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Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the past 10 years of governance by the Liberal government have broken the trust Canadians placed in the Canadian immigration system. There are hundreds of non-citizens somewhere in this country who were convicted or are guilty of criminal offences, but the government has lost track of where they are. It has no idea. That is the type of mistrust and mismanagement that th…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House as the member entrusted to represent the good people of Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies in beautiful British Columbia. It is important for all members to bear in mind that we, as members of the House, have a duty because our fellow Canadians, the constituents we represent, trusted us to be their voice in this place. Canadians look to us, to Parlia…
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With regard to the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative announced in 2021: (a) how many personnel have been hired to work on the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative each year since 2021; (b) how many personnel have transferred from other government departments or entities to work on the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative each year since 2021; (c) what is the total amount of salaries and benefits for …
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Mr. Speaker, that answer speaks to the arrogance of the government that just continues from one Parliament to another, with the same members on that side of the House and the same people in the ministers' chairs. It just does not change. The parliamentary secretary talked about reducing the GST for first-time homebuyers, but it is only on new homes. It is going to be less than 5% of the market, if…
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Mr. Speaker, as I stated on June 9 in this chamber, Canadians from Field, B.C. in the Rockies to the ranch lands of Kamloops tell me that family budgets are being destroyed by Liberal inflationary spending. The Prime Minister said that he wants to be held accountable for what Canadians pay at the grocery store. It is more than what people are paying at the grocery store that he will be held accoun…
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Mr. Speaker, it appears the Liberals not only do not want to answer questions, but do not even want to take questions that we have asked and they have failed to answer, like questions on consensus. What does consensus mean moving forward with these major projects? We have seen that Premier Eby in B.C. has said there will be no pipelines through B.C. Who has veto power and what is consensus? That i…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition on behalf of Canadians and the residents of Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies. The petitioners state that religious charities play a significant role in the charitable sector and the life of our country. More than 30,000 charities fall under the advancement of religion category, which is roughly 42% of the charitable sector. The petition calls on the …
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Mr. Speaker, you are doing a great job up there in the new role, recognizing all the names. There were so many changes in the last election, such as my riding's name change. I really appreciate the knowledge. I would like to ask my colleague whether he has ever experienced any level of government or large organization, be it nonprofit or for-profit, that has ever gone this length of time without p…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians from Field, B.C., in the Rockies to the ranchlands of Kamloops tell me that family budgets are being destroyed by Liberal inflationary spending. The Prime Minister wants to be held to account by what Canadians pay at the grocery store. Today, we are debating our Conservative motion, calling for a budget as soon as possible. Will the Liberal government table a budget and reve…
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Mr. Speaker, the member mentioned a few times the desperation and the hunger being experienced. My daughter lives in Calgary and belongs to social media groups like Moms and Tots, where moms are trying to find someone who can give them infant formula or provide diapers to get them through the week until their next cheque comes in. That is how bad the situation has gotten under the Liberal governme…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank our shadow minister for finance, the member for Calgary East, from the Marlborough area, where I have family as well. I have been to his riding and seen the great volunteer work that is done to provide food for people who cannot afford to live under the systems and governance of the Liberal Party. Could the member expound a little further on the need for food banks and…
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate the member on coming back here. During her speech, the member mentioned that the Canadian Coast Guard is going to be tasked with more border security. We know the previous Liberal government dilly-dallied on purchasing and obtaining icebreakers with Arctic capabilities; it has taken years to do that. The Liberals could not even get body armour to staff in Nova Scotia …
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise as the representative for Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies, a new riding for the 45th Parliament. I first wish to thank the voters, the volunteers and their families who placed their trust in me. Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies is a diverse riding, stretching from the great continental divide at the B.C.-Alberta border, through the Shuswap Highland to the ranc…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Chatham-Kent—Leamington for his interest in the file and for showing how important the issue is on both sides of the border. On May 10, the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development tabled a report in the House titled “Governance of the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.” This report followed a report from the Standing Committee …
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Mr. Speaker, regarding the reports from the FOPO committee, the member was a member of that committee for a number of years. I enjoyed working with him. It is blatant that the government simply does not respond appropriately.
