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Mr. Speaker, September 27 will go down in the history of sport in Quebec and Canada. First, Kim Clavel made history when she became Quebec's first female boxer to capture an IBF belt in two weight classes in her career. A few days ago, she won the IBF strawweight title. She demonstrated the strength, determination and resilience that have made her a world champion. That same day, thousands of kilo…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has once again been caught plagiarizing. He is copying Justin Trudeau. No, the Liberals have chosen Justin Trudeau's top adviser. He is worse than Justin Trudeau. The Parliamentary Budget Officer was scathing. He called this “unsustainable”. The debt has skyrocketed, investment in Canada is in free fall and Canada has the worst growth in the G7. The result is that t…
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Mr. Speaker, I will take no lessons from the leader. I just set up a food program for schools in my riding with friends. I think there is a lesson to learn here for the leader. The Prime Minister told Canadians to judge him by the cost of groceries. Unfortunately for him, that has been a total failure. Beef is up 33%, soup is up 26% and coffee is up 22%. The Prime Minister has failed, his team has…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said that Canadians should judge him by the cost of groceries. The Parliamentary Budget Officer revealed that the deficit would be double what was promised six months ago. Does the globe-trotting Prime Minister realize that every dollar he spends comes out of Canadians' pockets? Does the Prime Minister realize that the broken promise about doubling the deficit is ca…
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Mr. Speaker, the minister is announcing spending without a budget. After six months of broken promises by the Liberals, who misled Canadians, the latter are paying the price. Core inflation is 50% higher than the target. The price of groceries is 75% higher than the target. Beef, grapes and sugar have gone up. I invite the Prime Minister to go to a grocery store to buy fruit, vegetables and meat t…
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Mr. Speaker, I am concerned, as are my Conservative colleagues. Canadians are concerned about the Liberals' broken promises. The Liberals are blindly spending without a budget. The results are going to be devastating when they finally table a budget one day. This is not a joke. Justin Trudeau was a real Scrooge McDuck compared to the current Prime Minister. The Liberal deficit will be double. Out …
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With regard to the government's effort to stabilize food prices in Canada: (a) what measures has the government taken; (b) what are the details of each measure in (a); (c) what is the cost of each measure in (a); (d) what is the breakdown of (c) by (i) operating expenses, (ii) capital expenses, (iii) transfer payments; and (e) have any consultants been contracted in relation to the effort and, if …
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With regard to the preparation of Budget 2025, broken down by month, since January 2025: (a) what is the cost incurred, broken down by government department; (b) what is the number of employee hours used; (c) what is the number of full-time equivalent employees who spent more than 75% of their time preparing the budget; and (d) what were the internal projected budget dates within the (i) Departmen…
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With regard to the Housing Accelerator Fund: (a) how much of the allocated $900 million has been released to municipalities in the province of Quebec; (b) what is the municipality, the date and the amount of each disbursement; and (c) how many housing units, funded by the Housing Accelerator Fund, have been completed within the province of Quebec, broken down by (i) municipality, (ii) number of be…
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With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency's efforts to combat tax evasion and tax avoidance since 2017: (a) which programs are currently active; (b) which programs have been cancelled; (c) what are the details of each program; (d) what is the cost of each program, broken down by year; (e) what is the amount of tax recovered from each program, broken down by year; and (f) what is the breakdown of th…
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Mr. Speaker, she does not know what the word "courage" means yet, but she personifies it. She does not know what determination is yet, but she embodies it. She cannot understand what resilience is, but she is a living example of it. She does not know what it means to stay calm yet, but she is a testament to it. Those words now have a name: Claire Bell, age three. Today, all Canadians and my collea…
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Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General's report is scathing. GC Strategies received $64 million from the Liberal government, but in many cases, there was no evidence that any work had been done. GC Strategies is a two-person company that has received $64 million since the Liberals came to power. The estimated cost of the ArriveCAN app was $80,000, but in the end it cost upwards of $64 million. That is n…
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Madam Chair, if the minister is working so hard, it must be because he wants a balanced budget. His colleague, Quebec's former finance minister, now the member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, said that balancing the budget is not an obsession, but rather an obligation. I asked him the question earlier. I would like to know what the minister thinks about it.
