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Madam Speaker, I am happy to see you in that chair. I commend my colleague from Bourassa on his speech, which I enjoyed. We all understand that cybersecurity is a 21st-century topic that does not just affect Quebec City, Quebec and Canada. The entire planet is subject to cyber-threats. Obviously, this bill presents approaches that are worth considering. However, if we want to keep people safe, we …
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Madam Speaker, Akiawenhrahk is the Wendat word for “river”. It represents Wendake and the Wendats who live in Wendake. This river flows through the entire constituency. The Wendats live not only on what was once known as the reserve; they live throughout the Quebec City region, throughout Quebec, throughout Canada and throughout America. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share that. I wou…
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of Liberal governance, crime in Canada is on the rise. Violent crime is up by more than 55%. Gun crime is up over 130%. Extortion is up over 330%. That is the Liberal record after 10 years. Now the Minister of Public Safety has admitted that the gun buyback program is not working. It has failed. It is a waste of money and is not making Canadians any safer. Why is the Pr…
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Justice should focus his efforts on trying to convince the Minister of Public Safety, because that minister does not think the gun buyback program is working. On the contrary, $750 million has been wasted. The public safety minister said so himself, and yet the Prime Minister is keeping him in his position. How can the Prime Minister put up with a guy who thinks the ex…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech and commend him for his decades of commitment to the environment. I welcome him to the Chamber. We would have preferred a Conservative MP, of course, but we obviously respect the will of Quebeckers. Before I get to my question, I just want to clarify two things about the carbon tax. We moved a motion during that debate to pay the money direc…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to answer questions from the member for Winnipeg North. Obviously, the Liberals cannot do worse than what they have done in the last 10 years. The member asked me to be more co-operative. He picks up our bill and picks up our ideas, such as cancelling the carbon tax, but would he pick up my personal idea to have one project, one evaluation? A year ago, I tabled…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for that very relevant question. We are talking about meeting people's needs. As long as people need oil and natural gas, why not produce it in Canada? Nearly half of the oil we buy comes from abroad, specifically from the United States. However, a lot of that oil from the United States is actually from Canada. I know my colleague is very fond of Quebec and Quebec…
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to take part in this debate today, which will set the record straight for Canadians about who we are and what we can be if we reach our full potential here in Canada. Canada is a wealthy country, and it draws its wealth from its millions of citizens, from its hundreds of thousands of innovative businesses, and from its natural resources. The fact is we have been trul…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on getting elected. This is the first time that we have had a chance to engage in the House. I want to thank her. Let us remember that auto sales in Quebec are up 13.7% compared to 8.2% for Canada as a whole. We are very open to collaboration, but we still need to make the right decisions. Prime Minister Trudeau claimed that there was no business case for e…
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of Liberal governance, Canadians have lost confidence in the Canada Revenue Agency, and for good reason. Has anyone tried reaching anyone at the CRA over the phone? Barely 5% of calls are being processed. For weeks, the CRA was unable to say how much we invested in our TFSAs. There are thousands of cases of phantom income. There are thousands of cases of interest demand…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend and congratulate the member on her speech and her excellent French. Speaking of policies that do not work, these people have been governing Canada for 10 years now. In 10 years, what have they done about crime in Canada? Violent crime is up 55%, gun crime is up 130% and extortion is up 330%. Is Canada really doing so well?
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Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague from Bourassa on his speech and on his election. I am not going to congratulate him again on the quality of his French, because we know that he is francophone. I also want to acknowledge his predecessor. The riding of Bourassa is one of the most vulnerable areas in Canada when it comes to safety, particularly in Quebec and in Montreal. The member is…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' compulsive deficits over the past 10 years have had a direct impact on food inflation. We know that, in just a few weeks, the deficit will be even higher than it was under Trudeau. Unbelievable. Food inflation is affecting all Canadian families. The Prime Minister said this week that the tariff war is a factor. Is that so? If it is, can he explain why the price of apples…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the minister that we are talking about food, something that is essential to life. Right now, thousands, if not millions, of Canadians are flocking to food banks. He knows full well that demand has doubled at Solidarité familles on Ormière Boulevard. He knows full well that Chez Amélie et Frédérick on Bastien Boulevard has received 50% more requests for urgent fo…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Joliette—Manawan, who will soon be celebrating his tenth year as a parliamentarian here, in the House of Commons. I want to congratulate him. I notice that there are a few of us here in the House who will soon be celebrating our tenth year. I was extremely impressed by the quality of my colleague's fact-based speech, especially the history leading up …
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With regard to tax fraud and bogus refund schemes identified by the Canada Revenue Agency for each of the last five years: (a) what is the total estimated amount lost to such schemes, broken down by year, and by type of scheme; (b) how many people have been criminally charged in relation to such a scheme conducted in the last five years; and (c) broken down by type of scheme, what specific policy …
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With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency’s Quantum 2.0 project: (a) what is the current total cost of the project, to date, overall and broken down by type of cost; (b) what is the current estimate of the final cost of the project; (c) what was the original completion date; (d) what is the current expected completion date; (e) what are the primary reasons for the delay and any cost overruns; and (…
