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Madam Speaker, I rise a separate point of order, and as part of my privilege, I have the ability to raise points of order. Neither the Speaker nor anyone else can stop that.
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Madam Speaker, I was trying to hear my colleague, and I heard considerable disruption. I would ask that the Speaker have control of the—
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Madam Speaker, on that point of order, I heard behaviour, quite frankly, that was intimidating to my colleague. I do appreciate your admonishment. I hear more of that heckling and more of that intimidation, but I—
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Madam Speaker, I do believe an apology is required.
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Just as it is right now. Madam Speaker, this is completely unacceptable.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The leader of the NDP just referred to the Bloc Québécois using unparliamentary language, not only with respect to the group but also the individuals.
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Madam Speaker, I have used the past inappropriate term of sellout Singh, referring to the NDP leader. I would like to withdraw that.
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Madam Speaker, my point of clarification is this: You ruled earlier that, of course, when members referred to a party as being useless, that was okay because it was a party. If I refer to the NDP as a team of Maserati Marxists, that is acceptable.
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Madam Speaker, imagine that we are a CFO of a billion-dollar enterprise and, when the fiscal year ends, we refuse to disclose the assets, the liabilities and the revenues. Then we ask to borrow billions of dollars more for next year. That is exactly what these Liberals are asking of Canadians, asking for billions of dollars without disclosing the numbers. The government's own budgetary watchdog sa…
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Madam Speaker, my point of order, which was a separate one, is that I have the right, not for me but for the people of Northumberland—Peterborough South, the 100,000 people I represent, to speak on their behalf. That is why I was elected; that is why I was sent here. Mine is a point of clarification—
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to defend the right of the member to finish off her statement. She said she had two more sentences. Bosc and Gagnon is clear that privilege takes priority over nearly all matters. She was not repetitive. She was telling a story about her children. She was literally crying at points. My goodness, we have to decide: Are we parliamentarians, or are we humans?
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Madam Speaker, then it would be fine for me to say that the Prime Minister once called someone in the House a piece of shit.
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Madam Speaker, on another point of order, the Standing Orders also state that we cannot call another member a liar. We cannot do indirectly what we cannot do directly, so—
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, the rules of Parliament are clear. The retraction shall be short and to the point—
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Madam Speaker, it cannot be a jumping off point to lecture us. That is not appropriate.
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Madam Speaker, it is my privilege and honour to present a supplementary report on behalf of the Conservative Party. We continue to call for the abolishment of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, and we call for greater transparency in order to prevent future conflicts of interest, such as those that Dominic Barton had. We need a government that works for Canada, not a government that continues to take…
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Mr. Speaker, “let the bankers worry about the economy”, “you'll forgive me if I don't think about monetary policy”, “the budget will balance itself”: these are the actual words of the Prime Minister of Canada. Given his complete disinterest in managing the economy, no one should be surprised that GDP per person has declined in eight of the last nine quarters. It is time for a common-sense Conserva…
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Mr. Speaker, I urge the member to get on with Canadians' business and call a carbon tax election. After nine years, according to The Economist, Canada is now poorer than Alabama, the fourth-poorest state in the U.S. While the Liberal government drives our economy further and further into the ditch, with excessive taxation and regulation, the Canadian economy falls further behind while the American…
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With regard to the Canadian Heraldic Authority's (CHA) issuance of coats of arms, emblems, and other insignia: (a) which departments, agencies, or government entities have commissioned something from the CHA since 2015; and (b) what are the details of each commission, including (i) the total cost, (ii) a breakdown of the spending (design, printing, calligraphy and any other relevant costs), (iii) …
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Mr. Speaker, that does sort of beg the question of if a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it, was there really a violation of the rules? Although I do thank the Speaker for enforcing the rules. I know the member to be an hon. member and I do, to answer his question, care about climate change and where the toxins came from. I am more than happy to work with the member and a…
