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Mr. Speaker, the reality is that after the dramatic draconian cuts to health care by Jean Chrétien, Stephen Harper increased health care. In fairness to Chrétien, the reason he had to cut that was because of the massive debts and deficits, driven up by Pierre Elliott Trudeau. We have these repeated patterns of Liberal spending over and again. However, I would agree, and I will leave this on a posi…
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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 know that is a sincere and authentic question and I appreciate it. After the last nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, we have seen record levels of gender-based violence, criminality and domestic violence. We need to get back on track. We need to get our country fixed. We need to get our loved ones home. We need to ensure that women are protected.
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Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to join the debate today. I will start with the question raised by the NDP member from British Columbia. The whole idea of Parliament is that this is supposed to be a chamber of debate, of conversation. Sometimes they digress, I agree, and I have certainly been in the House for some very long digressions, but what comes out of that can sometimes be quite impressive …
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Mr. Speaker, the issue is this. I believe, and I would hope my colleagues all believe it too, the government has failed. The government will not make anything better. If the nine years have not proved that, then I do not know what will. The NDP and the Bloc need to join us and call for a carbon tax election so we can get these problems solved.
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Mr. Speaker, the miracle could happen right now. Members could stand behind the NDP leader and say that they are actually ripping up this agreement and are voting non-confidence, but they will not, because this is a House of hypocrites.
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Mr. Speaker, I will be extremely generous and hope that member simply does not understand how government works. Let me explain what happened. SDTC and the Government of Canada entered into an agreement, where the Government of Canada would give a billion dollars for having those dollars go to technology companies. It is the Government of Canada's responsibility to manage that contract and to desig…
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Mr. Speaker, it is clear that we have scandal after scandal. I rattled off half a dozen significant scandals, where billions and billions of dollars were spent. Ultimately, I can jest a bit about that, but it is deadly serious. A couple of things are going to happen, such as billions of dollars not going to our social safety network. It is billions of dollars that are not going to health care. It …
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Mr. Speaker, I am glad to have the member at the transport committee. He has talked a lot about the supremacy of Parliament. To me, Parliament in itself is not special; it is special because it represents the people. Does he believe that people are entitled to find out what happened to their money?
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Madam Speaker, according to media reports, the Liberal government has covered up the contamination of a Transport Canada dock operated in northern Albertan indigenous communities. “The big dock”, as it is referred to, is known as a community hub. It is where couples go for a walk, where people fish and where kids go to play and swim. Did the government really cover up the contamination of this doc…
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Madam Speaker, Sustainable Development Technology Canada was a federal foundation funded by over a billion dollars of taxpayers' money. It violated its own conflict of interest policies 186 times, awarded $76 million in contracts inappropriately and awarded $59 million to 10 separate projects that were clearly ineligible. In 63 separate instances, directors of the program voted in favour of paymen…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. Canadians are fed up with the government's economic vandalism. Since 2019, Canada's GDP is down 2% per capita, whereas in the U.S., it is up by 8%. Trevor Tombe, economist, wrote that ” If Canada had simply kept pace with the U.S. over the past two years, our economy would be 8.5 pe…
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Mr. Speaker, September 23 to 29 marks Rail Safety Week. This week serves as a reminder of the importance of keeping our railways and our train yards safe. As we acknowledge the tragedies of the past, we must recommit to the safety of our railways going forward. Our railway workers keep our economy moving. They keep Canadians moving. More importantly, they keep Canadians safe. The work they do ever…
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Madam Speaker, last week the NDP leader, in a performance, ripped up the agreement with the Liberals, saying they will never, ever get back together. However, here we are in the first week of Parliament, and at the first opportunity, the NDP is propping up the Liberal government. No one can keep up with this “they will or will not” saga, so I have a simple question for the parties on the other sid…
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Madam Speaker, of course Conservatives will continue to stand up for workers. What I am troubled by, though, with the legislation is that it could lead to the loss of hundreds of good-paying union jobs. Common-sense Conservatives will stand up for union workers by growing the economy and making sure that the private sector and private unions expand.
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Madam Speaker, I look forward to working with the member going forward. I am certainly not here to say that our ports and our railway infrastructure are not in need of improvement, because I think I have been on the public record saying that they are. It is my position and the position of our party, though, that the bill would have a net negative impact on productivity. Perhaps in the future we ca…
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Madam Speaker, that is a tough but fair question. I will just quickly end with a quote by Ronald Reagan, who said that if government sees something move, it taxes it; if it keeps moving, it regulates it; and if it dies, it subsidizes it.
