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Mr. Speaker, this is not a question about government operations, but I can confirm that all members and all ministers sitting on this side of the House rigorously follow the code of ethics imposed on us, which is one of the strongest and strictest in the world.
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Mr. Speaker, as I believe this is the last question, we can see the span of views in this chamber. It is interesting to me that it is a Liberal government and the Liberal Party that finds the co-operative, consensual way forward. Of course, in response to the member, we will work with and have a duty to consult first nations. Of course, we will work with and have a duty to work with the Province o…
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Mr. Speaker, I will not trouble members once more today with the exciting details of our memorandum of understanding with the Province of Alberta, but I will provide some transparency and clarity, as always, on the way forward for Parliament in the spirit of co-operation and transparency as we work with my honourable friend and, indeed, all members of the House. This afternoon, we will continue th…
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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, I am standing up, as are all my colleagues on this side of the House, because we have work to do. We are going to build a country, work with the provinces, consult with first nations and develop a climate framework that will enable us to achieve net zero by 2050. We are going to work together with all Canadians from coast to coast to coast. That is what we are going t…
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Mr. Speaker, the country and indeed the world are calling out for serious leadership, for co-operative leadership, for leadership that brings people and parties together. I do not think the Conservative leader has any concept of what is required to do the kind of development he is proposing. Of course we will consult and deal with the duly elected Premier of British Columbia. Of course we have a d…
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Mr. Speaker, what the Prime Minister is doing is leading. He is leading on building national projects. He is leading on building port capacity. He is leading on making Canadian steel, lumber, aluminum and various other commodities more available for homes and big projects, to put unionized people, men and women from every part of this country, to work building our great country. This is what the P…
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Mr. Speaker, maybe we should come at this another way. The member is a British Columbia member. Is he really suggesting, even given the constituents he represents from first nations, that the Government of Canada, without the consent of the Province of British Columbia and without consultation with first nations, is in a position to do that? I think he does not really mean that. He has not thought…
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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we are very proud to contribute to building this country and creating opportunities across Canada through renewable energy projects practically nationwide and through major projects like the mine that my colleague just mentioned. Between the Bloc Québécois, which wants to destroy our economy, and the Conservative Party, which wants to open the floodgates and destroy e…
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Mr. Speaker, we learned, in the course of the last election campaign, that the Leader of the Opposition had in fact never spoken to the Progressive Conservative Premier of Ontario, Mr. Ford. Now, I know the Leader of the Opposition to be someone who will look back, maybe looks back too often, but he looks backwards. He will want to learn from that mistake, and I really suggest he not make that mis…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians know that there is no tax on packaging, that the taxes described by the member do not exist. There are no taxes on food at the grocery store. There are no taxes. The Conservatives are talking about imaginary taxes. They do not exist, and Canadians know it. It is time for the Conservatives to realize that as well.
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Mr. Speaker, my esteemed colleague will have to wait for the budget, but I can confirm that we will maintain Canada's climate change leadership on the world stage. I can confirm that Canada will not go backward, but will march relentlessly forward. I am sure the member would not want us to avoid undertaking major projects in Quebec and the rest of Canada. I can assure the member that we will inves…
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Mr. Speaker, there is no food packaging tax. There is no food labelling tax. There is no tax on groceries. These are imaginary taxes, and repeating these same lines is not going to make them real.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, these are imaginary taxes; they do not exist. There is no tax on food packaging. The member can cite all the imaginary people he wants to, but there are no taxes on food packaging. Good news is that the budget will not include any either.
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Mr. Speaker, it may not be written in the notes that the Leader of the Opposition just passed him, but the member should talk to his colleagues, the ones who are delaying the passage of Bill C‑4, since it reduces taxes for everyone who pays income tax in Canada, lowers the GST on homes for first-time buyers and eliminates the carbon tax. The member opposite should rise and stop delaying a bill tha…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a great day for the official opposition because we are going to have an affordable budget. We are going to have a historic budget that creates opportunity for young people and Canadians from coast to coast to coast, so we can build this country and make sure that government works for people and invests in their communities. We look forward to having the Conservatives support thi…
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Mr. Speaker, once again the opposition is talking about imaginary taxes. I will tell members something that is not imaginary, because I get to be the House leader and actually see things that are not imaginary. We are debating Bill C-4, which would do three things: cut income taxes for every single person who pays income tax, cut the GST for first-time homebuyers, and, guess what, get rid of the c…
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Mr. Speaker, as my colleagues have said, there is no tax. It is an imaginary tax. There is no tax on food packaging in Canada.
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Here we go again, Mr. Speaker, with these imaginary taxes. There is no tax on food. There will never be a tax on groceries. I have great news for the opposition. Today's budget will not have any of these imaginary taxes in it either. The budget will have historic investments in young people, in building this country, in building communities and in making this country stronger.
