member's response explaining what the Conservative government did to deliver concrete results rather than smoke and mirrors. In his experience, since he has been in the House since 2006, making him the longest-serving Quebec Conservative MP in Canadian history—I ho…
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Mr. Speaker, I think we have seen in the last minute a lot of time for people to express their points of order, so I would like to have the same opportunity to express the point I want to raise. Something very important came up during question period, namely a report that was tabled during the night. I say during the night because it was 1 a.m. in Ottawa when it was tabled at COP29, the conference…
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