Oral Questions
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals across the aisle are having a party or some kind of celebration, it seems, but in the process, they are cutting the standard of living in Canada. They are slashing the quality of life for people in our country. It is their tax hikes, like their increases in the capital gains tax, housing taxes and the carbon tax, that are making life difficult for Canadians across the cou…
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Mr. Speaker, I am aware that members of the NDP and the Liberals see Stephen Harper in their dreams and nightmares, but I am focused on what is happening today. We are pressuring the Liberal government to be accountable to the public for the corrupt $400-million green slush fund. Despite all the efforts to draw us away from that topic, distract us and have us debate things that happened probably b…
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Madam Speaker, the Liberal member is comparing his former colleague, who was called before committee to answer questions about the green slush fund and has refused to do so, to me commenting on the green slush fund. The Liberals are doing everything possible to drag me into another conversation, but sorry, I am not a sucker. I am not going to stand here and be dragged into any topic under the sun.…
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Madam Speaker, the reality is that the public, the Canadian people, is aware that they are being overtaxed. There are expenses they would like to pay but cannot afford because the Liberal government is taking too much money out of their pockets and away from their families. It is a natural question to ask, “What are all the things I could do if I just had more of the money I work for?” That is the…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the police officers who serve our communities, uphold the law and protect our families. For all this, they deserve our gratitude. Policing is an honourable profession. Every day, officers put their own safety at risk to keep our country safe. My community of Durham is home to police who work in the Durham region, Toronto, York region, Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes po…
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Madam Speaker, as I stand in the House today to discuss the corrupt Liberal $400-million green slush fund, the former Liberal minister Mr. Navdeep Bains is literally across the street before the public accounts committee. He is continuing what has been a long-standing pattern of ducking, dodging and diving to avoid any accountability and avoid answering any questions about the Sustainable Developm…
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Madam Speaker, I have not been here for very long; I think it is fair to say I am a rookie, but I have been here long enough to know how the Liberals play the game. I knew these questions were coming. It is a no-brainer. This is from an October 12 National Post interview with Commissioner Mike Duheme of the RCMP: When asked what the RCMP was investigating specifically, Duheme said police were expl…
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Madam Speaker, my plan is to hold the Liberal government accountable. That is exactly why I am standing here in the House of Commons right now. My constituents know, like Canadians all across our country, that the government is mismanaging its money and misleading our country. Every Canadian, from all walks of life, can see that the quality of life in Canada is in decline, and we are holding the g…
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Mr. Speaker, I am having a hard time listening to the Liberal housing minister defend policies from his government that have failed an entire generation of Canadians, who are the Canadians from our generation who dream of owning a home one day. The minister continues to talk about the housing accelerator fund, but the Liberals' own housing adviser describes this fund as nothing more than a heist o…
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Mr. Speaker, it is no surprise that the Liberal housing minister continues to turn his back on a generation of Canadians because he is clearly not focused on his job. He wants to talk about what is happening in other countries. Let us talk about what is happening in our country. The last time Conservatives were in power, houses cost half of what they cost right now. Today, under the Liberal govern…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of NDP-Liberals, crime is up because the Prime Minister's policies are failing. The Toronto Police Association says that violent crime is up 78% since the Liberals came into power. Shootings are up 45% since last year. Gun-related homicides are up 62% since last year. When will the Prime Minister start listening to police associations across Canada and admit he is add…
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Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Saskatoon—Grasswood. I would like to start off by highlighting why the matter of safety and trust in the world of sports is so important and why the concerns raised by the athletes who came to committee, who highlighted their experiences, is something we need to take seriously. For a lot of young people across our country, especially y…
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Madam Speaker, there were three recommendations brought forward concerning the commissioner. One was about the registry, and I am glad to see the government has taken action on that. There are two additional recommendations, though. One is regarding the time and impartiality of investigations and complaints, and the second one is about whether the OSIC is working in collaboration with other jurisd…
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate that the report has many recommendations in it, and some of them deserve some consideration. However, I am here to focus very clearly on what the Liberal government could be doing right now, right this moment. That is why my comments today focused on the OSIC. The recommendations concerning the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner are things the Liberal government…
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Madam Speaker, what I would like to see is the Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner strengthened. That is my focus today. I am not here to talk about any other parallel debates that may be happening in the House. I am narrowly focused on wanting to see real changes. Those changes would involve making sure there is impartiality and timeliness in the commissioner's investigations, that the com…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal Minister of Justice continues to reveal just how out of touch the government is. We have real-time evidence of it. Less than three hours ago, there was a shooting in Toronto near Sheppard and Yonge, not far from the Minister of Justice's riding. As a result of that situation, a person is now lying in the hospital in life-threatening condition. When will the government actu…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are sick and tired of the Prime Minister's misleading statements about gun violence. Yesterday, the Prime Minister had the audacity to pat himself on the back over his appalling handgun crime record. I am a Canadian who lost a friend three years ago to gun violence, and I take the Prime Minister's deception personally. Handgun crime is up 116% since the Liberals came into po…
