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Mr. Speaker, I suspect Canadians are straining to find the Leader of the Opposition credible on any of this. This memorandum of understanding would create a carbon capture and storage system that would lead the world. It would include, of course, the bringing together of partners with whom we have a duty to consult and other jurisdictions. It would create jobs in the electrical system. It would cr…
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Actually, Mr. Speaker, this is a big, large, great, grand day for Canada. Our government has reached an important MOU with Danielle Smith, the premier of the province of Alberta, that creates an energy transition in all aspects of energy. It sets the stage for an industrial transformation. It will make Canada stronger, more independent, more resilient and more sustainable, and it will include the …
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Mr. Speaker, that member is a British Columbian MP. Is she seriously suggesting the people and the Government of British Columbia should have no say about a piece of infrastructure that will go across the entire breadth of that province? It is very interesting to me that this member, who represents British Columbians, would want to subtract the voice of her own provincial government from that deba…
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Mr. Speaker, the world is changing rapidly. The United States, the world's largest economy, is fundamentally reshaping all its trade relationships, causing major disruption and upheaval for Canadians. It is time to transform our economy from one that is reliant on a single trading partner to one that is stronger, more self-sufficient and resilient to global shocks. To these ends, Canada and Albert…
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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, 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, 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, of course, we have an ongoing dialogue with Canada's transportation companies about ensuring that the mark of a great society is the space and the ability for all members of that society to participate in it. We obviously want the transportation sector to be very reflective of that great generosity in Canada. We have a proud record on this side of the House in renewing and reaffirming…
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Mr. Speaker, speaking of ranting and raving, I asked the Leader of the Opposition yesterday about two significant things that were said by members of his caucus last week. Number one, the member for Calgary Midnapore suggested that the Prime Minister was disloyal to Canada. Second, the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies repeated MAGA claims that immigrants were the cause of econ…
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Mr. Speaker, I see that the our friends across the way are continuing to spread conspiracy theories. As the member is well aware, having presumably complied with it for the first time, the code of ethics that governs members of Parliament, parliamentarians and senior officials in Canada is among the strictest in the world. The Prime Minister is the first to follow that code with rigour and profess…
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Mr. Speaker, it is rather surprising that this experienced member continues to repeat these baseless, empty and completely untrue allegations. He knows full well that we have one of the strictest ethics codes in the world. The Prime Minister follows that code rigorously, and he will continue to do so.
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Mr. Speaker, last week, we talked about that big, long, giant pipeline of hot air that animated the country for 10 years during the government of which that member was a member. Not a single millilitre of oil reached tidewater under the Harper era. Under the Liberal government, oil exports have increased. Oil exports to tidewater, thanks to the purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline, have increas…
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Mr. Speaker, on natural resources projects and interprovincial resource projects, there are indeed a great deal of those. The federal government has a unique role and must ensure that our obligations to first nations, to other provinces, to communities and to consulting are present and that those conditions are met, and then we are able to proceed. The Leader of the Opposition, now that he is stan…
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Mr. Speaker, this is nonsense. We have dozens of major projects in play and under study, and we are building the country at unimaginable speed. We are creating opportunities for energy workers, young people, housing, steel, lumber, aluminum and autos in this country. That is what we are doing. What is shocking is that the Leader of the Opposition stands in his place and somehow pretends in his who…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister follows one of the strictest codes of ethics in the world. He is not doing anything for Brookfield.
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Mr. Speaker, we are back to the imaginary taxes again. There is no tax on food. Farms are largely, if not totally, exempt from the industrial carbon tax. Even their favourite Twitter guy, the food professor, says there is no incidence on food prices from the matters the member mentions. I would invite her to correct herself.
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Mr. Speaker, I have had a great time touring around and promoting all of the good transportation news coming out of this budget for Quebec. In fact, after receiving numerous requests from the Bloc Québécois, including one to extend the runway on the Magdalen Islands, I was very pleased to go there and share the good news. I would like to thank the people of the Magdalen Islands for their warm welc…
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Mr. Speaker, we think that things are starting to go off the rails on the other side. A member's repeating of MAGA claims came in the wake of the member for Calgary Midnapore questioning the Prime Minister's loyalty to Canada. I think we can all agree that those are comments that no Canadian can take seriously. My question is, does the Leader of the Opposition take them seriously? If he does not, …
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Mr. Speaker, these are serious matters the member is talking about. I just want to repeat this. Last week, the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies repeated MAGA claims that immigration and immigrants are a drag on the Canadian economy. I think Canadians want to know from the Leader of the Opposition—
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Mr. Speaker, of course, the Prime Minister cares about the well-being of Canada, of workers and of our industries. That is why we are engaged in constructive negotiations with the United States, but Canadians feel like things are starting to go off the rails on the other side. In the House this morning, the member for Calgary Midnapore once again questioned the Prime Minister's loyalty to Canada. …
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Mr. Speaker, as the member is well aware, parliamentarians, and even senior public servants, are subject to one of the strictest codes of ethics in the world. Like the rest of us, the Prime Minister has always followed all the rules and, incidentally, will continue to do so.
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Mr. Speaker, the member repeated MAGA claims that immigrants are a drag on our economy. I think Canadians want to know whether the Leader of the Opposition approves of this kind of language. Will he sanction the member, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, last week, the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies repeated MAGA-style accusations that immigrants are slowing down the Canadian economy. Things are starting to go off the rails on that side. I think Canadians have a right to know whether the Leader of the Opposition agrees with these comments.