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Mr. Speaker, how can Canadians be reasonably expected to see that the costly coalition that got us into this economic quagmire could possibly see a way out? The Prime Minister has increased food costs by 35%. He has increased the cost of gasoline by over 50%. He has increased the cost of mortgages and housing by over 70%. I have a simple question: When will the Prime Minister allow for real chance…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a great honour to rise, but particularly now because I believe I am the last speaker this evening. I am happy to bring it home tonight. It is an honour and privilege. I do have a very serious topic to raise, and I am hoping I can have a serious discussion with my colleague on the other side. This serious issue is one that has been brought forward by several first nations.…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians do not have to wonder anymore. The cost of living crisis coalition never really left us. Just a few months ago, though, the NDP leader said, “the Liberals are too weak, too selfish and too beholden to corporate interests to fight for people”. I could not agree more. However, today he flip-flopped; he announced his full confidence in the Liberal Prime Minister. If the coaliti…
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With regard to government spending allocated towards port infrastructure projects in Canada since 2019, broken down by year and by department, agency, or other entity which provided the funding: (a) what was the total amount of funding provided to each port, including, for each, the (i) port's name, (ii) amount of funding, (iii) project description or purpose of the funding; and (b) for each insta…
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Mr. Speaker, during his taxpayer-funded stay in South America, the Prime Minister attacked Canadians for not liking his costly carbon tax and even accused them of spreading misinformation. Meanwhile, his radical environment minister not only plans to quadruple the carbon tax, but also plans to introduce a brand new one, a global shipping tax. That is carbon tax number three. All the while, Canadia…
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Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister was so excited about the new U.S. President that he sent him a gift: thousands of Canadian jobs, millions of Canadian investment dollars. The Liberal government's carbon tax and failure to stand up for Canada has created an exodus of capital from Canada to the United States. The Prime Minister's policy has created a made-in-Canada per capita GDP recession. While A…
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals keep telling Canadians at food banks that they have never had it so good. Here are the facts: The Economist says that Canada is now poorer than Alabama, the fourth-poorest state in the United States. Further, over the past five years, America's economic growth has outstripped Canada's by nearly double. Simply, when will Canadians get an opportunity to vote for common-se…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to recognize the Otonabee-South Monaghan Food Cupboard. The Food Cupboard is a small rural food bank in my riding that has seen demand increase exponentially. It had a record number of visitors in February and September of this year, and almost half of the families visiting the food bank have young children. The Food Cupboard has gone from being a helping hand …
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Madam Speaker, I actually appreciated the comments from the member for Whitby because at least he was being honest about the debate. The reality is that there are no Pollyanna solutions; there are only trade-offs when it comes to politics, so we need to have smart policies that enable us to fight climate change while growing our economy. Clearly what has happened over the last nine years is that w…
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Madam Speaker, my question is a simple one. The government has a terrible record. Of course, it is one of the worst in the OECD when it comes to reducing GHG emissions. It has not hit an international target yet. Why does the Bloc Québécois vote with this party over and over again and keep these members in government, destroying our economy along with them?
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Madam Speaker, the reality is that Canadian energy accounts for half, if not more, of Canadian exports. Without Canadian energy we would be insolvent as a country.
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Mr. Speaker, I enjoyed working with the member on public accounts. I too am an alumnus of the public accounts committee. My question, though, is really designed to educate the electorate as we get nearer to an election. We have seen that those on the other side of the aisle are quite strongly for the carbon tax. In fact, they want to quadruple it, despite its limited impact on GHG gases and the ne…
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Madam Speaker, I move that the 13th report of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, be concurred in. It is my absolute joy to rise in the House today and speak to this important report. I will say at the outset that I am splitting my time with the amazingly talented member for Bay of Quinte, who is single-handedly going to bring trade back to Canada. I am e…
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Madam Speaker, in first-year psychology, one learns about something called “shadow projection”, which is projecting onto other people one's own insecurities and failings. When I hear about confusion and radical policies, it is no surprising that it is coming from the member who just spoke.
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Madam Speaker, the member is experiencing something that we see with all progressive candidates, whether from the Liberal Party, the NDP or otherwise. Right after an election, they become strong, progressive legislators. Right before an election, they suddenly start understanding the importance of things like fiscal responsibility and the economy, but that will quickly fade away after the next ele…
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Mr. Speaker, it is not surprising that the NDP comes running to the rescue of the Liberals whenever they need help. The reality is, as Thomas Mulcair said, the member's former leader, that this is nothing but a political ploy. I will end with what the Conservative leader said, “name the names.”
