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Mr. Speaker, the last petition that I have today comes specifically from members of the Nexus and Bayridge Secondary School community in my riding. The petitioners are calling upon the Minister of Finance; the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development; and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to prioritize a national school food program through budget 2024 for implementation by th…
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives, and that member in particular, want to talk a lot about the price on pollution but do not want to talk about the other things the government is doing, in particular for the agriculture sector. There is one riding in Ontario that receives $6.8 million through the agriculture sector emissions reductions and clean-tech funding. This is money that is actually given to the a…
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Lac-Saint-Louis. Here we are once again, talking about the same motion based on the same red herrings we have seen time and time again coming from the Conservatives. I listened to the question from the member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon just moments ago, where he tried to imply that the federal funding toward the reduction of emissio…
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Mr. Speaker, the priority is to build in Canada. I spent five minutes of my 10-minute speech talking about Umicore, a multi-billion dollar plant that is being built right outside my riding, in the Conservative member's riding of Hastings—Lennox and Addington. It will build 800,000 car batteries per year. There is also a lot of rhetoric. I got a kick out of the member for Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Can…
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Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with my colleague from the Green Party on this. The reality is that this false narrative or red herring reminds me a lot of the one that we hear quite often from Conservatives about Canada's fossil fuels being the cleanest in the world, as though that is some reason why we should not seek to do better. Rather than doing something about a problem, their solution is to…
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Mr. Speaker, eight out of 10 Canadians get back more than they put in. Yes, some Canadians who have very large homes and multiple vehicles probably end up spending more than they get back. In particular, individuals who are on the lower end of the economic spectrum are certainly getting much more back than they are paying. I find it really interesting that he accuses me of all this rhetoric. Conse…
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Madam Speaker, I would ask that the motion be carried on division.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from by Canadians that specifically addresses the fact that this House no longer unanimously supports Ukraine. The petitioners call on all members of Parliament to immediately and swiftly pass Bill C-57, which is an important update to the Canada free trade—
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Mr. Speaker, in all my time presenting petitions on behalf of Canadians, I have never been heckled by the Conservatives, but they are literally heckling me while I am trying to do so. Canadians are asking that all parliamentarians immediately and swiftly pass Bill C-57, which would update the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement and assist Ukraine in rebuilding after it defeats the illegal invasion…
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Mr. Speaker, the federal government and the Prime Minister has been trying to work with municipalities. We have had the Minister of Housing going across the entire country, talking to mayors and to councils to work out deals on how the federal government can support building housing throughout our country and yet we see the Leader of the Opposition trying to bully mayors, calling them incompetent …
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Madam Speaker, this fall economic statement is about investing in Canadians and supporting Canadians, in particular those who need supports right now. What we are continually seeing from the Conservatives is how they talk down these supports. They start talking about removing the carbon incentive rebate cheques, taking those away from Canadians. They are talking about the putting the GST back on b…
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Madam Speaker, I find it interesting that the member just said that Ottawa is not in the business of telling municipalities what to do, when the leader of the Conservative Party just recently called two municipal leaders incompetent: the mayor of Montreal and one other. I wonder if the member has had the opportunity to talk to his leader about how inappropriate those comments were.
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Madam Speaker, by using similar tactics, the Conservatives did not let us vote on the last fall economic statement until June 2023. It was almost summer by the time they finally let us vote on it. When we are wondering why we have not passed the fall economic statement, and when Conservatives get up to rhetorically wonder why that is in March, April and May, I hope they remember this moment and, u…
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Madam Speaker, the member should review Hansard. In the exact same question where he said I did not listen, he also said that I said I did not like it. I had to have listened to it if I was going to make a comment. I am sorry that the member does not like the fact that I disagree with him, because I do disagree with him. I disagree with the intentions that he sets out. I disagree with the intentio…
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Madam Speaker, I do not know if the member from the Bloc knows what we are debating right now. What he just said that the NDP are asking for is in the concurrence motion. We are going to vote in favour of it. I voted in favour of it at PROC. I am fully aware of the concurrence motion. To set standards for the Speaker is exactly what is in there. The member suggests that the Bloc members came here …
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Mr. Speaker, I guess we will pick up our debate where we left off on the Friday before we recessed for the Christmas break. What we discovered and what we talked about in my speech on that Friday prior to our leaving for the Christmas season was that this is actually nothing new. As a matter of fact, when the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle was the Speaker of the House of Commons, he went to a fundra…
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Madam Speaker, in the midst of this ordeal that occurred late last fall, the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle tweeted this in reference to this issue: “It’s...totally unacceptable. “When I was Speaker the only fundraiser I attended was for my own riding. This is something all Speakers are allowed to do because they must run under a party banner, and other parties run candidates against them.” We now k…
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Madam Speaker, I will start by saying I find the character assassination of the Speaker of the House of Commons by the Conservatives and the Bloc is extremely troubling. The reason I say that is that, unlike a politician who is assigned to a political party and actively participates in a political party, the Speaker of the House of Commons, quite honestly, does not have the ability to give their s…
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Madam Speaker, I grew up in my riding with the Speaker of the House of Commons being someone I saw all the time. I am aware of what the Speaker of the House of Commons does in their riding and region. I think that is a fair question to ask on any other issue, because I quite often ask myself, “How I would act if I was on the other side of this?” Believe it or not, I have the ability to self-reflec…
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Mr. Speaker, the member just said the Speaker did not act honourably. You and he certainly know the rules that say we are not to imply that any member of this House does not act in an honourable fashion. Perhaps you could ask him to rephrase that and apologize for using that terminology.
