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Mr. Chair, this falls under the minister for ESDC, but there is $87.5 billion for pension and benefits, including disability benefits.
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Mr. Chair, again, this is the area of the Minister of International Development. On the sideline, I can ask my colleague, and we can have a discussion with them to see what the reality is.
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Mr. Chair, hate or discrimination has no place in Canada, whether it is in a department or the community. This government is committed to improving and working on diversity and inclusion and making investments to remove barriers and discrimination.
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Mr. Chair, I would like to go back to my colleague's question and what I said, that no department, no official should discriminate against anyone. There is no place for discrimination in Canada. In regard to indigenous services, the 2025-26 main estimates include $25.3 billion in planned spending for Indigenous Services Canada, reflecting a $4.3-billion increase in voted funding to advance—
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Mr. Chair, I would remind my colleague that there are rules in place between federal and provincial or territorial governments. Transfers are made accordingly following those rules. The rules are followed when transfer payments are made.
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Mr. Chair, this falls under the ESDC minister's portfolio. I would advise my colleague to get in touch with the minister responsible for that.
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Mr. Chair, we are here tonight to have a discussion on the main estimates for 2025-26. Let us talk about investments in national defence, which include $35.7 billion in planned spending for national—
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Mr. Chair, I would say again that this specific case is under investigation. It is not appropriate for me to comment on that.
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Mr. Chair, there are rules in place, and everyone has to abide by those rules. If there is any—
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Mr. Chair, we are here to talk about the main estimates, which include important investments to support key priorities like HR modernization, greening initiatives—
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Mr. Chair, can I ask my colleague to repeat the question, please?
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Mr. Chair, this new government is focused on spending less so that Canadians can save more. That is why we have committed to reducing the cost of government operations over the next three years. We will achieve—
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Mr. Chair, my hon. colleague talks about an increase in the public service, but does not talk about an increase in the population. The public service is there to serve Canadians, to deliver priorities to Canadians and—
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Mr. Chair, to ensure transparency and accountability, all proposed spending and actual expenditures are reported to both Parliament and—
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Mr. Chair, Canadians elected this government to deliver the priorities important to Canadians, to build Canada strong, to build one economy—
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Mr. Chair, I was waiting for my colleague to talk about dental care, pharmacare, day care and the benefits that Canadians have, or about the tax cut for 22 million Canadians and the consumer carbon price removal.
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Mr. Chair, I am truly humbled and honoured to learn from my colleague. He has extensive experience with being a parliamentarian and serving Canadians. Also, I have the opportunity to work under the leadership of our Prime Minister, a prime minister who has a legacy that no one else has. It is matchless. He is the only person who was appointed as governor at the national banks of two countries. Thi…
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Mr. Chair, I took this job about a month ago, and it was an honour to present—
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Mr. Chair, we have rules in place, and this particular—
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Mr. Chair, there is a new government with an ambitious agenda. In a very short time, we have not only removed the consumer carbon—
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Mr. Chair, we have rules in place, and it is up to the investigation team to decide what is appropriate—
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Mr. Chair, as I said, this is a new government with new ambition, and there are rules in place—
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Mr. Chair, the investigation into this case is ongoing, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.
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Mr. Chair, we have a Prime Minister who has a proven record of building economies and uplifting nations, not one or two nations, so he—
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Mr. Chair, I can ask the department to provide my colleague the information.
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Mr. Chair, again, I would refer the member to the minister responsible for that file.
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Mr. Chair, the main estimates include $486 billion—
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Mr. Chair, these are the main estimates, and they are the spending for a country to run and operate. In 10 seconds or five seconds, how can the member expect a response?
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Mr. Chair, the department is working. There is a review ongoing to improve—
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Mr. Chair, the Government of Canada remains committed to resolving outstanding pay issues while modernizing the public service.
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Mr. Chair, all public servants deserve to be paid accurately and on time. The Government of Canada remains committed to resolving outstanding pay—
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Mr. Chair, I would request that my colleague repeat the question, please.
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Mr. Chair, there are rules in place, and there are conflict of interest rules in place, and I expect everyone to abide by those rules.
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Mr. Chair, the main estimates include $25.3 billion in planned spending for Indigenous Services Canada, reflecting a—
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Mr. Chair, I understand my colleague wants to get a clip and he is anxious. The main estimates, again, include twenty-five—
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Mr. Chair, again, I would say that this particular case is under investigation, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.
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Mr. Chair, as the member knows, the public service has banned that particular—
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Mr. Chair, we are having a discussion on the main estimates. Let us talk about—
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Mr. Chair, again, I would say that the case is under investigation, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment on that.
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Mr. Chair, I will say the same thing again, that this particular case is under investigation—
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Mr. Chair, we are here to discuss the main estimates. Let us talk about what is in the main estimates. This is the—
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Mr. Chair, I would talk about the main estimates for 2025-26. Let us talk—
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Mr. Chair, let us talk about the main estimates for 2025-26.
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Mr. Speaker, again, I would refer to the main estimates. Currently, that is about 10%. That is all I can say.
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Mr. Chair, I am committed to improving the services of any service provider to the public service. I expect the service provider to be up to the standard and to stay within those guidelines.
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Mr. Chair, Canadians elected the Liberals to come here and deliver for Canadians, to work together and to not play politics. We are in a different era. We have an economic threat. We have a sovereignty threat. We need to work together to deliver the priorities most important to Canadians.
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Mr. Chair, I would again refer this question to the minister responsible, or if it is within the main estimate, my colleague should look into that. There are more details. We cannot give a very short answer for a specific issue.
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Mr. Chair, in the announcement the Prime Minister made for defence, he said we are diversifying our partners, including those in Europe and the U.K., so we are looking into how we could build our defence capabilities together.
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Mr. Chair, again, I would say that this particular case is under investigation, and it is not appropriate for me to comment on that.
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