Oral Questions
Mr. Speaker, CAMI families are getting pink slips, and the auto sector in Canada is hanging by a thread. The Liberal EV mandate is a bumper sticker, not a plan. It is a pipe dream that costs billions in taxpayer subsidies, and all for nothing. Over 6,000 Canadian families' livelihoods are at stake right now as auto manufacturers move their businesses to the U.S. Will the Prime Minister tell unempl…
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Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to be here in this place representing the good people of Middlesex—London. As this is my first speech since coming back for my third term as a member of Parliament, I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude to those who helped on my most recent campaign. First and foremost, I thank the people of Middlesex—London for putting their trust in me to be in this p…
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Mr. Speaker, the reality is that a GST holiday for a short period of time does not actually solve a long-term problem that the Liberals have created with affordability in Canada after 10 years. Conservatives believe that the government should not have to pay for kids to eat; parents should be able to provide for that, but it is government policies that are forcing people to go to food banks, becau…
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Mr. Speaker, I do miss working with the member on the agriculture committee. It was great working with him on the committee, but he raises really great concerns. When the government continues to have a commercial carbon tax on fuel for trucks that transport our food, whether from the farm field to a farm or to be washed, sorted, graded, packaged and sent again on another truck to a food distributi…
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Mr. Speaker, I am hearing from constituents from across Middlesex—London, and here is one example. They said: ...it has become evident to me that the government's response has fallen short in proportion to the severity of the challenges faced by our communities. To be clear, there is nothing normal about what is happening in Canada, and these issues must be approached with the urgency they require…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by the costs at the grocery store. Well, the Liberal record holds that food bank use is up 142% since 2015, and the Daily Bread Food Bank expects four million visits in 2025. Families are cutting meals while costs are climbing and wages stall. He promised he would bring relief, but he did not bring home the bacon, an item that is …
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Mr. Speaker, Liberal promises are about as empty as Canadians' grocery carts. In Middlesex County, one in four families is food insecure, which means they have no idea where their next meal is going to come from. Food banks cannot keep their shelves stocked. At the checkout, grapes are up 22%, canned soup is up 26%, coffee is up 22% and sugar is up 20%. The Prime Minister's policies have clearly f…
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Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada's top financial watchdog, just ripped the Liberal job record, saying, “the labour market sucks, wages are not going up”. Eighty-six thousand Canadians have lost their jobs since the Liberals took office. Youth unemployment is over 14%, and Canada now has the second-highest unemployment in the G7. This is another classic Liberal bait and switch.…
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With regard to projects funded under Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy, since its inception in 2017, and broken down by year: (a) what are the details of all projects funded, including the (i) project name, (ii) implementing partner, (iii) country, (iv) total funding amount, (v) project description, (vi) date of the funding; (b) for each project, what was the proportion of funding …
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With regard to all international development projects funded by the government that include language related to "climate justice", "intersectionality", "anti-racism" or "decolonization" since January 1, 2018: (a) what are the details of each such project, including the (i) project name, (ii) recipient organization, (iii) country or region, (iv) funding amount, (v) project description, (vi) date of…
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With regard to Canadian funding for education in developing countries: (a) how much was spent annually for each of the last five fiscal years; (b) what was the breakdown by country and by education level (primary, secondary, post-secondary); and (c) how many girls and women were direct beneficiaries of these education programs in total and broken down by country and education level?
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians cannot live in press releases and recycled talking points. They need homes. London received $74 million from the Liberals' housing accelerator fund, and what did we get? We got a staggering 72% drop in housing starts, and zero transparency. Meanwhile, the government is under fire for funnelling public dollars to insiders and mismanaging every major project. When will the Lib…
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Mr. Speaker, a new report confirms what Canadians already knew: The Liberal housing crisis is not just locking generations out of home ownership; it is dragging down our whole economy. Teachers are commuting hours just to afford rent; tradespeople are building homes they are priced out of owning; and permitting in London is taking over six months, even for a small renovation. Now the Liberals' own…
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Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General confirmed what we already knew: $64 million was handed to a two-person company with no proof of work done, no security clearances, no deliverables and no competition. This was about enriching Liberal insiders, not about serving Canadians. Will everyone in this House stand with taxpayers and vote for our Conservative motion to get Canadians their money back?
