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Mr. Speaker, I already answered that question to some extent in my speech. We are drawing on federal leadership to build houses as quickly as possible and remove all these obstacles. I did mention that we are working with municipalities and provinces. No province will be excluded from our discussions or our work. We campaigned on this issue and Canadians gave us a mandate to implement this program…
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Mr. Speaker, I am happy to rise today to speak to the Build Canada Homes act, the legislation that would address one of the most urgent and deeply felt challenges facing Canadians, particularly young Canadians: housing. I would like to address the impact the legislation would have on Canada Lands Company Limited. As we know, Canada is in a housing crisis. The cost of housing is up, supply is not k…
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Mr. Speaker, first of all, I do not think the member is aware that I sat on council with Mayor Morgan. In 2018, when the City of London, for the first time, had the opportunity to partner with the federal government to work through the national housing strategy, we worked directly with the federal government. As a member of Parliament, I have had the chance to work directly with the municipality o…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's question. Earlier, I shared an example of a project that I have seen first-hand, from the start, from the time the first shovels hit the ground. I was recently invited by the residents who live in that building to their Black History Month celebration. When I saw the dignity that long-term housing gave these people, it really made me forget about all the di…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I am not very familiar with the issue he is talking about. If that is the case and they went through all that, it is absolutely unacceptable, of course. I would ask my colleague to send us more information about this case so that we can help him and put him in touch with our teams so that they can resolve this issue.
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Mr. Speaker, I am left with the same feeling as I am not sure if Conservatives want to build homes for Canadians. We are putting legislation forward. Instead of constantly focusing on character assassination, maybe Conservatives could just vote for the legislation so we can build homes for Canadians.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague's question was well put. As I said before, with Build Canada Homes, we will be able to build like never before. In his speech earlier, the minister said that we would even be able to build year-round. The only way to do that in a country like Canada, where it is winter half the year, is to innovate and use the tools at our disposal to build homes like never before. To ans…
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Mr. Speaker, the member would not have made the same comments, because the mayor was here last week, talking about the needs in London and the need for us to continue to invest, especially in wraparound services that are needed in our city and that leaders across the board have identified as an issue that they want to work together with all levels of government to address. I am not sure—
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, in accordance with subsection 49(1) of the Official Languages Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 31, and pursuant to Standing Order 111.1(2), the House approve the appointment of Kelly Burke as Commissioner of Official Languages, for a term of seven years.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics be the committee designated for the purposes of section 14.1 of the Lobbying Act.
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Mr. Speaker, I can actually share with the House that I support the auto sector in my region. I drive a Toyota RAV4 hybrid, and that is made right in my backyard in southwestern Ontario. I think those are the different ways that we can continue to show our support. As the Prime Minister said, Canada is a nation that builds cars, and it will continue to be. We are not going to stop.
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Mr. Speaker, I too want to extend well wishes as everyone returns to their riding. I hope this will be an opportunity to reconnect and to answer questions that many of our constituents have. I also want to extend my heartfelt feelings, thoughts and prayers to the grieving families in both communities: Tumbler Ridge and Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg. As a parent myself, I understand how tough this time …
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Bourassa. Before I begin my remarks, I would like to once again acknowledge the horrific mass shooting that occurred in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. My thoughts are with the families who have lost loved ones, with those who are injured and with the entire community that is now facing unimaginable grief. Canadians stand united in mourni…
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Mr. Speaker, I find my hon. colleague's question a bit tone-deaf, given that many people in the sector have asked us to put partisanship aside and to address the real issue. We are talking about a sector that is facing unprecedented challenges due to many issues, including tariffs that are unjustified, and people are asking policy-makers across the board to put partisanship aside and to make the r…
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Mr. Speaker, I am listening. I would be willing to have a lengthier discussion with him. I do not have any more information at this time, but I really urge him to support it. Where I come from, this sector is affected, so I can speak for my constituents and people in this sector who are affected. We have to keep working together to do everything we can to support the people who find themselves in …
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Mr. Speaker, that is interesting. I think the Conservatives nitpick what they want to talk about. I talked about St. Thomas and the investments we made in St. Thomas even prior to today. I invite the member opposite to actually chat with one of his colleagues, Mayor Preston, who has said that he “hasn’t stopped smiling” since we made these investments in his community.