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With regard to the Canada Revenue Agency and the tax gap: (a) why has the Agency not released any tax gap data more recently than 2018; (b) what is the Agency’s current estimate of the federal tax gap, for each of the last five years; (c) what are the top three contributing categories to that gap in each of those years; (d) what is the government’s position on requiring the Agency to report the fe…
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about the problems that Canadians are facing every day. On the day that he was sworn in, the Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by the cost of groceries. Four months later, grocery prices are extremely high. Inflation is rising and so is the cost of everything. People who were already struggling are struggling even more because of this broken promise. Canad…
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With regard to the government's electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility agreement with Volkswagen: (a) how much funding has been distributed to Volkswagen to date in relation to the agreement; (b) what were the dates and amounts of each funding instance; (c) what is the schedule for future funding under the agreement; (d) how have the developments related to the $370 billion funding commit…
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Mr. Speaker, during the election campaign, the Prime Minister and the Liberals promised to lower taxes for families. For an average family, that meant saving $825. The Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report today. The actual amount is $250, not $825. That is less than a third of what was expected. The Prime Minister is an honourable man, to say the least. Could he stand up and apologize to…
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Mr. Speaker, during question period, there was talk of tax cuts. Numbers were thrown around. The Prime Minister, among others, talked about $840. I seek unanimous consent to table the Parliamentary Budget Officer's document, which in no way includes—
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is not being truthful. The problem is that, on average, Canadians will barely get $90, while low-income seniors will be getting about $50, which is not even a dollar a week. When the Prime Minister was head of Brookfield, if a director came and told him that they had a plan to make good cuts and then did not deliver the goods and gave three and a half times less tha…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague's remarks and thank him for his speech. Unfortunately, he has missed the point of our motion. Our motion is not intended to attack electric vehicles. On the contrary, it is intended to give people the option to choose the type of vehicle they want to drive, based on their personal needs. The members says that the Conservative Party is disconnected from the re…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Repentigny for his speech and congratulate him on his election. The member mentioned the environmental footprint of cars, which is entirely legitimate, but let us remember that this debate is about the obligation to sell only electric cars in Canada starting in 2035. I drive an electric car myself. Electric cars produce zero emissions. However, producing an e…
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Mr. Speaker, there is no magic bullet. We have to build everything step by step, with confidence, with experience. This does not fit everybody; it is not a wall-to-wall way to travel and to have mobility. Electric cars are a fit for some people but not a fit for all the people. However, imposing it on the people is the worst way. The government shall not impose something on the people. The people …
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Mr. Speaker, as my colleague knows, there is a debate going on in Quebec right now on the obligation to no longer sell conventional vehicles as of 2035. I quoted a few politicians who are quite high ranking and who are expressing reservations about this. Their approach is entirely pragmatic, not dogmatic. I want to say to the member that this morning, his colleague from Jonquière was not at his be…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier for his very relevant question. He cares about the future of the planet, and hybrid transportation matters to him. He has had that kind of car for some time now. When the government imposes standards or fines or an extra $20,000 tax, will GM or Ford absorb those costs? No, GM, Ford and the rest will make buyers pay. We are not going t…
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Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to participate in this debate. We know that Canada's automotive industry is big. It is one of the strongest parts of our economy and has been for over a century. I know that some people are aware of this, but I am pleased to inform all Canadians watching us that, on December 5, 1893, a Torontonian by the name of Frederick Fetherstonhaugh created a car. It was the sec…
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Mr. Speaker, the minister and all the Liberals members have a very short memory. Over the past 10 years, they passed at least four anti-energy and anti-natural resource bills. We are not just talking about Bill C‑69. We need to scrap Bill C‑48, the marine shipping ban, the oil and gas production cap and the industrial carbon tax. The world needs Canada now more than ever. When will the government …
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Mr. Speaker, as our country hosts the G7 nations, it is sad to see that Canada has the worst record in the G7 when it comes to developing natural resources. There is a reason for that. It is because this Liberal government has had anti-energy and anti-natural resource policies for the past 10 years. These include the disastrous Bill C‑69, which still gives the federal government veto power over hy…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the minister on his re-election and on introducing this bill. He talked about the principle of “one project, one environmental assessment”. That is a principle we agree on. Just 13 months ago, we actually had a vote in the House on Bill C‑375, which had the same exact goal. The Bloc Québécois agreed with the principle that we had put forward, but, curiously, the Liberal…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the leader of the Bloc Québécois on his election. As I have said many times in interviews and here in the House, I want to congratulate him on his election campaign because he ran a good campaign. That is what I think. Now, I would like to get him to talk about this bill, which includes something we have supported for years, namely, a single environmental assessment per…
