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Mr. Speaker, we have the best deal in the world with the Americans. That is my first point. My second point is that the President of the United States and I had a meeting of minds yesterday with respect to the future of the steel sector, the aluminum sector and the energy sector in co-operation, which is why our teams are negotiating the terms of those deals. We are also working, as the President …
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Mr. Speaker, what this government is doing for the auto sector is an unprecedented investment in the Canadian auto sector. We look the Canadian auto workers in the eye. We have $5 billion in the strategic response fund. We have $10 billion for liquidity management. We have worker retraining. We are striking deals with countries around the world. We have the best deal already with the Americans, an…
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Mr. Speaker, there are three things that are true. The first is that I realized long before the Leader of the Opposition did, long before the last election, that our relationship with the United States would never again be what it was. Do we remember the last election? The second thing that is true is we have the best deal with the Americans, and the third thing that is true is we will get an even…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform the Leader of the Opposition there is a thing called the private sector. The private sector makes decisions about investment. The private sector makes decisions about jobs. With the best deal in the world, we will invest in this country, and we will build Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, right now, the people on our team, including the Minister of International Trade, are negotiating on behalf of the aluminum sector. This is about more than just words and figures. We are going to have an agreement.
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Mr. Speaker, what we have at this point with the United States for the auto sector is the lowest tariff in the world: less than 10%. That is lower than Europe's, lower than Korea's and lower than Japan's. We have the lowest tariffs, and we are still negotiating, because as the president said yesterday, “[The Prime Minister of Canada is] a tough negotiator”. We will get a great deal for automotive.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a sad day in the House when the Leader of the Opposition suggests that standing up for the defence of this country is backing down on defence, when the Leader of the Opposition suggests that spending more to defend our borders and spending to defend our fulfillment in NATO is backing down on defence. We have the lowest tariff on auto—
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Mr. Speaker, Japan, the European Union, the United Kingdom and every other country in the world are paying higher tariffs than Canada has gotten on automobiles. We are not done. That is why we have not signed an accord on auto. That is why we are fighting hard for our auto workers. I put the president on notice yesterday about the consequences of not having that accord.
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Mr. Speaker, I think it is important for the entire House to understand that we have a strategy with the United States. That means that our auto sector is paying less than a 10% tariff, when Japan, Europe, the U.K. and the rest of the world is paying 15%, which is bigger than 10%, or higher. We are not done yet, because we refuse to sign a deal that is not bettering the interests of Canadians. Tha…
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Mr. Speaker, our agreement yesterday, between the president and myself, is to focus now on steel, aluminum and energy, which are the building blocks of our broader competitiveness, including our auto sector. Those negotiations on auto continue from a position that is the strongest in the world, as 10% is less than 15%, which is less than 25%, which is less than 50%.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have been saying all this year, long before the Leader of the Opposition caught up, the U.S. has fundamentally changed its trading policy with everyone. It is a rupture. In that environment, Canada has the best deal. What we are doing is controlling what we can control, which is building Canada strong. On November 4, that side of the House is going to have a chance to decide whet…
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that the U.S. President and I had a conversation on moving forward with an agreement for the steel, aluminum and energy sectors. That is why our teams are working on this issue at this very moment.
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Mr. Speaker, the government, which has been in place for six months and has undertaken comprehensive consultations with law enforcement and with the provinces, based on evidence, is bringing forth the toughest bail and sentencing legislation that will work, not legislation imported from the United States.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is bringing forward comprehensive bail reform. This comprehensive bail reform is based on extensive consultations with the provinces and territories. It is based on extensive discussions with law enforcement. It is based on evidence. It is not based on cut-and-paste American bail laws. It a bail law that will work. We are tough on crime and firm on the rights of Canadia…
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Mr. Speaker, I am heartened by the knowledge that the members opposite will be supporting comprehensive bail reform when it is brought forward before the House in a few weeks. It will be bail reform that works, is tough on crime and is consistent with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is taking measures against crime. We are tightening our borders. We are reinforcing the number of RCMP officers. We are introducing in the next few weeks the most comprehensive bail reforms and toughening of sentencing laws: bail reform that will work, not bail reform that is copied from our neighbour to the south.
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Mr. Speaker, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms will not just get out of the way as the member opposite wishes. What this country needs, what victims deserve and what all Canadians deserve is bail reform and sentencing laws that work. That is what the government is bringing forward. We share the same objectives. We invite the members opposite to join us in swift passage of the government's bail re…
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Mr. Speaker, here is the situation. Canada Post is no longer viable. The Crown corporation is losing $10 million a day. The reforms in the Kaplan report must be implemented. The Crown corporation and the unions must reach an agreement.
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Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kaplan has held several consultations with workers, stakeholders, the Crown corporation and all Canadians, including Quebeckers, in order to identify and provide details on much-needed reforms for Canada Post. The union and the Crown corporation must come to an agreement, and reforms need to be implemented for all Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada Post provides an essential service to Canadians and Quebeckers, but it needs to be a viable business. It is not acceptable to have a corporation that loses $10 million a day from the pockets of Canadian and Quebec taxpayers. It is unacceptable. We need to find a real long-term solution.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to offer my deepest sympathies to the families, friends and community members involved in the cases that the member just mentioned. We acknowledge that bail laws need to be strengthened. A comprehensive bill will be tabled in the coming weeks.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, there is no GST on groceries. Number two, we cut the carbon tax. There is no carbon tax on farms. There is no carbon tax on grocery stores. There is no carbon tax—
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No, there is not on anything under 50 kilotons. Mr. Speaker, we see the big picture. We know that real wages have been growing every single month since I became Prime Minister.
