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Mr. Chair, if there is one member in this House who always talks Canada up, it is me. I can tell members right now that this is what we are talking about here. For the elbows-up crowd who voted Liberal, just so they know, they voted for an EV mandate that pays Elon Musk and Tesla money, billions of dollars, because he owns 75% of the EV business. As long as they know that—
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Look out, Mr. Speaker; there he goes again. It seems like the Prime Minister just cannot wait to jump on a plane and leave the country any opportunity he gets. He has been everywhere. He has been to the U.S. twice, then to Italy, Mexico, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and so many other countries right across the globe, and now he is back to the U.A.E. However, Canadians are worse off than ever a…
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Mr. Speaker, it sounds like any progress on reducing tariffs for Canadians is still up in the air, just like the Prime Minister. There are zero results, and zero tariffs have been removed. That is not good enough, not when investment in Canada is down $47.6 billion, when our country has the worst per capita growth in the G7 and when Canadian families are struggling to eat and heat and house themse…
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Mr. Speaker, if the House gives its consent, I move that the first report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, presented to the House earlier today, be concurred in.
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Mr. Speaker, that is why I said that this budget should have been about affordability for Canadians. Regarding the environment, the planting of two billion trees is now gone. It is another reversal, another broken promise. This budget should have been entitled “Broken Promises”.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour of presenting, in both official languages, the first report of the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations, entitled “Review of Statutory Instruments”. If the House gives its consent, I intend to move concurrence in the report later today.
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Mr. Speaker, whatever it says on the front cover, this budget does not build a stronger Canada. It weakens it, piling up record debt, driving up costs and leaving working Canadians to carry the weight of the Prime Minister's spending and years of Liberal failures. Canadians were told to expect something “generational”. They were promised a serious plan to restore discipline after a decade of Liber…
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are concerned about affordability for Canadians. This is what this budget is all about. We were told by the government in the last campaign that it was going to move at speeds Canadians had never seen before. This budget was going to be generational. We have the new Major Projects Office. The other day, I stood in the House and asked for the address, phone number and…
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Mr. Speaker, one Conservative measure I can appreciate is the elimination of the carbon tax. We fought in the House for 10 years for the elimination of the carbon tax, and the other side, the government side, was fighting us every day on that. This is one Conservative measure I see in the budget that I am happy is gone thanks to Conservatives.
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Mr. Speaker, this is why we are standing here today. We are talking about $80 billion. So that Canadians understand, just servicing that debt costs more than we spend on health care and unemployment insurance. We would need GST at 15% just to cover the interest on the debt. It is completely out of control.
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Mr. Speaker, this costly budget of broken promises is a disastrous attempt to put out the fire they started. Not only is the Prime Minister fuelling inflation with the largest regular budget deficit in Canadian history, but he is also hiking up the industrial carbon tax and driving up food prices. Families are already struggling to afford food, housing and everything else, so why does the Prime Mi…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada is in this mess because of 10 years of Liberal deficits and taxes. Now this costly budget will make things worse by adding $10 million to our debt every hour. It is like cranking up the furnace and leaving the windows open. Canada is the only G7 country where food inflation has gone up four months in a row, and by increasing the industrial carbon tax and driving up inflation, t…
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Madam Speaker, strap in. Tonight, Canadians from coast to coast to coast will be on the edge of their seats as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Dodgers in the pivotal game six of the World Series. Across five games and 54 innings, the Jays have excited us, inspired us and shown us the kind of grit and determination that unite us all. Their impressive display against the Dodgers has the entire cou…
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Madam Speaker, right when the Prime Minister was telling young Canadians they would have to make sacrifices, he was signing off on bonuses for Liberal elites. These taxpayer-funded payouts included $11 million for the fat cats at Via Rail, $30 million for the bureaucrats at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and $60 million for the bankers at the Business Development Bank, all while every…
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Madam Speaker, it is impressive that the Liberals are actually recognizing Christmas. Canadians are being asked to pull the wagon through the mud while Liberal cronies ride comfortably on top. The government is not worried about families lining up at food banks; it is too busy lining the pockets of insiders. The Liberals are not bothered with cutting home prices; they are too focused on cutting ch…
