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Mr. Speaker, the leader of the official opposition has decided to take action and make this important policy announcement, which has been called “the most significant housing policy...in the last two decades.” The fact that he alone has taken the step to do that is more than the government has done. As always, the particulars of new legislation have yet to be determined, but clearly, as always, th…
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Mr. Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in the House on behalf of the people of Calgary Midnapore. This is the second time I am rising in the House to speak to the privilege motion before us today. I have already given a speech, but since an amendment to the amendment was presented, I will give another. This time I will speak a bit more in French because the last time, I did my entire speech …
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Mr. Speaker, I believe two things. Programs are excellent if we can figure out how to fund them. The government is just incapable of even funding the programs it puts forward to Canadians, with a $42-billion deficit this year alone. We really must think about how we are going to fund something before we present it and implement it. This has been a fault of the current government, unfortunately. Wi…
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Mr. Speaker, I had the honour of serving with the member on the human resources committee during the pandemic and I think that was a very special time, as we worked together to find solutions for Canadians. Perhaps we can expand upon that answer in the future.
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Mr. Speaker, I think that a government always strives to be more transparent. I think that the next Conservative government and our leader will strive to do so. Of course, with any party, government and leader there is always room for improvement. I think that transparency is truly a priority for the member for Carleton. We could have a more transparent Quebec and Canada with a Conservative govern…
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Mr. Speaker, I certainly enjoy French exchanges with my colleagues, but I will respond in English this time. This is an example of a disturbing trend we are seeing beyond carbon tax Carney, or conflict of interest Carney. It is not only the lack of foreign investment in Canada but also the fleeing of dollars out of Canada. Another example I would cite is the brain drain. I believe Canadians and Qu…
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Mr. Speaker, I will always support business. I will always support small business, coming from a small business family. That is something, of course, that the government does not do, as we saw with its attempt to implement those tax changes, as far back as 2017. Before we even talk about business, let us talk about the waste of money in government procurement. My goodness, if there is a place to s…
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With regard to federal infrastructure funding being provided to either cities or provinces, where the ultimate recipient is a municipality with a population of more than 50,000 people: (a) how much funding has been provided, broken down by municipality, year, and program, since January 1, 2016; and (b) how much funding is currently budgeted to be provided in the future, broken down by municipality…
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With regard to the government’s public lands mapping tool, announced in August 2024: (a) what are the costs related to the tool, in total and broken down by type of expenditure; and (b) what are the details of all contracts over $1,000 signed by the government related to the tool, including, for each, the (i) value, (ii) date and duration, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of goods or services provid…
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Señor presidente, today I rise to present petition e-5102, as 1,650 people signed this petition due to their concerns about the July 28 presidential election in Venezuela. They are calling on the government to recognize Edmundo González Urrutia as the rightful victor in the election, demand that the Maduro regime release the full vote count and access to voting records at polling stations, impose …
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Mr. Speaker, the numbers do not lie. The Calgary Food Bank paid $10,000 in carbon tax and that was to facilitate 41,000 visits. That is because food bank use is up 300% since 2019, the year the Liberal-NDP government implemented its punitive carbon tax. Will the Prime Minister do the right thing, take responsibility for the mess he created, for the Canadians he drove to the food bank, and call a c…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the Liberal-NDP government is not worth the cost. Over two million Canadians use a food bank on a monthly basis. In Calgary, food bank use is up 28% over the last year, and that is because the Liberal-NDP government put a 23% punitive carbon tax on everything. Will the Prime Minister do the right thing, take responsibility for the mess that he created and call a carb…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, taxes are up, costs are up, corruption is up and time is up. The Auditor General is finally investigating GC Strategies, which received $100 million from the government and $20 million for the arrive scam scandal. That was only one incident of Liberal insider corruption. Others include the green slush fund, McKinsey, Global Affairs Canad…
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Madam Speaker, I was just about to say to do a quorum call. And the count having been taken:
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Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her fourth wedding anniversary. It is sunny ways that she is still married, so well done to her.
