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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague gave an excellent speech in which he noted that higher input costs mean higher grocery bills. I am wondering if the member would speak to how these hidden taxes are contributing to the fact that we have the highest food inflation in the G7.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to the motion introduced by the member for Cumberland—Colchester, Motion No. 16. While this motion appears to be related to the current and future use of federal office space, it calls upon the House to recognize, among other things, “that the government is making historic investments in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to meet our NATO funding targe…
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to table a petition on behalf of constituents in my riding. The petitioners believe that freedom of expression and freedom of religion are fundamental rights that must be preserved. They believe that the Liberal bill, Bill C-9, is an infringement on those rights. As such, petitioners call on the House to withdraw Bill C-9 and prevent government intrusion int…
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Mr. Speaker, while the Prime Minister delivered his speech pointing out the gaps between rhetoric and reality on the world stage, the reality here at home is that Canadians cannot eat speeches. Our food inflation is the highest in the G7, and the bill is in: Food costs are now up 6.2%, with groceries up 5% and restaurant meals up 8.5% year over year. The Prime Minister's $78-billion deficit has tu…
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Mr. Speaker, when the Liberal government was asked about its billion-dollar subsidy deal with Stellantis, the minister said to read the contracts and we would see job guarantees. After her officials lied and were forced to release the documents, we see exactly what the Liberals got in return for Canadians' money. The contract stated that there would be no penalties against the recipient should the…
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Mr. Speaker, after being ordered to hand over their multi-billion dollar subsidy deal with Stellantis unredacted, the Liberals refused, with senior officials blaming the company, stating that Stellantis had outlined every redaction they had felt to be necessary and that they were, “comfortable with the redactions they proposed.” The problem is that Stellantis has now gone public, saying it never a…
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Mr. Speaker, giving hundreds of millions of dollars in excessive bonuses to failed Liberal insiders drives up inflation, and Canadians are paying the price. In the 2.2 million food bank visits, 700,000 visitors are children. Rent has doubled. The food bank in Saskatoon is moving locations to keep up with the rising demand, as it is “bursting at the seams”. Canadians cannot afford homes. They canno…
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Mr. Speaker, every dollar the Liberal government spends comes out of the pockets of Canadians, in the form of higher taxes and inflation. A costly budget will lead to a costly life. While Canadians are lining up at food banks, the Liberal government is using its money to hand out bonuses. The Business Development Bank got $60 million, EDC got $45 million, and CMHC got $30 million. Instead of tryin…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals desperately want to avoid accountability for creating the issues their disaster bail system, through catch-and-release legislation like Bill C-75 and Bill C-5, has created. While they are now telling Canadians that reforms are needed and we need to get this done quickly, it took them six years to clarify that the principle of restraint does not require a release. If Bill …
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Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to discuss the government's proposed changes to bail and sentencing in Bill C-14. In order to better understand the bill, we need to reflect on how we made it to this point, because while the Liberals are now acknowledging that bail reform is needed, they are hoping Canadians will forget that they have been in power for a decade and introduced the legislation…
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Mr. Speaker, as I mentioned earlier in my response to the member opposite, we are committed to looking for solutions that will ensure violent criminals remain in jail and that they are not prematurely released back into the community to cause more crime. This bill falls short on a number of issues. The principle of restraint, which I have spoken about, remains in place. This keeps the culture of r…
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Mr. Speaker, this tends to be the modus operandi of the current government. It introduces legislation that is deeply flawed and does not address the problems for which it is supposed to be a solution. These policy choices of the Liberal government created the chaos we have on our streets, weakened deterrence and supercharged catch and release. If the Liberals were truly serious about addressing th…
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of the Liberal government, Liberal elites and insiders have never had it so good. The Prime Minister promised to cut high-priced consultants, but he has already broken that promise. In three years, spending on consultants soared more than 30%. The Prime Minister said he would do things differently. According to him, differently means spending more than a record $26 bill…
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate my hon. colleague's interventions in this place, and I would simply say this: The Liberal government continues to introduce legislation that, at first blush, appears to just be flawed, but upon further scrutiny, the legislation seeks to violate Canadians' individual freedoms and privacy, and the member my hon. colleague speaks of stands up every chance he gets to defend…
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Madam Speaker, I know my colleague digs into numbers and often looks at reports, and I appreciate the nature of his speech addressing human trafficking. As he stated, this came before committee, and I am wondering if he would like to comment further on what happened in committee and why we are not digging into that very important issue.