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Mr. Speaker, every dollar the Liberals spend comes right out of the pockets of Canadians. Under Trudeau, the Liberals' consumer carbon tax made everything more expensive while their record spending led to higher prices and lower paycheques, with the debt burden falling on younger Canadians most of all. Now the Prime Minister is doubling down in his budget with an industrial carbon tax, more costs …
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Mr. Speaker, I ask the party opposite this: Have Canadians not sacrificed enough? For 10 years, they have paid the price for a Liberal carbon tax that the government falsely claimed would put more money back in their pockets than it took out. Now the Prime Minister is pulling the same stunt with his industrial carbon tax. He claims there is no impact, even if it increases costs on farm equipment, …
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Mr. Speaker, it is unbelievable: This year marks 100 years since the Holland Marsh was established. A century ago, Professor W.H. Day and a group of hard-working farmers looked over a vast swamp and saw possibility. With vision and grit, they transformed the black muck into one of the most fertile farming regions in Canada. For 100 years, that vision has fed communities, nourished generations and …
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Mr. Speaker, greeters at Walmart grocery stores are no longer saying hello. They are apologizing, but it is the Liberals who should be apologizing for the inflationary deficits that have driven up food prices. Inflation data out today confirms that food prices have once again skyrocketed. They are up 4% as everyday groceries become even more unaffordable for families. We just need the number. How …
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are so focused on listening to their own spin that they have tuned out the grumbling sounds of millions of hungry Canadian stomachs. The Prime Minister said he would be judged by the prices people pay at the grocery store. With food prices up another 4%, thanks to his Liberal government's inflationary deficits, Canadians have made up their minds. The Prime Minister is an …
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Mr. Speaker, auto workers at Honda Canada in Alliston are outraged. The Prime Minister sold them out again. He folded like a cheap suit in front of Donald Trump. Canada already has the fastest-shrinking economy in the G7 and the second-highest unemployment rate. Now the Liberals have failed to secure a deal with the Americans. They are stripping the auto industry for parts and shipping those jobs …
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Mr. Speaker, the Blue Jays continue to annihilate the New York Yankees, but it is a swing and a miss every time the Prime Minister goes up against the Americans. U.S. tariffs on Canada have doubled since the Prime Minister took office, and Canada now faces the highest unemployment rate in the G7. While the Blue Jays are hitting home runs, the Prime Minister keeps coming home with nothing. He has a…
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Mr. Speaker, while the Prime Minister jets around the world shaking hands with dictators and diplomats, Canadians are lining up at food banks in record numbers. He says he wants to be judged by the price of food in grocery stores, but he is too busy seeking approval at the UN to notice how much worse food insecurity is now for Canadians. Food prices have risen 50% faster in Canada than in the Unit…
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Mr. Speaker, from what we see, the Liberal government cares more about international headlines than about bread lines that Canadians are stuck in. They are asking, “What about us?” as food insecurity reaches a crisis point across the country. In my area, Simcoe county, a third of households cannot afford to properly feed their family. Millions of Canadians are chasing their next meal, so why is th…
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Mr. Speaker, I have never heard so much fluff, and I really do not even know where to start. To the member, first of all, if he could comment, my riding did not receive the rural top-up under the carbon tax that the government defended for 10 years. He talks about the retrofit program: “Federal government pulls plug on home retrofit loan program”. Thirdly, he talks about the transition. The northe…
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Madam Speaker, I was in trouble at school all the time. I was sent to the office so many times, and I knew where the office was. It was unbelievable. I listened to the member for Carleton earlier, and he said “the Major Projects Office” 14 times. The Major Projects Office that the supposed new government has under way, that the Liberals are going to move at lightning speed on, is unprecedented. Ho…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' talk is as empty as Canadians' cupboards. It took 40 years before Toronto's largest food bank saw one million annual visits. However, under the Liberal government, demand has exploded. It had two million, then three million and now four million visits from hungry Canadians. The Prime Minister says to judge him on food prices, and Canadians are judging him as they stand i…
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Mr. Speaker, the minister should go to a food bank and tell Canadians lining up there just how good they have it. While he pats himself on the back, food bank workers on the front lines are calling the situation horrific. One in four households is struggling to afford food. Parents are skipping meals so their kids can eat. While families go hungry, Liberal spending keeps driving grocery prices eve…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said Canadians should judge him by the cost at the grocery store. Well, they have, and his record has aged like an expired yogourt on a hot day in July. Food prices are up another 3.5% because his out-of-control spending keeps driving up inflation. This spending does not just show up on the government books. It shows up on the grocery bill of every Canadian family. …