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Madam Speaker, I too would like to wish her a happy birthday. We have so many things to celebrate today. It is always good to have things to celebrate. Is there anything else we should be celebrating today? This is a good time before we wrap things up for the day. I think the most important thing people of any country need to have is trust in the government, which is not currently the case. Canadi…
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. Now, the government is no stranger to the bait and switch. It was the Prime Minister himself who said that sunlight is the best disinfectant, yet all Canadians have received is fraud and corruption. I was happy to see that the procurement ombud is going to undertake a study of the b…
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Madam Speaker, I am getting sneers from the government benches as a result of me calling this out, but that is what happens when we have a government that does not want to release information to the Canadian public and to the House of Commons. It is disgraceful. We have another case with foreign interference in which the government does not want to release the documents, just as we are seeing here…
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Madam Speaker, this is a wonderful thing about the official opposition, is actually our leader gives us, shadow ministers and women, the agency to act on our own, to respond on our own. He does not throw us under the bus and we do not have to consult with him on every single decision. He trusts us. He allows us to speak for ourselves, to think for ourselves and to act for ourselves. I will leave i…
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Madam Speaker, I think that is part of the problem. The problems are being created by the government, which decided that it did not need to hand over the documents and share the information. I think that every situation would be much easier to navigate and that it would be much easier for Canadians to understand what is happening, if the government would act ethically and in a way that is more acc…
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Madam Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House and speak on behalf of the wonderful constituents in Calgary Midnapore. Today we find ourselves in a situation of privilege. I will just briefly review the timeline of events. On June 10, the House adopted a motion calling for the production of various documents related to SDTC to be turned over to the RCMP for review. Of course, we have a…
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Madam Speaker, it is a hypocrisy. Is it the greatest hypocrisy? I would say that it is one of the greatest hypocrisies that we have seen in the House. There was a commitment to sunny ways, and Canadians are living in gloom and doom every single day. There was a commitment to openness and transparency, as my colleague pointed out, a commitment to Canadians in general, when, really, Canadians have b…
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Madam Speaker, I would say to my colleague and to any Canadian who is watching here, anyone who is serving abroad, anyone who is serving in this chamber, their first obligation should be loyalty to Canada. Therefore, they should take whatever actions are necessary to ensure that loyalty to Canada is maintained, whether it is from a security perspective or from a fraud perspective. The government i…
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Madam Speaker, it was 2005, almost 20 years ago, as the member for Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo points out. It was the end of the Chrétien era, speaking of different eras once again. My point is that Harper came in as a result of this scandal, so when we see a pattern of scandal, it tells me that it is time for a carbon tax election. Let us bring it home.
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Madam Speaker, that is wonderful. I congratulate you as well. What a day of celebration it is. I hope our whip and House leader do not mind all of this celebrating. It might be getting a little too congenial. Again, it is incredibly disappointing. It is interesting to think about the Gomery scandal, which was some time ago now.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberals, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. Canadians are struggling to meet their basic needs, and the government has decided the only solution is to tax Canadians more. The new capital gains tax will add a 30% tax increase on food producers at a time when the cost of food has already skyrocketed. The last thing Canadian families need…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals certainly gave their uber-rich friends enough time to move their money and are about to give their best friend, carbon tax Carney, $10 billion. Not only will this new capital gains tax increase financial stress, but it will prevent families from transferring wealth to the next generation. The Canadian dream is to build a foundation that one can pass on to one's children. …
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Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise to speak in the House. On behalf of the wonderful people of Calgary Midnapore, whom I continue to be so proud to represent, I am here today speaking to Bill C-66. I will start by saying that as a Conservative and as a woman here in the House of Commons, I believe and Conservatives believe we need to continue to address sexual misconduct, discriminatio…
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Madam Speaker, the numbers speak for themselves: $1.2 billion in defence spending alone. The minister is trying to stand up to defend helping Russia export oil and natural resources, relative to Ukraine, to help stand against our allies. The turbine is what I am talking about. The government is making efforts not to help our ally Israel, not sending equipment that would actually help our allies. I…
