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Mr. Speaker, the government has spent more than any other in Canadian history, and it is promising to spend even more. How can the hon. member opposite justify a budget that pours gasoline on the inflationary fires that families are dealing with, with more Canadians lining up at food banks?
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Mr. Speaker, I have a question regarding the planned savings the government is projecting. It says it will save $48 billion over the next five years. Most analysts are suggesting this is wishful thinking. Over the past 10 years, the government has tried finding efficiencies and failed miserably. It has caused an affordability crisis never seen before. Should Canadian voters believe the government'…
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Mr. Speaker, I have a friend who owns a shop in Rexdale, Ontario. His shop was shot up twice in the span of the last 15 days. Again it was an extortion-related issue. We have had 10 years during which extortion-related issues have gone up 330% in Canada and over 360% in all of Ontario. Based on these trajectories, we have not had any sensible solutions proposed by the Liberals over the last 10 yea…
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Mr. Speaker, extortion is out of control. It is up 330% across Canada and nearly 360% in Ontario since 2015. Two weeks ago a home in Windsor got sprayed with bullets in an extortion attack. As a former police officer, I know that criminals are taking advantage of our weak bail laws and the lack of tools for law enforcement. Canadians deserve safety, not excuses. When will the Liberals get serious …
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Mr. Speaker, there is a member opposite who has called in the past for the police to be defunded. His assertion was that disarming the police would be the best way to solve crime. As a former police officer, I find that extremely offensive, as do Canadians. The question for my colleague is this: What is his opinion on this matter of defunding the police?
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Mr. Speaker, according to the Globe and Mail's Bill Curry, the government tucked 75 legislative changes into an annex that mysteriously vanished from the printed budget MPs were given. Is this what digital transformation means now, that the Liberals transform transparency into an upload? Can the member opposite ask the finance minister to table the full online annex today, or are MPs supposed to l…
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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, 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, 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, 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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Mr. Speaker, during the recent election, at one out of every three doors I knocked on, the question I was asked was how our party was going to facilitate diversification of the economy. Our economy is totally dependent on auto sector jobs. The hon. opposition House leader was in my riding a couple of weeks ago, and he had the opportunity to visit a company called Southwestern Manufacturing. This w…
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Mr. Speaker, a friend of mine who works in the energy sector just came back from West Africa, and he discovered that the U.S. government takes our oil and sells it to these nations at three times the price it pays us. The question he had was this: When is the Canadian government going to do something about this and keep that money in our country as opposed to giving all that money to the U.S.?
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Mr. Speaker, people in Windsor and across this nation are tired of feeling unsafe and under siege in their own communities. For 10 years, the Liberals have pushed catch and release. Violent repeat offenders are arrested and then are back on the streets, sometimes within hours. My former colleagues in policing are tired of arresting the same criminals over and over again. The Conservatives have a c…
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Madam Speaker, that is one of the reasons I got involved and came to this chamber. I am sick and tired of us being constant victims. We need to stand up to these criminal elements. We need to be able to stand up to organized crime, and we need to stand up to defend ourselves. I would love and appreciate if the Liberal government did something about this, rather than telling our folks, “Sorry, we a…
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Madam Speaker, without proper judicial authorization, we become a lawless country. We have to have some safeguards in place so that we can do all these things. Yes, I absolutely believe that we should be able to catch the criminals who are using the Canada Post system to send these drugs willy-nilly. That should not be an option for anybody. How about starting with a better intel system where we c…
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour and privilege to rise in the House at the start of the parliamentary session on behalf of the great people of Windsor West. More importantly, I am here to speak on their behalf in this chamber. Before I get to the matter at hand, I would like to speak about the workers of Titan Tool & Die in Windsor, the men and women of Unifor Local 195, who have dedicated, on avera…
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Madam Speaker, there are many things we need to do to fix our judicial and postal systems, but targeting people and their mail through these measures is not the answer. There has to be better options, better scanners, better things that we can use to intercept, rather than using a blanket opportunity to go after every piece of mail out there to say we are going to treat all our citizens as suspect…
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Mr. Speaker, it is great to be back. I am thankful for the opportunity to ask a question to my hon. colleague from Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies. I recall the troubling case of Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, who was granted citizenship despite alleged ties to ISIS. There was no vetting whatsoever. What confidence does the member have, in this bill or the system itself, that such a major blunder wo…
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Mr. Speaker, in Windsor West, we are proud of Trisha Haldar, a grade 8 student from Bellewood Public School who just won Canada's top science prize for inventing a tool to help families understand dangerous drug interactions. Her project was inspired by her love for her grandmother, and it is a reminder of how bright and capable young Canadians are. Meanwhile, the government's Bill C-5 would bury …
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Mr. Speaker, as a retired police officer who served on the front lines for nearly three decades, I have seen first-hand the damage violent criminals can do, especially when the justice system fails to hold them accountable. Today, extortion is up nearly 400%, and that is not a coincidence. The Liberals repealed mandatory minimums and gutted the bail reform act. They even voted down a Conservative …
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Mr. Speaker, today's opposition motion is about affordability and accountability. Windsor auto workers and suppliers are worried, as these mandates are going to impact their jobs. What specific and time-bound commitments is the government going to make to safeguard legacy auto jobs in Windsor and ensure that no worker is left behind?
