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Mr. Speaker, I can assure all members of this House that when I make decisions as the fisheries minister, they are always balanced, with information through the department and consultations with people in the communities. I am not going to comment on conspiracy theories, but I will say I am proud of the work we do in the department.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for the opportunity for me to once again say that I have met with stakeholders in B.C., across all perspectives. We are working on the decision. There is space for recreational fishing and commercial, and the need for indigenous harvesting. We will balance the decision.
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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand here today and share with Canadians that 12 million Canadians will benefit from the groceries and essentials benefit. I am proud to talk about the benefits associated with $10‑a‑day child care, which allows families to be able to go into the workplace and know their kids are well cared for. I am proud to stand here and talk about the Canada child benefit. I am prou…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to talk about the $8‑billion investment in 5 Wing Goose Bay in Labrador, in my province. I will also take the opportunity to talk about the almost $1 billion in small craft harbours and the funding available to help our young people train in Red Seal industries. We are building this country, we are investing in Canadians, and we are protecting Can…
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Mr. Speaker, I will once again remind the member opposite that when we get people to work, when we invest in our young Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and Canadians with programs like the apprenticeship program, which walks with them throughout the journey to a Red Seal designation, and when we have construction jobs, it enhances our economy and it raises our employment numbers, which we are now …
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Mr. Speaker, I want to remind my opposition colleague from Newfoundland and Labrador that employment numbers are up in our province. I also want to remind her once again of the almost $1 billion for small craft harbours, growing our rural, coastal and indigenous communities that support our fisheries, an essential part of rural Newfoundland and Labrador. There are also supports around housing, roa…
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Mr. Speaker, these small craft harbours are the core of our rural coastal indigenous communities. That support is generational. I am also working with my colleagues across the country to ensure that for the fisheries fund, another critical source of support for harvesters in this country, the funding is out shortly.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to share with everyone in the House and all Canadians listening some good news: almost $1 billion for small craft harbours. What this means for Canada's rural coastal indigenous communities is—
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Mr. Speaker, I want to remind the member opposite from Newfoundland and Labrador that we are working closely with the Conservative provincial government to build the province together, with Bay du Nord and with $8 billion for 5 Wing Goose Bay to expand the capacity of the base, but also, the support goes out into the broader region. The work continues with housing initiatives. On and on it goes. T…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to celebrate the apprenticeship program, a program that is focused on getting young people trained to Red Seal status, with support at every step along that process. We are building the economy with almost $1 billion for small craft harbours and support for our rural communities, as well as an economic boost for communities. That is what Canadians expect, and that is what we ar…
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Mr. Speaker, while my colleague across the aisle once again gets up and reads the same notes, I want to remind her that in our province of Newfoundland and Labrador, announcements made by this government are resonating. There is almost $1 billion for small craft harbours. Not only does this support the fishing sector, but it also creates jobs. There was an announcement last week of $15 million, $5…
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Mr. Speaker, here we go again with the feigned indignation. In actual fact, in our province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the apprenticeship program is investing in young people with Red Seal certifications and getting them to work on projects like Bay du Nord. Again, there is almost $1 billion for small craft harbours and getting people to work in rural communities. Instead of reading tired notes…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to inform the House that next Tuesday shall be an allotted day.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to reassure the member that I meet regularly with harvesters on the wharves, as well as here in Ottawa and across the country. I also meet with ambassadors across this country to bring forward the need for our seafood to enter into markets. I have colleagues who are doing the same thing. I am going to ask the member if he is going to support small craft harbours, with almost $1…
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Mr. Speaker, I have good news for that member. There is almost $1 billion for a small craft harbours. The member may not speak to her constituents, but they speak to me. They are excited. They see this as an opportunity. I invite the member to speak to her constituents.
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Mr. Speaker, I have not heard from this member since the day he called the school food program garbage, so it is nice to see him stand in the House. My counterparts and I continue to work to remove tariffs, but the spring economic update has nearly $1 billion for small craft harbours. I want to ask the member, will he vote to support this?
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his tireless advocacy. Small craft harbours are vital to the fisheries and vital to our coastal communities. That is why the spring economic update had almost a billion dollars in it to help support small craft. This will be a—
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Mr. Speaker, fisheries infrastructure will ensure our communities stay strong. We are building Canada and our coastal communities strong.