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal way is that the harder someone betrays Canadians, the more their friends reward them. The Auditor General laid out a staggering failure. Some 82% of GC Strategies contracts brought no value for Canadian taxpayer money, yet Liberal ministers were all promoted under the new Liberal elitist Prime Minister. Canadians are paying the price for corruption while insiders cash cheq…
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Mr. Speaker, Trump's 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum are wrong and an unjustified attack on our Canadian economy. This means that manufacturers in Middlesex—London are cutting shifts, delaying investment and relocating to the U.S. These tariffs are a direct threat to Canadian jobs and our economic sovereignty. The Prime Minister promised Canadians that he would defend us. He said he had a plan, …
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians do not need more photo ops. They need somebody to fight for them and actually get results. During the campaign, Trump endorsed the Liberal Prime Minister, and it is no wonder why. The Prime Minister said his government would collect $20 billion from U.S. tariffs. That was his big talking point, but when the pressure came, he went to his friend Trump and quietly dropped all t…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the London Knights on their incredible Memorial Cup championship win. What a moment for Middlesex—London and Canadian hockey. With a dominant 4-1 victory, the Knights have claimed their third Memorial Cup title. This is a team that never stopped pushing, never stopped believing and showed what it means to play with grit, determination a…
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Mr. Speaker, for years, I have been getting up in the chamber and talking about farming in the north, as I actually farm in the north, in your area. It is refreshing to hear somebody else talking about agriculture in the north, because there is a lot of farming happening up there. As my colleague would know, farmers have to budget, and they have to plan their years. They have to look at their fina…
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Mr. Speaker, we know Canada is about to be sent over a fiscal cliff when the Liberals cannot even do basic math. That is why tensions are rising in the Liberal caucus. The finance minister is as unfit to lead as her boss. Maybe that is why the Prime Minister is making unilateral financial decisions. Will the finance minister continue to blindly decimate our economy, or will she actually show some …
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal government recklessly pushed through its costly temporary GST tax trick that is going to hurt our small businesses, and it is trying to buy votes with a $250 cheque. However, the finance minister's own department called this over $6-billion spend “fiscally unwise” and described it as making no fiscal economic sense. Because of spending like this, we know that the finan…
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With regard to the pollution prevention planning notices, before issuing the notices: (a) did Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) take into consideration the plastics life cycle assessments conducted by the Government of Quebec, the United Kingdom, or Denmark; (b) did ECCC gather evidence and consider studies related to the greenhouse gases and waste contributions of plastic alternatives,…
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With regard to Canada Carbon Rebate payments made in the last fiscal year: (a) how many rebates were sent to temporary foreign workers, and what was the total dollar amount; (b) how many rebates were sent to international students, and what was the total dollar amount; (c) how many rebates were sent to permanent residents, and what was the total dollar amount; and (d) how many rebates were sent to…
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With regard to geoengineering projects in Canada since 2016: what are the details of the projects that Environment and Climate Change Canada has been involved with, including the (i) name of the project, (ii) names of the project partners, (iii) total financial commitment, (iv) goals of each project, (v) project completion status, (vi) evidence supporting the project goals?
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With regard to Health Canada’s advertising of the COVID-19 vaccine: (a) how much was spent on advertisements encouraging the use of vaccines; (b) how much was spent on advertisements related to the safety of the vaccine; (c) how much was spent on publicists; and (d) how much was spent on social media influencers?
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Mr. Speaker, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every person in my home riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. It has been an honour of a lifetime to be their member of Parliament for these past five years. I also want to thank each and every one of them for their incredible support and dedication in helping me to achieve this dream. During this time I have travelled countless miles a…
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Mr. Speaker, for eight consecutive years, food bank usage has risen in Ontario, which is a timeline that matches the corruption and incompetence of the NDP-Liberal government. It has caused the cost of living crisis, a crisis where even 25% of Ontarians who have jobs need to use the food bank. Canadians deserve relief from this cost of living crisis, so will the Prime Minister cancel his plans to …
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberals have caused this cost of living crisis. More than one million Ontarians had to use a food bank last year. The NDP-Liberals still cannot do basic math. They still do not understand that, if they tax the farmer who grows the food and tax the trucker who ships the food, they are taxing the families who then buy the food. The Prime Minister has completely lost touch with …
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I request unanimous consent to provide my speech on the bill.