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Mr. Speaker, this week, we mark International Development Week, a time to recognize the people and partnerships that help build a safer, healthier and more prosperous world. At a time when the world is facing growing conflict, humanitarian crises, climate change and economic uncertainty, international development work is more important than ever. I want to thank Canadians working across the intern…
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Mr. Speaker, it does sound like my hon. colleague supports this measure and she is going to support it, because this is what Canadians want in this moment. Why would we spend more time discussing a bill we know we are going to support? Canadians need it right now. She just talked about the many people in her riding, even families, who do not even qualify for this measure. She understands the envir…
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to address the House today on this bill that is very important for all Canadians. This is especially important for those who sent us to the House to represent them. As we just came back from the break, we have had the opportunity to chat with many constituents who have spoken to us about the state of what we all know, the state of where finances are for Canadians. Many Ca…
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Mr. Speaker, I called it a very divisive tax because the Conservatives made sure that Canadians could not get the truth about this tax. This was money that was going into Canadians' pockets and we had to respond. We will continue to respond to the needs of Canadians when they ask us to because they elected us to do so. Maybe the Conservatives can stop obstructing and actually respond to the questi…
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Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate my colleague's question and I appreciate all the work he has done. I look forward to continuing to work with him. On the matter of food banks, I just told the House that we are increasing the amount that we give to food banks across Canada by $20 million in order to respond to this issue. As my colleague said, it is an issue that is heartbreaking. This is not a top…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the work my hon. colleague does for her constituents. I did talk about the national food security strategy that this bill proposes. I think the quicker we can pass this bill, the faster we can have discussions around the long-term plans addressing food insecurity in Canada and supply chains across the country. We saw what happened with COVID-19, and we know that we are vu…
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Madam Speaker, in the 2021 election, the then leader of the opposition ran under a platform that said, “We’ll finalize and improve the Clean Fuel Regulations to reduce carbon emissions from every litre of gasoline (and other liquid fuels) we burn.... This will generate emissions reductions at lower cost, and protect Canadian jobs”. Since the finalization of these regulations in 2022, they have dri…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know the specific member's riding name, but the member does have a colleague who agrees with the scenario where mandatory minimum penalties, or MMPs, would be unconstitutional. That member said, “Conservatives have faced push-back because we want mandatory minimums for an offence for which the victim is serving a psychological life sentence. People will say that it failed in …
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Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise in the House again as the member of Parliament for London West. I want to wish all members a happy new year and wish my colleagues a very successful session as they return to represent those who sent them here. It is a great honour and opportunity for me to speak to Bill C-16, the protecting victims act, and the government's ongoing efforts to protect children…
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Mr. Speaker, I will comment on the fact that whether they are hypothetical or not, we should deal with them. This is what Bill C-16 is offering, which is that we deal with the issue at hand. It is a solution, and it is what I think the courts and Canadians would want us to do. I would put a question back to the member opposite: What would he propose that we do better in this situation?
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Mr. Speaker, this is something that a lot of people are talking about, especially parents. I am a mother. I have a teenage son who is navigating online. Many people want to talk about how this affects younger women and the conversations and education that are needed when we have our kids online. One of the questions the member asked was about what our stakeholders were saying. As I mentioned earli…
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Mr. Speaker, I ask the member opposite to consider the comments of his colleague from earlier. He said that we are “10 years too late to believe in Canada.” Does the member opposite agree with this statement?
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Mr. Speaker, I would first like to congratulate my colleague on his excellent speech. I have a question for him. A Conservative member said in the House earlier that we are 10 years behind the times when it comes to believing in Canada. Could my colleague comment on the fact that the Conservatives no longer have confidence in Canada and that they spend all their time here in the House, as elected …
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is an excellent colleague who has been here for quite some time and has seen the different phases of Conservatives in the House. Earlier, the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, in B.C., talked about the fact that we are 10 years late to believe in Canada. This new brand of Conservatives constantly talks down Canada. It is almost like they have an anti-Canadian sentiment…
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Mr. Speaker, we call for a recorded vote.
