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Mr. Speaker, here is another lesson for the Conservatives across the way. In Canada, we have pension funds. For example, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec invests globally, makes profits and brings them back to Canada. Our firefighters, our nurses and our tradespeople benefit from this money. Canadian investment abroad is a good thing for Canada. It is key to building Canada strong. That …
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Mr. Speaker, it is quite unusual for a Conservative MP to quote Radio-Canada. The day before yesterday, he wanted to defund Radio-Canada, but I digress. Pension funds are investing in Canada, and the world is investing in Canada. We are among the best in the G7 for foreign direct investment. I have more good news. We will have projects to invest in, projects across the country. There will be ports…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and many of his colleagues are at the White House today to advance the interests of Canadians. I know that the entire country wants our Prime Minister to keep moving forward on this file, to protect jobs, to build Canada strong and to create opportunities. I hope the Leader of the Opposition supports him on that.
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Mr. Speaker, that is absurd. The Prime Minister was there to promote Canadian interests, including commercial interests. Canadians are also proud to be major investors who reap profits abroad in order to bring them back to Canada and pay for Canadian pensions. I do not know what the Leader of the Opposition is talking about, but it seems that he does not want the Prime Minister to be successful to…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and his colleagues are at the White House today advancing Canada's interests: advancing Canada's trade interests and advancing our interests in foreign policy generally. I know the hopes of all Canadians accompany our Prime Minister to those meetings, where he very clearly defends the rights of Canadian workers and the Canadian economy. I sure hope the Leader of the…
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Mr. Speaker, we do not need Donald Trump's permission to open mines, roads and infrastructure in Canada. That is exactly what we are going to be doing, building Canada with Canadian labour, Canadian steel, Canadian aluminum and Canadian lumber. If the member is referring to the Maple 8, the pension funds that Canadians are so proud of and invest in, which invest all over the world and take their p…
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Mr. Speaker, do members know how Canadians feel when they see the Prime Minister and ministers in the Oval Office defending Canada? They feel pride. They feel pride that the Prime Minister is standing up for our country, standing up for our workers, standing up for our steel industry. These crazy hare-brained schemes that the Leader of the Opposition comes up with just to get in the news cycle are…
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Mr. Speaker, we have said all along that Canada will look after its own people with our own projects, our own labour and our own material. We will be opening mines. We will be opening ports. We will be opening railways. We will be opening our Arctic. We are going to continue to build this country and get a fair, good trade deal for Canada. It will be thanks to the Prime Minister.
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Mr. Speaker, what Canadians saw today is a Prime Minister who stands up for our industries, for our forestry industry, our steel and aluminum industry, and yes, our manufacturing industry, including heavy trucks. Our Prime Minister is working to reach very complicated trade agreements and move forward with them. We already have the best trade regime in the entire world. The Prime Minister is tryin…
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Mr. Speaker, we understand the anxiety these workers are experiencing, and that is why we have announced major action to defend our workers in the key sectors the member mentioned. I should add that the Bloc Québécois seems to take pleasure in these things, whereas we are dealing with a trade regime the United States is forcing on the entire world. We have already achieved the best possible trade …
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Mr. Speaker, I will say it once again. We voted for a law that prevents the government from negotiating on supply management. Supply management is not on the table, and spreading fear will not change that. Supply management is not on the table.
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Mr. Speaker, one would think this parade of members of Parliament from Alberta would know the basic facts. We have increased petroleum production over 30%, while getting our emissions down. We built a pipeline to the west coast, increasing our oil exports, which is something the member and Stephen Harper could never do. We are getting Canada's GDP up. We are creating opportunities in Canada's reso…
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Mr. Speaker, once again, it falls on the lowly old MP for Gatineau, Quebec, to point out some Alberta truths to the Alberta members over there. We built a pipeline to tidewater. We are increasing Canada's GDP. We are getting the world price to benefit workers in the resource industry in Alberta. If the member does not believe it, I will get him Danielle Smith's phone number, and he can ask her.
