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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, 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 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, the government is committed to promoting a positive, respectful and safe public sector culture that is grounded in values and ethics and inspires public trust. The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act protects public servants against reprisals when they report a wrongdoing.
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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, this is a new government. I tabled the main estimates, and we are here to talk about the main estimates, which include investments—
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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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Mr. Chair, we are here to talk about the main estimates for 2025-26. I wonder if my colleague would talk about our supplementary—
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Mr. Chair, I was expecting that my colleague would talk about the main estimates. There are payment transfers to provinces, including his riding and home province as well—
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Mr. Chair, again, we are here to talk about main estimates for 2024-25, which include—
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Mr. Chair, the federal workforce is over 350,000 people in the public service.
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Mr. Chair, our population was about 35 million—
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Mr. Chair, my colleague expects that—
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Mr. Chair, we are here to talk about our main estimates, which include payments and services to Canadians—
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Mr. Chair, we are here to talk about the main estimates. We have $486 million—
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Mr. Chair, I was appointed about a month ago, and I have received many briefings, pretty much every—
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Mr. Chair, we are committed to balancing our operating budget in the next three years. That is what we are working on.
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Mr. Chair, all the details are included in the main estimates. I would advise my colleague to—
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Mr. Chair, if my colleague has any specific questions, I could entertain him on the side, because it is very hard to give a—
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Mr. Chair, we are here to discuss the main estimates 2024-25.
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Mr. Chair, what I can tell the member is that our debt ratio is 10.1%, and our total budget is—
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Mr. Chair, that is up to the Governor of the Bank of Canada.
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Mr. Chair, Canadians have confidence in this new government. That is why they elected this new government. That is why they rejected your leader.
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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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