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Mr. Speaker, Conservatives love to ask the same questions over and over again about supporting Canadians with disabilities. They hold press conferences, repeat the same slogans and pretend to care, but when it is time to actually remove barriers and deliver the supports Canadians need, what do they do? They delay. Budget 2025 delivers actions. We are breaking down the red tape that blocks access t…
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Madam Speaker, this is important, especially given the kind of day we have had: We just had the Minister of Women and Gender Equality, our Conservative colleagues from the opposite side, and the Bloc Québécois, NDP and Green parties speak about the importance of the Polytechnique attack on women that happened. The member opposite called it a “feminazi” hoax. Can the member apologize in the House f…
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Madam Speaker, earlier today, the second report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security was tabled in the House, respecting the consideration of Bill C-12, an act respecting certain measures relating to the security of Canada's borders and the integrity of the Canadian immigration system and respecting other related security measures. I am rising on a point of order to bri…
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Mr. Speaker, I am very happy and excited to rise to speak in support of Bill C-15, the budget implementation act, and explain why this legislation matters to communities such as London West and the broader southwestern Ontario corridor. We came off a campaign in April 2025 with an ambitious plan to respond to pressures that Canadians sent us to resolve in this session. In the last election, I spen…
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Mr. Speaker, I am curious to know what the member opposite thinks about what his colleague called the food program, which is going to be made permanent through budget 2025. One, it feeds children in schools and is requested in a lot of schools, and two, it is creating job opportunities. His colleague called it “garbage”. Does the member opposite agree?
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Mr. Speaker, I know the member opposite's party has not been in government for a long time, so I think the members might need to refresh their memories on how diplomatic conversations are conducted around trade and the agreements that we can bring to our country. Those are not things that happen overnight. There is a lot of work that goes into it. While the Conservatives continue to talk down Cana…
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Mr. Speaker, I think we have some great news. Prime Minister Carney just announced new supports for the steel and lumber industries for Canadians. I just finished telling the House how Canadians sent us here because they want us to find real solutions for the real problems they have, and that is what we are doing. It is important to note for the people who elected the member that he has voted agai…
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Mr. Speaker, the members opposite continue to laugh and heckle as I speak, but they are forgetting that Canadians sent us back to the House to protect their jobs—
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Mr. Speaker, that is a very good question. I just talked about how important it is for us to position Canada to continue to be a strong nation that can build other partners and not rely on one single country. My colleague talked about the importance of building relationships across the world. We are doing that. The member is a strong supporter of the Filipino community here in Canada. He has worke…
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties, and if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That notwithstanding any Standing Order or usual practice of the House, at the conclusion of Oral Questions on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, a member of each of the recognized parties, a member of the New Democratic Party, the member of the Green Pa…
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Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions amongst the parties and if you seek it, I think you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That a take-note debate on the softwood lumber industry be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, pursuant to Standing Order 53.1, and that, notwithstanding any standing order or usual practice of the House: (a) members rising to speak during the deba…
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Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to rise and answer the Thursday question on behalf of the government House leader, as the deputy House leader. Of course, there has been a lot of discussion this week, but, most importantly, what I have heard from Canadians is that they really want to talk about the budget that we put forward, which many members of this House voted on. Lots of Canadians want to talk …
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Mr. Speaker, I speak for the people of London West when I say that we welcome the passage of the budget. I want to highlight one of the concrete steps that it takes, one that came directly out of a pre-budget consultation held in my riding: the creation of Canada's climate corps. This is a practical, skill-driven program that will train young Canadians for real jobs in resilience, emergency respon…
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Madam Speaker, I am rising to respond to the question of privilege raised on November 5 by the member for Joliette—Manawan respecting the budget documents distributed during the budget lock-up and for the budget presentation in the House. The member alleges that the physical budget documents distributed in the lock-up and in the House did not contain all of the information contained in the budget …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to ask the hon. member for Halifax what she has been hearing. We just had a riding week, and she must have spent a lot of time with folks in her riding. They must have had multiple conversations about budget 2025 and the things that are really important for Halifax. Could the member share with the House some of the great conversations she has been…
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Mr. Speaker, perhaps my colleague could go a bit further and tell us what parts of the budget speak to her community. There is so much stuff in this budget that will respond to every riding represented across the House, but I want to hear from my colleague what from the budget she will tell her residents.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my hon. colleague for her tremendous work on this file. Unfortunately, she did not get the chance to finish her speech. I want to give her an opportunity to add some of the comments she was not able to finish in her speech and ask her to highlight how the Liberal government is the government that has increased trade partnership across the…
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Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and, if you seek it, I think that you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, the hours of sitting and the order of business of the House on Thursday, January 29, 2026, shall be those of a Friday, provided that any recorded division…
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Madam Speaker, it is very sad to hear the comments by the member opposite. In the last Parliament, I spent many hours on the committee that was working on this bill. I met families that served Canada and that are impacted through this policy, which was implemented by Harper. In fact, I think this was the policy that made him lose his election. What does the member have to say to Canadian families …
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