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Mr. Speaker, I have another quote: “We need to reduce our exposure to foreign energy”. Does the minister agree?
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Mr. Speaker, I have a simple question based on a quote. “Energy is power. Energy is Canada's superpower”. Does the minister agree?
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Mr. Speaker, how about this quote: “At the core of that investment is the complete overhaul of our energy system.”? Does the minister agree we need to completely overhaul our energy system?
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Mr. Speaker, I care deeply about traditional and transitional energy resource needs. The mix needs to be diverse. I represent a part of the country that provides the world with massive oil and gas potential. Let me ask about another quote: “half of [proven] oil reserves...need to stay in the ground”. Does the minister agree with that perspective?
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Mr. Speaker, these are two very different positions. Let me ask another question. The minister's predecessor stated, “we can't help Europe with oil.” Does the minister still agree with that view today?
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Mr. Speaker, that was the Prime Minister in a CTV interview on May 14, 2025. To the contrary, the minister's predecessor stated in 2019 that, “The atmosphere and our climate certainly don't need [pipelines].” The minister is somebody who has served Parliament for a long time. Does the minister still support that view?
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Mr. Speaker, these are completely divergent positions held by the minister of environment over the last decade and into today. The quotes I have been referring to are from the Prime Minister himself. The minister says that there is a consensus, but there is clearly no consensus at the cabinet table, so what exactly does consensus look like?
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Prime Minister committed to more rhetoric, more lofty words and no actual pipeline or energy infrastructure project. Alberta has heard all this before. We do not need headlines. We need results: Get our resources to market. Repeal the tanker ban. Repeal the pipeline ban. End the job-killing production cap. Will every Liberal member of Parliament commit to doing this toda…
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has a choice: break from Justin Trudeau's legacy or double down. He can get rid of the pipeline ban today, the shipping ban today and the production cap today. Let me ask again: Will the radical former environment minister, the Greenpeace activist who was once arrested in my riding and is now the Minister of Canadian Identity, stop attacking the very identity of Can…
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil is a source of great wisdom. We need an election today. If any of these NDP-Liberal colleagues go back to their ridings and actually listen to their people, they will hear exactly what we are hearing from not only our friends and neighbours in our ridings, but in their own ridings across the country. Every single member of Parliament here is hearing…
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Mr. Speaker, as the parliamentary secretary well knows, the so-called promised tax cut of the NDP-Liberal government is falling apart at the seams. It is one of the major issues that the former finance minister resigned her post over. She understood that the gimmicks and the performance politics of the Prime Minister and his government were in no way a responsible decision to make. She cited in he…
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Mr. Speaker, as the parliamentary secretary may know, I spent nine long years leading a non-partisan think tank practice in the public debate, before arriving in this chamber. I have never had a problem debating the facts of things that hurt our country's economic potential, here in the chamber or anywhere in the country. I appreciate his challenge, but there is an opportunity for the parliamentar…
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate our hon. colleague for her thoughtfulness. I agree 1,000% with her. It is a bungled sales tax. It is a bungled tax on everything. It is a bungled program. The whole government's program for nine long years has been an absolute mess, so I agree with my hon. colleague on the assumption of her question. With respect to a carbon tax election, the carbon tax is literally a tax…
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the ruling of the Speaker with regard to the production of documents ordered by the House on the scandal involving Sustainable Development Technology Canada, also known as the Liberal green slush fund. For those watching at home, here are the facts. The Auditor General found that the Prime Minister turned Sustainable Development Technology Canada into a slush f…
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Mr. Speaker, $40 billion was a guardrail set by the Liberal finance minister. Listen to this: “not an unlimited pot”, “need to show fiscal restraint”, and “if...we have a $40-billion guardrail...stay [there]”. That is not Stephen Harper; it is Liberal members of Parliament. If the deficit is over the $40-billion guardrail, will the Prime Minister allow a free vote for his NDP-Liberals?
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Mr. Speaker, we are talking about what could be more than $40 billion; a carbon-taxing, coal-loving Carney; a finance minister on the run; and a Prime Minister not into monetary policy. The Liberals hike taxes, fuel inflation and crash through the fiscal guardrails and off the cliff. The government is a chaotic clown show. Which one of them will call a carbon tax election?
