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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for all of his hard work. He discussed in his speech that there was an issue with CRA and a small business, and it withheld funds for a really long time. I have the same thing happening in my riding with a small business owed $90,000. For no reason, it has been withheld. The Liberals seem to have a lot of time to give their friends money and get into…
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Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary to the government House leader spends most of the time in his speeches casting aspersions on this side of the aisle and pointing fingers. However, on his side of the aisle there is the cabinet Minister of Public Safety, who was involved in a $25-million clam scam; the Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, who has had tw…
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Madam Speaker, I have been hearing a lot of outrage in my riding about the green slush fund. Normally, a lot of people do not pay attention to politics. These scandals come and go, and people do not always know about them. However, I am hearing outrage, and the government, as this has gone on longer and longer, is not doing anything to produce the papers. What is the member hearing in his riding?
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Mr. Speaker, the member has referred to sending this to committee. He knows quite well that if it goes to committee, the Liberals will filibuster to never turn over the documents. The member talked about the RCMP and his concerns about sending documents to the RCMP staff. I have listened to them swear their oath, where they have to keep everything that they come across in their investigations conf…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct some of the misinformation in the member's speech first, and then I will ask my question. He is maintaining that it is the Conservatives who are keeping government legislation from coming forward, when, in fact, it was the Speaker's ruling that, until the government produces the unredacted documents, no government business or private members' business will come…
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Madam Speaker, before I begin my comments about the Sustainable Development Technology Canada scandal, knowing that we are coming into Remembrance Week, I want to share with the House a poem. It is called We Remain, and it was written by T.S. Bedford: We remain. We stand between the living and the lost; Between memory and tomorrow. We give voice to the silent; Presence to the missed. We share yest…
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Madam Speaker, the role of the RCMP is to enforce the rule of law equally for all. It is interesting to me how often the RCMP does not investigate things happening in the government that are suggested to be criminal, like what happened with the Prime Minister in the WE Charity scandal and like when Brenda Lucki kept information from the public on the Nova Scotia massacre because of an announcement…
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Madam Speaker, during my speech I spoke about how we need to be competitive. With the digital age and the evolvement of AI, there are a lot of things that we are going to have to look at. Conservatives believe that we need to make Canada competitive in the world. We need to be leaders in technology. Those things will drive the kinds of decisions that the member is referring to.
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I am not sure we have quorum.
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Madam Speaker, it will be a real joy to see all our Olympians, of whom we are so proud. I will get back to the green slush fund scandal, which began with Navdeep Bains, who was then the minister of industry, science and economic development. He was involved in some questionable things. I want to read from one of the newspapers about the time when he stepped down: ...Bains was implicated in a quest…
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question, because it gives me an opportunity to reiterate that the RCMP gets tips all the time. They get documents. They get people calling them in, suggesting that there is crime. They have a due diligence to go investigate that. If they do find evidence of that, then, if they want to use that as evidence in a court trial, they have to go to the judge and ask for a…
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, who is so excellent in the work that he does. He is so detail oriented, getting to the heart of the matter. In this example, there's $58 million that the Auditor General said went to companies that were not eligible. They did not reduce emissions and it was not green tech. The companies were absolutely not eligible. Regarding my colleague's comments, th…
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Madam Speaker, the member is absolutely right. We can hand the documents over to the RCMP, that is not a problem. If the RCMP decides that a crime has been committed, it can officially request the documents and use them in court. It is a no-brainer. I do not know why the government does not want to hand over the documents, but there is definitely something it wants to hide.
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Mr. Speaker, it is unbelievable to me that the government House leader is worried about the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when the government has violated every single Charter right there is. It has violated the freedom of expression with Bill C-11 and Bill C-63. It has violated the mobility rights of millions of Canadians, as well as life and security of the person. I could go on and on. Then th…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank our House leader for outlining exactly the incident, but there is a pattern of behaviour. The Winnipeg documents were not produced, and there were extremes gone to in order to suppress those. The WE Charity scandal documents were the same. Time and again, the Liberal government obstructs transparency. If it had nothing to hide, as the member well pointed out, that woul…
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Madam Speaker, perhaps the member opposite is unaware of what is happening in the country, where 70% of Canadians want to get rid of the carbon tax and 70% of Canadians are very unhappy with the performance of the Liberal government. If he thinks the Liberals' plans are so fantastic, why does he not give Canadians what they want and call a carbon tax election?
