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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have committed to strict measures against violent offenders, yet they continue to fuel violent crime by refusing to repeal Bill C-75. The bill is forcing judges to release offenders at the earliest possible opportunity and under the least onerous conditions. Violent criminals have been emboldened and are taking advantage of their new freedom to terrorize Canadians because…
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Mr. Speaker, what the member on the other side of the floor observed was very astute, which is that the Liberals come up with bills that always have something of value in them, but there are always poison pills that make it impossible to support them. That was the case for the Conservatives with Bill C-75. Over and over, today in the House, the Liberals said they are committed to strict measures a…
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Mr. Speaker, the member said that the government is committed to strict measures against violent offenders, yet it continues to fuel violent crime by refusing to repeal Bill C-75. The Liberals complain about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and the Conservatives bringing in minimum sentences that they claim hampered judges' independence, but they were proven to reduce the number of incarcerations. By compar…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate what the member is saying. This debate today is on the cost of food and the Prime Minister saying he would bring it down. What we hear constantly is a pivot to affordability, which of course is an issue that we have a lot to say about, but the reality of this circumstance is that the cost of groceries is not dropping and Canadian families are not able to afford food. Putt…
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Madam Speaker, I just want to share with my colleague that he did a great job of describing the amazing work that happens in Saskatchewan, where we value our land and the environment. However, across the floor, the previous speaker made a comment. I wrote it down, as I could not believe it. He said that the Liberals are pleased to be able to relieve parents of the pressure to feed their children b…
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Mr. Speaker, I cannot believe that my colleague across the floor indicated that it is wonderful that families can save $200 on groceries because the government is spending their tax dollars on a national blanket food program for children in school. Parents are the ones who should be earning an income to feed their kids the way they want to. The issues in schools right now are due to the government…
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Madam Speaker, I am really pleased to have this time today to respond to our question about why the Prime Minister would say that we are to judge him by the cost of food in grocery stores. We heard nothing tonight about why he has failed to impact that cost for Canadians. I want to focus on agriculture. Agriculture is huge in my area, and I had a call yesterday from a farmer. We played phone tag a…
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Mr. Speaker, what we are debating today is the fact that the Prime Minister made a promise that Canadians would judge him by the cost of food at the grocery stores. Instead of focusing on that, the Liberals have pivoted to this thing around affordability and a focus on food being available on a national blanket level through schools. One of the members across the way made a comment, and I would li…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciated my colleague's speech. He spoke of the reality that there are fewer farmers. He also spoke of the reality that there are more Canadians who have no understanding whatsoever of the amazing work our farmers do, and that they are so innovative and care about the environment, because that is where they earn their income and how they feed Canadians. What does the member think…
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Madam Speaker, what I heard from my colleague tonight was that words really matter. The government plays a great deal with words. As an example, quickly, a young person told me that the Prime Minister said into the camera that he would build homes people can afford. I said that was an open-ended sentence and asked if he heard “homes you can afford to buy” or “homes you can only afford to rent”. He…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to elaborate on a question I posed to the government before the summer recess. In my question, I referenced half a trillion dollars in new inflationary spending that the government had ushered in. I spoke of Canadians' stress and frustration with the rampant inflation, causing the price of essentials to continue to climb month after month at the grocery st…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciated hearing about the corrections programs. Actually, our colleague from New Brunswick brought forward the Reduction of Recidivism Framework Act, Bill C-228, which was passed in the House. This is an important concept, and we of course value these individuals and the opportunities they need to change their life. However, what we are dealing with and hearing about in the Hous…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke about the difference of ideology and priorities that seem to appear very evident across this floor. In 2015, before the Liberal government was in force, Conservatives brought in the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights, which was to be reviewed in 2020. I remember trying to get the government to do that, but I do not know that it ever did. It would be really good if a fe…
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Mr. Speaker, this colleague of the Prime Minister is forgetting that the same Prime Minister told Canadians to judge his government by the price at the checkout counter; they do not like the verdict. Families are falling behind, with millions resorting to food banks, while Liberals are lining the pockets of consultants, bureaucrats and certain investment portfolios with their tax dollars. Many of …
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Madam Speaker, the speech on Bill C-2 has been good. There are some good parts to it, but there are some that are very questionable, for our side of the floor, that need to be addressed. The thing that concerned me, and that I picked up on, was the comment that there are a lot of mental health issues in our country right now and that they have grown. The question has to be, why? When Canadians are…
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising today on behalf of the 38,942 Canadians who signed e-petition 6586. They are united against the finance committee's 2025 pre-budget report that called for the removal of advancement of religion as a recognized charitable purpose under the Income Tax Act. Canadians from all walks of life, different faiths and different beliefs have signed this petition. They value the irrep…
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Mr. Speaker, I really appreciated the comments from my colleague, because over and over again in my mind, I ask why Canadians are so apprehensive as to the intent of the government with the bill before us. The truth of the matter is that they are very concerned about their privacies, and rightly so. The member mentioned already the abuse of Canadians' rights and freedoms when the warrantless surve…