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Mr. Speaker, one in four Canadians is skipping meals, and two million are going to food banks. A new report confirms that families will have to spend an extra $800 on food thanks to the NDP-Liberal carbon tax. What does the NDP leader do? He sells out Canadians to secure his $2.2-million pension. He is refusing to vote non-confidence on a motion that is based on his own words. He stated, “The Libe…
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Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I have a question of relevance. We are here to talk about the appearance of the member for—
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal job-killing oil and gas cap is a war on energy workers and powerful paycheques. The radical Prime Minister has failed to reach every climate target. He wants to shut down Canadian resources, trillions of resources that would fuel, feed and secure the world and bring home paycheques for our people. The EU, Germany and Japan all want more Canada. Our allies are forced to…
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Mr. Speaker, today, a tragedy shames our nation. Judi Weinstein, a proud Canadian, was the only Canadian hostage still held by Hamas in Gaza. A beloved teacher, Judi and her husband were brutally murdered and taken hostage in the savage attacks on October 7. For 83 days, Judi's family waited in agony, unsure of her fate. Since that horrific day, Judi and her husband's deceased bodies have been hel…
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Mr. Speaker, the NDP-Liberal-Green coalition is strong today. The cozy arrangement is now facing some well-deserved scrutiny, especially after Carney's investment fund, Brookfield, on which he serves as chair, has come knocking on the government's door for $10 billion in taxpayer dollars to get his hands on the pension savings of hard-working Canadian families and seniors. Members can let that sin…
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Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to give the translators some time to ease their ears. What we are hearing across the aisle is quite voluminous.
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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity. For the parliamentary secretary across the way, I thought he would be more grateful. A couple days ago I promoted him to deputy House leader, but evidently I got that promotion wrong. However, I assure him that these are indeed my words, and I stand by them with great confidence. Canadians, who are barely scraping by, see this Prime Minister waste $400 mi…
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Mr. Speaker, Iranian-backed Houthis shoot down civilian merchant ships. They fire missile after missile at innocent Israelis. They disrupt international trade. They traffic in violence and fear across the Middle East. These terrorists can freely operate, fundraise and recruit in Canada. The Americans banned them in January. NDP-Liberals said they would think about it. It has been 10 months. We nee…
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Mr. Speaker, before I begin my remarks today, I would like to pay tribute to a special person in my riding, Sherrisa Celis, who recently lost her husband, Nick. During my by-election, both Sherrisa and Nick were dedicated volunteers, bringing a smile and a helping hand each and every day. I thank Sherrisa for everything she does. My heart is with her and her family. We will all remember Nick for h…
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Mr. Speaker, I always appreciate commercial breaks; I hope they are a bit more entertaining. It seems that the government has forgotten its primary duty, which is to serve the people over itself as a servant, not a master. Today, we are witnessing a gross abuse of power by a tired, incompetent and corrupt government. The Prime Minister and his NDP-Liberals have turned SDTC into a playground for th…
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Mr. Speaker, moral corruption and financial corruption come from the same source. They are a corruption of the soul and a rot of the government. The foreign minister fails to act when Canada is threatened, for personal political gain. This is the same minister who refused to condemn genocidal, anti-Semitic hate chants on our streets like “From Palestine to Lebanon, Israel will soon be gone” and “T…
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Mr. Speaker, I am talking about everyday people who are trying to make ends meet, and the government has taken over $400 million of Canadians' hard-earned money and wasted it on insider friends. I would like to make sure our NDP-Liberal government coalition colleagues spend time to understand the costs that everyday people are paying for this extraordinary corruption. Seniors are watching now as t…
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Mr. Speaker, small businesses, farmers, doctors and home builders lose sleep as they watch the government introduce its latest job-killing tax hike. Canadians who are barely scraping by see the Prime Minister waste $400 million of their—
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Mr. Speaker, for years, they have known Samidoun as a terror affiliate. On October 7, they chanted, “We are Hezbollah, and we are Hamas. Death to Canada, death to the United States, and death to Israel.” They incited hate. They incited terror. They burned our flag. Why does our foreign minister fail to act when Canada is threatened? She told Tom Mulcair that it is about the demographics of her vot…
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Madam Speaker, we honour the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, not the charter of crime and corruption as the deputy House leader seems to contend. After nine years of the NDP-Liberals, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. Guess what; conflict of interest is up too. With respect to the Liberal green slush fund, the Auditor General reported that 82% of transactions, nearly $400 mil…
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Madam Speaker, the charter protects people from government; it does not protect politicians from prison. I think that the deputy House leader would be well advised to think about how every parliamentarian is not above the law. While Canadians struggle with higher taxes, grocery prices and housing costs, Parliament halts, yet the Liberals still hide the truth, refusing to release documents. Two mil…
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Mr. Speaker, we have an unforgiving carbon tax on food, gas and home heating, one in four skipping meals and two million lined up at food banks. Last year, the Calgary Food Bank saw demand surge by nearly 35%, a record level. Families are crying for help and where is the NDP leader? Well, in the worst sellout of all time, he ripped up his coalition papers only to tape them back together. He keeps …
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Madam Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberals, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. The sell-out NDP leader has sold out workers, families and seniors. He skyrocketed food costs. He put his pension ahead of the people, ahead of two million lined up at food banks, ahead of one in four about to lose primary care. He told Manitobans that he is done with his costly coalition. …
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise today on Bill C-71, an act to amend the Citizenship Act. I will be splitting my time with the most hon. member for Durham. “Broken immigration policy, dangerous loopholes”: Somewhere between abject incompetence or willful malice, these five words summarize this reckless bill. It would tragically add to an already reckless NDP-Liberal immigration policy that d…
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Madam Speaker, in her previous interventions, the member had described a situation where her family, her grandparents had come from abroad. My family also came from abroad in the late 1960s. The glorious thing about Canada is the diversity of our ideas. For many people across the way, for the NDP-Liberals, they think of diversity as multicoloured perspectives of the same ideological disposition. I…
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Madam Speaker, I am grateful for the commercial break. Almost daily here at home, mobs are on the march, threatening individuals' dignity and freedom. How are Canadians supposed to trust the NDP-Liberals with our safety and national security? How are newcomers, who want to work hard and raise a family here, supposed to have faith in the incompetent government's immigration policy? The Canadian dre…
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Madam Speaker, my understanding is that this was a debate that was unanimously agreed to in this chamber. Our issue is with the performative announcements that the NDP-Liberals make when it comes to our immigration plans. Without ever having a plan to deal with an overburdened immigration system, they once again present performative ideas as to how they are going to meet their targets.