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise this morning 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. The measures in this bill were first introduced in Bill C-2, an act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Cana…
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Madam Speaker, I do not think it matters where a safe consumption site is located. I think the very fact that we have those has allowed fentanyl use to increase, regardless of where those consumption sites are located. According to Health Canada's latest figures, there was a total of 49,105 apparent opioid toxicity deaths reported between 2014 and 2016. We know that we have a fentanyl crisis in th…
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Madam Speaker, as I noted at the end of my speech, while the Liberals would like to have us believe that they are a new government, they have been in power for 10 years. They continue to blame others for their failures and for their delays, and they have had the ability to do something on bail reform for the last 10 years. What they tend to do is to create some sort of imperative to hurry up now t…
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Mr. Speaker, in a scathing report from the Auditor General, it was revealed yesterday that complaints against the CRA's contact centres have risen 145% in the last three years. Their phone system is nearly four times over-budget, costing taxpayers more than $190 million, but few get through and the ones who do receive the wrong information 83% of the time. To add insult to injury, the Liberal gove…
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Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by the prices at the grocery store. Every dollar the Liberal government spends comes out of the pockets of Canadians. Shocking testimony at committee from the Parliamentary Budget Officer yesterday described federal finances under the Liberal Prime Minister as “unsustainable”, “very alarming” and “stupefying, shocking”, and said…
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Madam Speaker, the Auditor General appeared at committee just days ago to speak to the reports that were tabled this past June regarding the government's recent failures. The Auditor General found that, in its efforts to reduce the size of federal lands and transform them into affordable housing, the government is not only measuring success by agreements signed with the promise of completion but a…
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Madam Speaker, at the beginning of the current Parliament, I stood in this place to call upon the government to give an answer to Canadians as to why they pay so much and get so little from the Liberal government. Liberals gave away millions of dollars to GC Strategies, while federal departments could not prove whether there was any work done before authorizing payments. After investigating all of…
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Mr. Speaker, could the hon. member advise the House if, in his review of this legislation, he has seen a plan to solve the new influx of citizenship applications, if we are going to add 30% more in just five years?
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for outlining the issues that we on this side of the House have with this piece of legislation. I know he has mentioned his wife and his wife's family, who came to Canada and have embraced becoming Canadian citizens. I wonder if he could comment on what the impact is of reducing the requirement to obtain citizenship on those individuals who are coming to Cana…
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Mr. Speaker, the PBO confirmed the deficit will be higher. Reports indicate it could even push $100 billion. Canadians know that massive Liberal deficits drive inflation. They pay for it at the grocery store, as food inflation is 70% above target. As a result, 25% of households cannot afford to put food on the table. Will the Prime Minister admit that having no fiscal anchor and doubling the defic…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised to cap spending but is now set to double the deficit. This is another broken promise, another Liberal bait and switch. Here is what the PBO, Canada's financial watchdog, said about the PM's economic record: “the deficit will absolutely be higher”, “I don’t know that the government currently has fiscal anchors” and “the labour market sucks, wages are not goi…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in this place on the first day of the fall session to resume the important work we should have been doing over the summer. At a time when Canadians were promised a government that was here to meet the moment and to accomplish things at speeds not seen in decades, the Liberals went on vacation, posed for photo ops and signed empty agreements. This is more of the…
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With regard to the extreme cold weather sleeping bag system, as a replacement for the general purpose sleeping bag system, which was contracted by Public Services and Procurement Canada: (a) as the extreme cold weather sleeping bag system's request for proposal closed on October 28, 2024, what was the result of the request for proposal; (b) what are the details of any resulting contracts, includin…
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Madam Speaker, I believe that not only I but others who have already spoken to this piece of legislation this morning have indicated that we believe in a strong, fair and meaningful Canadian citizenship. We also support restoring citizenship to lost Canadians and equal treatment for adopted children. However, as we have stated, the bill goes far beyond that, cheapening the value of Canadian citize…
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Madam Speaker, I would not presume to pre-empt what the members on the committee that will be reviewing this piece of legislation may choose to bring forward and what they may choose to bring forward based on the testimony they may hear in regard to this piece of legislation. I believe that, as in the past, we have a case here of some deeply flawed legislation being proposed. We have already indic…
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise in the House this afternoon to speak to Bill C-3, an act to amend the Citizenship Act. The proposed bill has three pieces to it to address issues related to citizenship by descent, lost citizenship and the status of born-abroad or adopted children of Canadian citizens. The stated aim is to ensure that individuals born to or adopted by Canadian parents outside Ca…
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With regard to government expenditures on and sponsorship of the 2025 Formula 1 Grand Prix in Montreal, broken down by department or agency: (a) how much was spent sponsoring the event; (b) how many tickets were provided to the event as part of the sponsorship deal; (c) who was given and who used the tickets provided; (d) how much did the government spend purchasing tickets to the event and how ma…
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With regard to the attendance of the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade and the Minister of Finance and National Revenue at the 71st Bilderberg meeting in Stockholm: (a) did any support staff, either ministerial staff or government officials, travel with either of the ministers to Sweden, and, if so, who went; (b) for each minister, what was their itinerary from June 12 to 15, 2025, includin…
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Madam Speaker, I think I would have difficulty choosing just one story because, as my hon. colleague pointed out, immigration issues consume a lot of our time in our ridings. I will say this: Conservatives will continue to support a system that is one of integrity and security and is based on responsible policy. We will continue to support—
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Mr Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to present a petition on behalf of petitioners from my riding calling on the government to reject recommendations 429 and 430 of the House of Commons finance committee's pre-budget report, refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or any related legislation, and affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations whose work flo…
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Mr. Speaker, old habits die hard. The Prime Minister promised to cut consulting fees but is now raising them by 37% to a record-smashing $26 billion this year. That is $1,400 for every Canadian household. He is doing it knowing that Canadians have not received value for money from these Liberal insiders. Why is the Prime Minister breaking his promise and increasing spending on consultants?