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Mr. Speaker after this entire question period, Canadians can be forgiven for thinking that it takes the Conservatives a little long to get out of their seat when it comes to defending this country. It looks a little too sneakily much like the Conservatives are happy to see a tough negotiation in the White House. Canadians will not accept anything but standing four-square behind our Prime Minister …
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Mr. Speaker, I look forward to working with my hon. colleague on this issue. We have had many interesting conversations and will have, I am sure, many more. We are protecting the environment, of course. We are removing wrecked and abandoned vessels. For infrastructure like shipbreaking, for example, we work closely with our provincial counterparts. We are going to be taking action to protect our w…
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Mr. Speaker, the idea that the Prime Minister is flying around the world without bringing back, to Canada, productive results is a ludicrous one. We have signed landmark agreements in Europe. We have signed landmark agreements in Asia. We have gone to Mexico and signed landmark agreements with the administration there. The Prime Minister is active. He is out there building export markets. He is ou…
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Mr. Speaker, I would simply point out to the member that Canada's economy continues to grow, wages continue to grow, interest rates are down, and the Prime Minister is creating opportunities for Canadians in export markets and for Canadians here at home. We are going to be building major projects. We are going to be building them with Canadian steel, Canadian aluminum, Canadian lumber and with Can…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians chose the Prime Minister and government that they believed would be the best at standing up for Canada. We have announced agreements with Europe, Asia and Mexico. Yes, the Prime Minister will be going to Washington next week to continue the admittedly arduous process of negotiating with the United States. I know that Canadians have great faith that our Prime Minister will ca…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, the forestry industry has not been doing well when it comes to foreign trade for quite some time now. We believe that the tariffs and the actions taken by our neighbours to the south are completely unjustified, wrong and bad for consumers in the United States. We will always stand up for our forestry sector. In my own region and in that of my colleague from Pontiac—Kitigan …
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Mr. Speaker, we have always said that we intend to work relentlessly to negotiate and sign agreements with the United States. We believe that the steps it has taken toward the forestry sector, and the tariffs in general, are completely unjustified. The Prime Minister will, of course, be visiting the White House next week to continue this process. Canadians can rely on our Prime Minister, our diplo…
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Mr. Speaker, I am going to withhold more severe judgment. The member may well know there is a war going on between Russia and Ukraine. Canada is an important supplier of potash and Canada will continue to be one of the world's most important suppliers of potash. The member should well know that the only realistic fertilizer option for Canada is Russian or Belarusian fertilizer.
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Mr. Speaker, the member knows full well that we have important, crime-fighting legislation before Parliament. He should get behind Bill C-2, the strong borders act. Just as my colleague indicated, we will be inviting him to get behind bail reform and measures to prevent intimate partner violence. The problem with Conservative legislation is that it always ends at the Supreme Court. It gets struck …
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Mr. Speaker, as all Canadians and the good people of Chatham-Kent—Leamington know, there is no tax on food.
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Mr. Speaker, if we wish to discuss criminal experiments, let us talk about the 10-year, tattered legacy of the Harper government that saw every single piece of its criminal and justice—
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Mr. Speaker, if they want to talk about criminal experiments, let us talk about the 10-year, tattered legacy of the Harper government, which finished every single time at the Supreme Court of Canada having bills struck down. That is not helping victims. In this session of Parliament, we are going to see the true agenda of the Conservative Party. The Conservatives can vote for Bill C-2; they can vo…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, there have been tragedies in Quebec and elsewhere in the country, and we must take action to respond to them. The Conservatives had 10 years to do just that. Things always ended up falling to pieces before the Supreme Court of Canada. The court struck down the Conservatives' legislation because it went against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Conservatives w…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, criminals belong in prison and we need to have a justice system that works, that has democratic principles and that respects everyone's rights, including the victims'. During this parliamentary session, the Conservatives will have the chance to vote for victims' rights. They will have the chance to vote for common-sense crime laws. Will they do that?
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Mr. Speaker, Tobique—Mactaquac is home to McCain Foods, one of the great Canadian food companies. Whether people are from Johnville, Bristol, Hartland or Woodstock, they have a lot of sense and they know this: There is no tax on food at the grocery store. The member knows it, and Conservatives know it. People have big common sense in the Saint John River Valley. We will keep talking to them and do…
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Mr. Speaker, it is funny that those questions did not make the top 40 of the ones they wanted to ask today. Of course, the Prime Minister and ministers are in regular contact with our friends and neighbours in the United States. We will be advocating for Canadian workers and Canadian jobs. In terms of criminal justice legislation, the member well knows that, right now, he could stand up and ask fo…
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Mr. Speaker, today is, of course, National Seniors Day, and I am proud to wish all seniors a happy day on their day. I am not quite a senior yet, but I am old enough to remember when the Conservatives voted against increasing the OAS. They voted against increasing the GIS. They voted against all other supports for seniors during the pandemic. They called it inflationary spending. Did it take Natio…
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Mr. Speaker, today is National Seniors Day and we want to wish our trail-blazing seniors a wonderful day. Let me assure the member that, unlike him, we are looking after our seniors. He may be too young to remember, but the Conservatives voted against increasing the guaranteed income supplement. They voted against increasing old age security for people aged 75 and over, and they wanted to make sen…
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Mr. Speaker, firearms tragedies are obviously a tragedy in this country. We had another sad example of that today. What Canadians have clearly expressed to the government, and indeed all parliamentarians, is that Canada needs to distinguish itself in getting rid of assault-style weapons in our society. This party has always supported measures that would accomplish that objective. That party has al…
