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Oral Questions
Mr. Speaker, we spent the summer listening to Canadians. Do members know what Canadians have told the House? They said to act with respect to the cost of living, and that is exactly what we have done by reducing taxes for 22 million Canadians and having a rebate for the GST for first-time homebuyers. The second thing they said is to make homes more affordable. That is why we recently launched buil…
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Mr. Speaker, what young Canadians in general want is to be able to live affordably in Canada, be able to buy a home, have affordable housing and build a resilient economy for the future. On this side of the House, we have always understood that the best thing we can do is build a strong economy for all Canadians. On this side of the House, I can say that the Liberals will work together to build th…
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Mr. Speaker, we listen to Canadians, something the Conservatives may want to do a bit more of. What Canadians have told us is that affordability is their first concern. The second is housing, and the third is the economy. What have we done while their leader was away? The first thing we did was reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians. Everyone got a raise on Canada Day. The second thing was to remov…
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Mr. Speaker, I find my colleague's question somewhat surprising. We listened not only to Conservative voters, but to all Canadian voters. They want us to tackle the cost of living, so the first thing the Prime Minister's Liberal government did was lower taxes for 22 million Canadians. That means more money in the pockets of the people in his riding. The second thing Canadians asked us to do was to…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent work. The major project in Contrecœur will increase the port of Montreal's capacity by roughly 60%, giving eastern Canada the world-class infrastructure it needs to help us diversify our markets. With the creation of the Major Projects Office, we are moving from vision to action by creating thousands of good jobs, connecting regions, unlocking ne…
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Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), as of May 30, 2025, the government has collected approximately $1.7 billion dollars in revenue from counter-tariffs imposed on imports from the U.S. This figure is net of remissions and other relief programs, such as the relieving provisions in Chapters 98 and 99 of the Customs Tariff, the Canada Border Services Agency Duties Relief Program and the Duty Drawback Pr…
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Mr. Speaker, I have good news for the member. This is a very real issue and that is why we have a very real answer on this side of the House. The very first thing the Prime Minister did for Canadians was reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians. Some 22 million Canadians have more money in their pockets to face the cost of living. On this side of the House, we are not about slogans. We are not about …
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Mr. Speaker, with respect to my colleague’s question, what follows is the response from the Canada Revenue Agency as of May 27, 2024, that is, the date of the question. Some individuals received the Canada Carbon Rebate, or CCR, Rural Supplement despite living in urban ridings, mainly due to the mailing address of the recipient at the time of payment. Mailing addresses were used when generating th…
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians have met the Prime Minister and they have seen one thing: a Prime Minister who listens, a Prime Minister with vision and, most importantly, a Prime Minister who takes action. The first thing that the new Liberal government did was to cut taxes for 22 million Canadians across the country. We recognized that we need to make a collective effort to help those who need it most. W…
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Mr. Speaker, the rise in food prices in recent years has been a global phenomenon, driven primarily by supply constraints and shortages faced during the pandemic, compounded by commodity price increases due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent global geopolitical events. Indeed, the peak rise in food price inflation in Canada, at 10.6 percent in January 2023, was the second lowest in …
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Mr. Speaker, with respect to my colleague’s question, here is the response from the Canada Revenue Agency, or CRA, as of June 9, 2025, the date of question. The CRA’s data is maintained by fiscal period, from April 1 to March 31. As such, the CRA is providing the data for the 2024-2025 fiscal period. With regard to (a), as of March 31, 2025, there were 85,315 registered charities in Canada. With r…
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Mr. Speaker, the Department of Finance Canada has a broad mandate helping the Government of Canada develop and implement strong and sustainable economic, fiscal, tax, social, security, international and financial sector policies and programs. Over the time period in question, from January 1, 2025, to June 18, 2025, the government, supported by the public service, was focused on responding to fast-…
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Mr. Speaker, with regard to (a), as of May 30, the government has collected approximately $1.76 billion in revenue from countertariffs imposed on imports from the U.S. This figure is net of remissions and other relief programs, i.e., relieving provisions in chapters 98 and 99 of the customs tariff, Canada Border Services Agency duties relief program and duty drawback program. With regard to (i), m…
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Mr. Speaker, what follows is the response from the CRA as of June 17, 2025, the date of the question. With regard to part (a), the CRA is unable to respond, as its financial system does not capture the information in the manner requested. With regard to part (b), prior to cancellation, the CRA received 1,120 T2 returns declaring additional taxable capital gains directly related to the proposed inc…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague should be happy that our government brought Quebec into the auto industry. There have been record investments in the auto industry. I invite my colleague to visit Bécancourt to see what the auto industry looks like. We are building the industry of the future in Quebec, in Ontario and across the country. Those of us on this side of the House have always fought for communit…
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Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives. We will take no lessons from these guys. Under our government, we have seen record investment in the auto sector. Even Bloomberg ranked Canada first in the world for its EV supply chain. We should all be celebrating. We are going to fight for the industry. We are going to fight for our workers. We are going to fight for Canada strong.
