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Mr. Speaker, the simple answer is that prices will go up. The average Canadian is going to suffer because of those policies and regulations. These are hidden in various ways, but we always hear that they are imaginary taxes. There is nothing imaginary about them. We can step outside the House and ask a regular Canadian who has to go grocery shopping how they feel about the grocery prices they are …
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Mr. Speaker, no matter which professor we talk to, they will tell us the same thing: Prices have gone up. We can ask any mom or dad going out to a grocery store. I consider them to be professors too, because they have been shopping their entire lives. They know the price of groceries has gone up. We do not need an expert or a consultant to tell us that the prices have gone up.
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Mr. Speaker, I happened to meet a gentleman who runs a greenhouse operation, and his comment was, “Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not adding it to a fruit salad.” That is all I have to say about that.
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House to speak on behalf of the hard-working people of Windsor. Today, I want to talk about something that matters to every family in Windsor and to a whole lot of families across this country: food affordability. I am going to speak based on what I witnessed on the front lines of policing a little over a year ago, before I retired. Current eviden…
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Mr. Speaker, we have a whole lot of policies that we are going to be addressing or bringing up. First, we should stop adding costs to food at every step of the supply chain. Conservatives would review and roll back federal policies that directly increase the cost of producing, processing, packaging and transporting food. When government adds costs to fertilizer, energy and transportation, these co…
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Mr. Speaker, as a former police officer, I know a crisis when I see one. Extortion is out of control. Businesses and families are being threatened, shot at and shaken down daily, yet the Liberals deny there is a crisis. They are dragging their feet. Some municipalities are even asking for a state of emergency to be declared. When will the government stop its hug-a-thug policy, work with Conservati…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the people of Windsor West, and I am grateful for the privilege they have given me by sending me here to the House. I rise today not just as a legislator but also as someone who spent nearly three decades in policing. Of those three decades, two decades were in policing a border community. In Windsor, the border is not a distant concept; it…
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Mr. Speaker, it is remarkable that, just this past week, I heard that the government sent letters to senior officers, or officers who have several years of experience, offering them voluntary retirement. Meanwhile, it has not taken any steps to hire the 1,000 RCMP officers or the 1,000 CBSA officers it promised us. It is zero, crickets. Even the minister responsible had no idea how many people wou…
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Mr. Speaker, the failures and weaknesses in the system are nothing new. They have been around for a long time and are being exacerbated by the policies instituted and the new legislation brought about by our friends opposite. It is a disgrace to see this kind of legislation being brought forward. It is an insult to the officers working the border posts and the police officers working the border co…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the reminder that we elected a new prime minister seven months ago who has only managed to pass one or two bills in that time period. That is a shameful record for any prime minister in the House of Commons. This is not something that I would say is a badge of honour for any politician worth his salt in this chamber. On co-operation, Bill C-2, the predecessor of…
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Mr. Speaker, this is a question of fairness. Is it fair to the Canadian public that we are now going to pay for these 14 asylum claimants that my friend referred to, for the next four years? They are going to have their education, housing and health care paid for. Is that fair to the Canadian taxpayer?
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour and a profound privilege to rise in the House as the member of Parliament for Windsor West, a community known for its generosity, its diversity and its deep sense of belonging. Representing the people of Windsor West is one of the greatest responsibilities of my lifetime, and I carry their stories, their hopes and their aspirations with me every time I stand her…
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Mr. Speaker, there is a cost to our inaction. Based on the current state of affairs we are facing, our reliance on just one buyer, to whom we have to sell to at a discount no less, we are losing billions of dollars in revenue and thousands of jobs in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland, as well as across this country. We are losing influence on the world stage because other countries use energy…
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Mr. Speaker, I have a quick question for my colleague from Calgary Nose Hill. Should Canadians trust a government that, after 10 years, still cannot manage procurement, cannot control spending, cannot deliver infrastructure, such as the Gordie Howe International Bridge, and cannot provide basic answers in this chamber?
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Mr. Chair, U.S. leaders have been crystal clear about their tariff intentions, and they have made those intentions known for several years. For the government to act like this is news to it is absolutely shocking to me. Can my colleague explain what kind of message it sends to families in Ingersoll or Windsor or Oshawa or St. Catharines when they hear the Prime Minister say, “Who cares?” and that …
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Mr. Chair, would my colleague agree that after 10 years of Liberal policies that blocked pipelines, chased away investment and left us dependent on the U.S. market, Canada is now negotiating from a position of weakness, and workers are paying the price for this weakness?
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Mr. Chair, it is indeed quite troubling that folks across the way are still claiming that they have a deal coming. Meanwhile, they are not even talking. Does my colleague agree that when the Prime Minister says, “Who cares?”, it sends a dangerous message to auto workers in Windsor, Oshawa, Brampton, London and across Canada that their jobs do not matter to him or his party at all?