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Mr. Speaker, if Liberal excuses could fill a shopping cart, no one in this country would go hungry, but families cannot eat the word salad these ministers keep dishing out. Today, 25% of households cannot afford food. Many are having to skip meals for days. This hardship is the direct result of the Liberal government's reckless spending. Every dollar the Liberals add to the deficit feeds inflation…
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With regard to the government's response to Order Paper Question Q-3051 of the first session of the 44th Parliament showing the number of taxpayers in each riding that received the Canada Carbon Rebate rural supplement: what is the government's explanation for why certain individuals in completely urban ridings, such as Winnipeg Centre, Ottawa Centre and numerous completely urban ridings in the Gr…
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With regard to the government’s announcement in budget 2024 that they will create a new “capstone research funding organization”: (a) what will be the purpose of this organization; (b) how much money has been allocated to, or is projected to be required by, this organization to date and over each of the next five fiscal years; (c) what specific gaps, deficiencies, or coordination challenges in the…
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Mr. Speaker, I like the way my colleague speaks in reality. The reality is, we know the government has forgotten about rural Canadians. The member talks about power. The Liberals have trouble doing math. In my riding, I have a lot of people still on 60-amp service; in old cottage country, it is 100-amp service. The government put out heat pumps. The reality is that we have people who cannot even g…
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Let us just call it the soup and salad bowl of Canada, Madam Speaker. We are still waiting for our rural top-up from the member for Kingston and the Islands, who thinks if he says it loud enough it must be true in this place. There was a lot to unpack in the member's speech. I have driven a Ford F-150 Lightning and can tell the House that, under load, in cold conditions up in Thunder Bay, that thi…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal housing minister says he does not want house prices to go down. While everyday Canadians are priced out of a home, he says he is focused on protecting people's assets. Well, now we know why. From his Vancouver penthouse, the minister is sitting atop a personal real estate empire worth over $10 million, including luxury properties in Tofino, Squamish and English Bay. Why is…
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Mr. Speaker, Liberals are just like atoms: They make up everything. More Canadians than ever are watching the dream of home ownership slip further out of reach, but the housing minister is not focused on solving the housing crisis because he is profiting from it. The average home in Canada now costs $680,000; it is $1.2 million in Vancouver. Rents and mortgages have doubled, and housing starts are…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government ignored procurement rules, accountability and basic common sense to funnel sweetheart contracts to their friends at GC Strategies, the ones who were behind ArriveCAN. It handed out an eyewatering $64 million in taxpayer money to Liberal insiders, with no evidence that any work was actually completed. Will the Liberals take responsibility, show respect to Canadia…
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Mr. Speaker, that answer would not take the scum off rice pudding. The report from the Auditor General was clear: No work was done. The only thing delivered was a cheque to Liberal insiders. Despite an RCMP investigation and $64 million wasted, the cabinet ministers responsible were not fired. They were promoted to new titles, bigger offices, all courtesy of the Prime Minister; talk about failing …
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Mr. Chair, this is what frustrates Canadians. We ask a question and expect an answer, and I know that the minister can answer the question, so we are going to try again. There are two clocks in here. What time is it?
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Mr. Chair, it certainly is. We do need action. Does the minister understand that home prices have skyrocketed far beyond what most Canadians can afford?
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Mr. Chair, the minister said to all Canadians that house prices do not need to go down. Why does preserving high real estate values matter more to him than ensuring that people can afford a home?
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Mr. Chair, what percentage of homes in Canada are owned by investors?
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Mr. Chair, the number is 30%. That is up 50% since 2015, since the Liberal government has been in power. How many investment properties does the minister own?
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Mr. Chair, I was looking for the number. How many investment properties does the Minister of Housing own?
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Mr. Chair, how many rental units does the Minister of Housing own?
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Mr. Chair, these are important questions that Canadians need answers to. Will the creation of “build Canada homes” just lead to more red tape and government bureaucracy?
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Mr. Chair, since there has been no budget from the Liberal government, how much money is being allocated to “build Canada homes”?
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Mr. Chair, what is the price of a home in Ontario?
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Mr. Chair, what is the average household income in Ontario?
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Mr. Chair, I will be splitting my time three ways. Why is it so hard for Canadians to afford a home?
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