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Mr. Speaker, today is a great day for the member opposite because we will have an affordable budget that protects the most vulnerable, invests in our young people, invests in all Canadians, invests in communities and regions across the country, builds the country and creates employment and investment opportunities in Canada, all to build the strongest economy in the G7. I invite the member to supp…
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Mr. Speaker, six months ago, this government was elected to develop a budget that will build Quebec and create opportunities for Quebeckers and Canadians across the country, from coast to coast to coast. The projects and the investments in tomorrow's budget will create opportunities for young people, for the people of Quebec and everywhere else. I think that the Bloc Québécois, like all members of…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday was municipal election day in Quebec. I do not think the member will mind if I congratulate all of the candidates, the winners and all those who ran. As for our talks, the member is well aware that we have had some good discussions with her leader, with her and with other members of her team. As for listening, we are listening to the 44 Liberal members from Quebec, who do a …
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Mr. Speaker, it was going so well up until now. We still have hope, though, that the Leader of the Opposition will not want to send Canadians, including our great farmers, to the polls over the Christmas season. The Conservative leader continues to bring up these imaginary taxes. We would be happy to explain, once again, that farmers in this country are mostly exempt from any of those industrial c…
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Mr. Speaker, we are of course listening attentively to what the opposition has to say. The good news is that I think I just heard the Leader of the Opposition say he is going to get all his colleagues to support the budget because it will, in fact, be an affordable budget. It will be a budget that builds Canada. It will be a budget that Canadians will be very proud of. We very much welcome the sup…
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Mr. Speaker, it will indeed be an affordable budget for an affordable life. Not only that, but it will be a budget that opens the door to opportunities for Canadians and young Canadians across the country, for tradespeople, for Canadian softwood lumber, steel and aluminum. We are going to build this big beautiful country in an affordable way. We are going to make history by building a better Canad…
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Mr. Speaker, obviously we have listened attentively to what the opposition has to say, and I think I just heard good news, with the Leader of the Opposition saying that he is going to order his troops, and himself, to walk in here and support this great, affordable Liberal budget that is coming tomorrow. It is a budget that brings down taxes for Canadians, a budget that brings down taxes and GST f…
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Madam Speaker, first of all, I want to wish everyone here in the House a happy Halloween. Another holiday that is coming up is Christmas. Canadians are looking forward to Christmas. This has been a big year for Canada. This year, people want to celebrate Christmas, but they do not want to go to the polls. We are going to table a budget. Canadians hope that the House will pass the Liberal plan, our…
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Madam Speaker, Canada's pension plans, the Maple Eight and others, lead the world not only in securing returns and a prosperous future for our retirees and our pensioners but also in ethical and above-board investments all over the world, including in Canada. The CPPIB and other pension funds in this country will continue, I am sure, to take investing in Canada very, very seriously.
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Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the Conservatives have consistently voted against support measures that help Canadians make ends meet. Whether it is school food programs, dental care, drug coverage or child benefits, the Conservatives consistently vote against the measures we are putting in place to help Canadians make ends meet.
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Madam Speaker, let me point out to my colleague that the Bloc Québécois, representing 22 ridings, has made 36 billion dollars' worth of demands, along with additional expenses payable by Canadian taxpayers. Yes, we are listening. Yes, we are working with all the opposition parties. Yes, we obviously want this budget to pass and avoid a Christmas election. I have a question for my colleague. Will h…
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Madam Speaker, my leader and my colleague, the Minister of Finance, have shown great openness. It is the Bloc Québécois leader who said, without reading a single word of the budget, that he will be voting against. Who is the one not being constructive here? Is it the person who says he is voting against the budget no matter what we say or is it the people who are listening, working with the opposi…
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Madam Speaker, do members know what my hon. friend has done? Time after time, on the measures that would help Canadian youth, they are against them. Whether it be student loan relief, the savings program for first-time homebuyers or creating and building national projects that are going to give opportunities to young people from coast to coast to coast, this member stands in this place and votes a…
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Madam Speaker, it is Halloween, and we certainly want to wish a happy Halloween to all Canadians. There is another big holiday coming up. Canadians would like to have a Christmas, a holiday season, in peace; no ads with the Leader of the Opposition, that grinchy guy, screaming at them through their television screens or their telephone screens. The finance critic on the other side should stand in …
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Mr. Speaker, once again, Canada lives under the most stringent and strongest ethics guidelines for designated public office holders in the world. All members must comply with these requirements. These requirements are met very transparently, including the Prime Minister's, which are all available for the public to view. The ethics guidelines in Canada are strong and we should be proud of that.
