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Mr. Speaker, I have heard the member, and a number of members prior to her, speak. Liberals have indicated when a budget will be coming forward, but is the member aware of how long it took Stephen Harper to bring a budget into the House of Commons? It was a considerable amount of time, about five to six months. Does the member think that was acceptable, given her comments regarding the current gov…
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Mr. Speaker, it is great to hear the member for Winnipeg North again. I have not been able to hear him for a solid five and a half months. It is great to hear his voice again in the House. My question for him is quite simple. Over the last number of years, both he and I have been in this House and we have seen the government bring in countless numbers of free trade agreements. In fact, there have …
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Madam Speaker, I listened quite attentively, particularly to the geopolitical lens my colleague put on the issue. I do not disagree with him on a lot of what he said, in particular about a North America plan or what Canada's role is in that as it relates to the United States and Mexico. In the last round of negotiations with the Americans in what produced CUSMA, I am not sure if the member was in …
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Madam Speaker, I want to pick up on the exchange that the member and I had a few moments ago, because in response to that, he talked about diversifying our portfolio, for lack of a better expression, of trading partners. I could not agree more. The Conservatives, and we heard it from the member for Bay of Quinte, seem to be hung up on the fact that the United States has so much trade with Mexico a…
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Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak to this concurrence motion. It appears as though we will end this parliamentary session the same way we started it, which was with Conservative gimmicks and antics. For those who are just tuning in today, the Conservatives moved a concurrence motion that had been sitting on the table for quite a while, and then they proceeded to put a number of amendments to it…
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Madam Speaker, like the member for Timmins—James Bay, I also have a lot of respect for the member for New Westminster—Burnaby, so I would like to offer a correction to him as well. Conservatives did actually talk a little this morning about this issue, but they focused the majority of their comments on celebrating their electoral win last night. It reminded me exactly who was elected last night; i…
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Mr. Speaker, much has been said this morning about the election in Cloverdale—Langley City yesterday, especially by the member for Dufferin—Caledon. I would like to remind Canadians exactly who the Conservatives ran in the election and who won last night. This individual was a member of Parliament before. Once, on a Friday morning, while I was sitting in this chair in the middle of the COVID-19 pa…
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Madam Speaker, I am happy to go out the same way that I came in, in September, which is with Conservatives heckling me. I am happy to leave for the break on the same terms. Just for those in the gallery and perhaps those who are watching this right now, all of those cheers that we just heard from Conservatives were in support of a former colleague who used to sit in the House. Do Canadians know wh…
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Madam Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. Conservatives are heckling that the quote was a reference to Liberals, and now they are laughing, when that is what their brand new colleague said in this House about three years ago.
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I request a recorded division, please, Mr. Speaker.
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Madam Speaker, all I was saying is that, if somebody in the Liberal Party had said that, and I am sure in the NDP and most likely in the Bloc Québécois too, not only would they not be allowed to run in a future election under our banner, but they would probably be immediately removed from caucus. That is not the Conservatives though. They embrace individuals who teach, preach and participate in th…
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(Motion deemed adopted) moved for leave to introduce An Act to establish Canada Fresh Water Day. Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to introduce a bill entitled an act to establish Canada fresh water day. While I am on my feet, I move: That the House proceed to first reading of Senate public bills.