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Mr. Speaker, it is incumbent on every member in this House to fight for the auto sector. We know they are the best workers in the world. We know they are in our communities across the country. We have been working with them hand in hand each time. We are facing a trade war from our closest neighbour, but one thing is true. We are going to fight for our workers. We are going to fight for our indust…
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Mr. Speaker, what we are prepared to admit is that we landed generational investment in this country. We have seen companies like Volkswagen choosing Canada. We have seen companies like Honda choosing Canada. We have seen companies like Stellantis choosing Canada. The reasons are that we have the best workers in the world, we have a growing industry and they know Canada is the land of the future. …
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Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, I would tell my colleague that we are inviting everyone to join us in building Canada. Quebec will have an important role to play. Quebec is a leader in renewable energy, hydroelectricity and interprovincial trade. This is a golden opportunity for the Bloc Québécois to vote in favour of Quebec and, at the same time, build a strong, resilient and prosperous Canada. Uni…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to rise today to address the question of privilege raised by the member for Mirabel. I have had the pleasure of working with my hon. colleague for four years now. I hope that he will agree that I have always been courteous and frank in my dealings with him and with all members of the House. However, in raising this question of privilege, the member accuses me of deliberat…
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Mr. Speaker, it is not just a dream. One Canadian economy will become reality. Not only do we expect the Bloc to support us, but we have the business community behind us. We have the unions. We have the provinces. We have Quebec. This is a golden opportunity for the Bloc Québécois to build a strong Canada, a united Canada, an ambitious Canada, a prosperous Canada. We on this side of the House will…
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Madam Chair, I am sure people watching at home tonight are wondering, “What is the member going to tell the people who are using the food bank about why he voted against programs that would help them?” That is really the question people watching at home are asking tonight.
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Madam Chair, would the member apologize to the children of Canada, including the children in his riding, for voting against a food program for children? When we make an allegation in this House, we have to be careful of the answer. He voted against a program to help children.
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Mr. Speaker, I know it is getting late. I will say to my colleague, I do believe that it is great for Canada to have a AAA credit rating. I can say that my colleagues at the G7 are very envious of Canada's position, because they know that we are the true north, strong and free.
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Madam Chair, one thing every member in the House should be careful about is being authentic. When members vote against measures that help the people they represent, they cannot stand in the House and moralize to other members. The member has voted against measures to help Canadians, and he knows that very well.
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Madam Chair, I have a lot of respect for the member, but why did he vote against a national school food program for children? That is the question people are asking tonight. If he wants to go with this line of questioning, I am happy to answer, but people—
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Mr. Speaker, the member knows me well; he has known me for a bit. He knows I believe in fiscal discipline, and he knows as well that we are going to present a very ambitious budget, a budget he is going to be proud to present to his constituents.
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Madam Chair, it is common knowledge that we have retaliatory measures in place against the tariffs imposed by the United States targeting $95 billion worth of imported goods. I know my colleague, in his heart, wants to support us in fighting against these U.S. tariffs so we can protect our industries and, at the same time, build a strong Canada together.
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Mr. Speaker, what I agree with is that Canada is one of only two countries in the G7 that has a AAA credit rating, with Germany. I am looking at a former finance minister in Quebec. He knows how important it is to have that kind of credit rating and have the lowest—
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Mr. Speaker, the question people watching at home have on their mind is whether the member believes it is important for Canada to meet its NATO commitment of 2% of investment in defence. This is really the question people at home are asking themselves: Does the member believe it important to meet our NATO commitment of 2%?
