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Mr. Speaker, I have come across so many police officers. They are doing their job, but in this judicial system, while the police are still filing their complaints, the criminals are getting out on bail. This is where we have to work to change the laws. The member for Oxford brought forward Bill C-242 on jail not bail for criminals, and that is where we have to work together to tackle these crimina…
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Mr. Speaker, last week there was an amendment in committee that the Liberal Party opposed. It took them almost 10 years to come up with something, which is so weak. We fully disagree with the member opposite. We have to come up with stronger laws that will protect Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, extortion is up 330% since the Liberals took office. Small business owners in places like Brampton, Surrey, Vancouver and my home of Calgary are being threatened. Families are being shot at and firebombed, and the Liberals have done nothing. Even the Premier of B.C. has said that the Liberals must stop criminals from gaining refugee status. Will the Liberals support our motion to prot…
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Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak about a very serious issue that is spreading fear in our communities and that the government has failed to stop. That issue is extortion. For 10 years now under the Liberal government, crime has gone up. Violent crime is up. Gun crimes are up. Extortion has exploded across Canada. Since the Liberals took power, extortion is up 330% nationwide. In British Columb…
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives are not blocking the asylum system; we are just saying that we have to keep the criminals away. In the extortions in B.C., all the criminals who were caught by police claimed asylum, and that is what we have to change. We know that once criminals apply for asylum, they will have a few years and will keep doing crimes, making our streets unsafe. We want safe streets for C…
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is the same: We need a foreign registry. The Liberals have been talking about this for a very long time. I think it was passed in 2024. We need all foreign agencies to register here; that is the only way we can tackle them. I know trade deals are important, but Canadian lives also matter. That is what I would let the Liberals know. Just get some action done.
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Mr. Speaker, three years ago the finance minister promised to stabilize food prices. He failed. Since then, the cost of lettuce is up 40%. Beef is up 27%. Baby formula is up 14%. Canada has the highest food inflation in the G7. Every month, 2.2 million Canadians are visiting food banks. Canadians are struggling. We want results. Will the Liberals support our motion for a food affordability plan th…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister admits that the vast majority of illegal firearms used in crime come from across our border, yet instead of stopping those guns, the Liberals are pushing a billion-dollar gun grab scheme that targets the wrong people. In Calgary, hunters, ranchers and sport shooters who follow the law are being punished, while violent criminals walk free. Law-abiding Canadians are n…
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Mr. Speaker, we are discussing affordability issues. We are working on groceries. Basically, we are requesting and demanding from the government what Canadians need. They need a break on taxes. We do not want any tax on the farmers. We do not want any tax on the packaging. If the Liberals get rid of the industrial carbon tax, then that will lower food prices. This is going to help all Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of the Liberals, life in our country has become too hard. People tell me every day that the cost of food is hurting them the most. Moms and dads are cutting back. Seniors are skipping meals. Young people say they cannot get ahead, no matter how hard they work. The Prime Minister once said that people should judge him by the cost at the grocery store. Let us do that toda…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite said that investment is coming here. When we have taxes so high, as we have seen for the last decade, who would come here? We have seen half a trillion dollars going out of Canada to other places to invest. We can see the prices. Because of those taxes, affordability is an issue. It was not an issue in 2015. I would like to request that the member opposite tell the…
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Mr. Speaker, it is very concerning. I have been talking to the farmers and the truckers and they are all feeling the same pain. The tax on the fuel raises up the costs. It is not just on the fuel they use for delivery. It is on all the parts, the trucks themselves and where they manufacture them. This impacts everything. The tax is the main factor even for the stuff they need for farming, for the …
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Mr. Speaker, these taxes are killing Canadian markets, the small shop owners and the small farmers. Because of these taxes, we see lots of young farmers, even a farmer I met the day before yesterday, saying the same thing: If we can get rid of the taxes, we can save the industry.
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Mr. Speaker, extortion is Canada has exploded by 330% since 2015. Canadians are being terrorized. People are dying. Homes are being sprayed with bullets. What do the Liberals do? Nothing. In Calgary, a woman who was convicted of helping with extortion walked away with just six months of house arrest, all because of Liberal soft-on-crime policies. We presented our Conservative plan a year ago, and …
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people of Calgary to express concern over the recent sentencing decision that chips away at the public confidence in the justice system. In a case of extortion in our city, the offender received an 18-month sentence, with six months to be served under house arrest. That is an extremely light outcome given the seriousness of the crime. This was not a minor…
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Mr. Speaker, after this last Liberal decade, Canadians across the country are living with a level of fear and disorder that none of us should ever accept as normal. Every single day, families wake up to a new story of violence, and repeat offenders are being released on bail only to reoffend, sometimes within hours. Every day, Canadians watch the consequences of a justice system warped by the Prim…
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Mr. Speaker, Liberals have been copying Conservative proposals at a fascinating pace. Conservatives proposed extending reverse onus for major violent crimes. The Liberals voted against it, then copied it. MP Khanna introduced the jail not bail act—
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Mr. Speaker, we are taking crimes very seriously, even sexual crimes. Bill C-242, the jail not bail act, is entirely constitutional and covers everything. On this side of the aisle, we are here to protect our women, our children and everyone, so all Canadians are safe on the streets, so Canadian homes are safe and so Canadians are not being threatened with calls.
