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Mr. Speaker, we believe that transparency and accountability are fundamental to a strong democracy. As the President of the Treasury Board, I am committed to ensuring that Canadians can access government information in a timely and effective manner. We have launched a consultation paper as part of the process to make the access to information system better. My colleague's comments were part of tho…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada's new government believes in transparency, accountability and fairness. As the President of the Treasury Board, I have been meeting with government agents, including the Information Commissioner. We have launched consultations to modernize the access to information system. I thank all the government agents, including the Information Commissioner, for their work to hold the gove…
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have awarded Library and Archives Canada with a permanent funding increase of approximately $20 million per year to support its access to information system.
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Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague made a statement, but there was no question in that statement. As the President of the Treasury Board, I strongly support the government's efforts to improve and modernize the access to information process. Access to information is a fundamental part of ensuring transparency and accountability for Canadians. That is why last March we launched a review of the Access t…
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Mr. Speaker, I do not know what the question was, but as the President of the Treasury Board—
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moved that the bill be read a third time and passed.
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Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is the same as the one that passed in the previous supply period.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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Mr. Speaker, the main estimates and supplementary estimates, along with other data related to government finances, are published in the expenditure database, a digital tool, which people can consult. This is key to giving parliamentarians and Canadians more information on how public funds are being spent. I encourage my hon. colleagues who have not already done so to consult this great tool. Main …
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moved: That Vote 5, in the amount of $17,968,133,395, under Department of National Defence — Capital expenditures, in the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, be concurred in. Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Halifax. I am thankful for the opportunity to speak about the government's spending priorities for the 2026‑27 fiscal year as set out in th…
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Mr. Speaker, as we know, we are going through global instability and global challenges. This is the moment we need to seize. Our new government, under the leadership of our Prime Minister, one of the greatest prime ministers, is bringing nations together, moving forward to take bold actions and delivering results. It is great to see all levels of government working together, moving on, sharing pri…
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moved that the bill be read a second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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moved that Bill C‑33, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, be read the first time and printed. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is the same as that passed in the previous supply period.
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moved: That the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, be concurred in.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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moved that the bill be read a third time and passed.
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moved that Bill C-32, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, be read the first time and printed. (Motion deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
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moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (A) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, be concurred in.
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Mr. Speaker, the new government is focused on investing in core priorities that matter most to Canadians and taking bold actions. It is because of those actions that we see, as we saw last Friday, a report that almost 90,000 jobs were added to the Canadian labour force, and that unemployment has dropped. There are measures the government is taking to build the strongest economy in the G7 and to fo…
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Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is the same as that passed in the previous supply period.
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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moved that bill be concurred in.
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moved: That the House do concur in interim supply as follows: That a sum not exceeding $86,422,679,148 being composed of the following amounts, each item rounded up to the next dollar: (1) three twelfths ($29,073,487,176) of the total of the amounts of the items set forth in the Proposed Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, except for those ite…
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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moved for leave to introduce Bill C-23, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. (Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
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moved that Bill C-24, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, be read the first time and printed. (Motion deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
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moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.
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Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is the same as that passed in the previous supply period.
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moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (C) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, be concurred in.
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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moved that the bill be read the second time and referred to a committee of the whole.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table in both official languages the main estimates, 2026-27.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the honour to table in both official languages, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, a document entitled “Report on Federal Tax Expenditures” for 2026.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2025-26.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking our public servants for their hard work and dedication. We deeply value the work of all public service employees. They are dedicated and hard-working public servants who play a critical role in delivering key results for Canadians. As we move forward with a comprehensive expenditure review, we are committed to approaching this process compassionately by min…
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Mr. Speaker, Canada's new government is taking a responsible approach to renewing the public service focused on efficiency, sustainability and respect for those who serve Canadians. New incentives are being introduced to support workforce renewals and to manage adjustments, primarily through voluntary measures. Budget 2025 also proposes a measured reduction in up to 1,000 executive positions over …
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moved that the bill be concurred in.
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moved that Bill C-17, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, be read the third time and passed.
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Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2) of the House of Commons and subsection 85(1) of the Official Languages Act, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the draft of the proposed regulations for advancing the equality of status and use of English and French. Pursuant to Standing Order 32(5), the proposed regulation should be referred to the Standing Committee on Official L…
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moved that Bill C-17, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, be read the first time and printed. (Motion deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
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moved that Bill C‑17, An Act for granting to His Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, be read the second time and referred to committee of the whole.
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Mr. Chair, the form of this bill is the same as that passed in the previous supply period.
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Mr. Speaker, the summit was an important step forward, building on the 60-day red tape review we launched in July. We recently announced a new series of horizontal reviews. These reviews look across government to eliminate regulatory barriers and deliver faster and more reliable services so that we can grow our economy faster, build Canada strong and build the strongest economy in the G7.
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moved: That the Supplementary Estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 be concurred in.
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Mr. Speaker, the new government was elected on the mandate to spend less and invest more and to build the strongest economy in the G7, and that is exactly what we are focused on. Budget 2025 is focused on delivering investments in our Canadian Armed Forces, in infrastructure and in housing, which means massive opportunities for jobs and the growth of our economy.
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Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my amazing colleague, the hard-working member of Parliament, the hon. member for Davenport. I appreciate the opportunity to speak in support of Bill C-15, the budget 2025 implementation act, No. 1. Our government has been focused on bringing down costs and creating new opportunities for Canadians. The first thing we have done as a government is to cancel…
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Mr. Speaker, as members know, we are facing new norms and new realities. Things have changed globally, so we are focused on spending less and investing more and on finding savings to reassign resources where it matters most to Canadians. That is why we launched the comprehensive expenditure review, and we will be balancing our operational budget in the next three years.
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Mr. Speaker, we are looking to move forward. We are dealing with the crisis of our lifetime, and we are meeting the moment to address affordability issues. The Prime Minister and this new government have a clear vision to eliminate divisiveness. The consumer carbon price was dividing Canadians, so we cut the consumer carbon price—
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