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Mr. Speaker, it is always funny when I hear the critic for immigration talking in the House about immigration, when they systematically slapped down any possibility of improving our immigration system prior to the last election. Now the member for Vaughan—Woodbridge stands up and dares to ask what tools we are putting in place to prevent extortion. He is in the way. Tell the whip to get his boot o…
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Mr. Speaker, earlier today in the chamber, the member for Calgary Midnapore said that the Prime Minister's loyalty was not to Canada or to Canadians. That is a direct quote. I would invite her to retract that statement at this very time.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think debate in the chamber is served by challenging a Prime Minister who has stood up for public service in Canada, challenging his patriotism or his service to his country. I know that member does not believe those things. I would invite her to restrain her comments with respect to the Prime Minister's feelings about the country and about the people that he serves. I would …
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister did indeed have a choice to make this week. He chose to be here in the House twice to vote for a historic budget for Quebeckers and Canadians. This Prime Minister will always act in the best interests of Canada, will always act in favour of opportunities and will always act to build and improve the possibilities and opportunities available to Quebeckers. The Bloc Qu…
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Mr. Speaker, the United Arab Emirates is one of the world's largest investors in renewable energy.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to end question period, at least for this Conservative question, with this. We started question period talking about a very unfortunate quote by the member for Calgary Midnapore. I want to draw members' attention to a quote from the member for Algonquin—Renfrew—Pembroke that I do not think really elevates the nature of debate in this House. She said, in referring to the budget,…
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Mr. Speaker, the House has before it measures, contained in Bill C-2, that would give the police long-requested abilities to prevent extortion and to catch extortionists and criminals in our country. The Conservatives, and the Conservatives alone, stood in the way of those particular measures, demanding their removal from Bill C-2. That member needs to talk to his whip, talk to his leader, and get…
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Mr. Speaker, in those long, barren Harper years when the member was a minister, the only pipeline that was built was the pipeline full of hot air that led to nothing. Not a single energy-exporting piece of tidewater infrastructure was ever constructed under a Conservative government. We have built one. We just heard the minister talking about a process on another. If someone wants to vote for ener…
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moved that the bill, as amended, be concurred in at report stage.
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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Mr. Speaker, the deputy leader of the Conservative Party should ask the question in reverse. Why is it that when the Leader of the Opposition flies out of the city to far-flung places across our vast and grand land, his polling results go down every single time he lands at a great Canadian airport? The deputy leader should demand more of her leader and demand bigger results from her leader. The de…
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Mr. Speaker, like my colleague who just listed the budget points that highlight our achievements and commitments to culture, I am baffled to see that Bloc members are demanding landing strips, ports, docks in Saguenay, investments in major projects, support for health care and housing in Quebec and then, oops, they cross the bridge over the Ottawa River and vote against all of that. Why did the Bl…
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Mr. Speaker, of course, there is a well-worn process for the appointment of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, which involves consulting with all members of the House, including the Leader of the Opposition. We look forward to the members' feedback on that very important job search.
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Mr. Speaker, the member is an experienced member, so experienced, in fact, that he was here for the 10-year river of Harper red ink, with the biggest budget deficits on record in the history of the country. It is funny; he was not talking about that then. What he has done is vote against a budget that creates opportunity right throughout Atlantic Canada and right throughout the province of New Bru…
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Mr. Speaker, sometimes I wonder if the Conservatives do not just sit on Twitter all day trying to figure out what they are going to say in the House of Commons, instead of the opposite. This is absolutely groundless. This is absolutely baseless. There are no facts involved in anything the member just said. The member for London West has always taken a prudent and responsible approach to public fin…
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Mr. Speaker, the member in question was present. He momentarily lifted his body out of the seat for a second and returned to his seat immediately. He heard the question and cast his vote. I would ask the indulgence of members on the other side of the House to overlook this very brief, minor error.
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Mr. Speaker, we are fully confident that Quebeckers have seen the investments this budget is making in culture. They have confidence in that. They have confidence in our investments in housing. They have confidence in our investments in the military sector to create jobs at Davie and in aerospace. They have confidence that the Liberal Party will protect our language, culture and Radio-Canada acros…
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Mr. Speaker, this morning brings the outstanding news of tens of thousands, in fact, 69,000, new jobs in Canada, in the second straight month of employment growth in this country. What is happening, as the Minister of Natural Resources informed us yesterday, is that investors are piling into Canada. They are expressing confidence in our country. The entrepreneurs, the tech sector and young people …
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Mr. Speaker, I want to join my hon. friend in saluting our country's veterans, their families and their communities, and all of those we take a moment to remember on November 11. I know all of those people deeply appreciate the support that Canadians demonstrate in their communities on Remembrance Day. I want to join my friend, the opposition House leader, in sending along those wishes. I want to …
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Mr. Speaker, of course we are always listening to Canadians. I would stress to the hon. member that this is a budget that invests historically in climate competitiveness in this country, in getting Canada to net zero by 2050 and in making sure that Canada remains a leader in the worldwide fight against climate change. I would invite the member to compare us to any country around the world, especia…
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Mr. Speaker, do members know what this budget does? It builds communities. It builds opportunities for young people in our communities. It ties this country together in a common refrain of hope, optimism and investing in ourselves. We are going to be investing in new homes. We are going to be investing in housing for young people. We are going to build it with Canadian steel. We are going to build…
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Mr. Speaker, once again, the leader persists with and doubles down on these fake, imaginary taxes that exist only in his head and in the talking points that he hands out. What I will tell him is that this is a budget that Conservative-minded voters, people who think of voting Conservative in elections, can like. What do they like about it? They like the hope. They like the ambition. They like the …
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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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