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Madam Speaker, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. According to Statistics Canada, after nine years of the Liberal government, 111% more Canadians are dealing with food insecurity. That is four million more Canadians who will have trouble feeding themselves tonight. What will it take for this cowardly coalition of the NDP and Bloc to finally stand up with the Conservatives and …
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moved: Motion No. 123 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 121. Motion No. 124 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 122. Motion No. 125 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 123. Motion No. 126 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 124. Motion No. 127 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 125. Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise and to have numerous amendmen…
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Madam Speaker, one of the reasons behind Canada's productivity is that Canada has been among the worst when it comes to developed countries' attracting capital. We absolutely need capital, but the only way we are going to get more capital and increase productivity is to have a carbon tax election.
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moved: Motion No. 1 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting the short title. Motion No. 2 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 2. Motion No. 3 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 3. Motion No. 4 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 4. Motion No. 5 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 5. Motion No. 6 That Bill C-33 be amended by deleting Clause 6. Motion No. 7 That Bi…
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Mr. Speaker, the ministry of truth has assured Canadians that they are better off because of the carbon tax. It costs them nothing, and in fact, they are getting richer because of it. However, a few weeks ago, we learned from the Parliamentary Budget Officer that the government has a secret report on the carbon tax. After seeing some of the government's data, we understand why it is trying to hide…
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for the tough but fair question. I can confirm that the government is both corrupt and incompetent.
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Madam Speaker, I want to start this conversation with a quote from Margaret Thatcher. Of course, the honourable and fabulous Margaret Thatcher said that the problem with socialism is that one eventually “run[s] out of other people's money.” We have hit that point. I think it is official. The government has hit rock bottom. However, it will find a way, just as it has done with ethics scandals, to f…
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Madam Speaker, I could go into a policy debate, but the reality is that while the government has been in power for the last nine years, there are 55% more children in poverty. There are 0% GDP rates. People cannot afford houses and they cannot afford food, and there is a child care program that does not deliver child care. The Liberals have a food program that does not deliver food. They only know…
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Madam Speaker, I have absolute agreement with the member on the fact that seniors are not doing well. They suffer the most when we have high rates of inflation. As my colleagues across the way pointed out, the reality is that the rate of inflation has increased, but all the costs in that high inflation are still baked in, and other programs have not kept up with that. The best thing we can do for …
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Madam Speaker, the reality is that history has proven over the last 100 years that socialism fails every time it is tried. We see it here in Canada. We see people going to food banks in record numbers. We see children in record levels of poverty. Canadians have never been poorer. They cannot afford a house. They cannot afford food. What will it take for the member to realize that socialism has fai…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, business owners across the country are facing unprecedented challenges, including the most anti-business government seen in a generation. The good news is that it was not like this before the Prime Minister, and it will not be like it after. The Conservatives recognize what small business owners are, economic heroes. They start with a dr…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is in trouble. The OECD calculated that Canada's economic growth will be the worst of nearly 40 advanced economies for this decade and for three decades to come. Of course, the Liberal solution to any problem is to tax and tax. The Liberals' capital gains increase is their latest tax grab. They say that it will only affect 0.13% of Canadians, but this is the same government tha…
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Mr. Speaker, it is actually a bit of a trip down nostalgia lane for me when we start talking about Bill C-234, because one of the first things I did when I became elected in 2019 was bring forward a private member's bill, Bill C-206. Bill C-206 was in many ways a precursor to Bill C-234. I remember initially coming here after being elected, and I really did not understand the process of the privat…
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Mr. Speaker, let us review the facts. On March 30, 2023, the Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report on the carbon tax, stating, “Taking into consideration both fiscal and economic impacts, we estimate that most households will see a net loss.” On April 17, the PBO published a note on the website clarifying his economic analysis. On June 3, finance committee Liberal MPs called on the PBO to…
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Mr. Speaker, the reality is that there are 123 million dollars' worth of inappropriately awarded contracts, $76 million given to Liberal insiders, resignations, abuse and a leadership team that seemed far more interested in protecting Liberal cabinet ministers than Canadian taxpayer dollars. This is the legacy of the failed green slush fund. When will the Liberal government give up the cover-up an…
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Mr. Speaker, everybody knows in Canada, except for maybe the NDP-Liberal coalition, that they pay more in the carbon tax than they get back in a rebate. It turns out that even the government knew. Even the Prime Minister knows. We know that because the PBO said that. When will the government finally release this report and end the carbon tax cover-up?