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Madam Speaker, the Minister of Public Safety is fulfilling our election promise. His actions also reflect the fact that, on this side of the aisle, we have always tried to eliminate the possibility of assault weapons being used on our streets. Tragedies have occurred across Canada. Canadians cannot support access to assault weapons. Hunters tell us that they do not need assault weapons for hunting…
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Madam Speaker, here is what is clear: On this side of the House, we will put in place meaningful measures to make sure that assault rifles are not available to the people who have perpetrated mass killings and tragedies in this country. That is what Canadians want. That is what Canadians asked for. That is what the Liberal Party has always stood for. What the Conservative Party has always stood fo…
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Madam Speaker, what is mystifying is that Conservatives repeatedly stand in the way of sensible measures to control the propagation of assault rifles in this country, specifically in the face of mass tragedies, mass shootings, Polytechnique, the Quebec City mosque and the tragic incidents in Nova Scotia. We are putting in place sensible gun control. What is worse is that hunters in the member's ri…
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Madam Speaker, it is indeed disappointing that both parties were unable to reach an agreement despite the intense mediation efforts that have been going on for two years. An industrial inquiry was conducted that paved the way for reforming the Canada Post Corporation with the aim of restoring its profitability and securing long-term sustainable jobs I implore both parties to reach an agreement. In…
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Madam Speaker, yesterday, my colleague spoke eloquently about the importance of ensuring services in remote, indigenous and rural communities across Quebec and Canada. The minister took action with the goal of saving these services. Taxpayers can no longer afford Canada Post's $1-billion-plus deficits. We are putting the corporation on a sustainable path and, in the meantime, I hope that the two p…
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Madam Speaker, federal mediators are, of course, available to ensure that both parties are on track to reach an agreement. I would remind my colleague that losses of $1 billion or more at Canada Post are not sustainable; they cannot be sustained in the long term. With $1 billion, we can build a lot of houses and employ a lot of nurses in remote areas as well. The government must take action to ens…
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Madam Speaker, it is very hard to explain the Conservative position on this matter when we consider the Canada child benefit, the increased benefits for seniors, a lower tax rate for every income-tax-paying Canadian and the school nutrition programs. All of those things, every single one, was resisted and voted against by the Conservative Party. I would urge that member to speak to his whip to be …
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Madam Speaker, I can guarantee one thing: We will never refuse a direct request from the Government of Ukraine, as we had with the free trade arrangements with Ukraine, which were voted against by the Conservatives. That was a pretty embarrassing moment for them. The other embarrassing moment for them always comes when we ask them what specific gun measures they would put in place. Canadians are d…
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Madam Speaker, once again, we have a perfect example of the Conservatives refusing to offer up a single common-sense proposal to limit the propagation of assault rifles in our country. We refuse to accept the gun regime in the United States, where we see repeated tragedies happening in the streets. We want common-sense restrictions on the ability to possess an assault rifle. Hunters do not want th…
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Mr. Speaker, we witnessed the tragedies that took place at the Quebec City mosque, École Polytechnique and Portapique. We have had mass shootings in this country, and Canadians have told us very clearly that they want the access to assault-style weapons of war to be limited. The one thing that has distinguished this party and that party over the course of all these tragedies is our willingness to …
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Public Safety has just informed the House how many people were removed from the country. He clearly knows what he is talking about when it comes to ensuring our national security. With regard to assault-style firearms, Canadians have been clear. In the wake of the tragedies at Polytechnique, in Portapique and at the Quebec City mosque, they want to get these guns off o…
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Mr. Speaker, we just witnessed something pretty shocking in this House. We had the finance critic for the Conservatives stand up and say we are creating bureaucracies rather than feeding children. I would like him to come to the elementary school where I helped serve breakfast to young kids, so I can show him the yogourt, orange slices and eggs that are handed out to those children every day. To t…
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Mr. Speaker, since we are talking about school food programs today, I invite my colleague to call the Quebec chapter of the Breakfast Club of Canada. It will not take long. It is an excellent organization that goes into the schools and provides oranges, yogourt, eggs and waffles. Sometimes, it might even invite the local member of Parliament to tag along so they can see first-hand how the program …
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the Minister of Finance, will not only produce a respectful budget, but a generational budget that will create opportunities for jobs and economic growth to build this great and beautiful country. If he cares about school food programs, I invite the member to rise and defy his whip, someone he has probably not yet met, who will tell him to vote against help with school f…
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Mr. Speaker, that is quite the list my colleague shared. With regard to youth unemployment, we will be introducing a generational budget. The member will have the opportunity to support this budget, which will create opportunities, job prospects, affordable housing and so much more for our young people. Support for renewable energy and technology is obviously a hallmark of this government. We will…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to assure my hon. colleague of my great affection for the Thursday question and our weekly rendezvous. I appreciate that. As the member well knows, we have made a strong and firm commitment to bring in legislation this session to reform bail. The member opposite might be careful of what he asks for, because he will have the opportunity to vote for strong, crime-fighting Liberal…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite knows full well that the budget is coming. He should pay attention because we will ask him to support it. Canadians sent us here to bring forward a plan to build Canada, provide more job opportunities for young people, and use steel, aluminum and Canadian expertise. Watch out: we are coming and we want his vote.
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Mr. Speaker, since this member is new to the House, perhaps he has not yet had a chance to meet with his party whip. What will his whip tell him? He will tell him to vote against any measures that support Canadians, to vote against food assistance in schools, to vote against child care, to vote against child benefits, to vote against support for seniors, to vote against legislation that protects w…
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