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Mr. Speaker, when we invest in unions in Windsor, we all win. We are empowering unions in Windsor and across the country to train our young people, because in budget 2025, we invested in and are meeting our campaign commitment to double the union training and innovation program: $75 million to help young people train and to build Canada with Canadian lumber, Canadian steel and Canadian unionized w…
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Mr. Speaker, I have travelled across this country and met with union leaders and workers, and they are excited about our plan to build big, build bold, build infrastructure projects and build Canada homes because of the opportunities it creates, opportunities to bring in high school students, opportunities to bring in apprentices and opportunities to invest in the next generation of skilled worker…
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Mr. Speaker, we keep hearing those words from the Conservatives, but the reality of the situation is that every time there is an opportunity to vote for measures that help Canadians, they vote against them. They voted against dental care. They voted against the national school food program, which they called “garbage”. They said no to the increase to the Canada child benefit and no to a tax cut th…
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Mr. Speaker, how about the Conservative Party apologizes to all the kids who benefit from the national school food program? The Conservatives called it “garbage” last week, and they claimed that it does not feed a single child. On the contrary, the program feeds 400,000 kids every year, helping them to learn, to focus and to be ready for a full day of school. This is about giving every child an op…
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Mr. Speaker, Conservative members seem to enjoy talking Canada down. They talk about imaginary taxes. It is almost as if they were cheering for the LA Dodgers instead of Canada's team last night. While the Conservatives vote against measures that support Canadians, we are investing in them. We are building major projects and building homes right across the country with Canadian steel, Canadian lum…
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives voted no to dental care, no to the national school food program, no to the Canada child benefit and no to a tax cut that helped 22 million Canadians. Our government brought in these measures to make life more affordable for Canadians, help families, support workers and build a stronger Canada. However, there is good news. On November 4, the Conservative Party will ha…
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Mr. Speaker, the BC Building Trades are in town, and their message is clear: It is time to build. We agree with them. We are investing in major infrastructure projects across the country. We are building more homes, but none of that happens without the people who are going to do the building. That is why, through budget 2025, we are doubling the union training innovation program, strengthening the…
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Mr. Speaker, there is no doubt that the U.S. has changed their trading relationship with the world, and that is having an impact on the auto sector. The Minister of Industry is out fighting for workers. She has summoned Stellantis and GM here to hold them accountable. We are going to do whatever it takes to protect workers, defend our auto sector and bring production back to Canada, because Canadi…
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Mr. Speaker, I had the honour of presenting Red Seals to three new apprentices of IBEW Local 230, Victoria, B.C. They are proud of what they accomplished. They are optimistic about the future, because we are going to put them to work. We are going to build homes. We are building major infrastructure projects in the national interest, with thousands of jobs and thousands of opportunities for appren…
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Mr. Speaker, every day, the Conservatives come to the House and talk down the Canadian economy. We are supporting our workers. We are going to build, build bold and build now with Canadian lumber, Canadian steel and Canadian unionized workers. We are defending our workers. We will be there for Canada. I hope the Conservatives join us.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the best ways to combat inflation is to create real opportunities for Canadians. That is exactly what we are doing. We are going to be building. We are building homes and building projects in the national interest, with Canadian lumber, Canadian steel and Canadian unionized workers. We are optimistic about Canada's future. Will the Conservatives get on board?
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Mr. Speaker, every member of this House of Commons cares deeply about the cost of living for Canadians, but there is one difference. On this side, we are bringing forward initiatives and opportunities for real Canadians by building this country. We are going to build big, we are going to build bold and we are going to build now with working Canadians. We are going to create hundreds of thousands o…
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Mr. Speaker, finally, there is a good question. I have been meeting with workers from Surrey to St. John's, including Canada's building trades unions that are in town this week, and they all say the same thing: It is time to build. That is exactly what we are doing. From major nation-building projects to building Canadian homes, we are building big with Canadian steel, Canadian lumber, Canadian un…
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Mr. Speaker, one of the best ways to deal with food inflation is to give Canadians real opportunities. That is what we are doing by building a strong economy, a building economy. We are building big, building bold and building right now. We are building with major projects. I was pleased to stand with the Prime Minister last week in Edmonton, where we announced the first tranche of projects throug…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians elected a new government to build a strong Canada and to protect programs that serve families. Families are strong when kids are healthy. Our national school meal program is delivering meals to hundreds of thousands of kids this year. It saves parents up to $800 per year. We are committed to making this permanent. We made this commitment in the campaign, and I call on the me…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to join the hon. member from the Sault in welcoming some of the most important unions and skilled trades to Ottawa today. These unions represent over one million good-paying jobs. Our one Canadian economy plan will fast-track major projects so we can build across this country, brick by brick, with good Canadian steel and aluminum. It is time to build big, build bold and build n…
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Mr. Speaker, we increased the CCB. We delivered $10-a-day day care. We put in place a national school food program. The federal minimum wage was increased. We have dental care and pharmacare. All those programs have reduced child poverty by 38% since 2015. Seniors' poverty is down by 30% since 2015. They are all things the Conservatives voted against.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to talk about this list again because I think it is so important. We increased the CCB, delivered $10 day care and put in place a national school food program. The federal minimum wage has been increased. We have dental care and pharmacare. All those programs have reduced poverty in all age groups. They are the things that Conservatives have voted against.
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Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
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