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2025-06-17
Main Estimates, 2025-26
Procedural

Government Orders

moved that the bill be concurred in.

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2025-06-13
National Defence
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Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, I want to welcome the member for Prescott—Russell—Cumberland to the House of Commons. This new government has done what Conservatives never could. We now have a plan to meet our NATO 2% commitment half a decade earlier than scheduled. We promised Canadians the new Liberal government would take bold and decisive actions. It is a promise made and promise kept.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, in the announcement the Prime Minister made for defence, he said we are diversifying our partners, including those in Europe and the U.K., so we are looking into how we could build our defence capabilities together.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, Canadians have confidence in this new government. That is why they elected this new government. That is why they rejected your leader.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, we are here to discuss the main estimates. Let us talk about what is in the main estimates. This is the—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, again, I would say that this particular case is under investigation, and it is not appropriate for me to comment on that.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, the Government of Canada remains committed to resolving outstanding pay issues while modernizing the public service.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, we are here to talk about the main estimates for 2025-26. I wonder if my colleague would talk about our supplementary—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, all public servants deserve to be paid accurately and on time. The Government of Canada remains committed to resolving outstanding pay—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, that is up to the Governor of the Bank of Canada.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, I was expecting that my colleague would talk about the main estimates. There are payment transfers to provinces, including his riding and home province as well—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, again, we are here to talk about main estimates for 2024-25, which include—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, again, I would say that this particular case is under investigation, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, I would talk about the main estimates for 2025-26. Let us talk—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, can I ask my colleague to repeat the question, please?

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, as I said, this is a new government with new ambition, and there are rules in place—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, we have rules in place, and this particular—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, what I can tell the member is that our debt ratio is 10.1%, and our total budget is—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, I would ask my colleague, the minister responsible for housing, to get in touch with my hon.—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, the federal workforce is over 350,000 people in the public service.

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, our population was about 35 million—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, we are having a discussion on the main estimates. Let us talk about—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, again, I would suggest that the member should—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, the main estimates are a detailed document. I would suggest and ask my—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, let us talk about the main estimates for 2025-26.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, as I mentioned, 10.1% is the debt servicing—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, I am committed to improving the services of any service provider to the public service. I expect the service provider to be up to the standard and to stay within those guidelines.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, I would request that my colleague repeat the question, please.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, again, I would say that the case is under investigation, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, the main estimates include $25.3 billion in planned spending for Indigenous Services Canada, reflecting a—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, can I ask my colleague to repeat the question, please?

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, there are rules in place, and there are conflict of interest rules in place, and I expect everyone to abide by those rules.

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, I understand my colleague wants to get a clip and he is anxious. The main estimates, again, include twenty-five—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, my colleague expects that—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, in the main estimates, voted authorities are at $222.9 billion and—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, the main estimates include approximately 10% for servicing debts.

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2025-06-12
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There is—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, there is a new government with an ambitious agenda. In a very short time, we have not only removed the consumer carbon—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, if my colleague has any specific questions, I could entertain him on the side, because it is very hard to give a—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, we are here to discuss the main estimates 2024-25.

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, these are the main estimates, and they are the spending for a country to run and operate. In 10 seconds or five seconds, how can the member expect a response?

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, the department is working. There is a review ongoing to improve—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, I would again refer to the main estimate documents. I would suggest my colleague look into those documents—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, I took this job about a month ago, and it was an honour to present—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, as the member knows, the public service has banned that particular—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, we have rules in place, and it is up to the investigation team to decide what is appropriate—

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2025-06-12
Business of Supply
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Mr. Chair, Canadians elected this government, a responsible government, to build the economy.

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, the investigation into this case is ongoing, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, the department—

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2025-06-12
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Mr. Chair, again, that particular case is under investigation. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.

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