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That could be the case as well. Madam Speaker, I am not sure the new government is really fooling anyone, even its own members. It has the same ministers talking about the same thing. Instead of coming to Canadians with a plan to actually deal with the mess that they themselves created, they have brought half measures, or crumbs. That seems to be the Liberal way, which is that the Liberals are goi…
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Madam Speaker, the numbers are out, and they are bad. We are going to hear that because, frankly, that is the truth. Especially around larger urban centres, there is high unemployment, especially high unemployment amongst youth; I believe the latest numbers show that is over 20%. That is troubling because when people cannot get their first job, they cannot get experience and they cannot build conf…
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Madam Speaker, I am happy to provide clarification to the member opposite. My comment on that was not about new homebuyers; it was about buyers in general. Many homebuyers start in a condo, and of course, they may benefit in the first instance but not as they move throughout different life phases. For example, someone moving from a small condo, which they had when they were first married and did n…
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Madam Speaker, not only are the employment numbers bad; food inflation numbers are bad. Again, do not take my word for it. Look at the "Food Professor", who put the numbers out this week. We saw things like the price of oranges up 26% and beef up 33% or 34% depending on the cut. The costs are spiralling out of control, and the Liberals' approach is this: “Let us give a few breadcrumbs back, and we…
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Madam Speaker, Liberal experiments in leniency have led to lawlessness on our streets. Ontario court data shows that major assaults have increased 70% since 2015, from 13,000 cases to over 23,000 cases. That is not just a failure of so-called social justice policy; it is a failure of moral responsibility by the government. Will the Prime Minister put victims ahead of violent offenders and cancel h…
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Madam Speaker, it has been ten years and no bail reform. Why? The Liberals think everything is okay. In Durham, they do not. In 2015, there were 68 cases of sexual assault. Last year, there were 128 cases. At the same time, offenders violating bail and other conditions were up 137%. That is not mere coincidence; that is cause and effect. Will the minister please break this cycle of violence and re…
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Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in the House to comment on the legislation that we are being asked to vote on and to consider the best interests of our constituents and Canadians. I know this is a bill supposedly dealing with affordability, but if we peel back the onion, it is fairly meagre. There have been a lot of comments asking, “If this was in the Conservatives platform, why wo…
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Madam Speaker, from one new member to another, I would like to welcome my colleague to the chamber. I am sure that, like any good first candidate, he knocked on many doors in his riding. I want to ask him what he was hearing from young people about housing in his riding and how they are trying to make that work.
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Mr. Chair, does the minister know the value of lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses, caused by the lack of access to cancer treatment because of internal trade barriers?
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Mr. Chair, when will cancer patients have access to all types of treatment and drugs in all parts of Canada?
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Mr. Chair, I agree with labour mobility. That was not the question. The question was regarding patients' access to care and drugs and treatment. Is that an internal trade barrier?
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Mr. Chair, let me ask the minister directly then. Does the minister believe that the lack of cancer care access and the lack of access to treatment and to drugs are internal trade barriers?
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Mr. Chair, I am glad to hear that. I assume then that the minister believes that the lack of cancer care and access to drugs and treatment is an internal trade barrier.
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Mr. Chair, the trust we have in our provincial premiers is not at issue. The question is, does the minister believe that non-legally binding commitments are enough to create one Canadian economy?
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Mr. Chair, the minister spoke about a number of the memorandums of understanding between provinces. For example, the Ontario and New Brunswick MOU says that it is not legally binding. Does the minister believe that non-binding commitments are enough to create one Canadian economy?
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Mr. Chair, did the minister and the premiers draw up a list of internal trade barriers?
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Mr. Chair, at your meeting with the first ministers, did you discuss internal trade barriers?
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Mr. Chair, when would the minister do this?
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Mr. Chair, in the Confederation discussions, George Brown famously said that going from province to province is like “going to a foreign country.” He said that the Confederation proposal is to “throw down all barriers between the provinces—to make a citizen of one, citizen of the whole”. Does the minister agree with our founding fathers that we should throw down all provincial trade barriers?
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Mr. Chair, would the minister provide the House a copy of that list?
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Mr. Chair, if a province does not want to remove a barrier voluntarily, will the Liberal government coerce the province to remove it?
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Mr. Chair, I did not ask what the exemptions were. I asked if you would provide a list that you drew up at the first ministers' meeting.
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Mr. Chair, the Canadian Cancer Society said this week, “Cancer is already hard, accessing treatment shouldn't be.” Does the minister agree?
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Mr. Speaker, for first-time homebuyers, the dream of home ownership has become a nightmare of debt and default. New Liberal housing data shows that nearly one in five new homeowners has missed a mortgage payment, one in four is using debt to pay for debt and over 60% are concerned they will not be able to make any payments at all. With no budget and no plan in sight, but over half a trillion in ne…
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Mr. Speaker, their own data paints a very different picture, of a Canada where first-time homebuyers cannot hope to buy a home unless their parents owned one before them. In fact, over 40% of new homebuyers relied on a gift or inheritance to make their first purchase, and the average amount of that gift was $74,000. That is not a small boost. That is the only way into the market for people now. Is…
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we will always support tax cuts, even if they do not go far enough and do not give enough relief. I invite the member to come to my riding, walk down the streets with me and see how tough it is. I applaud the Liberals for the tax cut. Let us see more of it.
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House for my maiden speech, and I wish to begin by saying I rise with equal parts pride, equal parts trepidation and a little bit of childlike wonder. I hope all three of those continue in my career here in Parliament. I want to begin by thanking several people who have been instrumental in getting me to this place. First, I want to start with my beautif…
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Mr. Speaker, I am glad the member brought up co-operation. We are in a minority Parliament, and I hope the government will co-operate with us on issues that matter to Canadians. Crime is one of them. I hope that on that issue, we can collaborate on bail reform, because we know that the people stealing cars, trafficking drugs and trafficking firearms are going through a revolving door of bail. The …
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Mr. Speaker, I apologize that I must answer in English, but I commit to the House to learning as much French as I can as quickly as I can. On this issue, I am concerned about the government's lack of priorities. It is focused on attacking law-abiding firearms owners instead of going after criminals and the criminal trafficking of guns across the border. I hope the government focuses on that priori…
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Mr. Speaker, I am hearing the same thing. I think it is important to recognize that my riding is both urban and rural. Sometimes people think that homelessness and a lack of housing are not rural issues, but they are. There are homeless people in rural ridings, and they have even fewer places to go. I hope the government is being truthful and will do something about it. I hope it will give people …
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Mr. Speaker, new data out this week shows that home sales in the GTA are down 89% below their 10-year average. That is not a slowdown; that is a market stall. What is the Prime Minister's response? It is a GST proposal that industry has dismissed, saying it will not improve affordability. What is the Prime Minister's plan today, not in September, for buyers who cannot buy, sellers who cannot sell …
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