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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is methodically building a vast, exciting world partnership. This front bench is dealing with some very tough issues around trade wars and international conflicts. This caucus is doing the work to assist in every way possible. What the country cannot afford is the voodoo economic plan of the Conservatives. They make no sense. They have not made any sense in the last…
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to talk about agriculture for a moment. For the last 10 years, these folks have been here literally doing nothing. Back home in Saskatchewan, we have Saskatchewan's back. In the last 10 years, it has doubled the value of the amount of all agricultural products without the federal Conservative caucus's help. The government stood by Saskatchewan and will continue to have Sas…
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Mr. Speaker, why did they not stand up for Saskatchewan and the canola deal that brought billions to Saskatchewan producers? Again, they sat on their hands doing nothing.
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Mr. Speaker, I am uncertain where that member has been over the last number of years, but I want to give them one good example of how this government stood up for Saskatchewan when 14 of them sat on their hands for 10 long years. I am talking to the Saskatchewan Conservative MP caucus. Why did you not defend this canola deal? Why did you not stand up—
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Mr. Speaker, it would be really nice if I saw one Conservative visit northern Saskatchewan to deal with the issues that we are struggling with. Now, I would point out that every time we have an opportunity to help my riding, and many other ridings across this country, whether it is on food and essential benefits, the $10-a-day child care or the food program for the schools, every single time we ma…
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As a correction, Mr. Speaker, we have created 164,000 new jobs since September. The member from Regina mentioned a great leader from Saskatchewan. I will compare Ralph Goodale's record to the entire Conservative caucus from Saskatchewan any day of the week. I want to point out that he did more in his time as an MP than the entire Conservative caucus. I want to repeat that—
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Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the members opposite on how to grow the economy. They have been here collectively 51,000 days. That is how long the Conservatives from Saskatchewan have sat here and done absolutely nothing to help Saskatchewan or our Canadian economy. We are grappling with tariffs, trade uncertainty and conflicts, but the work will continue. Since September, we have creat…
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Mr. Speaker, they had nothing in their platform to support the Canadian agricultural sector. Our Prime Minister secured the second-largest customer for canola, and that is China. We will compare, any day of the week, what they have not done versus what we have done on this side of the aisle.
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Mr. Speaker, we understand that there is a lot of struggle—
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Mr. Speaker, we will not take any lessons from the Conservatives when it comes to supporting our agricultural community in Saskatchewan. The Conservatives did absolutely nothing to recognize that Canadian canola is the best in the world. What did we do? Our Prime Minister marketed our canola—
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Mr. Speaker, we understand that there are struggles within Canada, and we are addressing those struggles. However, for 10 long years, 14 Conservative MPs from Saskatchewan did absolutely nothing to help the situation throughout the country. Their disservice is shameful, and our patience has run out in Saskatchewan. I tell the people of Saskatchewan not to let the Conservatives limit their power an…
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Mr. Speaker, there is a decade of 14 Saskatchewan Conservatives doing absolutely nothing to further Saskatchewan's interests. On this side of the House, we are building an economy. We are proud of the entrepreneurs who created 88,000 new jobs. We are grateful for the investors. We are pleased to see the producers add to that strength: Saskatchewan canola, Canada's uranium, potash, oil and gas. We …
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Mr. Speaker, it is time that we celebrate Canada. We have more good news. Canadian canola sales continue moving to supply the world, Canadian potash is needed everywhere and Canada will deliver. Canadian uranium sales to India are steady, and Canadian agribusiness is booming. We will continue doing what Canada needs. We will stand up for our industries impacted by tariffs. We will protect our work…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that a couple of years ago the headline was that the Canadian Conservative Party had launched a petition to fast-track students. That was the member for Saskatoon West. He has to come clean regarding the immigration piece. When it comes to the issue for the member, he must clarify whom he is misleading. Is it the voters back in Saskatoon, or the people of Canada?
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Mr. Speaker, it is very important that we protect and defend our country. All we hear from the Conservatives is negative. They need to stop talking down our country and start backing up Canada. The rest of Canada is doing that. We have seen, in Saskatchewan, for 10 long years, that those Conservative MPs sat on their hands, doing nothing. That is why the people of Saskatchewan are angry. At the en…
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Madam Speaker, I want to ask one very specific question. What are the member's qualifications that determine his world economic view? I would like it if he could perhaps provide me with a list of studies that he has undertaken or degrees he has achieved. It is important that we take advice from folks who have a lot of knowledge, as our Prime Minister does, on world trading trends. We have often he…
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Mr. Speaker, more Liberals from Saskatchewan are coming, so the cavalry is on its way. We will take no lessons from the Conservatives over there. Why? Because they did nothing for 10 long years. Since their absence from Saskatchewan to come over here and do nothing, what has happened back home? This headline reads, “Saskatchewan Value Added Agricultural Revenue Reaches Record $8.4 Billion”, which …
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Mr. Speaker, there is more good news, as the Minister of Finance likes to point out. The good news is that canola sales to China are happening. Uranium sales to India are happening. Canada is eliminating interprovincial barriers. We are building a great Canadian economy. The best news is that we are standing alongside Saskatchewan to continue building the Saskatchewan economy.