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Mr. Speaker, I would advise the member opposite to read the spring economic update. In that update, she will find a list of supports that mean real support for Canadians, particularly in her riding: help for young people and apprentices, real dollars to help our young people get through programs, continued support for families and for seniors, and also continued support to help grow our rural comm…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to remind the member opposite of the very good news from a week ago, almost $1 billion for small craft harbours. Let me also remind the member opposite that this is very important to her constituents, because they tell me how much it matters. I would advise the member to put down the notes she has been reading over and over, the same notes, and listen to her constituents. She w…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her tireless advocacy for our harbours and fisheries. Small craft harbours are more than infrastructure. They are the foundation of our coastal communities, and they drive thousands of jobs in the fisheries and seafood sector. That is why, in our spring economic update, there is almost $1 billion in new investment to repair and strengthen vital harbours. We ar…
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2) and consistent with the policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction”, adopted at New York on Ju…
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Mr. Speaker, while the member opposite, the Conservative member from Newfoundland and Labrador, reads his prepared notes and likes his bit of theatre, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador are interested in the nearly $1-billion investment in small craft harbours. That is just the beginning. It is time the member listens to his constituents and puts the work first. The theatrics can come at the …
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Mr. Speaker, I have been very clear that I support owner-operator models. I am working closely with indigenous partners and all engaged in the fishery on the west coast to co-develop a model that works for the west coast and fits the needs of those engaged in the industry. It is important that this natural resource remains closely tied to our rural coastal indigenous communities.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I incorrectly said that the PSSI in B.C. was $143 million. It is $412 million.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his commitment to wild salmon. Wild Pacific salmon is a vital part of the economy of the west coast. I was in British Columbia recently to announce our government's new commitment of close to $143 million in funding for the Pacific salmon strategy initiative. This brings the federal commitment to wild Pacific salmon to over $1 billion to support …
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Mr. Speaker, while this member from Newfoundland and Labrador continues to read the same tired notes, on this side of the House we are working to support rural communities with infrastructure available for roads, schools and hospitals. We are working to support families with the Canada child benefit, school nutrition programs, $10-a-day child care, and on and on the list goes. By the way, the Cons…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind the the opposition member from Newfoundland and Labrador that Bay du Nord is a way that we support Newfoundland and Labrador with jobs and money in the economy. That is $8 billion in 5 Wing Goose Bay and $12 million to support local companies. I also want to remind this member, who has fishing and harvesters in his riding, of the renewal of the Atlantic fisherie…
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Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand today and talk about what this government is doing for Canada and for Newfoundland and Labrador. Eight billion dollars are going to 5 Wing Goose Bay, and $12 million to Newfoundland and Labrador for companies that are invested in long-term defence capacity building and Bay du Nord. While the member reads her prepared notes, on this side of the House, we are doing t…
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Mr. Speaker, we debated the private member's bill and it was defeated for very good reasons. What I will remind this member from Newfoundland and Labrador is that we followed due diligence with an open consultation on what the recreational fishery needs to look like. A “what we heard” report will be coming out very shortly. We will follow with select consultations and then, based on what I have he…
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Mr. Speaker, Pacific salmon will remain a shared public resource managed by the federal government. There have been extensive public consultations on the policy, and working group tables continue and include representatives from sport and recreation, commercial harvesters and first nations. A revised salmon allocation policy will not take away any sector's access to the resource. To suggest otherw…
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Mr. Speaker, clearly the opposition member did not hear me, so let me repeat that Pacific salmon will remain a shared public resource managed by the federal government. There have been extensive public consultations on the policy and working group tables continue. That includes representation from sport and recreational groups, first nations and the commercial sector. A revised salmon allocation p…
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Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is incorrect. Let me repeat: Pacific salmon will remain a shared resource managed by the federal government. There have been extensive public consultations on the policy, and working group tables continue that include representations from the sport and recreational group, first nations and the commercial sector. A revised salmon allocation policy will not take away…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not need lessons from the other side on standing up for harvesters. I will remind the member of the opposition that I spoke to this yesterday. We had a one-year consultation on a policy that was not reviewed since 1999. With one year open, we will be working through what we heard. We will have a decision in due course, and I will let the member know. No decision has been made.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Newfoundland and Labrador is completely right. Our province was made for this moment. That is why I was proud last week to announce a federal investment of $16 million in Newfoundland and Labrador companies to build a stronger industrial base for defence manufacturing in our province. That means good jobs for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to build more of what Can…
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Mr. Speaker, the policy the member referenced was put in place in 1999, so of course we took six years, starting in 2018, to review the terms. There has been one year of consultations, which finished at the end of January. No decision has been made.