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Mr. Speaker, yes, it is very serious. We introduced our bill, Bill C-242, from our member for Oxford. That is what we need to act on. We cannot release offenders back onto the streets. We have to be serious with respect to them. We have seen what we have gone through in the last failed Liberal decade. The crime rate is skyrocketing. Just in Surrey alone, the extortion cases are up almost 550%. Tha…
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Mr. Speaker, it is a shameful that a member from across the aisle was involved in a rally to defund our police. On the one hand, I spoke with police officers last week. They are looking to us. They are looking to the Government of Canada to provide them more tools. They need more men. A while ago there was an announcement that 1,000 new police officers would be hired, and none have been hired. On …
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Mr. Speaker, that is a question he should be asking his own caucus member, who joined that rally. He should not be asking us. It is now up to the Prime Minister. Is he going to fire the member of Parliament sitting right in that aisle, or is he going to keep him? When it comes to Bill C-14, the Conservatives will support any bill designed to increase safety for Canadians, but we believe this bill …
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Mr. Speaker, the member for Oxford introduced the jail not bail act, which recognizes attacks on first responders as a major offence. The Liberals opposed it then recycled the idea. While the Liberals would have Canadians believe this bill fixes the bail crisis, it does not. The person who commits a violent crime should not be sitting at home watching Netflix. They should be off of the streets. Th…
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years, Liberal insiders have never had it so good. Canadians line up at food banks while the government let a $50-million IBM contract at the CRA blow past $190 million, and it is on track for $214 million. Young Canadians are told to sacrifice so that Liberal-linked consultants can get rich. Canadians are stuck paying the bill. Instead of a costly election on a costly budget…
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Mr. Speaker, extortion cases have skyrocketed by 330%. This past Saturday night, my community was targeted by Bishnoi terrorists who carried out a shooting followed by an attempt to extort the victim. This gang is actively threatening innocent Canadians, causing fear in neighbourhoods like mine, yet the minister has failed to label it as a terrorist organization. My question to the Minister of Pub…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada's crime rate is up. Homicide is up 28%, violent crime is up 50% and extortion is up 357%. This week, CSIS reported foreign governments are using organized criminal networks to target Canadians. Our own intelligence agency is sounding the alarm, but the Liberals are ignoring it. They voted against Conservative Bill C-381, which was for jail, not bail, for repeat offenders. Will …
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of the Liberal government, extortion has risen by 357% and Canadians are living in genuine fear for their lives. One of my constituents recently received a video from a perpetrator threatening to murder their children. People's lives are at stake, and this cannot go on any longer. We need to restore mandatory minimum penalties on extortion. Will the Liberal Prime Minist…
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Madam Speaker, we can give many of our ideas to the Liberals. They can even cut the industrial carbon tax, because they are stealing half of our ideas. They can take all of our ideas; we do not mind. As long as they are good for Canadians, that is what matters.
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Madam Speaker, we pushed for the carbon tax to be eliminated, and it is great news for Canadians. We would not mind if the Liberals eliminate the industrial carbon tax as well.
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Madam Speaker, it is with deep humility and great honour that I rise in the chamber today to deliver my first speech as the member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview. First and foremost, I would like to thank my wonderful wife Jaspreet Kaur Gill, my son Daya Singh Gill, and lovely daughter Ekam Kaur Gill for their unwavering love and support. It is their strength that carries me through every chall…
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Madam Speaker, we do not believe in killing the energy sector. We want to create jobs and grow the economy while also protecting our environment, cutting down coal and sending our LNG to Asia. We believe it is possible to do both.
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Madam Speaker, our economy relies heavily on the energy sector, and we want to support it while also exploring new opportunities for growth.
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Mr. Speaker, the very first call I received from a Calgarian was from a small business owner being extorted by criminals for $300,000. Extortions in Calgary, Brampton and Edmonton are on the rise and only getting worse. Under the Liberals, extortion cases are up 357%. The Liberals voted down Conservative Bill C-381 to tackle extortion. The bill set mandatory minimum penalties for extortion after t…
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