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Mr. Speaker, I have a comment rather than a question. People can call a rose anything they like, and it will still smell amazing. No matter how one spins it, a pile of manure is not going to turn into a charming hill in the countryside. Dressing up any old policy in new fancy packaging does not change what it is or what it demands of the Canadian people, which is more sacrifices.
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Mr. Speaker, the government keeps selling this EV mandate as a climate utopia, but for workers and suppliers in Windsor facing job losses and rising costs, it looks more like a policy-made dystopia. How can the government keep calling this a just transition when the reality on the ground tells a very different story?
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Mr. Speaker, in Windsor we build cars. It is what feeds our families and pays our mortgages, but now 50,000 Canadian auto jobs are at risk because the Prime Minister could not get a deal with the United States. He promised to be elbows up, but instead it is elbows down. In Windsor, auto workers and suppliers are very concerned and they deserve answers. If Buzz were here today, he would be asking h…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today as the Conservative member of Parliament for Windsor West. I am deeply humbled by the trust the good people of Windsor have placed in me to represent their voices in Ottawa. It is in that spirit that I pay tribute to a man who left an indelible mark on our community and our country's auto industry. That man was Buzz Hargrove, who passed away on June 15. Buzz started in th…
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Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. No one is denying the need for swift action during a pandemic, but swift does not mean sloppy. An emergency does not mean being unaccountable. Canadians expect their government to protect public health and use taxpayer money responsibly. We have now learned that $64 million went out the door with almost no oversight, and only $8 million can be properly accounted for. …
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Mr. Speaker, before I start with the matter at hand, I would like to take a moment to wish one of my constituents a belated happy birthday. Mrs. Winnie Lynn celebrated her 100th birthday on June 10. She is an inspiration to me and to all who know her, including her four sons and many grandchildren, nieces and nephews. As the daughter of an itinerant minister, she travelled across the globe with he…
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Mr. Speaker, with respect to the matter at hand, today Canadians are watching to see whether their Parliament can still do the basics: recover their money when it is wasted and protect them from being defrauded by their own government. I rise today to speak in support of the motion, not just as the member for Windsor West but also as someone who has seen first-hand how Liberal mismanagement harmed…
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Mr. Speaker, the City of Windsor is still owed $1 million from the convoy issues that went on there. The Liberal government has not paid it. Some of the money that would be recovered from this enterprise would go to the City of Windsor to refill its coffers, because this is money it has already spent.
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Mr. Speaker, this is about accountability and responsibility, and that totally rests with the Liberal government at this point. In order to regain trust, we have to show that we are responsible parliamentarians and pass this motion. All the public is seeing is more of the same, which is eroding trust in public institutions, in us as parliamentarians and in anybody who works for the government. Nob…
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Mr. Speaker, after years of Liberal inflationary spending, Windsor families are struggling to keep up. Rent is unaffordable. Grocery prices are going through the roof. Many parents are skipping meals so their kids can eat. The Prime Minister says he wants to be judged by what Canadians pay at the grocery store. I can assure members that the Prime Minister will be judged harshly, as Canadians will …
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Mr. Speaker, it is hard to find logic, but let us talk about trade and tariffs, as the member pointed out. We understand our geography better than most. Windsor sits right across from Detroit. Our economies do not just neighbour each other; they depend on each other. We cannot wish that away, nor should we want to. We share roads, railways, rivers and generations of family. We are related by blood…
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Mr. Speaker, I support any genuine effort to leave more money in the pockets of hard-working Canadians, but the devil is always in the details. A tax cut helps, but when people are skipping meals or having to shoplift to feed their kids, they need more than incremental changes. They need leadership that fixes the root causes: inflation, broken supply chains, unaffordable housing and unsafe streets…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Newmarket—Aurora. It is with deep humility and great pride that I rise in this chamber for the first time as the newly elected member of Parliament for Windsor West, a place I have lived in, served and raised my family in and now have the honour to represent right here in Ottawa. Windsor West is a riding with powerful identity shaped by …
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Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of anxiety in my riding, in the entire city, in fact. I ran for office not because I had a lifelong ambition to sit in this chamber, although I am truly honoured to be here, but because I believe that Canada can do better and that Windsor deserves better. We deserve policies that do not pit the environment against the economy. We deserve border infrastructure that actua…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised elbows up, promised dollar-for-dollar tariffs on the U.S. and claimed he would collect $20 billion. The Prime Minister broke that promise, giving Canadian steel and auto workers an elbow in the ribs when he dropped tariffs on the U.S. to, effectively, zero. Now President Trump is threatening to double tariffs on Canadian steel to 50%, attacking Canadian wor…
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