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Mr. Speaker, in 2021, as COVID-19 cases surged in Kingston, Dr. Elaine Ma coordinated innovative drive-through vaccine clinics that were crucial for our community's health at a time of great uncertainty. Collaborating with health care professionals, Queen's University students, the public health unit and volunteers, Dr. Ma was widely recognized for her heroic efforts in vaccinating thousands of pe…
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Mr. Speaker, I have a very important petition to present to the House. The petitioners are bringing to the attention of the government the RCMP's recent report that the Government of India has interfered in Canada's elections and murdered, threatened and extorted Canadians on Canadian soil. The petitioners also indicate how deeply troubling they find it that foreign interference is occurring in Ca…
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Madam Speaker, for all the rhetoric and melodrama that we have been exposed to today by Conservatives about their support for veterans, can the member explain to Canadians why two nights ago he and all of his colleagues voted against $900 million worth of supports for veterans? Before he goes on about it being a budget bill, that Conservatives are opposed to budget bills by default and they will a…
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Mr. Speaker, I must admit I was sitting here stunned at that last question and the desire for non-partisanship after having been subject to Conservative speeches that are nothing more than political rhetoric and exactly that: partisanship. I can answer the last Conservative question. What could we do for veterans? We could have all unanimously voted in the House two nights ago for the $900 million…
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Mr. Speaker, I have certainly enjoyed the choice of words used by Conservatives lately. They do not talk about balancing the budget, but about fixing the budget. I am wondering if the member can tell me the difference between the two because I certainly do not think they mean balancing it. If we look at the history of the Conservatives over the last few decades, neither Stephen Harper nor Brian Mu…
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Madam Speaker, I know the Conservatives like to reference the Prime Minister's comment on monetary policy from a few years ago. I am curious. Could the member give us his perspective on the monetary policy of Canada?
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Mr. Speaker, I will be tabling the petitions momentarily, and the member can then see the signatures that are on it. The petitioning residents of Canada are calling upon the leader of the Conservative Party to allow his members of Parliament to provide support to their communities, to access the housing accelerator fund and to remove the gags.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition is, again, another very important petition on behalf of Canadians. It is calling to the attention of the House that the media has reported that Conservative members of Parliament are not allowed to speak publicly without the approval of their leader. It is deeply troubling that duly elected members are put in this position. The petitioners also indicate that the Co…
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Mr. Speaker, a third petition, again another really important one from Canadians, brings to the House's attention the fact that the RCMP has reported that the Government of India has interfered in Canadian elections. There is deeply troubling testimony with regard to foreign interference, from which Canadians learn that Conservative MPs are involved in foreign interference. The petitioning Canadia…
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Mr. Speaker, I have three very important petitions to present today. The first is on behalf of concerned Canadians who are bringing to the House's attention the fact that Conservative members of Parliament for Brantford—Brant, Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock and Lambton—Kent—Middlesex went on a taxpayer-funded trip to France in June. It is deeply troubling that the duly elected members were not al…
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Mr. Speaker, why are people heckling me when I am just trying to give out data? Not only did we restore all those jobs, but we also created an additional 371. Therefore, I just want to give the member the opportunity to correct the record, because the numbers certainly do not reflect the statement that he made.
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Mr. Speaker, we can see Conservative misinformation in real time, in the exchange between the member and me earlier. I questioned him about CBSA officers being removed under Stephen Harper's government. He said, “No, no, I looked at the public accounts. I have the dollar figure here. I have the number of people.” Admittedly, he should not have given away the years, because he exposed himself, but …
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I certainly accept that apology and take no offence to it, Mr. Speaker. Maybe it is a Kingston thing.
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to allow the member to correct some of the numbers that he gave out. The member said in his speech that we eliminated border jobs, which is completely untrue. When Stephen Harper came into power, there were 14,833 CBSA employees. When he left, there were 13,774, which is a reduction of 1,059 CBSA employees—
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Madam Speaker, it is clear from my previous question and the member's answer that perhaps my friend does not quite understand the difference between fiscal policy and monetary policy. Both fiscal policies and monetary policies are meant to affect an economy and to curb, increase or decrease economic output. Monetary policy is what the Bank of Canada does. It is what the central bank in the United …
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. What does this have to do with the concurrence motion? If the member wants to debate the budget or another piece of legislation, perhaps he should allow the government to introduce it so we can debate that.
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Madam Speaker, members are never going to believe this. Members will recall about 30 minutes ago there was an exchange between the member for Hamilton Centre and the member for Parry Sound—Muskoka. The member for Parry Sound—Muskoka referred to mayors as being incompetent. Then he stood up to say that, when he was mayor, he got so much done and made sure that housing got built. It did not take tha…
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Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to see the clock at 7 p.m. to start Adjournment Proceedings.
