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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, 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 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, 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, 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, what I am hearing this evening is that there is no projected timeline and no plan.
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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, does the minister agree with me that every day of delay puts the people of Lac‑Mégantic at risk?
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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, what is the minister's projected timeline?
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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. 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, 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 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, 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 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, 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 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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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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