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Madam Speaker, I support the report, and I did at committee along with the NDP. I certainly support it here. There are some good recommendations in here. Who would want to be Speaker now? Honestly, who would now want to sit in that chair knowing they cannot defend themselves when accusations are brought against them? The most they could do would be to say that they are sorry. If they do that, by t…
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House during the debate, pursuant to Standing Order 66 on Motion No. 45 to concur in the 12th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, and Motion No. 46 to concur in the 14th report o…
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I thought I heard the member move an amendment. Did she move an amendment? Are you going to read that first, Mr. Speaker?
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Mr. Speaker, he should not have said anything. He was better off just being quiet. His billed event said that the event would be taking place in a member's home and therefore space would be very limited. They fully expected this to sell out. In the background of the picture, one sees a bunch of homes. This is clearly outside of either his home or that of the constituent who is hosting this event f…
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Mr. Speaker, what undermines the confidence in the Speaker is when members of the House continually get up and try to disparage the Speaker. I come from a riding that has the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Commons. I am fully aware of the member's interventions, in terms of what he would do in our community, how he might go outside our community a little, into another neighbouring riding,…
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Mr. Speaker, it was his sister-in-law. My apologies for that. I will just jump right to the really good stuff. As we discovered recently, the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle is known to have held, on Monday, June 29, 2015, while he was the Speaker, the Regina—Qu'Appelle Conservative Association's ninth annual skeet shoot and dinner. It was a fundraising event for his Conservative riding association i…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think they will, but I think they need to be held accountable based on the ruling that the House leader for the NDP quoted, from that very member, earlier on. I just want to get back to something else that happened just moments ago. People watching may not have seen it. The member for Regina—Wascana stood up on the first question and implied to the House that the member for R…
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Madam Speaker, I will get back to where I was. I could not think of a worse front person for this attack than the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle. I will point out over the next 10 minutes or so that not only has this individual continually shown a lack of regard and respect for the rules of this place and Elections Canada, and just about everywhere he crosses someone's path, but he is extremely hypo…
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Mr. Speaker, there was a no. That makes sense. I just find it so incredible, the rich hypocrisy. The Conservatives could have picked their spokesperson on this from among 125 people, but for some reason, they chose to pick the most vulnerable person. This did not take a lot of work to find this out. It has only just begun. I am sure that one can find countless other opportunities to show that the …
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Madam Speaker, I think it is important to point out that what the opposition House leader is trying to do is anticipate the outcome of the order that the House gave to PROC. Unfortunately, we have not even had the opportunity to review that yet. This motion, in my opinion, should not fall under the same rules as a privilege motion based on that. We need to let the Chair properly rule, and I do not…
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Madam Speaker, I would ask for a recorded vote.