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Mr. Speaker, the quick answer is this: Just produce the documents. The more extensive answer is that it is not this side of the House that is in disarray; it is the government. We see it. It is happening day after day. The stories are breaking about how the Prime Minister is going to put his so-called finance minister under the bus, and then run her over and bring in an outsider to run the country…
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Mr. Speaker, the interpretation was coming through very quietly, so I was not absolutely certain of what the member said. We as Conservatives, and, I think, the Bloc member on the committee, agree that it is a problem that needs to be solved. It got hung up in the Prime Minister's Office. What came through looking like a solution has only made it worse. It is time to rid the House of the Liberal g…
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Mr. Speaker, I will not even try to get inside what is going on in the heads of the government members. It is truly disappointing that no one is allowed to speak on the government side of the House, other than the member for Winnipeg North. Repeatedly he stands up for questions. No one else seems to have a voice on the government side, or if they do have a voice, it is muted, muffled or muzzled by…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House as the elected representative for North Okanagan—Shuswap. It is a riding that will no longer exist after the next election, but one that I have been honoured to serve for the past nine-plus years and will continue to serve until the next federal election day, when I hope to be elected to represent the new riding of Kamloops—Shuswap—Central R…
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Mr. Speaker, when the parliamentary secretary was making his statement, I could not understand what was being said through the interpretation because you have failed to keep order in this place. Please correct that so we can hear what is being said.
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Madam Speaker, the community of Falkland and the entire rodeo community have lost a champion. One of Canada's longest-running rodeos, the Falkland Stampede, will be missing the voice of Merv Churchill next year. At the age of 14, Merv was already deep in his passion for rodeos when he organized a barn dance to raise money for new corrals for the rodeo grounds. Merv was a champion bull rider at the…
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Mr. Speaker, they cannot stand the truth. They could not handle it. That is why we have been in a state of limbo and there has been no government legislation debated in the House for weeks. It is because they, their Prime Minister and their party, refuse the order of the majority of members in the chamber. The member tries to deflect the fault to this side of the House, when it is that side of the…
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order because the member is talking about the character of members of the House. We know that is not appropriate language. He started out by speaking about misleading the House and stating that the Conservative Party was doing that. I want to point out that where we have been in the House for the past number of weeks is because the Liberal Party has misled Canad…
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I question what this has to do with the ongoing debate.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of NDP-Liberal policy failures, there is only one person keeping the Prime Minister in power and that is the leader of the NDP. Do colleagues remember the NDP leader's big stunt when he told Canadians he had ripped up the coalition deal with the Liberals? It was a scam on voters of Elmwood—Transcona right before a by-election. Since that by-election, he has forgotten …
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Madam Speaker, on the point of order, I believe, if you check the records, you will find that the member for Kildonan—St. Paul said that the member voted for legislation that caused this. She did not say that he caused it. I believe you need to check the record on this.
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Madam Speaker, my colleague has been a strong advocate not just for the energy sector, which is important in the area she comes from, but also on behalf of indigenous people right across this country. We recently heard indigenous members say they have been let down by the government. When I meet with the five bands in my riding of North Okanagan—Shuswap, they tell me that all they have seen are br…
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Madam Speaker, that question makes no sense. It is from a member of the government, which has total control over the House. The Liberals could have ended this weeks ago, as I previously stated. It could have been over in less than a day. This was an order of the House. The majority of the members of the House ordered the government to produce the documents. The government could have ended it that …
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Madam Speaker, that was an interesting question from the member, since the NDP has been shoring up the corrupt government for the last number of years. Its policies have added to inflation and government debt to an endless degree, and the member says we are wasting dollars. We are simply holding the government to account for its waste of taxpayer dollars. This could have been over within a day if …
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question from the member from the Bloc. It is not very often that Conservatives and the Bloc agree on an issue, but this is one case where we do agree. This government certainly cannot manage anything. We have seen what the Liberals have done with the finances of the country. Housing costs have doubled. Rent has doubled. Grocery costs have gone through the roof. Peo…
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Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today, in advance of Remembrance Day. At this opportunity, I would like to mention that my grandfather Jesse Pullin served in England during the First World War. He immigrated to Canada with his family, his wife and my mother and her sister, in 1925. Then, because of his devotion to England initially and then to Canada, he actually went back and fought in th…
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Madam Speaker, I truly enjoy debating with this member for Winnipeg North, because he is so easy to counterattack. Why does he continuously distract and deflect? We are here, and we have been here for weeks now, debating one issue, which is an order by the majority of the members of the House to produce documents. It is one issue, and yet he continuously tries to distract, delay and deflect to pro…
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With regard to the terms of the Pacific Salmon Commercial Licence Retirement Program (LRP) under the Pacific Salmon Strategy Initiative (PSSI), broken down by each harvest area: (a) how many individual commercial salmon licenses have been retired each year broken down by gear type; (b) what were the average prices paid; and (c) what were the highest and lowest prices?