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Madam Speaker, I am aware that there will be about three minutes for my speech. I am not sure if the time carries forward or whether we are done debate, but if it does I will be splitting my time with the member for Fort McMurray—Cold Lake. It is my pleasure to rise in this House. I want to put a little context around the pharmacare situation and, really, the economy in general. The future Liberal…
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Mr. Speaker, Bill Morneau, John Manley, David Dodge and even future Liberal leader Mark Carney all agree that our lack of economic growth is making Canadians poorer, and things just got worse. Statistics Canada revised Canada's GDP growth for Q4 from 1.0 to 0.1. Further, our GDP per capita fell again 0.7%, marking the eighth quarter of decline. While Canada is just barely avoiding a technical rece…
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With regard to the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities and the costs associated with its creation, as legislated in division II of the 2023 Fall Economic Statement: (a) what are the total costs incurred to date associated with the creation of the Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by type of expense (office space renovation, ne…
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Madam Speaker, this is breaking news. Last week, the GDP per capita was worse than in 2017. This week, it is worse than in 2016. After nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, Canadians are getting poorer. A recent study from the Fraser Institute found that Canadians are experiencing the worst decline in living standards in the last 40 years. Food banks are being overwhelmed. The cost of housing …
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Madam Speaker, as always, the Liberals give us half-truths. The reality is that Canada has the worst GDP per capita in the G7. Those are the numbers. More than that, our constituents are feeling it. Their constituents are feeling it. The longer the Liberals are in government, the poorer Canadians get. Canadians desperately need a break. Will the Liberals agree to giving Canadians a fuel tax holida…
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Madam Speaker, there we have it. Over and over again, the Liberals tell Canadians that they have never had it so good, when in reality that is far from the truth. We learned today that 0.7% is how much the GDP per capita declined in the first quarter. Things keep getting worse here. The Liberals are capable of giving a carbon tax carve-out. Why will they not give a carve-out to all Canadians this …
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Mr. Speaker, in the next election, we will let Canadians decide exactly who is wrong. If people listen to the Liberals talk about this, they would think they have never had it so good. That could not be any further from the truth. The fact is that we have tent cities from coast to coast. We have students who are living underneath bridges. We have workers who are living in their cars. If the Libera…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, Canadians are in trouble. On Thursday, we learned from the OSFI risk report that Canadian homeowners who renew their mortgages in 2026 will be facing a payment shock. This means that as of February 2024, 76% of Canadians are in jeopardy of losing their homes. After nine years of the NDP-Liberal government, many Canadians are now facing t…
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With regard to expenditures on communications professional services (codes 035, 0351, and 0352) since April 1, 2021, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: what are the details of each expenditure, including (i) the date, (ii) the amount, (iii) the vendor, (iv) the description of goods or services, (v) whether the contract was sole-sourced or competitivel…
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With regard to government expenditures on membership fees, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity during the 2022-23 fiscal year: (a) what were the total expenditures; and (b) what are the details of each expenditure, including the (i) name of the entity for which the membership fee was paid, (ii) date of the purchase, (iii) amount, (iv) number of membersh…
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Mr. Speaker, I am wondering whether the member would like to comment on the fact that the brother of the leader of the NDP is a lobbyist from Metro and that in fact its profits have actually outstripped those of Loblaw. Metro is at 4.6%, whereas Loblaw is at 3.4%. Is that just a coincidence?
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Madam Speaker, Canada's GDP per capita is now the worst in the G7. These Liberals keep talking about how we have never had it so good. What is more accurate? When the member talks to her constituents, are they talking about the fact that we are suffering economically or that Canadians have never had it so good?
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Madam Speaker, I do not think it has ever been said in the House of Commons that this place is lacking hypocrisy. There is usually enough hypocrisy in this place to go around, but the motion brought to us by the NDP is just abounding. It is even overflowing. It is even too much hypocrisy for the House of Commons, which has certainly seen enough of it in our history. The NDP is talking about corpor…
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Madam Speaker, unfortunately, the answer to that is no. Often when I am talking to constituents, they will tell me they cannot believe how much one bag of groceries costs. They will go to grab a couple things for dinner or grab a couple things for the weekend, and have one bag. That one bag used to be $20. Now it is $50, $75 or even $100 just to fill one bag of groceries. It is incredible and ther…
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Madam Speaker, according to the Governor of the Bank of Canada, the carbon tax is responsible for 0.8% of inflation, or about one-third of inflation. We could dramatically reduce the cost of food today for children, for seniors and for everyone who is going hungry. Food banks have never been so busy; they have never had such a stretched demand. Why do we not cut the carbon tax today and let people…
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Madam Speaker, it really is quite sad where our GDP is per capita. The GDP per capita actually puts us dead last amongst G7 countries. Why is that important? Because it is not just a number. GDP per capita is a measure of what Canadians make and what they deliver in terms of services. The more products we make and the more services we deliver means the more goods, the more bounty, the more prosper…
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