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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite did a very good job of giving scenarios of who would get this credit. What was not mentioned, though, is that less than 30% of the population will actually be supported by this. That being said, the government has looked to the opposition for support to pass this, which we will. Why was the same collaboration not extended to us, as the opposition, when we wanted to…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I heard over and over again the new attempt at a temporary solution on inflation. How can this government justify being responsible for driving up inflation and then give a benefit because people cannot afford to buy groceries and essentials on their own? Think about what this message actually is. It says, here, let the Liberal government help people pay for groceries and b…
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Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I share today the loss of one of my oldest friends, Belinda Cradden. On November 17, her life was taken through an unimaginable act of violence by a person she stepped in to help when our justice system had failed them. Belinda had an open, generous heart, and her compassion was her strength. Her murder is not only a personal heartbreak for me but also a …
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Mr. Speaker, it was more than five years ago that the federal government launched its so-called safe supply. It was more than five years ago that it decided the answer to this growing drug crisis was to use federal taxpayer dollars to expand access to hard drugs, not treatment, not recovery and not healing, just drugs. After a half a decade of chaos and heartbreak and $1 billion spent, what did th…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague is right that this is a nationwide crisis. This is not just on my doorstep; it is on the doorstep of every single of us sitting in this House. When I was speaking with people when I was door knocking in my community, I do not think there was one family I talked to that was not affected, either directly or indirectly, by the drug crisis. That is just in my community. I kno…
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Mr. Speaker, I just heard about that this second, but I would like to focus on the drug crisis in this country because it is always overshadowed by other stories and other things happening. We have to talk about this drug crisis, and we have to take the lead and focus on rehabilitation to bring our loved ones home happy, healthy and drug-free.
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Mr. Speaker, we need to work together. All governments need to work together to find a solution to this crisis. It is the Liberal government that has perpetuated this crisis, though, and it put $1 billion into making it worse. We need to focus on rehabilitation and recovery. I agree completely with what the member is saying, but I also think we all need to collaborate and work together to find sol…
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Mr. Speaker, in Kitchener, families are making heartbreaking sacrifices just to get by. Alex, a father, told me he eats barely half a meal a day so his children can have three meals a day. Kirby, who has to worry about not only his children but also his grandfather, shared with me that when he feeds them, he waits until they are finished, and if there is none left he will just have to wait until t…
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Mr. Speaker, as a proud Conservative standing in this House, I will reflect on what we will do about this drug crisis. A billion dollars has already been spent by the government, only to perpetuate the problem. As a Conservative, I stand here today to say we will focus on recovery, we will focus on rehabilitation and we will take the lead and do what is right for Canadians in this country.
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Madam Speaker, that is something I did not talk about in my speech, and it is incredibly important. This is a minority government, and opposition parties have worked together to amend this bill. I have to remind the government that it has a minority, and we are working together in opposition and have put time and effort into this. We represent the other voices of Canadians, and it would be very di…
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Madam Speaker, I think that question was just a smokescreen for the fact that the Liberals are not listening to the proper, thought-out amendments being brought forward for this legislation. On that, there is a lack of transparency from the government in not telling Canadians what chain migration is going to do to the systems we currently have in place and what it is going to cost Canadians to do …
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Madam Speaker, for generations, Canadian citizenship has been a symbol of pride, opportunity and belonging. It has been the envy of the world, a beacon of hope for those seeking freedom, safety and a better life. Countries around the globe have looked to Canada as a model for how to build a fair, compassionate and principled immigration system, but today, that reputation is destroyed. After a deca…
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate the member opposite's wife for being a graduate of our amazing U of W in Kitchener. The fact of the matter is that the Liberals are not being transparent about what this bill would do and how the chain of migration would bring in extra strain, hurt, crime, and affordability and health care problems, as well as extra wait times at our hospitals. We need to talk more ab…
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Mr. Speaker, every dollar the Liberal government spends comes out of the pockets of Kitchener Centre residents. Hidden, not imaginary, taxes, such as the food packaging tax, are baked into the sticker price, which is driving up the cost of food. Will the Liberals' own numbers show Canadians the $1.3 billion in costs over the next decade for this tax? The more they spend, the more Canadians pay. Wi…
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Mr. Speaker, affordability in the Waterloo region has never been worse. Since 2019, monthly visits to Canada's food banks have more than doubled. In the Waterloo region alone, one in eight families is currently accessing food assistance programs just to feed their families, spending $1,350 a month on groceries alone while housing prices are increasing, yet the Liberal government has failed to deli…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are feeling the financial squeeze, not just at the pumps but across the board. While the Liberals claim that these are imaginary taxes, the truth is that there are hidden fuel taxes on buried regulatory fees and carbon pricing, quietly driving up the cost of groceries and transportation. These are not just line items; they are daily realities for working families in Kitchene…
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Mr. Speaker, just yesterday, the Liberals voted against our motion to lower hidden food taxes for Canadians. They voted to keep taxing food with their industrial carbon tax on fertilizer and farm equipment, and with inflation tax from increasing spending. These Liberal policies mean families are paying more at the grocery store. Pork was up 37.2% in March alone. When will the Liberal government fi…
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Mr. Speaker, I just listened for 20 minutes to the member across creating a bunch of slander against the Conservative Party and a wonderful smokescreen. The Liberals are not taking any accountability for what their bills have done with repeat offenders in our communities. I ask the member how he is going to respond to the family in my community whose six-year-old child was assaulted. The accused w…
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Mr. Speaker, a quick Google search might have indicated some crime, potentially, coming down, but the statistics are coming straight from the Waterloo Regional Police Service, and we are talking about repeat violent offenders here. Therefore I am going to ask this question: Will the member across the aisle support Bill C-242, the jail not bail act?