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Mr. Speaker, the court system, not the House of Commons, should be dealing with this matter. All I am saying today, as a result of some of the discussions we are having, is to not misrepresent what the Prime Minister has stated in the House of Commons. That is why I have read, very slowly, three or four times, his exact quote about private property rights. It is not fair for the opposition members…
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Mr. Speaker, that is exactly the point. Why do the Conservatives bring up the issue in their effort to divide Canadians? I think it is more crucial at this time that we unite our country in as many ways as we possibly can. Somewhere along the line, somebody has to start talking about Canada's interests, and I notice, as an example, with the Alberta northern chiefs, that first nations leaders have …
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Mr. Speaker, we spoke about the value of Canada, and of course I spoke about my family's service to Canada in the Snowbird response. With my brother having been a flight engineer with the Royal Canadian Air Force for 26 years, I think we should never put any pilots or any of our service members in older aircraft that may not be safe. I would also dare say, with all the information that we have agr…
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Mr. Speaker, I have the incredible pleasure of serving as MP for a northern Saskatchewan seat. As an indigenous person within the House of Commons, I feel compelled to make sure we correct the record, in terms of what the opposition motion is suggesting. I want to point out I will be sharing my time with the member for Winnipeg North. Before I get into my presentation, I want to say that somewhere…
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Mr. Speaker, we absolutely reject the premise of the Leader of the Opposition's argument. I want to quote what the Prime Minister said several days ago: “The government will always defend private property rights.” I will say it again: “The government will always defend private property rights. We immediately appealed the Cowichan decision. We have always defended private property rights; we always…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that as a result of the spring economic update—
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Mr. Speaker, I ask Canadians to not compare the new government to perfection but to compare us to the opposition. Our Prime Minister and our government have the ability, the credibility and the capability to build the country up, and Saskatchewan is in. In terms of comparison, I checked with what the Saskatchewan Conservative MPs have done. Year one, they did nothing. Year two, they did nothing. Y…
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Mr. Speaker, Saskatchewan is proud to be part of Canada, and Canadians know that Saskatchewan offers much: oil, gas, potash, gold, uranium, copper, people, energy and ideas. Now that we know we can all build Canada together, I remind Canadians not to compare us to perfection, but to compare us to the other guys. I have done some research on whether—
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Mr. Speaker, there is more good news for Saskatchewan. Funding for the RCMP Heritage Centre is done. SMR research at the University of Regina is done. Defence procurement for Yorkton is done. Nuclear power opportunities and procurement services for Estevan are done. Housing opportunities in Saskatoon are done. Canola crushing in rural Saskatchewan is done. Let us imagine for a moment, if we had no…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to point out that, again, from Saskatchewan's perspective, it has been 10 long years with 14 members. It has been 10 long years, and there is nothing to show for it. We signed the uranium deal with India. Canola sales are improving and moving to China. We are building mines. We are building opportunity. Saskatchewan is finally here in Ottawa.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to say that for 10 long years, the Conservative MPs from Saskatchewan told the people of our province that Canada was broken. That was their constant message. I think about the billions of dollars they left on the table because they would not represent Saskatchewan well and would not do the work. Today, Saskatchewanians on this side of the House are going to help grow Canada, a…
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Mr. Speaker, when my colleague from Winnipeg North asked a question, the member did not give him an answer. The question was, through the Chair, “Do you support the notion of lawful access?” The response was about conspiracy theories, which is not an answer. I have a simple question: Do you support lawful access, yes or no?
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend my colleague for his very thoughtful and insightful presentation on the motion before us. The global economy has been grappling with higher gas prices resulting from ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Could you elaborate on how it impacts gas prices in Canada?
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said from time to time, the Conservatives across the way have been here for 10 years. I have been here for 10 months, and guess what? I get to announce the tax break for the farming community in Saskatchewan. It was done within that 10-month time frame.