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Mr. Chair, the member opposite spoke of supply chains and CUSMA. She may have heard of the Gordie Howe International Bridge and how it is a lifeline for cross-border trade. However, the government keeps pushing deadlines and ignoring emails from local leaders and public servants like me. Can my colleague outline how her party's leadership would restore competence and accountability to this critica…
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Mr. Chair, my colleague is right that we have been working hard. We have been meeting all kinds of people to allay their fears. However, I can say that there is a lot of anxiety and a lot of despair. There are a lot of missed opportunities as well. The talks are going on, but there are no contracts being signed, because there is a great deal of uncertainty about the trade deals we can negotiate wi…
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Mr. Chair, cities like Windsor, Ingersoll and Oshawa depend on stable, predictable supply chains. Does my hon. colleague from Oxford agree that the government's delays, uncertainty and endless photo ops have made it harder, not easier, for manufacturers to invest and hire? I would also like to hear some stories from him about what people are telling him in his riding in relation to the auto sector…
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Mr. Chair, that is an interesting question. The bottom line is that we cannot impose government-run mandates on people that say they have to buy something. Ours is not a Soviet-style democracy; it is a Canadian democracy where people have the choice to make up their own mind as to what vehicle they are going to buy. Furthermore, is the infrastructure there, for crying out loud? It is not. I would …
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Mr. Chair, here is what matters to people in Windsor: making sure auto workers can count on their jobs, their paycheques and their future, and that is exactly where the Liberal government keeps coming up short. While the Prime Minister says things like “Who cares?” and insists that trade with the U.S. is not a burning issue, families in my community are living the consequences: uncertainty and anx…
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Mr. Chair, it is always an honour to rise in the House to speak on behalf of the hard-working people of Windsor. Tonight I want to talk about something that matters to every family in Windsor, and to a whole lot of families across this country, and that is the future of the auto industry. In my community, we do not need contracts or long reports to understand what is going on; we feel it. We hear …
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 long years of Liberal mismanagement, Windsor is still waiting for the Gordie Howe bridge to open. A project that should have been a symbol of national strength is now becoming a monument to Liberal incompetence. The timelines keep shifting, the excuses keep changing and there is zero transparency. Here is the part that worries me the most: When Windsor residents, local busine…
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Mr. Speaker, the Feed Ontario hunger report shows that over one million Ontarians went to food banks, for a total of 8.7 million visits, over the last year. That is the highest ever. While Canadians are struggling, the Liberal Prime Minister has handed over billions of dollars to big corporations with zero job guarantees: $400 million to Algoma and 1,000 jobs lost, and $15 billion to Stellantis an…
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Mr. Speaker, the luxury tax on yachts and private jets, which have a huge carbon footprint, is gone, but the tax on work trucks that farmers and tradespeople use is still around. Does the member believe, as I do, that this budget is written for Bay Street billionaires? The farmers and tradespeople who keep this country fed and running are once again left holding the bag.
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Mr. Speaker, last week we found out that the government sent 500 million tax dollars to the European Space Agency. Guess who owns half the U.K. campus that money is going to. You guessed it right, Mr. Speaker: Brookfield. At the same time, Windsor workers are being shut out of plants, contracts are stalling and families are worried about their futures. Why is the Prime Minister sending money overs…
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Madam Speaker, it is always an honour and a pleasure to rise in this House on behalf of the good people of Windsor West. They are not impressed with this budget implementation act. This is not just another budget for the people of Windsor. It took the government six full months to bring it forward after forming a minority government. It took six months, while families watched the price of milk go …
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Madam Speaker, that is a great question, and I could not agree more. The member seems to have his fingers on the pulse of Windsor. It is a crisis, but a deficit becomes a problem when every dollar borrowed becomes extra pressure for ordinary Canadians. There is more inflation, higher interest rates and rising taxes down the road. Those in Windsor are not watching numbers on a spreadsheet; they are…
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Madam Speaker, I voted against the budget, pure and simple, and we tried our best to defeat it. It did not work out. Other members from other parties supported the budget. I cannot speak for them. I can speak for my colleagues. We did our best.
