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Mr. Speaker, there he goes again with the imaginary taxes. More and more, and increasingly, in his own caucus, he has imaginary friends. The Leader of the Opposition understands, as all Canadians do, that Canadians gave us a mandate six months ago for stability and calm; not slogans, but solutions; affordability; a trade deal with the United States; and, yes, a plan and a budget to build a Canadia…
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Mr. Speaker, yes, we will table a budget for affordable living and affordable food, and I hope that the Leader of the Opposition will support it.
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition is promising this woman a Christmastime election. I hope she is not planning to prepare a Christmas dinner, because she will have to go to the polls thanks to an opposition leader who intends to stand up and vote for another election six months after the last one. I am not sure the people behind him are okay with that. The government is going to table a bu…
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Mr. Speaker, since the member opposite has done me the honour of quoting me, I will clarify the math for him. The math is that, although we are a minority, we believe that we received a mandate six months ago to present Canadians with a budget, present them with an economic plan and enter into trade agreements with the United States. Canadians gave us this mandate. The only question is this: Which…
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Mr. Speaker, of all the claims the Conservatives keep making, the one that puzzles me the most is the one about inflationary spending. What is inflationary spending? Is it pensions? Is it health care? Is it support for young people and youth employment? Is it major projects? What kind of spending is inflationary spending? Finally, once and for all, the member opposite can clear up any doubt by exp…
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Mr. Speaker, Food Banks Canada has identified four key areas that it says will help address the issue of hunger in Canada. This is a persistent problem that should not exist, but one that we are fighting hard to address. The areas to focus on include benefits for people with disabilities, providing dental care, offering meal programs in schools and supporting the national housing strategy. These a…
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition is good at throwing all of this stuff out. What he is not good at is reading what the groups on the ground have to say. Of course, there are too many people living in poverty in Canada, but there are significant initiatives being put in place by the government, opposed by the Leader of the Opposition and his party, that were systematically evoked in the re…
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Mr. Speaker, of all the criticisms that can be levelled at the government, accusing us of not working must be one of the most far-fetched. That being said, there are 44 Quebec members on this side of the House who are working very hard to convey the needs of their communities, the demands of their constituents and the real needs on the ground in Quebec. It seems to me that the Bloc Québécois, with…
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Mr. Speaker, six months ago, Canadians elected a new government with a mandate to undertake major projects and initiatives in Quebec and elsewhere, to respond to the needs of different groups, to engage with communities, to move projects forward and to create opportunities for our young people throughout Quebec and Canada. Here is the real question: Will the Bloc Québécois trigger a Christmas 2025…
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Mr. Speaker, a few things need to be cleared up here. The Conservatives talk about these imaginary taxes. I think the member needs to come clean. There is no tax on groceries. There never will be a tax on groceries. That is pretty clear. They talk about imaginary programs. I assure the member that he has voted against some very real programs for school food, dental care and many other things for t…
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, every time the member rises, we give him a score. This time, he got eight out of 10. Despite the howls of my esteemed colleague, I can assure him that Canada's finances are the best in the G7. We have the fiscal room to invest in the future of this country's young people. My colleague from the other side of the House should join us in voting for the November…
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Mr. Speaker, I can assure my friend that ministers and the Prime Minister are in Ontario meeting with Premier Ford, members of the business community, and the private sector. We take these matters very seriously. The Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of Industry and others continue to work with communities, unions and employers to challenge the decisions the big auto companies have annou…
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Mr. Speaker, the needs of Quebeckers are very well represented on this side of the House, which has 44 members from Quebec. These are people who are well-established in their communities, who talk to us about their communities, about issues affecting the forestry sector, seniors and young people and about creating a prosperous future for all young Quebeckers. We know what a strong and united Canad…
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Mr. Speaker, you can be sure we are going to introduce a budget. The question is whether the Leader of the Opposition is going to support that budget. Here is what that budget is going to do. It is going to give young people all over this country the ability to stand up and say, “That is where my future lies: in Canada in skilled trades, in technology and in the professions, in careers that are go…
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Mr. Speaker, the only person who is miserable when the Prime Minister speaks is the Leader of the Opposition. What the Prime Minister is talking about is spending less and investing more: investing in careers for young people, in building major national projects, in being a technology leader in the world today with Premier Ford, leading the world in small modular nuclear reactors. The young people…
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Mr. Speaker, the folks are feisty over there today. However, we have been hearing all week, all month, since the beginning of this session, about these imaginary taxes. These are imaginary taxes in the brain of the Leader of the Opposition that no one else seems to manage. I will tell him that there will be a budget. There will be some numbers and some tables that he can read, where he will not fi…
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Mr. Speaker, I am shocked, and I think that most Quebeckers are too. This government is investing in essential services for people from linguistic minorities across the country. Take, for example, the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre in Moncton and the health care centres in the Prairies. Of course, we are also investing in health care in Quebec. Is the member suggesting that Engli…
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Mr. Speaker, our friend across the way comes from a national assembly in Quebec City where decisions need to be made. He is well aware of that. We made the choice to support families, support child care services, support day care centres, support dental care, support pharmacare, support our seniors, and support our youth. I think that is the choice he would have made at the National Assembly of Qu…
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. friend would like the distractions to stop. I suggest that he tell his leader to not go on podcasts anymore, to not pay for shawarma with crypto and to not call into doubt the independence of our institutions such as the CBC, the Bank of Canada and the proud men and women of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
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Mr. Speaker, the problem with the Conservatives is that they talk about inflationary deficits, but they never specify what kind of spending is supposedly inflationary. Is it dental care? Is it help for our industries and workers? Is it pharmacare? Could they tell us what they consider to be inflationary spending?