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Mr. Speaker, it is a little known fact, because it was not exactly a bestseller, but that man was the Leader of the Opposition's biographer. That would mean he knows some intimate secrets about the Leader of the Opposition. What I suggest is that he walk down a few stairs, talk to his boss and tell the Leader of the Opposition, the “grinchy” guy, not to steal Christmas from our kids or cause a Chr…
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Mr. Speaker, the member knows very well that all members of this House must abide by some of the strictest, most stringent ethics rules in the world. The Prime Minister has not only met but exceeded his requirements under those ethics guidelines, and he will continue to do so.
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Mr. Speaker, there was a lot in there that was kind of like a Trey Yesavage slider. We will try not to swing or flail too much at all of those hard pitches from the opposition House leader. Next week, Canadians will have a choice. An affordable budget for an affordable life that would build Canada strong and build the biggest and best economy in the G7 is one choice they have. The second choice is…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. friend once again and tell him that I will walk down any aisle that he wants to walk down if he will just walk down a few steps and tell the grinchy Leader of the Opposition this: “We do not want a Christmas election. We want to support a plan that gives raises to the military and that keeps that the shipbuilding industry in Vancouver humming, building ships fo…
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Mr. Speaker, notwithstanding the member's choice of cold remedy, we will be putting a budget before the House next week. The member will have an opportunity to vote for opportunities for young people, for UTIP grants to unions so we can create unionized skilled trade jobs on major projects in this country, for funding for science and education, and for giving a raise to our military personnel. I a…
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Mr. Speaker, that is an excellent question. That is the question. Yes, we will present an affordable budget. We will present a budget that lays the foundation for a strong economy and that guarantees a future, housing and training opportunities for our young people across the country. The only question is this: Will the Conservatives trigger a Christmas election like a bunch of grinches, or will t…
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Mr. Speaker, the only question on everyone's lips is this: Will the Conservatives ruin Christmas for Canadians by triggering a snap election? The last election was only six months ago. We were given a mandate, and we will present a plan to build the strongest economy in the G7, a strong Canada, with housing and job opportunities for young people from coast to coast to coast. Will the member ruin C…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. friend, who is also the transport critic. I will tell him that next week, November 4, there is going to be a budget that solves the problem that he and I want solved, which is the problem of Driver Inc. The Minister of Finance announced today that measures are going to be taken to make sure we restore labour standards and fairness to the trucking industry in th…
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Mr. Speaker, this is coming from the member who, when asked about his leader's comments on the RCMP, said that he had a lozenge in his mouth. Will the member take out his lozenge, go talk to the Leader of the Opposition and say, “Don't be a grinch and don't cause a Christmas election, but vote for the budget and make Canada the best economy in the G7”?
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Mr. Speaker, we are indeed going to work for an affordable life and an affordable budget. However, the Leader of the Opposition is making proposals that he does not even dare put in his own election platform. Six months ago, Canadians gave us a mandate to present a plan to spend less and invest more. That is what we are going to present on November 5. I hope that the Leader of the Opposition will …
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Mr. Speaker, these are happy days: There will be an affordable budget, for an affordable life, presented in this House on November 4. We certainly hope the opposition leader will order his troops to vote for it instead of ordering the very nervous ones to vote against it and cause a very expensive Christmas election here in Canada. Will the opposition leader tell his very nervous troops to vote fo…
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Mr. Speaker, we have announced a series of measures aimed precisely at affordability, including a school food program and automatic enrolment for benefits, which will reduce poverty among Canadians. Every time we propose an affordability measure, the Leader of the Opposition orders his troops to vote against it, even though they are reluctant to do so. Which way is he leaning? Either he wants to h…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada has one of the strongest and most stringent ethics regimes in the world. It applies to every single member of the House. After a very successful career—
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Mr. Speaker, I always enjoy discussing things with my counterparts and colleagues on all sides of the House. Obviously, the member should speak to her colleagues from Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj and Lac-Saint-Jean. I had some very interesting discussions with them on important projects in their riding. Perhaps she has some projects to talk about too. I would also be pleased to talk,…
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Mr. Speaker, the only question is which party is more eager to trigger a Christmas election, the Bloc Québécois or the Conservative Party. The Bloc Québécois presented us with a series of non-negotiable demands. Speaking of not negotiating, it was the Bloc Québécois that had a bunch of non-negotiable demands that would cost Canadians $36 billion. The Leader of the Opposition wants us to reduce def…
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Mr. Speaker, as all members know, we live under one of the strongest and most stringent ethics regimes in the world, which applies to every single member of the House, including the Prime Minister. He has complied stringently and in fact very proactively with all of these requirements and the with Ethics Commissioner. In terms of what his filings are and the ethics screens that he has put in place…
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