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Madam Speaker, the inheritance that these NDP-Liberals had when they arrived in office was an envy of the world. Across the left and the right, our immigration policy was the envy of the world. Around the world, people looked at how Canada had managed its immigration levels, its housing, its health and its economy. This is an issue in which the NDP-Liberals, over nine years, have sown wanton divis…
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Mr. Speaker, every day I hear NDP-Liberals make the disturbing claim that Canadians get more than they pay into the carbon tax. It is as if they are completely tone-deaf to the voices of real Canadians, so I am bringing the stories of everyday Calgarians right into this chamber. Here is the real impact of the carbon tax: For the Royal Canadian Legion 285, it was $12,144 this year; for Bitter Siste…
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Madam Speaker, while the clerical regime brutalizes women in Iran, it exports terror abroad: Russia and Ukraine, Houthis in Yemen, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iraqi militia. This week, victims of Hamas atrocities shared their stories. Like the families of PS752 victims, they are calling on the government to list the IRGC as a terror organization. It has been five years. On what day will the NDP-Libe…
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Mr. Chair, these beautiful Palestinian children and babies who have been murdered in these last months deserve better than to be a political project for domestic pandering by the hon. member. Those children are being offered up by Hamas as human shields rather than being sheltered in the tunnel networks that Hamas has built to support its terrorism, which are multiple times the size of the New Yor…
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Mr. Chair, I stand by every syllable of my leader's requirement to ensure that not a single Canadian dollar goes to terrorists, to useless multinational organizations or to dictators, all projects that the hon. member across the way seems to be obsessed with funding in Gaza. In terms of reversing bad schemes that do not work for the development of the most impoverished, I stand 100%, four-square, …
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Mr. Chair, it is not taxes on the infrastructure that is required for the concrete and steel to rebuild Ukraine that will be the solution. Any drag on the kind of development Ukraine requires to succeed is going to inhibit its ability, however small it is today or increased through European designs in the future for tax plans or carbon-pricing schemes. In the good faith that the hon. member asked …
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Mr. Chair, it is an honour to rise in the chamber today on the issue of our strategic partnership with Ukraine. As members know, I have been sanctioned by Russia three times. I have also had the honour of visiting Ukraine multiple times: pre-Maidan, during Maidan, post-Maidan and several times thereafter, just before the war. I think it is important, as we get into this debate, to take a step back…
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Mr. Chair, at present, the government is still slow to sanction all aspects of Russian energy production and supply chains around the world. We are seeing Russian oil refineries being attacked, appropriately so, as a means to starve its capacity to fund its war machine. We see Russia today searching for specialized parts to rebuild these energy resources for itself, and it is suffering under the y…
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Mr. Speaker, I have spent years living under the rockets of Iranian-backed militias, so I have some experience in the question of how lives are saved. Saving lives is genuinely at the core of what we are all here to do, so I would take exception to the hon. member's presuming that there are members in this chamber who are not interested in the primacy of that. It is clear to Conservatives that Ham…
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Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House to speak to Bill C-321, a bill which would amend the Criminal Code to protect and defend our men and women serving on the front lines. The bill is led by my dear friend, a fierce advocate and the Conservative shadow minister for mental health and addictions, the hon. member for Cariboo—Prince George. In my short time on Parliament Hill, I have se…
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday was Valentine's Day. I misspoke in the House, and I retract my comment.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the NDP-Liberals are not worth the cost. Guess what: The Alberta NDP agrees. NDP leadership contenders are abandoning the sinking carbon tax ship. Sarah Hoffman said they played dirty politics with it and picked winners and losers. Do people know who else loses? All Canadians do. Twenty-three per cent is the whopping increase to their carbon tax on April 1. Two mill…
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