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Mr. Speaker, the postal service is absolutely an essential service. Canada Post must remain viable. Right now, the situation is difficult. Canada Post is losing $10 million a day. We need to act. Restructuring is needed.
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Mr. Speaker, our sympathies are with the families of the workers at Imperial Oil. Our actions are with the workers and the management of Kap Paper. They are having meetings with the Minister of Industry and a variety of other government officials today. Our support is four-square behind Algoma Steel, with $400 million between the federal government and the Province of Ontario to build Canada stron…
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Mr. Speaker, it is up to Canada Post and the union to come up with a solution together. However, in this context, Canada Post needs to show a little more flexibility and act in a manner consistent with the recommendations in the Kaplan report.
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Mr. Speaker, I only recently became Prime Minister. Changes have been needed at Canada Post for quite some time, because it is an essential service in this country.
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Mr. Speaker, there is a little thing called cause and effect. The cause that the Leader of the Opposition is missing is the U.S. tariffs that are hitting steel, the U.S. tariffs that are hitting lumber and the U.S. tariffs that are hitting our auto sector. That is why we need to build this country strong. That is why we are getting spending under control. That is why we are going to spend less to …
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Mr. Speaker, once again, it is time for a little fiscal lesson for the Leader of the Opposition. We have the strongest credit rating in the world, a AAA from S&P and Moody's; the lowest deficit in the G7; the lowest debt level in the G7; the lowest net debt-to-GDP in the G7; and the biggest potential in the G7. This side of the House believes in Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, I cannot imagine why it gets heated in the House with language like that. The government is conducting a comprehensive spending review. The government is building houses. The government is building projects in the national interest. The government is building Canada strong. He can come join us.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada has the strongest record in the G7. Canada's long-term interest rates are almost the lowest in the G7, lower than the U.S. key interest rate. There is no premium here, but there is ambition on this side of the House. We have an opportunity to build Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, it is simple. Canadians and Quebeckers have the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and it is the Government of Canada's job to defend it.
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Mr. Speaker, what protects Canadians, Quebeckers, men and women, young and old, is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is the Government of Canada's responsibility to defend the charter.
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Mr. Speaker, let me bring the Leader of the Opposition up to speed on taxes. This government cut taxes for 22 million Canadians. This government cut taxes on first-time homebuyers. This government cut the carbon tax.
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Mr. Speaker, the government is not backing down. We are defending the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. With respect to use of the notwithstanding clause, that is a decision for the Supreme Court of Canada to make.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not even know where to begin, because of all the misrepresentations in the intervention. The person who is putting lives at risk is the Leader of the Opposition, who has voted against every single piece of gun legislation. The Minister of Public Safety is doing it right. He is correcting an inefficient system to provide Canadians with—
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Mr. Speaker, what the government is doing with the gun registry is putting in place a much more efficient way for Canadians to voluntarily return prohibited firearms for fair compensation. The government is going to do it right.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, I have too little time to address all the issues, but let me go back to something the Leader of the Opposition said. He described farmers and duck hunters using AR-15s to hunt. I do not see that in my great province of Alberta. I also know that the Minister of Public Safety and the government are tightening the border with Bill C-2. Will the opposition stand up to support …
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Mr. Speaker, what this government is doing is providing fair compensation for Canadians to return illegal firearms and illegal assault rifles. What this government is doing is proposing the biggest tightening of our border in our nation's history. We want the support of the opposition to make sure that happens.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition has his briefing notes. The RCMP has its experience. The RCMP vets this list and decides for this list what are real guns, what are assault rifles and what should be kept off the streets. That is the process.
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Mr. Speaker, there is the legislative branch and the judicial branch. The decision will be made by the Supreme Court, not by the members of Parliament from Quebec or anywhere else in Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, I am looking forward, with the Minister of Finance, to releasing the budget on November 4. That budget will contain the biggest investment in this country's future in a generation: building homes, building new port infrastructure, new trade corridors and new energy infrastructure, and building the strongest economy in the G7.
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like to welcome the new pages here to Parliament on behalf of all members. There will be a new government budget on November 4. It will be an investment budget, with the largest investment in Canada in a generation.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Opposition for the compliment. Yes, I am a leading financial and budget expert. Yes, I am a leading expert, thank you. I know that in the current economic situation here in Canada, the great uncertainty comes from the tariff war. We need to control what we can control, which is investing in Canada's future.
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Mr. Speaker, I know many things. The member opposite, the Leader of the Opposition, just mentioned interest rates. One thing I know is that Canadian interest rates are much lower than American interest rates. They are lower because this country's fiscal situation is strong and because this government has a plan to grow this economy. We will keep doing it.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not recognize that characterization. I just appointed the Parliamentary Budget Officer, and this government does have fiscal anchors. We are going to spend less so the country can invest more. We are going to balance the operational budget in three years. We are going to have a declining level of debt. We are going to do all of that because we are building the strongest economy i…
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Mr. Speaker, with respect to consultations on making the Parliamentary Budget Officer's position permanent, I look forward to speaking to the Leader of the Opposition, the leader of the Bloc Québécois and the leaders of other parties in Parliament so we have a consensus on that appointment. I welcome that opportunity.
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Yes, because this is the new spirit of collaboration that has been put forward by the member opposite.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the most important responsibilities of the Government of Canada is to defend the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is up to the Supreme Court of Canada to determine whether the repeated use of the notwithstanding clause is legal. We will see what the court decides.
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Mr. Speaker, that is simply not the case. The Supreme Court of Canada will rule on the appropriate use of the notwithstanding clause. It is that straightforward.
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