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With regard to communications sponsored by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic: (a) which individual or agency developed the “Pregnancy, childbirth and caring for a newborn during the COVID-19 pandemic” communication, which was first published on July 13, 2021, and last updated on October 25, 2023; (b) who provided the final approval of the communication in (a) and when; (c) which individu…
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With regard to the findings of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with respect to Canada's implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: (a) what is the position of the government regarding these findings; (b) is the government considering changing any previous policies or positions in response to this report; (c) is the governmen…
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With regard to the recommendations in Health Canada’s publication through the National Advisory Committee on Immunization titled, “Vaccination and pregnancy: COVID-19”: (a) how do these recommendations differ from the May 27, 2025, announcement by the United States of America’s Health and Human Services, stating the COVID-19 vaccine would no longer be included in the Centers for Disease Control an…
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With regard to Veterans Affairs Canada’s public and private directives to veterans concerning the certification of service dogs: (a) what are the directives currently issued; (b) how has each directive changed between January 1, 2016, and today; and (c) from January 1, 2016, to today, what are the details of any internal or external communications or briefing materials between Veterans Affairs Can…
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Mr. Speaker, just two months ago, Canadians were fully tuned into an election campaign set against the backdrop of a tariff war and uncertainty about Canada's relationship with our largest trading partner. Looking for a solution, they saw a Liberal leader who claimed to be a fresh face, declaring that he would be different from the last decade of inaction on the nation-building projects that we de…
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Mr. Speaker, it is pretty clear to me that our effectiveness on this side of the floor has been significant. On resource development, the Prime Minister made a revealing admission: He acknowledged that his government's own laws made it nearly impossible to build anything, and his solution is to give political exemptions to a few hand-picked projects. However, here is our question: If Liberals admi…
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Mr. Speaker, I am wondering if my colleague would like to comment on the truth about the fact that modular homes are being built by folks who are part of the Prime Minister's community. Brookfield, which has moved to the States and has no accountability here anymore, in 2021, actually spent $5 billion on one of the largest modular home construction companies in the world. Does the member think tha…
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Mr. Speaker, I am concerned. The member mentioned something we hear and see often, which is that there is too much discretion left to federal ministers within almost every piece of legislation the government brings forth. Of course, we are dealing with lobbying and insider deals and all this type of thing, and yet, when it comes to these projects, a major projects office will be put in place that …
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Mr. Speaker, one year ago today, the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs released a landmark report. “Invisible No More. The Experiences of Canadian Women Veterans” was the first of its kind, finally putting on record women veterans' unique and often painful stories. From poor equipment more likely to injure than protect to unimaginable sexual trauma, more than 50 women showed their immense cou…
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Madam Speaker, I noticed the member referred to the issue that the GST rebate on homes is only for first-time homebuyers. Our plan as the Conservative Party was to use this as a tool to help deal with the housing crisis, but giving only first-time homebuyers the opportunity to use the GST rebate is significantly more truncated and is not going to make a difference, especially with young people who…
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate that the first carbon tax is being taken off. It is a retail carbon tax, which, yes, is also a consumer carbon tax. The truth of the matter is that the industrial carbon tax is also a consumer carbon tax, so I am wondering if the government has taken that into account as it is looking at these new homes that are to be built and looking at what the additional cost would …
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Madam Speaker, we have heard that the Liberals are going to be removing the carbon tax, called a consumer tax. However, I would like my colleague to speak to the fact that it is actually a retail carbon tax, which they are replacing with an industrial carbon tax, which would ultimately impact the consumer. Does my colleague think that it will impact the cost of homes? They are taking the GST off b…
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Madam Speaker, as a young mother in the early 1980s, I experienced the challenges so many mothers are facing today. Under the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Liberal government, our resources were hijacked and our economy was ravaged. Interest rates rose to 22%. When we talk about inflation being the highest in 40 years under the current Liberal government, it takes me back 40 years to when we, as small bu…
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Madam Speaker, I was amazed yesterday when the answer with respect to the school food program rose from 400,000 children to 500,000 children, between two 30-second questions. The Prime Minister said he wanted to be judged by the experience of Canadians at the grocery store, so let us evaluate him. The cost of apples is up 18% since January. Oranges are up 26%, coffee is up 9% and beef is up a stag…
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Mr. Speaker, there is so much the government has done to inhibit and prevent Canada from becoming as prosperous as it should be. That is because it is limiting our abilities as a nation to extract those resources that we talk about over and over again in this place, resources that are so crucial to the economy of this country. The truth of the matter is in everything the Liberals did in the case o…
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Mr. Speaker, from what I have been reading about ecological corridors and all the things the government says it is going to do, the truth of the matter is that it chooses to get consultation from its own people, who do not have the expertise. We have firefighters across this nation who are prepared to assist the government with the things that it needs to do, and it turned a blind eye. The Liberal…