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberals, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. The NDP leader made a big deal about tearing up the supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals and then flip-flopped by voting to keep the Prime Minister in power. The NDP leader needs to end the costly coalition with the Liberals. People cannot afford to eat. Ontario food bank usage j…
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Mr. Speaker, here is what they have really done. The NDP-Liberal coalition has doubled the debt, doubled housing costs, taxed food, punished work and unleashed crime in our streets. Instead of selling out Canadians by keeping the Prime Minister in power, the NDP leader needs to vote with common-sense Conservatives for a carbon tax election. Why not let Canadians decide whether they want the carbon…
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Madam Speaker, I was on the status of women committee when it studied sexual assault in the military, and the heartbreaking stories of the trauma that had been experienced demanded urgent action. However, here we are two and a bit more years later with nothing much done by the Liberal government. It is bringing forward a bill that may not even make it through the Senate by the time the next electi…
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member opposite for his history of what has gone on. We heard testimony earlier today about how, when survivors of sexual assault had their cases transferred from the military justice system to the civil justice system, many of the cases were thrown out because they took too long. Why did the government not recognize that, because it had not appointed enough justices, ra…
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Madam Speaker, I do have a concern with Bill C-71. My concern has to do with the measure that would allow a Canadian citizen to have their children be Canadian citizens if they were not born in the country, and even their children be Canadian citizens, in perpetuity. What would happen would be that we would then have all these people who do not live in Canada and are Canadian citizens. Elections C…
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With regard to the government’s efforts to recover funds from government contract recipients for any reason, including overpayment, failure to meet contractual obligations or any other reason, broken down by department or agency: what are the details of all such efforts which have taken place since January 1, 2022, including, for each, the (i) date of the contract, (ii) contract value, (iii) vendo…
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With regard to government expenditures on other professional services not elsewhere specified (Treasury Board code 0499 or similar), during the 2023-24 fiscal year: (a) what was the total amount spent on such services, broken down by each department, agency, or other government entity; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) amount, (iv) descrip…
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Madam Speaker, the bill has come very late in terms of implementing anything before the next election. What is the impact of what just happened here in the House, with the NDP's not being willing to advance the bill in a more speedy way?
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Mr. Speaker, it is misinformation and disinformation that the member has just laid out to the House. The Conservative leader has been clear that he will uphold the party position, which is that it will not support any abortion legislation. However, the level of desperation that exists across the aisle is interesting. Liberals must know how far down they are in the polls because every time they get…
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Mr. Speaker, I would say if the member really cares about the working class, she would quit propping up the Liberal government to increase the carbon tax on people, increase their CPP and EI premiums, increase the cost of groceries and all the things that are being propped up by the NDP's support of the Liberal government.
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Mr. Speaker, health care is super important to Canadians. Our health care system is ailing. We do not have enough doctors as it is. What drives me crazy is not just that we are going to pay $56 billion of interest on the debt, but also the fact that we have turned down $59 billion for LNG from Germany, $59 billion of revenue from Japan for LNG, another $60 billion from the Netherlands for LNG. Tho…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite talked about the importance of increasing competition, and I do agree with that. However, it does not seem consistent with the actions of the government that approved the Shaw merger with Rogers and the acquisition of the HSBC bank by RBC. These things are definitely not increasing competition. Could the member explain how that is consistent with the Liberal govern…
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Madam Speaker, this bill talks a lot about the middle class. However, in my riding, the middle class is poorer because of rising taxes and the rising cost of housing and food. What is the situation like in Quebec? Is it the same there?
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Mr. Speaker, absolutely, I can be very concise, because the insurance company told my staffer that the reason for the $1,000 increase in premiums was inflation and car theft. The Liberal government, with Bill C-75, made car theft go up 100% across the country, and it is driving inflation by pouring deficits on the inflationary fire.
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Madam Speaker, the fall economic statement is supposed to build an economy that works for all Canadians, but I can tell from the member's comments that clearly it is not working for the economy in Quebec. I wonder what the member thinks the government should have put forward in order to promote the economy in Quebec.
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite talked about the Infrastructure Bank and using that for housing. I will make some allowances for the member, because I do not think he was here when the Liberals took $35 billion away from municipalities, money that was supposed to build infrastructure there, and put it into the bank. The idea was supposed to be that it was going to attract private investment and b…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise, as always, to speak in the House. Tonight, we are talking about the fall economic statement. Yes, members heard me right. We are talking about the economic statement from fall 2023. It is worth pointing out that the Liberals have an arrangement with the NDP to support them, so they actually have a majority. How badly does one have to mismanage the House sched…
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Mr. Speaker, the problem is not the great ideas the Liberals took from the Conservatives, but the huge, overspending deficits and the ballooning taxes that are going to hurt and punish Canadians, and are going to increase the misery that the Liberals have already caused.
