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Madam Speaker, the Bloc's response to the budget implementation bill does not surprise me. It is somewhat unfortunate that, despite the amount of investment, whether in the port of Montreal through the major projects program, which would mean literally tens of thousands of jobs, or the expansion through the military expenditure, which is going to do well for Quebec's aerospace industry, not to men…
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Mr. Speaker, I can recall, in the 2010 by-election, knocking on doors during the German Canadian Congress. There were a number of homes in that particular block, where seniors were saying to me they cannot even afford to get the medications they require, so much so that some of them were actually eating dog food, pet food. I want to fast-forward to our health care investments, housing investments,…
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Madam Speaker, I think we should do a bit of a fact check with respect to deficits and debts. The member made reference to when Stephen Harper came into government. He inherited a multi-billion dollar surplus and converted that into a multi-billion dollar deficit, and that was before the recession. When we take a look at the G7, which the member wants to compare us to, when it comes to the debt, w…
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Mr. Speaker, we hear a lot about inflation. I just had a quick look. The leader of the Conservative Party was actually a parliamentary secretary under Stephen Harper. There was an election in 2011. In the year 2011, the inflation rate was actually 2.91%. In the last eight months or so, the inflation rate under the current Prime Minister has been around 2.2%. Could the member share his thoughts on …
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Mr. Speaker, back in the last federal election, the Prime Minister made a commitment to Canadians, a commitment to build one Canada economy, to build Canada strong and to look for investments. After we passed Bill C-5, over $60 billion was invested in the first five projects alone. He is bringing provinces together, looking at expanding export markets and just doing a phenomenal job in terms of at…
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Mr. Speaker, let us pick up on the caring attitude. I want to go back to the dental program and the pharmacare program, as well as to focus on the national school food program. When we take a look at the national school food program, this has been an issue for generations. When I was elected back in 1988, in the Manitoba legislature, people were talking about children going to school on an empty s…
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Mr. Speaker, in some ways I appreciate what the member is saying, but in other ways I would challenge her thinking. The Conservatives talk about sympathy toward individuals experiencing difficult times, yet we see them call programs like the national food program “garbage”, even the previous speaker from the Conservative Party. We have talked about the dental care program and pharmacare, in partic…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the leader of the Green Party bringing the issue of the Canada pension plan up and how it distributes the funds it is ultimately responsible for. As the government House leader indicated, there are substantial funds there, and we would like to believe we have significant investments in Canada. The member made reference to percentages. I think it might be a little higher t…
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Mr. Speaker, I am curious to know why the member opposite continuously wants to vote against the investments that the federal government is making, not only in the province of Alberta as a whole, but also in the constituency she represents, through good, sound social programming?
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Mr. Speaker, with all due respect, I understand what it is the leader of the Green Party is saying. We have major investments being made, from teachers associations and teachers unions to health care professionals unions and larger corporations. Wanting a rate of return has always been a priority. The member made reference to the province of Quebec. A lot of that investment goes outside of the pro…
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Mr. Speaker, I disagree with the member. I believe that the government has invested, and we do not say that the only jobs out there and available for young people are if they get university degrees. With regard to technical institutes, I think of everywhere from Red River College Polytech, which does outstanding work, to the University of Manitoba, which also does outstanding work. Quite frankly, …
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Mr. Speaker, I would acknowledge that it is a number of concern, just like when it was just under 14%, which I believe was back in 2013. That is when the member's party leader sat around the cabinet table and the Conservatives were cutting programs such as the Canada summer jobs program. Yes, I was concerned back then, because I want to be there to support the young people of Canada, and we do nee…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an interesting process we are in. The Conservatives continue with what I have always said is character assassination. With the new Prime Minister, right away they want to attack his personal integrity. I just did a very quick Google search, and I asked about Conservative MPs who have invested in Brookfield. Members would be surprised. The leader of the Conservative Party appears…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a fact that the Prime Minister is the Prime Minister and the leader of the Conservative Party and the Conservative team will do whatever they can to achieve power. They genuinely believe the best way to do that is to attack the Prime Minister and his character at all costs. That is a fact. I believe that Canadians will see through the self-interests of the Conservative Party and…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to cite the House of Commons Procedure and Practice, fourth edition, 2025. I would ask you to turn to page 525, paragraph 13.28, where it states, “Allusions to the presence or absence of a member during proceedings of the House are unacceptable.” It is very clear. This is important and I would ask that you report back to the House on what we wi…
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Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a) I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the Government's responses to six petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.