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to ask for unanimous consent that the House call upon the Prime Minister to release the names of the members of Parliament who have knowingly or wittingly collaborated with foreign interference.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to raise concerns about radical criminal justice policies being introduced and considered by the Liberal government. Right now, before the Minister of Justice is a report commissioned as part of the so-called Black justice strategy, and that report contains several radical policy proposals, including the decriminalization of a 30-day supply of hard drugs like…
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Mr. Speaker, today, the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed once again that the carbon tax is costing Canadian families more than they are getting back in rebates. Once the NDP-Liberals quadruple the carbon tax, as they intend to do, the average family in Ontario will pay an additional tax, up to $1,400. To Liberal elites that might not sound like a lot of money. The Prime Minister could probab…
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Mr. Speaker, you like to talk about civility and decorum. In the interests of civility and decorum, I would like to invite the minister to look at table 3 on page 18 of the PBO report, which details the overall cost of the carbon tax. Maybe when the environment minister reviews the report and table 3 on page 18, he will agree with me and most other Canadians that we need a carbon tax election now.…
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Mr. Speaker, let us return to some logic here for a moment. We have, in the last nine years, lost 42,000 Canadians, including children, to drug overdoses. Some policy report comes across the Minister of Justice's desk saying to decriminalize hard drugs, a 30-day supply of hard drugs. Now, the logical response to that would be, “no”, rejection, and “we are not going to be doing that”. This is what …
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the NDP-Liberals are making Canada unsafe. Violent crime is up 50%, and, under the Prime Minister, hate crimes are up 251%. To make matters worse, the NDP-Liberals are allowing a terrorist organization to operate freely within our borders, refusing to list Samidoun as a terrorist organization under the Anti-terrorism Act. Israel and Germany have already listed Samido…
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Madam Speaker, I am presenting a petition on behalf of the constituents of Durham who are concerned about limited, unreliable and non-existent cellular service. The petition raises concerns over public safety, consumer protection and business competitiveness. We look forward to the government's response.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years under the NDP-Liberals, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. Last week, we learned that the Parole Board of Canada granted day parole to a serial rapist who was convicted in 2020 for assaulting five women. The Parole Board is appointed by the Liberal government. The chair of the board answers to the Liberal public safety minister. When will the NDP-…
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Madam Speaker, this is exactly what I am talking about. We have Canadians of all backgrounds concerned about the high immigration levels, the fact that population growth has outpaced jobs, housing and social services. Once again, the Liberals go back to their old and tired playbook, of trying to point fingers, smear and accuse us of not caring about people. I hear from my constituents all the time…
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Madam Speaker, I rise in the House today to oppose Bill C-71. I do so wanting to recognize the context that our country finds itself in right now. Immigration levels are too high. We are now approaching an average of 1.5 million people coming into the country per year. The reason we know that is too high is because population growth is now outpacing the job market. It is outpacing the housing mark…
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Madam Speaker, I am very happy to recognize that the NDP-Liberals are advancing a watered-down and weak substantial connection test in Bill C-71. That is how they are rationalizing the continued population growth in our country, despite the fact that Canadians of all backgrounds believe that immigration levels are too high, that the influx of people coming into Canada is too high and that it is pu…
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Madam Speaker, members can make all the arguments they want in favour of Bill C-71, but why are none of our questions being answered? How many people? Where are the criminal background checks? Why can we not do an economic impact assessment? They should put it forward as part of their legislation, and at least have the respect, have the decency, to tell the Canadian people what impact these polici…
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Madam Speaker, I stand in the House today in full support of Bill S-224 in its original form. I want to commend my colleague, the member for Oshawa, for his hard work and tireless advocacy on behalf of human trafficking victims. I consider him to be a friend and a mentor, in addition to being my neighbour. I have seen the hard work he has put into fighting for victims of crime and trying to get al…
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Mr. Speaker, last week we learned that Canadian rents are at an all-time high, averaging $2,200 a month, and it is only going to get worse. The Canadian Federation of Apartment Associations says the new Liberal capital gains tax will discourage construction of new rental homes. The NDP-Liberal government is crushing the prospect of bringing new rental units into our communities. What part of that …
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Mr. Speaker, the president of the real estate company RE/MAX agrees that the Liberals' spin on their new tax hikes is bogus. I would like to quote him, if I might. He said, “The federal government has been vocal about this...only targeting the wealthiest of the wealthy...it's just not true.” He went on, “I think that it's going to penalize more average Canadians than were intended.” My question is…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to table my very first petition as member of Parliament for Durham on behalf of my constituents and Canadians across the country who are concerned about rising rates of auto theft. This petition is signed by Canadians who are concerned about Liberal bail policies, Bill C-75 and Bill C-5, and their enabling of repeat offenders to continue committing crimes in our community…
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Madam Chair, I will inform him that the Highway 401 car crash made national news because four people were killed, including an infant. Does the minister know that the robbery suspect who caused that car crash was out on bail after being arrested for similar crimes in the past?