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives have put forward a bill on intimate partner violence that I am hoping all parties also support. Today, we are debating Bill C-242. I ask the member if she will support our Conservative bill, Bill C-242, the jail not bail act.
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Mr. Speaker, Bill C-242, the jail not bail act, would stop repeat offenders. I cannot say that enough. A majority of the offences happening in Canada right now are from repeat violent offenders. The bill would help reduce crime by keeping them in jail and not letting them free on the least restrictive conditions. That is what the bill would do to help Canadian families.
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise on behalf of my riding of Kitchener Centre. I rise not just as a member of Parliament today but as a representative of a community. My community, Kitchener, is hurting. It is hurting from rising crime, broken trust and a justice system that no longer puts public safety first. After a summer of violent crime and eroded trust in our public safety, Canadian…
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Mr. Speaker, I am going to make this answer very quick. It has not been dropped. We still support “three strikes and you're out.” The bill that we are debating today is about real bail reform: Bill C-242, the jail not bail act. Will the member opposite support it?
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Mr. Speaker, the member is a failed Ontario Liberal finance minister. He failed so miserably that his own PM will not even put him in cabinet. He failed Ontario financially, and now he wants to keep criminals on the streets. Will he support the jail not bail act and not fail on this?
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said Canadians would judge him by the cost of the food at the grocery store. Because of Liberal spending, the average two bags of groceries now cost $150. We used to be able to fill two carts for that. According to the Waterloo regional food bank, in the first half of September alone, over 15,000 people accessed its services. When will the Prime Minister show some u…
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-240, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make related amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to introduce the proposed offender rehabilitation act. The bill seeks to address one of the most urgent and heartbreaking crises facing Canadian families: the devastating…
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With regard to meetings held by the Strategic Science Fund's steering committee in which a declaration, conflict, potential perception of conflict, abstention or recusal was noted in the meeting minutes, from December 1, 2022, to June 11, 2025: what are the details of each instance noted in the meeting minutes, broken down by director, including (i) the decision in question, (ii) the amount of fun…
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With regard to the recipients of funding from the Strategic Science Fund, since 2019: (a) what are the details of each company that received funding from the fund, including, (i) the name of the recipient, (ii) the amount of funding received to date, (iii) the total amount of funding awarded, (iv) a description of the project; (b) what are the stated details in their application, including the (i)…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday's Waterloo Region Record says that Ontario businesses are freezing summer hiring. Unemployment in the region is up 7.3%, and TD Bank says there is a looming recession with job losses of 100,000 jobs, causing local businesses to focus on staying lean. Nearly one-third of Canadian small businesses have adjusted or paused their summer hiring plans, according to a survey by Merc…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday's Waterloo Region Record says that Ontario businesses are freezing summer hiring. Unemployment in the region is up—
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Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time today with the member for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay. I am going to share with the House today some recent figures from the consumer price index, Canada's primary measure of inflation. Quite frankly, they are astonishing. As of April, prices of food purchased from stores have increased by 3.8%. This marks the third consecutive month in which g…
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Mr. Speaker, inflation and food insecurity are pressing concerns in Kitchener. In 2024, one in eight households in the Waterloo region struggled to afford food. Local food banks are sounding the alarm, stating that food insecurity is at an all-time high, with a 25% increase in users needing food assistance. When will the Liberals table an actual budget and stop the inflationary spending that is ca…
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Mr. Speaker, I agree that this is a crisis. Children in Kitchener are increasingly affected by food insecurity, with 14,418 children using the food bank in the last quarter of 2024. Every child in Canada deserves the fundamental right to grow up free from hunger. Food is not a privilege; it is a necessity. A transparent, well-funded national budget must reflect this priority, outlining clear, acti…
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Mr. Speaker, I agree. I just had a conversation the other day about someone having to put groceries back because they needed to buy formula, and so the other children in the family had to go without in order for the baby to have proper nutrition. This is a crisis we are in. Many households with employed individuals still lack sufficient income to afford food. When will the Liberals be accountable …
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