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Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition has a vivid imagination. I would like to point out, for the record, that the Leader of the Opposition had two opportunities to apologize to the RCMP, our judges and our judicial system, and he refused to do so. As for the alleged inflationary spending, the Leader of the Opposition has yet to suggest a single way to reduce spending or identify what spending…
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Mr. Speaker, forgive those of us on this side of the House who are somewhat perplexed. First, the leader of the Bloc Québécois said that it was unthinkable to support the budget. Then there was a series of non-negotiable demands. We can therefore assume that the Bloc is prepared to support the budget. I think the Bloc Québécois should review the budget and then make its decision.
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Mr. Speaker, we will be speaking about these issues at length, but last week, the Leader of the Opposition put into question the independence of our judiciary and the integrity of the very police officers who put their lives on the line to protect him. Now he has an opportunity to set things right before the House. The Leader of the Opposition has the next 30 seconds to make amends. Will he do so?
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Mr. Speaker, we will have a lot of opportunity to talk about the imaginary taxes the Leader of the Opposition comes up with. Last week, the Leader of the Opposition put into question the independence of our judiciary, of our prosecutors and of the police, the very police who put their lives on the line to protect him. The Leader of the Opposition has the next 30 seconds to make amends, to apologiz…
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Mr. Speaker, as the member for Gatineau, I can assure my colleague that Quebeckers already count on the government's support for housing. We have very robust agreements with all of Quebec. We introduced the first home savings account, or FHSA, which allows young people to save for a down payment on their first home. We acted on all of these fronts without being prompted by the Bloc Québécois. With…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite will have to wait for the budget to see the numbers and the investments that it will generate. During the election campaign, we said that we would spend less in order to invest more, and that remains our commitment. We are going to build Canada. We are going to focus on major projects and create jobs in every region of this country. The member opposite is welcome t…
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Mr. Speaker, what strikes me when members opposite rise and speak about inflationary spending is that they never identify the inflationary spending in question. Are they talking about the Breakfast Club? Are they talking about the increased benefits for seniors? Are they talking about child care or day care? What is inflationary spending?
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Mr. Speaker, once again, taking the opposition research bureau's stuff and just repeating it does not make it true. What we do know, and Statistics Canada would confirm this, is that Canada's economy is, in fact, growing. What does growth mean? It means we are adding value to our economy and adding opportunities for workers. Of course we are concerned about job losses, and of course we will contin…
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Mr. Speaker, we have this disturbing trend with the Leader of the Opposition making something up, and then members up and down the line add on new, and very intriguing, figures and facts. We do not really understand it. We cannot follow the logic. Here is what I can say the government is doing: It is in negotiations with the United States. As we speak, the Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trad…
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Mr. Speaker, I think the member should take it that the request is under consideration with a little dose of skepticism. It cannot be much of an emergency if we did not have an opposition motion on that very matter today.
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Mr. Speaker, the only thing I will agree with my esteemed colleague on is wishing all Canadians a happy Thanksgiving. We have much to be thankful about in this country, and that includes a very healthy and vibrant democracy and exchanges like this one. We have a lot of blessings in this country, and I wish every Canadian a happy Thanksgiving. The member referred to an emergency take-note debate, b…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada's economy is, in fact, growing.
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Mr. Speaker, Canada has produced automobiles as part of an integrated North American industry for well over a century, and it will continue to produce automobiles for a century and more into the future. The member knows well that we are standing up every day for union jobs in automaker plants right across this country and in southern Ontario. We are standing up for the auto-parts manufactures. We …
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Mr. Speaker, of course Canada's economy is in fact growing. That is a statistical and objective fact. I do not empathize particularly with the hon. member, who is reading the points that were sent in from a backroom, but I do very much empathize with the people of Cambridge and the anxiety that is felt throughout the auto sector. It is obvious that the President of the United States has put on the…
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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, 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, 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, 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 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, 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, 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, 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, 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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