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Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order coming out of question period. I am afraid that an extremely dangerous precedent is being set with respect to how you, Mr. Speaker, are allowing questions to continue when they are clearly not about the administration of business. Today, we had a number of Conservatives bringing up issues and talking about the NDP for the entire question. Finally, at th…
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Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to the comments of the parliamentary secretary. He told a much different story than what the Leader of the Opposition had to say. The Leader of the Opposition is being very accusatory, saying that bureaucracy and red tape at city halls are preventing building from occurring, and nobody is really denying that. He gave the example of a developer and a planning…
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Mr. Speaker, to conclude, one of the things you are doing, which I think is a huge mistake, is to allow an entire question to be asked, and then say that you see the minister rising on his or her feet. When you do that, of course somebody has to provide a response, but it neglects the fact that the question had nothing to do with the administration of business. I asked this last week, on Friday, a…
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Madam Speaker, I want to respond to the comments by the member for South Shore—St. Margarets. My understanding, from what I heard from the member for New Westminster—Burnaby, was not that he was saying the Chair should particularly cut off questions early. He was saying that the Chair, as in the position of the Chair, has already set a precedent. The precedent was set by the member for Regina—Qu'A…
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Mr. Speaker, for clarification, are we talking about something that recently happened in a parliamentary building or the convoy protest a couple years ago? If it is the latter, then I certainly have something to add.
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Madam Speaker, I am rising on a point of order coming out of question period. We are continuing to see this trend of questions, or preambles, where 99% of the question is on a subject that is not related to government business, and then, finally, the end of the question somehow asks the government a question. However, the Speaker has made it clear, in the past, that the proper way in which a quest…
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Madam Speaker, I am rising to respond to the question of privilege raised by the member for London—Fanshawe on November 29, specifically as it relates to the taking of the vote. I am, obviously, not able to comment on what happened in the opposition lobby. I believe it is extremely important that decorum be upheld in the House, particularly during votes. The member cited both House of Commons Proc…
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Madam Speaker, I know this is off topic, but I want to take the opportunity to thank the member for her jovial spirit I have always been witness to. We can spar in the House, but when we walk out into the hallway she has always been so friendly and easy to talk to. She is not running again, so I want to say I am going to certainly miss her spirit around here, believe it or not. I hope we will cros…
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Mr. Speaker, when the Leader of the Opposition was speaking moments ago, he said “Liberals, with the help of the NDP, have ... overpowered the rights of workers”. Can the member explain what he meant by that?
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Madam Speaker, it is entirely appropriate to comment on anything that happens in the House, including when somebody might choose to withdraw a comment. For that member to suggest that suddenly, because somebody withdrew something, we cannot discuss it anymore, is in my opinion, and I believe you would find the same thing, just not correct.
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Madam Speaker, I do not know the number, but—
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I know I do not have the best—
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Mr. Speaker, I, too, have a petition to present today. Canadians who have signed this petition are drawing the attention of the House to the fact that the RCMP has reported that the Government of India has interfered in Canada's elections. They are deeply troubled by the testimony at the foreign interference inquiry, that foreign agents have interfered in Canadian elections. They are also deeply t…
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Mr. Speaker, today we are having this very important debate on an issue that I would argue has unfortunately come to the forefront not in just Canadian politics but in many countries I would have otherwise thought of as progressive countries throughout the world. There are Conservatives who are continually starting to push this agenda of rolling back a woman's right to choose. However, I actually …
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Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.
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Madam Speaker, it is a concern of mine and I will use every opportunity to talk to any member of the House, regardless of political party, about why they should support a woman's right to choose. I will remind the member that our Prime Minister, who was a leader at the time in 2014, made it very clear that if a person wanted to sit in the Liberal Party, they must vote in favour of legislation that…
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Madam Speaker, that is what we need to do. As a matter of fact, the government agrees with this report and, in the response to this report, it agrees with a number of the recommendations that came from committee as to how strengthen the supports the member speaks of. However, I think the member is talking about a broader issue: How do we give women the tools to properly be equals in society. Unfor…
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Madam Speaker, I will be honest. I do not know much about this particular clinic and why it closed. Typically, the clinics are under the jurisdiction of the province. I do not know if that is the exact case in this situation. I will say that it is important, and the member is absolutely right, that nobody should have to drive 14 hours to get the care they are looking for. We need to properly fund …
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