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Mr. Speaker, as the member knows, it was an extensive review. The policy was established in 1999. In due course, obviously, we needed to look at this. There were six years when the terms were reviewed. There was a full year of consultation, which closed in the middle of January. We are now reviewing the work, and when we are ready, I will be pleased to bring our findings forward.
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Mr. Speaker, I ask that member to speak with the CEO of Equinor to know who made that project possible, and then I am going to say to her that I will never politicize the challenges that people have in our province and in this country in food security. That is why the programs that we have in place are so important: actual supports for families and seniors. I am happy to bring this member up to sp…
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Mr. Speaker, I am going to follow my colleague next to me and talk about good news on a Monday. The Bay du Nord project, for example, in Newfoundland and Labrador is getting workers on the job in our province, building our economy and building our infrastructure. This is a good news project, and I invite my colleague in the opposition from Newfoundland and Labrador to get on board.
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Mr. Speaker, the member likes to stand in the House and talk about what she feels her constituents need, but she actually needs to talk to them and ask whether building houses matters in her riding, whether supports for rural communities matter in her riding, as well as $10-a-day child care and the school food program. I know these things matter too for the constituents in her riding, because they…
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Mr. Speaker, I am going to remind the member from Newfoundland and Labrador that she needs to read budget 2025, because in that budget, she will notice that there are strong supports for youth across this country and within our province, opportunities for them to further their education. There are programs that build houses, affordable houses in communities, and that build this country through maj…
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Mr. Speaker, I am going to remind the member opposite from Newfoundland and Labrador that voting against the bills that support Canadian workers, Canadian communities and the building of our country and our province of Newfoundland and Labrador is obstruction. If the member wants to see our province of Newfoundland and Labrador grow, I can tell her that we are ready, but that side of the House nee…
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Mr. Speaker, I have good news for the member. In budget 2025, we are growing this country. We are growing rural Newfoundland and Labrador and the rest of Canada. We are working to invest in our apprenticeship programs. We are building schools. The challenge is that this member, part of the opposition, is obstructing at every step. Let us grow Canada. We need to work together.
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Mr. Speaker, let me remind the opposition member from Newfoundland and Labrador that the people in his riding reach out to me on a regular basis. They reach out to say, “Enough with the fear and enough with the obstruction. Let's work together.” Let me remind the member that there will be $50,000 in savings or direct payments to a family of four in affordability measures. This matters. I ask the C…
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Mr. Speaker, it is another week of the same tired notes and the same rhetoric that is intended to be nothing but obstruction. I can tell the opposition member from Newfoundland and Labrador that I hear from her constituents regularly. They want us to continue to work on the supports that are important not just to my province of Newfoundland and Labrador but to the entire country, the true affordab…
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Mr. Speaker, that is an absolute example of political rhetoric. What will help families is when we support workers, when we build this country, and when we support rural communities and infrastructure. These are real supports. The $10-a-day child care allows women to get into the workforce. The child family benefit puts dollars in the pockets of parents. Let us stop the nonsense. People, Canadians…
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Mr. Speaker, here we go again with another round of canned notes that do not address what the government is actually doing. It is another example of obstruction. I have heard from the member's constituents. They support what the government is doing: building this country, investing in provinces and investing in rural communities, such as those the member represents. Let us stop the nonsense. Let u…
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Mr. Speaker, I wish the opposition member from Newfoundland and Labrador a happy new year. I want to just give a couple of stats regarding the Canada groceries and essentials benefit, specific for our province. This year, a family of four will get over $1,890, and over the next four years, they will get $1,400 a year. A single person will get $950 with the top-off and $700 going forward. Her const…
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Mr. Speaker, I will tell members what is recycled. It is the tired notes that the Conservative members, including this member from Newfoundland and Labrador as well, continue to repeat. The point is that they consistently vote against supports that help families and the people in their ridings that they talk about, who I hear from and who want them to support them. They should stop the nonsense, w…
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Mr. Speaker, I am so pleased to stand and address their misinformation, their imaginary taxes and their general disengagement from what matters in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Budget 2025 is about investment. It is about building this country. It is about investment in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, like the rest of the country: roads, bridges, schools and hospitals. It is about su…
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