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Madam Speaker, if the government's responses to Questions Nos. 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472 and 473 could be made orders for return, these returns would be tabled in an electronic format immediately.
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Madam Speaker, I would ask that all remaining questions be allowed to stand.
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Madam Speaker, I would ask that all notices of motions for the production of papers be allowed to stand.
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Madam Speaker, I am wondering if my colleague and friend could provide his thoughts in regard to the Prime Minister's talk during the election about expanding trade opportunities beyond the Canada-U.S.A. border. This is a substantive piece of legislation that speaks to that point. It is so critically important that when we talk about putting Canada first, building Canada strong and making Canada t…
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question that was just posed. Canada Goose is located in Winnipeg North. It has a very substantial footprint and employs hundreds of individuals. I can assure my colleague and the member who asked the question that this is something the government takes very seriously as we try to resolve all sorts of outstanding issues that prevent the exports of fine, wonderful, w…
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Madam Speaker, the expectations that the Prime Minister has are actually fairly extensive. The Prime Minister, right out of the gate, instantly dealt with substantial policy measures, whether it was tax breaks, building one Canadian economy or looking at trade opportunities that go beyond the Canada-U.S.A. border. There have been a lot of things that have been happening in the few short months tha…
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Madam Speaker, it sounds as if the Conservatives might be voting against the legislation. The member wants to talk about farmers and cattle farmers. I had a wonderful experience when entrepreneurs from the Philippines came to Canada and participated in the Calgary Stampede. The Minister of Agriculture met with the owner of what I believe is the Wildflour Restaurant. It is a chain of restaurants in…
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Madam Speaker, I am wondering if the member could enlighten us about the Conservative Party's supporting trade. The last substantial trade agreement we had was the Ukraine trade legislation, and the Conservatives voted against it. On the legislation that is before us, it seems as if, much like with other pieces of legislation, the Conservative Party wants to prevent it from passing, which is somew…
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Mr. Speaker, the member was factually incorrect on a number of accounts. Harper had nothing to do with the signing of the Canada-Ukraine deal. That was actually Justin Trudeau and the minister of foreign affairs at the time. On the European Union, the 27 countries, he had nothing to do with that either. A Liberal government actually signed off on them, not to mention the other countries that she m…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to respond to the point of order brought forward earlier by the member for Tobique—Mactaquac. I wish to confirm to the House that when Order Paper Questions Nos. 461 and 470 were signed by the member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, the member was a minister.
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Mr. Chair, I will be sharing my time. Let me start off by indicating just how important the automotive industry is not only to the province of Ontario but to all of Canada. No matter what region of the country one lives in, it has, if not a direct impact, an indirect impact. I recognize that, at the end of the day, the Prime Minister and the ministers responsible for this particular file very much…
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Mr. Chair, I think it is important to recognize that the Prime Minister has, in fact, been working with the industry on this file, and it has been put off, from my understanding. To what degree? I could not provide the details. However, what I do know is that we have a government and a Prime Minister, in particular, who very much understand the issue. The Prime Minister also understands how import…
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Mr. Chair, given the nature of the area the member represents, I know that she is very passionate about the industry, in particular the workers and their families. That is why, within the automotive industry and steel industry, the government has looked for ways to support workers through financial assistance, along with ways to support industry so that it can continue on during these challenging …
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Mr. Chair, the Prime Minister has already provided comments with regard to the EV mandate. Whether it is the federal government or provincial governments, we have seen very keen interest in terms of how we could advance both, yet also protect the industry. The Prime Minister himself has been very clear, indicating that we are in fact going to delay certain areas, and EVs are one of those areas.
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Mr. Chair, it is interesting. This is where we agree: Auto workers and their families are critically important. We have a government and a Prime Minister who have been there in a very real way. The Conservatives need to realize they have to be fair on the issue. They cannot just click their heels and the problem goes away. At the end of the day, it is a very serious discussion and negotiations tha…
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Mr. Speaker, I know the individual talked a lot about Abbotsford and relief support for Abbotsford. It was a significant issue that the government gave a great deal of attention to. Having said that, he wanted us to spend more on the issue of disaster relief. He is nodding his head in the affirmative. Within this budget, we will have generational change with $350 million to strengthen Canada's res…
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions amongst the parties and if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That a take-note debate on Canada's auto industry be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, pursuant to Standing Order 53.1, and that, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House: (a) members rising to speak during the debate ma…
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Mr. Speaker, this petition is, in essence, a reflection on Bill C-4. The petitioners are calling on the government to provide tax cuts to Canadians. I would suggest that we have things such as Bill C-4, which has tax breaks for the middle class and 22 million Canadians and a tax break for first-time homebuyers, and gets rid of the consumer carbon tax.