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Madam Chair, I would like the minister to tell us in all honesty this evening that he is waiting until the fall to present the budget because it will be a catastrophic budget with a historic deficit. Is that the real reason why he is waiting until the fall?
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Madam Chair, I am very pleased to be able to speak with my colleague on the government side. From 2014 to 2015, it took 42 days for the former Quebec finance minister, who is now the member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin, to present a budget. My question is simple. Did the minister have a good conversation with his colleague about how to prepare a budget in 42 days?
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Madam Chair, I am asking to know the projected deficit for 2025-26.
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Madam Chair, what is the projected deficit for 2025-26?
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Madam Chair, with all due respect, I was not talking to the minister about the tax cut, but about the revenues collected by the government since April 1, 2025.
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Madam Chair, if there is one thing I am certain of today, it is that I would be very surprised if I ended up being proud of the budget that will be presented. The fiscal year began on April 1. That was over two months ago. The minister is going to wait another four months before presenting his plan. Can he at least tell Canadians how much revenue has been collected since April 1?
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to see my former colleague from the Quebec National Assembly here in Ottawa. At the time, when my colleague was Quebec's finance minister, he presented a budget within 46 days of taking office. What does he think of the time frame that is now being given to the federal Minister of Finance?
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal member for Marc‑Aurèle‑Fortin said that a balanced budget is not an obsession but an obligation. Did the former Quebec finance minister speak with the current federal Minister of Finance?
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Madam Chair, can the minister give us a date?
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the Prime Minister that he is leading a minority government and that the majority of members of the House of Commons voted in favour of a spring budget. This morning, during debate on the Conservative motion, I asked a question but did not receive an answer. I will try my luck here. I have two simple yes-or-no questions. First, does the Prime Minister respect th…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Calgary East for his inspiring speech. As a business owner, he understands the importance of budgeting and tracking expenses to know how to direct a company. Why did I choose to rise in the House today? The reason is that the Prime Minister and his minority government—let us not forget—are refusing to comply with the demand of the majority of the House and ta…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his answer. Unfortunately, the answer is wrong. He talked about a budget in the fall, when the House asked for a budget in the spring. We are talking about an impending recession with a possible loss of 100,000 jobs, according to TD Bank. There are already full-time workers using food banks in record numbers. There is a rise in missed mortgage payments and a h…
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Mr. Speaker, let me begin by saying that I hope the Liberal government continues to steal good Conservative ideas, such as cutting taxes for Canadians and eliminating the GST for first-time homebuyers. I hope the Liberals continue to steal good Conservative ideas. However, the problem right now is that the Liberals are not making any budget cuts. How are they going to balance the budget? That is t…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians will be forced to buy low quality food that is not nutritious for children and does not help them grow. That is the saddest part. Young children need good food to develop healthy bodies. People need to be able to buy fruit and vegetables, meat and milk to properly feed their children, but they currently have to compromise on the quality of the food that they buy to feed thei…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. This may be one of the few times that I agree with my Bloc Québécois colleague, but when it happens, I will say so. I agree with him because the government was expecting to get $20 billion in revenue from retaliatory tariffs, and now it is talking about $600 million. Suppose the Liberals manage to get $1 billion. They will still be $19 …
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Madam Speaker, after 10 years of Liberal inflationary deficits, here is the result. Last night, I received the heartbreaking testimony of a Victoriaville resident who wrote to me saying she lives alone and struggles to make ends meet. After rent, bills and various payments, she barely has enough money for food. She said she can only afford to buy food if she has any money left. That is happening h…
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Mr. Chair, what I am hearing this evening is that there is no projected timeline and no plan.