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Mr. Speaker, can the minister help me square a circle here? Canadians were told that the Liberal Party had changed. They heard that a new government under the current Prime Minister would bolster Canada's resource economy so that we can compete toe-to-toe with the Americans. Just one month later, Canadians see how empty those promises were. The no new pipelines law, the shipping ban, the job-killi…
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Mr. Speaker, I am sharing my time with the member for Peace River—Westlock. As this is my first opportunity to speak at length in this House following the election, I would like to thank the good people of Yorkton—Melville for placing their trust in me once again, for a fourth term. Their endorsement and their faith in me mean the world to me, and I will strive every day to ensure they are represe…
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Mr. Speaker, I included climate warming as one of the factors in the Jasper fire and what Parks Canada needs to do. The reality is that in the majority of these fires, as was mentioned by my colleague from Winnipeg, out of 20-some fires, only four were not started by humans. Clearly, the members across the floor are exaggerating the dynamics in this particular situation, as I know is the case for …
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Mr. Speaker, with Christmas, Christians celebrate the hope and love that God provides through the birth of his son, Jesus Christ, who lived, died and rose again so that we could choose his free gift of eternal life beginning right here on earth. When I was accused of allowing my Christian faith to impact how I engage in this place, my response was that everyone in this place has faith. The differe…
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition is in regard to the Falun Gong. It is a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline, consisting of meditation exercises and moral teachings based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. We are very concerned about the fact that the Chinese Communist Party is persecuting practitioners extensively. Canadian lawyer David Matas and former Canadian sec…
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Mr. Speaker, the petitioners are calling on Canada to do the following: because Louis Roy of the Quebec college of physicians recommended expanding euthanasia to babies, from birth to one year of age, who come into the world with severe deformities or very serious syndromes, this proposal for the legalized killing of infants is deeply disturbing to many Canadians, and infanticide is always wrong. …
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Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased. I was worried that the member would not ask me that question. Here is the truth that needs to be shared in the House, which veterans know. When we took government and had to deal with the extreme load of debt of the previous government, we went to every department and said that we needed them to help out and to please inform us of where cuts could be made. I think it …
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Mr. Speaker, I have to be as brief as possible: We, the undersigned citizens and residents of Canada, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following: Whereas: Louis Roy of the Quebec College of Physicians recommended expanding euthanasia— —
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Mr. Speaker, it means a great deal to me to be able to stand in this place today and speak to the issues that are impacting our veterans and, specifically, this one issue. As the previous speaker mentioned, I had the privilege of being the deputy shadow minister for Veterans Affairs when I first came in as a brand-new member of Parliament, and I was able to travel with my colleague across Canada t…
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Madam Speaker, safe supply is not safe. The member's suggestion is that we need a safer safe supply. There are now 47,000 people dead because of this approach, and their families are devastated. Addiction has skyrocketed since this has been brought in. I have seen every day, walking from my home to this place, over the course of months and years now, what is happening directly in front of me on ou…
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Madam Speaker, an initial catalyst to the current extreme and growing drug crisis that Canada is facing at its borders was the government removing mandatory minimum penalties for drug dealers. How incredibly inappropriate is it for the government to signal more leniency on drug dealers right now? With premeditation, they are benefiting more than ever from the addiction and death of Canadians.
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Madam Speaker, I want to say that, of all the speeches I have had the opportunity to listen to in the House, this one has been remarkable. I see the member's depth of understanding and appreciation for what she sees happening with the government, which is something I share her frustration with. Even more importantly, the vast majority of Canadians and Quebeckers are also frustrated to extreme limi…
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Mr. Speaker, there was a time, a couple of years ago, when the Liberal government decided it did not want to do any work. As far as I am aware, it is the only government in the world that did not function as a government during COVID. Suddenly, we were simply a committee of the whole, and nothing was done. How long did that last?
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Madam Speaker, how is it that the member sees this as putting more money in people's pockets, or, to be more accurate, more of their own money back in their pockets, when the funds to help them out will come in April when the government is raising the carbon tax, quadrupling it, and totally nullifying anything that they would be doing with those funds?
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Madam Speaker, Tommy Douglas was from Saskatchewan. He was an amazing man, a man of God who valued people for the right reasons and did a good thing. However, since then, I watched my province over the last years, prior to the current government forming power, being driven into the ground. There were no jobs. Out of six children on my side of the family and five on my husband's, everybody left the…
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Madam Speaker, what I heard this member say is let us “make their Christmas”. Somehow, Liberals are saying that this is the way for Canadians to find joy over Christmas. He says that they are even putting more money in their pockets. My constituents do not agree with that terminology. I would suggest to the member that what the Liberals need to say is that what they are doing is putting even more …
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Madam Speaker, the member wants to make Canadians' Christmas and says that they deserve a tax break over Christmas. What we are prepared to do is give them a tax break permanently, axe the tax completely and take the GST off home purchases. This short little gift of giving Canadians back more of their own money into their pockets is a sad comment on the government not knowing how to run its busine…
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