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Madam Speaker, I would like to ask my colleague what is at the base of this debate that is taking place? I believe it is the fact that the majority of the House ordered the government and the Prime Minister to produce these documents Is that not really the root of this whole debate? The government and the Prime Minister are defying the will of 338 elected members, or at least the will of the membe…
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Madam Speaker, the question was: do I trust the RCMP with the privacy concerns around this issue? Absolutely. I have family members who served, I have a lot of friends, gotten to know a lot of people, and there have been members in the House who have served in the RCMP. I want to thank them at this time for their service.
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to respond to that. As a former business owner, I never had the privilege or opportunity to be audited, but I have talked to many businesses that have been audited by the Government of Canada, by the CRA. If it found that 40% or 50% of transactions were questionable, it would not stop there. It would go after every last individual transaction to make sur…
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Madam Speaker, I will take the question from the NDP member, even though it was not on the question of privilege, and show how it really relates to the question of privilege, a different question of privilege. We are here for Canadians, the Canadians who are suffering under the increasing carbon tax, the increasing taxation and the rising inflation caused by the Liberal-NDP government. We have a P…
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Edmonton Griesbach for that question on fiscal accountability. My recollection is that the last NDP leader who talked about fiscal accountability is no longer around. The party basically turfed him because he talked about balancing the budget. Since then, the New Democratic Party has sided with a Liberal government with out-of-control spending to form an NDP-L…
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Madam Speaker, here we go again, the Liberals are trying to deflect and distract. We are here debating a question of privilege because the government, the Prime Minister, has failed to follow the will of Parliament. As I spoke about in my speech, the only place that happens is in dictatorships. The last I checked, Canada was not a dictatorship. We are all elected to serve the people who elected us…
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise today as the representative for the good people of North Okanagan—Shuswap. I will be speaking on the issue of the question of privilege raised by my colleague the hon. member for Regina—Qu'Appelle. For those Canadians who may still be unclear as to why we are debating a point of privilege to this extent, I will give a condensed history of the situation. This …
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table the Conservative supplemental report to the fisheries committee report on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Canada's fisheries are a shared resource that belongs to Canadians, and the government is entrusted with managing and conserving fisheries for the benefit of future generations. The committee received shocking testimony in this study. From the…
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Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn for the great work he does in his riding. I have family members there and they speak very highly of him, as do many of his constituents when I am out there visiting. Has the hon. member heard the same thing I have heard over and over again in my riding of North Okanagan—Shuswap about how people have just had enough? They ha…
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Mr. Speaker, over the summer, I met with and heard from the good people of Okanagan—Shuswap and people across B.C. They are hard-working and love their country, but what I heard from them was that taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. One in five Canadians skipped or reduced the size of at least one meal because they could not afford groceries. One in five parents ate less so the…
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With regard to the $130 million over six years in budget 2024 to Fisheries and Oceans Canada, with $20 million ongoing to address marine fuel cost pressures to address the unpredictability and volatility of marine fuel costs: (a) how much of the $20 million in ongoing funding is a result of the carbon tax; and (b) how much will fuel costs be, in total dollars, increased for the Canadian Coast Guar…
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With regard to international trips taken by the Minister of Foreign Affairs since November 4, 2015: what are the details of all trips where the minister has introduced and discussed topics related to fisheries and fisheries management, including, for each, (i) the names and titles of those in attendance, (ii) the date and time of the meeting, (iii) the location of the meeting, (iv) a summary of th…
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With regard to the replacement vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard: (a) what were procurement cost estimates in 2016, for Canadian Coast Guard vessels scheduled for replacement in 2016 through 2025; (b) what were final procurement costs for vessels replaced from 2016 to date; (c) what are estimated final procurement costs for vessels currently in production; and (d) what is the breakdown of (a) t…
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Mr. Speaker, the member comes from a beautiful part of the province, but not as beautiful as North Okanagan—Shuswap. I would like to ask the member what his thoughts are about the $60 billion in additional debt that this budget is going to be passing on to future Canadians. Members in his riding, just the same as in mine and in every riding across the country, are going to be forced to pay the deb…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to just put one question really clearly to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs. With respect to the clause in the bill that would extend the voting date by one week because of a number of Liberal MPs who are about to lose, by one week, their ability to attain a pension, was it put in the bill to appease the minister's cau…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask if there is a quorum in the House.
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