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Madam Speaker, I heard the member earlier in his intervention talk about how Conservatives voted non-confidence, this, that and the other thing. Does he actually think that means something to his constituents? Does he think his constituents take comfort in knowing that he voted against Ukraine, voted against the 988 crisis helpline and voted against countless measures for farmers? Does he actually…
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Madam Speaker, Conservative MPs have been relentless in their attempt to shut down Parliament. Their tactics have included a 30-hour voting marathon temper tantrum, filibustering the sustainable jobs bill by moving over 20,000 amendments, filibustering the Métis self-government bill, blocking the debate on the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement multiple times and moving procedural motions to bloc…
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Mr. Speaker, why would he say it then? Why is it relevant? He was saying it because he was trying to give us the impression that he was not at the event. What people need to know is that moments ago he heckled me and said that no, he did not pay to get in, so he acknowledged he was there. It is now on the record that the member for Regina—Wascana acknowledged that the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle …
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Mr. Speaker, they have no respect for the rules of this place. It is obvious. What are they doing today? What are they really doing today? They are just contributing to their non-stop attempts to shut down Parliament. I said it in a statement earlier today that, one out of every three days this fall session, the Conservatives have used delay tactics like this one to prevent us from doing the work …
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Mr. Speaker, dragging out my time is only going to put more of me between the member and the NDP House leader, so he is going to have to decide whom he wants to hear from. However, I am going to jump to the good stuff. In addition to the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle's fundraising event, he also sent out a very important Facebook message on July 21 of the same year, while he was still Speaker: “Jus…
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to speak to this motion. I thought this issue would have been put to rest given the fact that we have spent a considerable amount of time on it. Nonetheless, Conservatives have chosen to once again bring it before the House and I find that to be very unfortunate and I will tell members why. For starters, Conservatives were never interested in asking the…
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Mr. Speaker, I certainly am prepared. However, what I find really interesting is that this member has continually tried to raise points of order, as did other members, over the last few days trying to sweep the whole Canada-Ukraine free trade final vote under the carpet so they do not have to be held accountable to Canadians. They are going to be held accountable. I hope they have the opportunity …
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle's intervention today and his insight into this matter; and asking us to genuinely consider this. I would like to learn a bit from the member. He has had that opportunity to be both Speaker and non-Speaker and he understands, probably better than most, the relationship and the dynamic between the two. I know that yesterday the member twee…
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Madam Speaker, I actually feel sorry for the member. I genuinely believe that he is one of the more progressive ones in his party, yet somehow he seems to have been sucked down the rabbit hole of the member for Carleton and his talking points. I genuinely do not believe that the member thinks that the inflationary impact has to do with government spending. He must know that it has more to do with …
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Madam Speaker, the member predicted that I was rising on a point of order. He is talking about the budget, while the bill before us is about anti-scab legislation. This is an ongoing theme with Conservatives; they are not staying on topic. Perhaps you could ask the member to get back on topic as you did with the previous—
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Madam Speaker, I hate to call a point of order because it only prolongs how much longer I have to listen to this, but do you think you could ask the member to at least return to the subject? You have already asked him once and stressed the importance of that. Perhaps he could return to the subject of the bill that we are debating today.
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Mr. Speaker, on the same point of order, we certainly did listen to what the House leader from the Conservatives had to say. If you would perhaps provide us with an opportunity to review, reflect and provide comments on that before making a ruling, we would really appreciate it.
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moved for leave to introduce an Act to establish a national day to honour Canadian women's contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to introduce a private member's bill entitled “An Act to establish a national day to honour Canadian women's contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics”. (Motion deemed adopted) Mr. Speaker,…
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Mr. Speaker, I really enjoyed my colleague's intervention, particularly when he was talking about how a lot of the established practices in the workplace have come through negotiations with unions over the years. I would agree with him completely. Toward the end of his speech, he was talking about the obstructionary practices of Conservatives in the House. We did some calculations this morning, an…
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Mr. Speaker, I am further contributing to the point of order raised by the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in regard to Standing Order 18 and decorum. I just wanted to point out for the member that there were only 34 Liberals here when, he claims, all these votes occurred. I would like to know whether the member wants to say which Liberals voted that way.
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I was just wrapping up, Madam Speaker, saying that although we look forward to a comprehensive review of the act in due course, we certainly are supportive of this particular bill and look forward to the Senate moving on this quickly so the legislation will pass into law.
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise today to speak briefly to Bill C-290. This is an important piece of legislation that would amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, which gives federal public sector employees and others a secure and confidential process for disclosing serious wrongdoings in the workplace, as well as protection from acts and reprisal. The bill proposes to expand t…
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Madam Speaker, I have two petitions to present today, both on the same subject. One is signed by members of the North Addington Education Centre in Kingston, and the other is signed by the St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Catholic School community. These petitioners are calling on the federal government to implement a national school food program through budget 2024 for implementation in the fall of 2024.…
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Madam Speaker, I rise on the same point of order. Please forgive the Conservatives. They are about to make a very important decision on a vote. That is why they are on edge. You have asked him to apologize. He has not apologized and his own members are telling him—
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