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Madam Chair, in terms of apology, I think the member should apologize to all Canadians for having voted against every measure that would support Canadians. Whether it was about child care, dental care or any program that helps Canadians, the member voted against it. That is not exactly good.
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Madam Chair, again, I do not want to go down this line of questioning with the member, because he is an honourable member, but why did he vote against a program to support children, the national child care program? If the member wants to go down that line of questioning, he has to be able to take the heat from his constituents, who are going to ask, “Why did he vote against the program?”
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Mr. Speaker, I know it is getting late, but I will provide good news, because I like this member in particular, who is a very smart member. He will know what really matters to Canadians is that, with Germany, Canada is the only country in the G7 to have a AAA credit rating. I can see his face; he is smiling because that is something that he should be—
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Madam Chair, the Liberals did not wait. The first thing we did in this House, which the member voted in favour of, was a ways and means motion to reduce taxes for 22 million Canadians. She should be proud. She can put that in her householder to inform all her constituents that she voted—
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Mr. Speaker, the member is talking to the wrong person asking that. We have brought historic investment into this country. I can think of major projects and major investments. We can look at Dow Chemical and Volkswagen coming into our country. We can look at these—
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Mr. Speaker, the member seems to read from “The Fiscal Monitor”, so I would advise him to refer to a publication done by the Government of Canada. There is a lot of good information for him in that.
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Madam Chair, I know the member is eager to present it to her constituents and have her constituents look at this great budget, but she will have to wait just a bit longer. It is going to be great, and she is going to be proud of the budget.
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Madam Chair, my colleague will be pleased to see that in the main estimates for Finance Canada, 99% of the funds requested are for statutory programs. Only 1% of it is for the operation of Finance Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, the member should be proud. It is a bit late, but if my memory serves me well, we ranked number three in the world for attraction of investment just last year or the year before. Canada is the place to invest and investors know that. We do not need to argue that in the House. Investors—
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Madam Chair, not only do I have the will, but I have the desire to present a great budget for Canadians that the member can be proud of and set in her own jurisdiction and her own riding.
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Madam Chair, can I take the opportunity to welcome the member to the House? I will be happy to answer all her questions, but first I think she deserves to be welcomed in the House. We are delighted to have her with us tonight.
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Madam Chair, I know the member is anxious to present it to her constituents. It is going to be a great budget. We are going to build Canada strong. We are the true north, strong and free.
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Madam Chair, humility in politics is the best thing someone can have. I do not want to correct the member, but in fact the member should know that people in her riding can save up to $840 for a family with two incomes. This is great news, and I am sure she is going to put that in her householder.
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Mr. Speaker, I am a Quebecker, and I think that Quebeckers and the Bloc Québécois members want the tariffs gone. The main thing we want is no tariffs. Then there would be no retaliatory measures. That is why our priority is to fight the tariffs and protect our sectors, our industry and our workers as we build one Canadian economy.
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Mr. Speaker, we need to look at every possible measure to support the steel and aluminum sector. That is why we are having intense discussions with our colleagues. Both he and I want the same thing. I know him, and I know that he, too, wants to stand up for workers in the industry. We have the same goal. That is why we are working hand in hand with the industry.
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Madam Chair, what we are doing is fighting against the tariffs. The best thing for Canadian workers and industry is to have no tariffs. That is what we are fighting for.
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Madam Chair, again, the member should be very happy because the first order of business was to reduce taxes for people. That is what Canadians care about. It is up to $840 for a family with two incomes. This is great news for people in her riding.
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Mr. Speaker, we support in principle all forms of transportation that can bring our natural resources to market, including pipelines, energy corridors and transmission lines. We have been very clear on that. Not only that, the premiers have come together to say that they want to do more to support our natural resources getting to market. The member should be rejoicing about that. The premiers have…
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Madam Chair, a great thing, which is responsible, is to cut taxes as quickly as possible for Canadians. They need a break, and the Liberals are there for them.
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Mr. Speaker, it is good to hear that my colleague is looking at my Twitter account. I might even suggest that he follow me. The numbers I post on social media are accurate. We obviously want to keep Canadians informed. I am pleased to see that my colleague pays close attention to what we post on social media, because this is important information for Canadians and for the industry.
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