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Madam Speaker, I agree with the member that we need multiple tools, from prevention to recovery, to solve this issue. I also agree that we need to learn from our mistakes. Clearly, the decriminalization of hard drugs in B.C. tripled the death rate and the premier has asked the federal government to reverse the decision; it was a deadly mistake. Can the member explain why the Prime Minister will no…
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Mr. Speaker, for each of the flawed programs that have been introduced in this budget, the government seems to not understand the reality. Let us talk about the dental care program, for which the government will cover 70%. For people who cannot afford dental care, and let us say they need one crown, that means the government pays $1,000 of taxpayer money and individuals have to pay $300. People wh…
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Madam Speaker, it is always interesting to hear the struggles of the people in the north. I wonder if my colleague could expand on what the need for housing is there and how this budget misses the mark.
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Madam Speaker, the member is right. There are a lot of problems in this budget with regard to areas of provincial jurisdiction. I am thinking of things like child care, dental care and school food programs. What is the government thinking? How can it implement these programs in Quebec?
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Mr. Speaker, I do see some irony in the fact that the budget bill is called Bill C-69, because one might remember that the last Bill C-69 ended up being ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court because the federal government was sticking its nose into provincial jurisdiction. Here we have, in budget 2024, the government sticking its nose into child care and creating fewer spaces than ever exist…
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Mr. Speaker, the member is from Quebec. He knows that Quebec already has a pharmacare program. Would he rather have a program run by the federal government or by Quebec?
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Madam Speaker, the Governor of the Bank of Canada has said that pouring more deficit spending is like pouring more gas on the inflationary fire, but this budget pours another $40 billion on. Could the member describe the impacts of that to people across the country?
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Mr. Speaker, you certainly have given lots of advice on people not impugning other members with motives. I think the member has gone quite far enough, and I would ask if you could return her to the theme of today.
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Madam Speaker, I studied the pharmacare system when I served on the Standing Committee on Health. The Liberals did not do anything until they introduced this bill. The Quebec system has a list of drugs, a formulary, and I think it is the best system in the country. What does the member think about the fact that this bill targets only two drugs for this pharmacare system?
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Madam Speaker, I agree with the member opposite that it was very disappointing to see what happened with the Canada disability benefit. It certainly was not what the community was asking for. Would he not also agree that everything else the Liberals are delivering is disappointing, including $10-a-day child care with fewer child care spots than existed before, a dental care program with no dentist…
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Mr. Speaker, when I studied pharmacare at the health committee, we heard from the Parliamentary Budget Officer and multiple stakeholders that 95% of Canadians already have prescription medication coverage, and most of them are covered for 15,000 drugs, not two, like this lame bill that we have before us. Not only that, but the Liberals want to have the critical medications for Canadians delivered …
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Mr. Speaker, by now, Canadians are used to broken promises from the Liberals. In 2015, members will remember that they were going to make housing affordable, and now housing prices, mortgages and rents have doubled. They also promised the last election under first-past-the-post, but maybe not. However, on pharmacare, I think maybe Canadians need a history lesson because the Liberals have been prom…
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Mr. Speaker, today is May 6. Exactly two years ago to the day, at a David Wilcox concert, I met the love of my life, my husband Paul. He is wonderfully intelligent, wonderfully humorous, wonderfully loving and wonderfully tall. From the day we met, he has brought joy to my life and has renewed my enthusiasm for doing this difficult job, from which I was considering retiring. He has restored again …
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Madam Speaker, my colleague's financial acumen is renowned in our party. What does he think is missing from this budget that he would like to see?
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Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to address Bill C-380, a private member's bill from my friend and colleague, the member for Saskatoon—University, with the very important aim of repealing the government's irresponsible and senseless ban on single-use plastics. This debate tonight is not about plastic waste, although certainly there is more to be done there. This is about whether plastic m…
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Madam Speaker, six years ago, all parties in the House voted to designate the IRGC a terrorist organization. Today, during the debate, I am hearing parties saying the same thing, except the government. Clearly, the comments today suggest that people do not want a terrorist organization fundraising and acting here on Canadian soil. My question for the member is as follows. Why does she think the Li…
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