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Mr. Speaker, I ask that all questions be allowed to stand.
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Madam Speaker, I find it disgusting and somewhat shameful that a member of the Conservative Party continues with character assassination of the Prime Minister. There are even Conservative MPs, including the deputy leader, who have investments in Brookfield. As opposed to dealing with the substance of legislation and the budget, there is a disgraceful attempt at character assassination, time and ti…
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Madam Speaker, coming out of the last federal election just months ago, the Prime Minister made his intentions very clear, and they were to invest in Canada, to invest in Canadians and to make Canada strong, ideally building a country that will be the strongest in the G7. That has been very clear and is reflected in this budget. We are also trying to grow the economy through trade, whether it is b…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to deal with a misconception that the Conservatives like to portray. When we look at the G7 countries, such as the U.S.A., France, Germany and so on, we see that Canada has the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio the second-lowest deficit to GDP ratio. If the Conservatives were to do a bit of research, not much, they would realize that, when the current leader of the Conservative …
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Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties. If you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: that the House concur in the procedure and House affairs committee report tabled earlier this day.
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Madam Speaker, I am disappointed in the Bloc's approach to the budget implementation bill. Its members are not going to be voting in favour of it and have made that very clear. There are many things in the budget implementation bill that would be of benefit to the people of Quebec and, indeed, all of Canada. I wonder if the member could reflect on many of the initiatives that are taking place, suc…
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Mr. Speaker, when we talk about investments, whether it is the national school food program, pharmacare, the dental program or the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been invested in Canadians through apprenticeship programs, there are many things where we have recognized that investing in Canadians is a good thing. The Conservatives, on the other hand, want to stand by and do nothing. When…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to pick up on the member's last comment in regard to the national school food program. We have heard Conservatives say it is a “garbage” program. It is really quite unfortunate they have taken that kind of an approach. I have been around for a number of years as a parliamentarian. In the late 1980s, in the province of Manitoba, I can remember talking about children who were goi…
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Mr. Speaker, let us do another fact check. Earlier a member of the Conservative Party indicated that he had heard the government was going to be closing down the RCMP Depot. I have heard nothing of that nature. I am wondering if the member would be able to provide any evidence whatsoever that the Conservative Party has that says the RCMP Depot in Regina will be closing down.
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Mr. Speaker, does the member find any hypocrisy within the Conservative Party with respect to the Leader of the Conservative Party's having been in the Conservative caucus in 2009, when the Conservatives in fact had the highest deficit relative to the value of the dollar? Does the member hear any hypocrisy in any of the speeches the Conservatives are delivering?
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Mr. Speaker, I agree with the member that Canadians are generous. They very much have a caring attitude filled with love. We see a lot of that demonstrated in the month of December, and even beyond December. It is appropriate to thank all the volunteers and organizations that do fantastic work in providing wonderful meals at Christmas and, at times, throughout the year. I appreciate the member's s…
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Mr. Speaker, just to pick up on the immigration comments, I wonder if the member is aware that the leader of the Conservative Party today was a part of the Harper team that, back in January 2014, proposed and put into place a system that would see 450,000 international researchers and students come to Canada on an annual basis by 2022. Does the member believe that the Harper regime and his current…
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Mr. Speaker, with regard to seniors, his leader was part of a former government that gave nothing in terms of increases. Contrast that to how we gave the largest increase to seniors on GIS and a 10% substantial increase to OAS for seniors, 75 years and older. As well, those programs have been getting annual increases based on inflation. If we just talk about those social programs alone, which are …
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Mr. Speaker, we understand the scene: personal attacks, character assassination and misinformation. It is interesting. The member posed the previous question, with regard to veterans. The Conservatives try to give the impression that the government is cutting back $4 billion. What they do not tell us is that this is $4 billion in savings, because we used to pay $8 a gram for medical marijuana but …
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Mr. Speaker, the member talked about housing, and we agree that housing is an issue. That is the reason the new Prime Minister, along with 60 Liberal members of Parliament, were elected just months ago. We made a commitment to build housing. We are working with municipalities and the provinces. We have created the programs to see a generational investment in housing that is going to double the num…
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Mr. Speaker, if we want to talk about talk and no action, let us look at the Conservative Party's filibuster and refusal to pass legislation. We have bail reform legislation, as an example, which was an election platform promise, and the Conservatives continue to stall the passage of that bill. We have Bill C-15. They will not even pass it to go to committee. This is an opposition party that is be…
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