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Madam Speaker, the famous movie The Graduate had the well-meaning father-in-law whisper to the young Ben, played by Dustin Hoffman, one word: “plastics”. He said, “There's a great future in plastics.” In fact his advice was on the mark. The 20th century was dominated by plastics, which are light, versatile, inexpensive and inert. There was not a single country on earth that did not use plastics. T…
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Madam Speaker, I find that comment rich, coming from the Liberal benches, because the Prime Minister has a security clearance. What has he done about it? You still have people who are compromised sitting on your benches—
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Madam Speaker, yes, I truly believe that Canadians want us to work together collectively for the good of the Canadian people, and that is what I do here day in and day out as I represent the people of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. What the people in my riding are telling me is that they want the government to be held accountable for all the scandals. They are hurting. We are in a cost of living crisis b…
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Madam Speaker, before I begin, I would like to say that it was an honour to join those at the Lucan Scout and Guide Hall as it celebrated its 40th anniversary, which is a truly remarkable milestone. The event was filled with nostalgia and excitement, especially as I had the privilege to witness the opening of a time capsule that had been sealed since 1984. It was fascinating to see the items and m…
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Madam Speaker, even the Liberals had second thoughts about the slapdash tax and its impact, and they issued a partial refund. The refund was paid from the government to a distributor, who did the honourable thing and returned the refund directly to farmers. However, almost a year later, the government has decided that it wants the money back, and it is demanding interest. Fairness seems to apply o…
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Madam Speaker, I take offence at my hon. colleague's comments, because what I believe Canadians want is an open and transparent government. The NDP-Liberal government even said itself that it promised to be the most open and transparent government that there was. Instead, what we have had in nine years of NDP-Liberal government is the most corrupt government in Canadian history. I gave 68 scandals…
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Madam Speaker, the reality is that the Liberal record is also the NDP record because the NDP members continue to back up the Liberal government. They are the ones propping this Liberal government up. Canadians want a carbon tax election, and they want it now. However, the NDP members continue to vote with the Liberals and back up the Liberal government, prolonging this Parliament and prolonging th…
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Madam Speaker, it says that there is no transparency or accountability in the government, which is what Canadians are asking for. One of the scandals I read into the record was on the plastics registry and the plastics ban. I have received a copy of a letter from a congressman in the United States who wrote to the Canadian ambassador, saying this: “Violation of Trade Agreements: The 'Canadian Plas…
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Madam Speaker, I apologize. Through you, the Liberal Party has people who we know are compromised sitting on their benches. If the Prime Minister has security clearance and if he knows about it and has done nothing, then why should we have security clearance? We do not need a security clearance. We need a carbon tax election so that Canadians can decide for themselves who has the right to govern i…
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Mr. Speaker, I listened with interest to my colleague opposite name members, one of whom was me. I will never apologize for standing up for the constituents, mayors, wardens and municipalities that write in to me and ask me to advocate on their behalf. I would like to ask the member if he has talked to members of the Liberal Party who represent ridings in London, which includes Middlesex County. H…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague mentioned that he has young people in his community, as I do in my riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex, who think the dream of home ownership is out of their reach. We heard our leader this week make an announcement about taking the GST off new home builds. In my constituency, there are a lot of new home developments, but some of them are on hold because people cannot afford…
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Madam Speaker, Canadians are more concerned about being able to put the next meal on their table to feed their children. Canadians are more concerned about being able to pay the heating bill about to come in the mail as the weather turns colder. Canadians are concerned about being able to pay their mortgage right now. Every single policy out of the Liberal government in the last number of years ha…
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Madam Speaker, I am going to read something interesting. My colleague across the way wants to talk about facts, so here is a fact. A whistle-blower said this to the public accounts committee: “Just as I was always confident that the Auditor General would confirm the financial mismanagement at SDTC, I remain equally confident that the RCMP will substantiate the criminal activities that occurred wit…
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Madam Speaker, I actually have an email here from a constituent of mine. His name is John, and he asks that same question: “How can someone withhold evidence and not be in jail? I steal a chocolate bar and I go to jail, and yet politicians are stealing our money and nothing happens. We need a significant change in this country. We need people who will actually work for Canadians and not their pock…
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Madam Speaker, that is a pretty rich comment coming from a member of the NDP, who is no better than the Liberal government. In fact, they are the ones who have been propping up the government for the last four years. If we want to talk about corruption, the NDP members are just as guilty as the Liberals because they have been the accomplices in propping up the government while the Liberals continu…
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Madam Speaker, I do not know what is more important than talking about the NDP-Liberal government, which does not want to be transparent with Canadians and is refusing to provide unredacted documents to the RCMP so that it can be investigated for misspending taxpayer dollars. Do we want to talk about homelessness, unaffordability and the cost of living for Canadians? The government has taken hard-…
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Madam Speaker, what I hear from my constituents in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex and across the country in places I have lived is that they are actually worse off under the Liberal government. The Liberal members claim all these policies, and they have all these ideologies. However, in reality, Canadians are far worse off under the current government. The carbon tax is just one example. The member across…
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Mr. Speaker, it is not far-fetched at all to expect that, once results are returned, we will once again uncover more Liberal corruption. Let us not forget to return to the green slush fund scandal, because there is still more to unpack here. In 2019, former Liberal industry minister Navdeep Bains began appointing executives with severe conflicts of interest to the board of SDTC. Conflicts of inter…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine long years of hardship from the NDP-Liberal government, Canadians are tired of being confronted again and again with undeniable evidence of corruption, mismanagement and a complete lack of regard for accountability. The negligent Liberal government, propped up by its NDP accomplices, has consistently failed Canadians, leading us down a path of rising costs, crime and scanda…
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Mr. Speaker, today, the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed again that the carbon tax costs Canadians more than they get back in rebates. When the NDP-Liberals quadruple the carbon tax, families in Ontario will be paying more than $1,400 a year in carbon taxes. This makes everything more expensive: gas, groceries and home heating. The NDP-Liberal government and its carbon tax are not worth the …
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Mr. Speaker, once again, Liberal logic is on display and the math does not add up. It seems the Liberals have a hard time with basic concepts like reality or how money works, so let me make this really simple. Table 3 on page 18 of the PBO report shows what the cost of the carbon tax is. I can send the minister a copy. The PBO says that Canadians are paying more in carbon tax and GST on top of the…
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