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Mr. Speaker, the member is right that the sponsorship scandal was a paltry $40 million compared to the $400 million that is the SDTC, or the green slush fund. It is no surprise that the NDP is coming to the defence of the Liberals once again in order to support and enable their corruption, as has been the case in this nine-year NDP-Liberal government.
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Mr. Speaker, first, I would caution the member. It is beneath hon. members to cast wild aspersions. The reality is, as stated by the vehement Conservative supporter, former leader of the NDP, Thomas Mulcair, that this is strictly a political ploy by the Prime Minister to gag the Leader of the Opposition from criticizing the government. The fact that the Liberals would utilize foreign interference …
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Madam Speaker, I like the member as well, but it is not shocking that the NDP runs to the rescue of the Liberal government, as it has been propping up the government through scandal after scandal. The New Democrats look the other way as corruption happens, and what do they get? They get fake promises of things that will not happen. They run interference for the Liberal government. They run outside…
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Madam Speaker, I really do wonder what happens in a Liberal's life. I assume they start like everyone else. They want to accomplish good and want to make this country better. I do not know what happens to them in the process of being a Liberal that they start looking the other way when $400 million goes out the door to ineligible companies with conflicts of interest, that they start looking the ot…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. The record of nine years of the NDP-Liberal government will be one of waste, corruption and no respect for Canadian taxpayer dollars. This legacy will include a $400-million slush fund that violated its own conflict of interest policy 186 times; a $223,000 in-flight catering bill for one trip for the Prime Minister. The Parliamentary Budget Of…
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Madam Speaker, I would like to start where the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle left off: Under the Liberal government, housing costs have doubled. Let us start by getting this down to layman's terms to explain to Canadians what has gone on. There are a lot of acronyms. There are a lot of terms of art and legal terms from the various conflicts of interest, ineligible—
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for being attentive, but when I speak, there are usually lots of people in the House. It is not usually a problem for me. Let us get back to the matter at hand. There are lots of technical terms, legal linguistic terms and acronyms, such as SDTC, that we can utilize. Of course, there are different names. What we need to understand is that there was a pool of nearl…
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Madam Speaker, I am going to put aside the irony of the member who has the most words on record in this debate saying it is us filibustering. This can be ended today. All the Liberals have to do is hand over the documents. This is absolutely in our rights; the law clerk referred to this. We can end this today if they just go out there and bring the documents in.
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Mr. Speaker, the problem is that the Liberals are not taking it seriously. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said of TD Bank, “By making its services convenient for criminals, it became one.” Why do the Americans have to catch chartered Canadian banks and charge them with money laundering linked to fentanyl, terrorism and human trafficking? Could the minister stand up and tell us what charges …
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, it is not worth the corporate crime and corruption. TD Bank has been ordered to pay over $3 billion by U.S. regulators because it was found to be in a conspiracy to violate the Bank Secrecy Act and commit money laundering for criminals who traffic in drugs that end up on our streets. I have a simple question for the government: When will…
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Mr. Speaker, Statistics Canada confirmed today what millions of Canadians already know: While the rich are getting richer, the most vulnerable are falling further and further behind. Today, Stats Canada reported that the gap between the top 40% earners and the bottom 40% earners grew by nearly 50%. It reported that income inequity has never been higher in our country. The government has a choice: …
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I actually think that maybe the member is solving it now, but I was just wondering if he could let us know exactly how Liberal corruption fits into the St. Lawrence. We know it fits somehow, but if he could connect the two, that would be great.
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Mr. Speaker, I would agree that shoreline erosion in the St. Lawrence Seaway is a real and significant problem. I would caution my friend that emboldening this or giving billions of dollars in additional funds to the Liberal government would not solve the problem. It would grow bureaucracy and help Liberal insiders. At the end of the day, it would make Quebeckers worse off. We need solutions that …
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