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Mr. Speaker, by the way, congratulations on your first full day in the Speaker's chair. I congratulate the member on his very interesting speech. He addressed the issue of first nations. When it comes to energy or natural resource projects, it goes without saying that the first nations must be consulted, of course, but even more so, they should be partners in the projects, partners in the prosperi…
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his re-election. If I remember correctly, this is his third term. Let us not forget that GC Strategies really showed how pathetic it was with ArriveCAN. The cost of the app went from $80,000 to $60 million. That is when we realized that these people were utterly incompetent. When we looked into the last 10 years, we realized that $65 million had been mis…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague and congratulate him on his election. I acknowledge that he saw me on television and is now seeing me in person. That is great; that is democracy. I would like to remind the member that we voted in favour of the tax cuts that were made, because they were largely in keeping with what we would have done. We would have liked to have done more, but we could no…
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Mr. Speaker, this is a simple rule that we want to address: just apply the rules. That was the main recommendation of the Auditor General, which is something she should not have to say, because it is a part of the job that we have when we are a government, to apply the rules. The Liberals did not apply the rules, during not one month, not one year, not five years, but 10 years. All the time they w…
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Mr. Speaker, it is now my turn to thank the voters in my riding, the people of Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk, who did me the honour of putting their trust in me almost two months ago. I had the opportunity to rise in the House and now I have the time to thank them directly for their confidence. I hope I live up to their expectations. The people in Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk and across Can…
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Madam Chair, I am not smiling when the minister does not give us an answer. What is certain is that the Prime Minister rebuked him. The government has committed to capping spending at 2%. What is the increase in the consulting budget?
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Madam Chair, I will be sharing my time with two other colleagues. I will only use a third. The Minister of Finance is very nice, but he did not answer my question. When he took office, did he tell his senior officials to continue preparing the budget or to stop the work?
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Madam Chair, I would like to thank the minister for his presentation, and we now have an opportunity for dialogue. It has been exactly 88 days since the minister took over the finance portfolio. Members will recall that, on February 4, his predecessor publicly announced that there would be a budget this spring. On March 14, when the current minister took office, did he tell his officials to contin…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech, which presented the truth and the facts known to all voters when it came time to vote. As we know, the Bloc Québécois has suffered a number of election losses at the hands of the Liberals, particularly in the riding of Laurier—Sainte‑Marie, where the member who spent his entire career standing up for the environment suddenly changed his mind on t…
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Madam Speaker, congratulations on your appointment as Deputy Speaker. Akiawenhrahk is the Wendat name for “river”. The Saint-Charles River runs through Wendake from north to south and throughout the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk. I would also like to congratulate my colleague on his election, which is not his first, second or third election, but his fourth. My colleague summed things …
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his kind words. Yes, I love history, but I also love the future. I know that the Bloc members have talked a lot about the referendum they dream of having and about Quebec's independence, which they believe in and which I am not comfortable with, but that is part of democracy. If my colleague really wants a referendum, if he really wants a country, he w…
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Madam Chair, once again, I did not get an answer. Following the first cabinet meeting on May 14, the Minister of Finance publicly announced that there would be no budget this year, but rather an economic update. However, the Prime Minister rebuked him two days later and said that there would be a budget this fall. Did the minister make a mistake, or did the Prime Minister call him to heel?
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on his re-election and on his speech. I would like to remind the House that everything he mentioned was known to Quebeckers. From my perspective, his leader ran a very good campaign. That is what I think. Politically, we are not friends, but I know talent and hard work when I see it. He did not make any major mistakes in his election campaign. Despite eve…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on his fourth election to the House of Commons. My colleague has explained the fundamental problem he sees looming and explained it very well, even more so because all of the explanations were given during the election campaign. This is not something we learned after the fact. Remember that in 2015, the Liberal Party was elected on a platform …
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Mr. Speaker, my regards to my colleague, and congratulations on his long-standing political involvement and on his election as the member for Repentigny. The member knows very well that the issue that we are discussing today was raised during the election campaign. All the facts were known during the campaign and even during the leaders' debate. The leader of the Bloc Québécois put the question di…
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Madam Chair, the newspaper La Presse conducted a survey on the current relationship between taxpayers and the revenue department. It appears that things are not going well at all. When people call to inquire about TFSAs, they are unable to get straight answers. People are complaining that they do not have enough training. Employees feel inadequately prepared to answer questions. What will the mini…
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Madam Chair, a few hours after the Liberals said that they would cap spending at 2%, we learned that the budget for consultants had increased by 36%. That is not good management. My colleague has been finance minister for 88 days, but he has been a minister in this government for more than 3,073 days, and this government is responsible for $500 billion in debt. What is the interest on the debt at …
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