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Mr. Speaker, the member is correct; I have watched his underperformance in the provincial assembly in Saskatchewan. Now, I am watching the collective underperformance of all 13 of the Saskatchewan Conservative MPs. Let me remind folks today that we are announcing uranium development in northern Saskatchewan. This week, I was at SUMA announcing waste water and sewer projects, and water projects for…
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Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the member with respect to some of the points she and her leader have raised. This is a most serious matter as the whole world is struggling with high oil prices, not just Canada. We are not immune to that. I would ask the member this: Can Conservative MPs predict oil prices over the next six to 12 months? Do any Conservative MPs have the ability to stop the war …
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Mr. Speaker, I will get to the question in due time, but I want to say to the Conservatives across the way from Saskatchewan who have been here 10 years that I have been here 10 months, and what did I see? It was defending our northern border, check mark; building the one Canadian economy, check mark; strengthening our world trading partnership, check mark; creating nation-building projects across…
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Mr. Speaker, there is more good news as my colleague likes to say. The headlines in the newspapers in Saskatchewan state, “Saskatchewan grain terminals seeing increase in canola sales”. Saskatchewan is optimistic on oil and gas. Saskatchewan is building. Why is Saskatchewan building? It is because Canada works. That was the message we heard from the Conservative opposition for the last 10 years. I…
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Mr. Speaker, I have been trying to speak with our premier, Scott Moe, in Saskatchewan, but I cannot get a hold of him. He is too busy signing deal after deal with the Prime Minister, which means benefit after benefit for the Saskatchewan people. Any day of the week, I will compare the Prime Minister's and our government's ability, credibility and capability versus a phantom plan designed by an ano…
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Mr. Speaker, it is very important to know that the challenges many families in Canada face have to be recognized. I was very proud to stand with our very capable Minister of Jobs and Family in Regina several weeks ago to announce $1.6 billion to help offset day care fees for the people who want to re-enter the economy. Any day of the week, I will compare our progress on helping families afford the…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to commend the minister for her phenomenal leadership in this regard. It gives me great pleasure to be in the assembly as I listen to her mark this day with a very important speech and something that I think we can all be proud of as Canadians. My question to the minister is this: As we celebrate this step, there are many steps forward. What is next on the agenda as she embarks…
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Mr. Speaker, for 10 long years, Conservative members from Saskatchewan have said Canada is broken. Conservatives have stifled opportunities that Saskatchewan had in potash, uranium, oil and gas. The list goes on. Well, Saskatchewan is on this side of the House. We are going to work hand in hand with Saskatchewan to join the rest of the country and build a great future. This is about economic and s…
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Mr. Speaker, here we go again with made-up taxes of the Conservatives. Our tax cuts are real. Our impact is real. Have we got more work to do? Absolutely, and we are continuing that particular work. Canada is a great country. Yes, at this time, we are working to build our reputation to be even greater throughout the world. That work is being led by a very capable Prime Minister and the members of …
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Mr. Speaker, I am practising my French, but I will be speaking in English today. I thank members for their patience as I struggle through trying to learn the French language as best I can. I stand today in opposition to the Leader of the Official Opposition's motion on the affordability matter the Conservatives brought forward, based on two premises. First, in my history in politics, which spans a…
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Mr. Speaker, it is important to note some of the progress we have made in recognizing the unique challenges we have in this ever-changing world. There are a lot of differences in how we trade among different nations, and this has an impact on Canada. At the end of the day, there are two things we need to respond to. Number one is how we can strengthen our country domestically, and we are doing som…
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Mr. Speaker, I have explained the benefits that we as a Canadian government have put in front of families today and that are all geared toward safety, the economy and, of course, strengthening families. What is also really important is that rural Canada accounts for about 13% of the national population and its GDP contribution is 27%. We can see that the incredible resilience and ability of rural …
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure which Saskatchewan people the member is speaking with, but the Saskatchewan people I am speaking to talk about the $10-a-day day care. They talk about the reduction of GST on homes. They talk about the school food program. Now they will talk about the Canada groceries and essential benefit, $11.7 billion that will help many Saskatchewan families. Saskatchewan families do…
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Mr. Speaker, as with any serious disease, the government will respond to this. We will work with all the officials involved, including our provincial counterparts. The House leader, who has a very kind heart, said to be kind when he answered the questions in some of your interventions. I am going to wish you all the gift of greater tolerance for all people. In the new year, I wish the Conservative…
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Mr. Speaker, the minister answered that question twice already. I am not a mathematician, nor am I an economist, but when we talk about investments, I calculate that the 14 Saskatchewan Conservative MPs who have been sent to Ottawa over the last 10 years cost us $30,800,000. There is no return on investment. The people of Saskatchewan deserve better. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
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Mr. Speaker, let us see what this tired, old opposition has accomplished in the last 10 years. As for addressing food affordability, there is zero achievement. As for addressing housing needs, there is zero achievement. As for building major projects, there is zero achievement. As for addressing the challenge of tariffs, there is zero achievement. However, their negative attitude towards Canada mu…
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Mr. Speaker, once again, they are calling down Canada. They are calling down Saskatchewan. As the Leader of the Opposition pontificates from the comfort of Stornoway, our leader, the Prime Minister of Canada, is busy fighting for every inch of trade opportunity in this changing world. The men and women on this side of the House are helping win that fight, and Canada is going to continue that fight…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to say to the Saskatchewan Conservative caucus that 14 of them were elected over a period of 10 years. That is 140 collective years that we have had Conservative representation from Saskatchewan. What have they accomplished in those 10 years on housing, on trade and on infrastructure? They have accomplished nothing.
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