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Madam Chair, the condescending tone from the minister, just because I have not been here for very long, does not mean that I do not know what I am talking about. In fact, with these cases in mind, I would like to know if the justice minister is willing to humbly acknowledge that Liberal bail policies are enabling repeat offenders to commit more crimes.
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Madam Chair, Mr. Redmond was very sadly and tragically beaten to death in Toronto, not far from the minister's home constituency, three months ago. Does the minister know that Mr. Redmond's attackers were previously arrested for similar crimes and then released on bail?
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Madam Chair, does the justice minister recognize the name of a 27-year-old Toronto man, Edwin John Redmond?
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Madam Chair, the community safety alert was issued by the Durham police because this high-risk sex offender poses a serious danger to children. Is the minister aware that the offender was arrested for previous crimes in the past and then released on bail?
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Madam Chair, is the justice minister aware of the community safety alert issued by the Durham Regional Police on May 10 concerning a high-risk sex offender?
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Madam Chair, I would like to have a straight-up conversation about some facts. Is the minister aware of the tragic car crash that occurred on Highway 401 in Durham region on April 29?
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Madam Chair, the justice minister clearly needs to humble himself, admit the Liberal government's mistakes, stop allowing repeat offenders back on the street, and actually keep our neighbourhoods and our communities safe.
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Madam Chair, on numerous occasions the justice minister has made reference to me as the newest MP here. His government has been in power for nine years, and in those nine years, people's lives have gotten harder, criminals have been allowed to get in and out of courthouses like a turnstile and the minister is continuously putting communities at risk. You have had nine years, and look at what has h…
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Mr. Speaker, I share the member's concerns about big corporations buying up a bunch of residential properties, being able to control the cost of rents and whether middle-class families can afford a house in this country. The thing I would draw her attention to is that the NDP's partner in the government, the Liberal Party, just approved a merger of Blackstone to purchase Tricon, which would allow …
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Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, I think our colleague has conflated a couple of things. The carbon tax is not an environmental plan. The carbon tax is a tax plan. We have advocated for, and I am very proud to say this because the riding I represent, Durham, is home to a fantastic nuclear energy facility, is technology and not taxes to respond to environmental concerns across this country. The idea tha…
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Mr. Speaker, this is what I mean when I say Liberal elites and everybody else. These guys want me to stand here and listen to them quote their buddies from the universities instead of listening to what people on the ground across this country, everyday hard-working families, are experiencing under their rulership. This is exactly what I am talking about. They disregard the evidence from everyday p…
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Mr. Speaker, I understand the Liberal government is very sensitive when people draw attention to its numerous failings. The Prime Minister's housing minister, across the street, said that his national housing strategy has exceeded its objectives. Maybe the Liberal member opposite is confused as to how he could have said such a thing, but he did. It was on video. He said it to put a positive spin o…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today in opposition to the Liberal budget. I am confounded by the fact that it has been called “building a strong economy that works for everyone” when the economy is neither strong nor working for everyone. That should be quite obvious to anyone paying attention. In the spirit of my former colleague at the National Post, Rex Murphy, I would like to take some time …
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals are more offended by their policies being called “wacko” than they are by finding needles on kids' soccer fields or skyrocketing overdose rates. Conservatives have put forward a motion calling on the government to ban hard drugs and to offer recovery programs across Canada. Will the government vote in support of a common-sense motion, or will they continue pearl-clutchi…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to confirm it was captured by Hansard, and it is very clear what the government House leader said. It was decidedly unparliamentary, especially for a government that made a lot of noise about the term “wacko” earlier this week.
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Mr. Speaker, earlier this week, a lot of noise was made about the Leader of the Opposition saying “wacko”, yet earlier, during question period, the government House leader used decidedly unparliamentary language toward me in an attempt to defend his colleague from Whitby. I would like to ask, through the Speaker, that the government House leader apologize and withdraw his comment.
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