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Mr. Speaker, the cost of groceries has skyrocketed. Unfortunately, 10 years of Liberal inflationary deficits have forced a record number of Canadians to use food banks. Unfortunately, I ran into a friend of mine from high school, François, there. He works, and he makes a budget, but he is unable to make ends meet. Children from my riding, in Victoriaville, go to school with an empty lunch box. The…
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Mr. Chair, does the minister agree with me that every day of delay puts the people of Lac‑Mégantic at risk?
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Mr. Chair, with all due respect, the question is simple. Does she think that a budget of $237 million is sufficient? Yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, I will be sharing my time with the member for Kildonan—St. Paul. On July 6, 2013, which was 4,352 days ago, 47 people died, 65 buildings were destroyed, a town centre was completely destroyed, and a community was forever scarred by a terrible tragedy. I am talking about the Lac‑Mégantic tragedy. Faced with these facts, I am thinking of the victims, their families and the community of La…
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Mr. Chair, I also appreciate the minister's tone, but members will understand that I only have five minutes, so I would like short answers to my short questions. What was the timeline in 2018 when the government promised a rail bypass?
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Mr. Chair, with all due respect to the minister, I am not talking about a promise made by her. I am talking about the promise made by her former prime minister, Justin Trudeau, in 2018. Had a timeline been set? What was the cost in 2018?
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Mr. Chair, this is the fifth transport minister since 2018. Nothing has been done. In 2022, my colleague was the finance minister. I would like to know how much was allocated in her budget in 2022.
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Mr. Chair, I will refresh the minister's memory. The budget was $237 million in 2022. Does she believe that is still sufficient?
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Mr. Chair, the Liberal government is talking about a high-speed rail project between Quebec City and Toronto. There is also the rail bypass. Which project is the minister's priority?
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Mr. Chair, what is the minister's projected timeline?
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Mr. Speaker, Donald Trump's tariffs are an unjustified attack on our Canadian workers. The Prime Minister said during the campaign that he would collect $20 billion from U.S. countertariffs, but he secretly abandoned those countermeasures. This morning was a rude awakening. Aluminum and steel workers and their families are extremely worried. Can the Prime Minister look workers and their families i…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think that we have to take any management lessons from the Liberal government. Total spending will grow almost three times faster than inflation and population growth combined. This is a half-trillion-dollar spending plan with no budget. How can Liberal colleagues who go in their ridings to meet with single mothers, families, seniors, and business owners, people who are strug…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister presented his first estimates last week. After 10 years of a Liberal government, I thought no one could do worse than Justin Trudeau. Unfortunately, I was wrong. The Prime Minister inherited a bloated Liberal government. Although he promised to spend less, he is now spending 8% more than Justin Trudeau spent in his last year, all without a budget. How will the Prime…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière, with whom I had the privilege of sharing a riding when I was its MNA and he was its MP. As others have said, Quebec is lucky to have a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Quebec is home to some top-notch entrepreneurs. All these entrepreneurs prepare budgets. They use budgets to find out what their revenues are, what their exp…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a few seconds to appreciate this moment, which I will remember for the rest of my life. I rise in the House today because I have the immense privilege of being one of the 343 people chosen to represent 41 million Canadians. Ours is a weighty responsibility; we have a big job to do, and it is up to us to deliver results. This is a privilege we must earn every day. …
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Drummond for his kind words, especially his praise for some of the small businesses in my riding. As the member said, we have a number of microbreweries, some wonderful cheese factories and many exceptional entrepreneurs in the riding of Richmond—Arthabaska. Once again, I invite everyone to visit my beautiful riding. To answer the member for Drummond's question,…
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Mr. Speaker, we said that on this side of the House. The important thing is to plan ahead for future generations, so that we can have a prosperous country that our young people will be proud of.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to make it clear that supply management will not be just for the people of the Eastern Townships. We will defend supply management for all farmers. We will ensure that supply management is not part of the negotiations with the United States.
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