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Mr. Speaker, it is more broken promises with the Prime Minister, broken promises on spending, on tax cuts, on defence, on elbows up with the U.S., and now on consultants. While offering Canadians a meagre $90 tax cut this year, he is not getting the money back from GC Strategies and is paying yet another consultant to update websites for an undisclosed fee. It is billions for consultants and peanu…
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Madam Speaker, there it is: exactly what I said in response to the previous question. The Liberals want us to believe that they are new, a new Prime Minister and new government, but they are not. They have been in power for 10 years and did nothing to address the issues regarding border security. They keep hearkening back to a decade ago. They have had a decade to do what needed to be done, to do …
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the attention that the member pays to the financial reports. I know that numbers do not lie, and I agree with him that it is time the Liberals came clean and admitted to their failures of the last 10 years.
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Madam Speaker, the hon. member has been very instrumental in reviewing this piece of legislation, and I absolutely agree with his observations. We have heard more stories like the one he just cited for us in this place. The government needs to ensure that the legislation is going to be robust, and, as opposition, we are going to do the same in addressing the concerns that he just cited.
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Madam Speaker, while I do not live in a border community, I know that the issues that stem from not having a secure border are far-reaching across our country. There are myriad issues that need to be addressed. As I stated in my speech, the bill would amend nine acts and introduce a new one. It is a large omnibus bill with many different aspects that would have knock-on effects. As always, the dev…
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Madam Speaker, I echo the comments that have been made welcoming you back to the chair. I am pleased to have the opportunity to rise to speak to this important piece of legislation, Bill C-2, an act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures. Finally, after a decade of inaction and repeated …
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Madam Speaker, I do agree with my colleague. Despite the title of the bill, as I mentioned in my speech, it would go beyond its stated aim to secure our borders. It is a sweeping piece of legislation that stretches far beyond immigration, national security and securing our borders, and I do think it is an attempt to use the guise of border security to push through other unrelated measures and that…
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Madam Speaker, I disagree with the premise of that question. Conservatives have always been concerned with security at our border. We have long been calling for decisive action to protect Canada's borders, and we continue to do so. The government has been in government for 10 years, and it took 10 years for it to introduce this piece of legislation. We know that it is coming at the eleventh hour a…
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise this morning to present a supplementary report on the postal service in Canada's rural and remote communities study. During its study, members of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates heard from witnesses who raised concerns regarding the state of the services being provided by Canada Post to Canadians living in rural and remote communities…
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Mr. Speaker, what we have before us is a tax trick and that member called it a vote buy. Through you, should all members not vote against this?
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to rise and speak on the concurrence motion for the 37th report from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. I will be splitting my time with the member for Brantford—Brant. This report states the following: “That the committee report to the House that it calls on the government to prohibit any government employee from simultaneously working as an ext…
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Madam Speaker, I am reminded of my colleague's time on the government operations committee, when he actually helped the Liberals cover up their McKinsey scandal. The Liberals refused to hand over unredacted documents on their close relationship with McKinsey, and the NDP helped them filibuster, when Conservatives tried to raise the issue in the House. It is difficult to reconcile that member's beh…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for the great work that she does in holding the government to account at every opportunity she gets. This motion is about stopping double-dipping. There are instances where outsourcing may be necessary, but it has never been necessary to outsource to public servants. That work should be done in-house. She makes a very good point about the conflict of intere…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. Yesterday, Canadians witnessed the hypocrisy of the Bloc and the NDP as they voted to continue propping up the Prime Minister and his devastating policies. They are content to sit on their hands, allowing the Liberal government to unleash more chaos and suffering on Canadians while …
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