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Madam Speaker, what we are talking about here is cutting waste, cutting duplication and cutting the ballooning federal bureaucracy that has grown 80% since 2015. We need direct investment into things that create value, like homes, bridges and manufacturing, and not into endless consultants and political photo ops where there is a fake home behind the Prime Minister, and he stands before it and it …
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Mr. Speaker, people in Windsor are tired of hearing promises. They just want to know why the Prime Minister stopped fighting for them. He said he would go elbows up at the U.S., but when he failed, he shrugged and said, “Who cares?” Workers in Windsor care. Our auto sector and our suppliers care. Conservatives care. Meanwhile, the U.S. signed an $80-billion nuclear deal with Brookfield, the Prime …
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Madam Speaker, as Canada approaches the November 4 federal budget, families in Windsor are watching closely, and they are worried. Grocery bills are still climbing, housing remains out of reach and fuel prices are squeezing household budgets. Life costs too much, and the government seems to be out of touch. Windsor is a city that was built on hard work by auto workers, manufacturers and small busi…
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Mr. Speaker, I agree with my friend. I know that grandmothers are raising children. I have been to funerals for folks who have died where I worked before as a police officer. There are mothers who carry naloxone in their purse to make sure they have enough to revive their child if they end up overdosing. That is not a Canada I want to live in. Last week, the Secretary of State for Combatting Crime…
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Mr. Speaker, a little over two years ago, I was involved in an operation, an investigation, with members of the RCMP and the CBSA. We seized over 300 kilos of meth at the Ambassador Bridge. That meth was traced back to a gentleman in Toronto who was found to have another 150 kilos of cocaine, large sums of cash and firearms. He pleaded guilty. There was a joint submission made by the Crown and the…
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Mr. Speaker, whenever that happens, it is always deeply troubling, because members of law enforcement, whether with the CBSA or police agencies, no matter where they serve, serve with integrity. They have values they follow. They sacrifice. They miss birthdays and weddings so all of us stay safe. They miss Christmases and Thanksgivings with their family. When they see or hear these sorts of things…
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Mr. Speaker, I could not agree more. There is a lot of fake outrage with no substance to it.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today as the member of Parliament for Windsor West to speak to Bill C-12, an act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada's borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures. Let us begin with how we got here. The original version, Bill C-2, was deeply flawed. It would have given th…
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is very simple. If it is done legally, done properly, done sensibly and done with common sense, we will support it. Anything less we will not support. We are not here to trample on the rights of Canadian people; we are here to stand up for them and fight for them.
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Mr. Speaker, that is pretty rich coming from these folks. These kinds of statements are sowing division, not unity. The challenge we have is whether or not we are going to be united. With respect to these sorts of matters, we have to follow the evidence. If the evidence is there, let it be, but the evidence has to be explored and dealt with properly. If a statement is made by any member of the Hou…
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Mr. Speaker, for generations, families in Windsor have been the beating heart of Canada's auto industry, building not just cars, but hope, stability and opportunity for countless Canadians. However, that hope is being tested today. While auto workers are wondering what the future holds, the Liberal government is refusing to release the Stellantis contracts, the very documents that could show wheth…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada has the fastest-shrinking economy in the G7 and the second-highest unemployment rate. Contrary to what these guys believe, it is only getting worse for people in Windsor. The Prime Minister is breaking his promise that he would protect Canadian jobs. A day after his trip to the U.S., we were told there is no deal coming. Jobs in Canada are at risk, and the Prime Minister is ple…
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Mr. Speaker, the world over shares or exports energy, even developing nations. How is it that we are not doing that? Can the member walk us through how repealing Liberal anti-energy laws would help restore investment and job growth in regions like Windsor, Ontario and Alberta?
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Mr. Speaker, having served in an environment where chain of custody and evidence integrity are critical, I am concerned about jurisdictional overlap. I would like to have the member tell us how the military and civilian police would coordinate investigations without creating gaps where cases could fall through the cracks.
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Mr. Speaker, this legislation is long overdue, and I believe the Minister of National Defence himself admitted this today. One of the most important issues for any military is maintaining discipline and readiness. By shifting more offences to the civilian system, which is already overburdened as it is, how will the government maintain the swift discipline and operational effectiveness necessary to…
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Mr. Speaker, we know Canadians' trust on this subject and in the government has been deeply eroded, especially given what has happened over the last 10 years. As someone who spent nearly three decades in policing, I know accountability is not about changing titles. It is about having and enforcing proper oversight. How does this bill ensure military prosecutors and police are not only independent …
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Mr. Speaker, in January 2023, working as a police officer, I attended the funeral of Constable Greg Pierzchala of the OPP, who was killed by someone who had already been denied bail but was released anyway. The OPP commissioner at the time said this death would not have happened if the suspect had been kept in custody. To the Leader of the Opposition, what is the price that Canadians are paying at…
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Mr. Speaker, we know that Liberal bail has unleashed crime and chaos on our streets. Violent crime is up 55% since the Liberals took office, gun crime has soared 130%, homicides are up 30%, sexual assaults are up 76%, hate crimes are up 258% and more Canadians have now died of overdoses than died in the Second World War. The Prime Minister promised criminal justice reform, but half a year later, t…
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Madam Speaker, I ask for a recorded division, please.
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Mr. Speaker, the number one job of the public safety minister is to keep Canadians safe. The Liberals promised to hire 1,000 border officers, yet their own documents reveal they have not hired any and have no plans to do so either. This will result in more guns and fentanyl being smuggled across borders like Windsor and Sarnia. The public safety minister has failed miserably. How does the Prime Mi…
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