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Madam Speaker, I believe the NDP member when she says that the survivors feel that the bill was not thought through well enough, because nothing that has been done by the government has been thought through well enough, or it has been thought through well enough with the bad intention of covering up, which is what we saw in the status of women committee. I stand with the NDP member in her concern …
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Right now, the Canadian Armed Forces are in bad shape, but I think that our leader and our party will make them a priority. We will give our armed forces the funding necessary to do their job. Respecting our friends around the world will create a better armed forces from which all Canadians will benefit.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal-NDP government is not worth the cost or the corruption. Thanks to the leader of the NDP, Canadians have been forced to endure one more year of this cover-up coalition avoiding accountability. From the $60-million arrive scam app to the $200 million spent on McKinsey and the $1-billion green slush fund, the NDP and its leader have been there to cover up for the Liberals at …
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal-NDP government is not worth the cost or the corruption. Thanks to—
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Mr. Speaker, cowgirls and cowboys should dust off their boots. The greatest outdoor show on earth is about to begin. From July 5 to 14, Calgary will welcome visitors from around the globe to celebrate our western way of life. The Stampede Parade kicks off 10 action-packed days, including exciting chuckwagon races and rodeo, as well as live music and entertainment. We have world-class agricultural …
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Madam Speaker, this is a Conservative caucus, an opposition and a government in waiting that supports democracies around the world. I was very proud to testify in front of the member at the procedure and House affairs committee today, where her government, frankly, once again let parliamentarians from all parties down by not reporting the cyber-attack. My point is that Conservatives support democr…
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Madam Speaker, I am not going to talk about the monarchy, but I am going to talk about common sense. A Conservative government will have something for all Canadians, including Quebeckers. Common sense does not just apply to the budget or to just one province. It applies to all of the provinces, including Quebec. Common sense is for all Canadians.
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Madam Speaker, it is the evening when we vote on the estimates, and they are estimates, in fact, because we really never know how much the government is going to spend, so we really can only estimate. Today proves to be no different. This is the result of two things. First, there is the complete out-of-control spending by the Liberal government. We have seen it since 2015, but it has increased rap…
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Madam Speaker, it is very sad that the government continues to point to failed programs. I have said time and time again that the government takes so much from Canadians and gives back little crumbs with the hope of keeping Canadians dependent. The capital gains tax is just another example of that. If the government had its way, Canadians would be dependent on it forever. Conservatives believe in …
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Madam Speaker, what could Canadians not use this $46 billion for? They could use it to put groceries on the table, to put gas in their vehicles and to keep their homes warm. They could use it to buy homes if there were a better supply of habitations in this country at this time. I think the point my wonderful colleague from Edmonton West is making is that the government has unnecessarily spent not…
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Madam Chair, can the President of the Treasury Board confirm that the main estimates bill is in its usual form?
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Madam Chair, I wonder if the President of the Treasury Board could confirm that the supplementary estimates bill is in its usual form.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost or corruption. Dominic Barton, the former global head of McKinsey, was hand-picked by the PM to be the Canadian ambassador to China and the chair of the advisory council on economic growth. Therefore, it is no surprise that, after 2016, McKinsey contracting began to go up and up, with few signs of stopping. He even joined a meeting between McKi…
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Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General report proves the Prime Minister is not worth the cost or the corruption. The NDP-Liberal government spent $200 million on McKinsey, which is just another example of the Prime Minister favouring his insider friends. The AG stated this showed a flagrant disregard for procurement rules, as the government sole-sourced with no justification, and competitive processes w…
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Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the Auditor General will table her report on McKinsey. Now, the Liberals will try to hide their preferential treatment of McKinsey, but the procurement watchdog already said that the government creates criteria specifically designed for McKinsey. The Minister of Procurement also signed a $5.7-million sole-source contract, despite her officials asking her not to, for McKinsey.…
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives are submitting a supplementary report to this Canada Life study. We certainly support the ideas, as mentioned in the main report, relative to comparable rates for physio. These comparisons, of course, should be done when a new plan is being revised and implemented. As well, there is the necessity to deliver service in both official languages. We would also like to ad…
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Mr. Speaker, this week, the Calgary Herald confirmed how hard the people in my city are struggling as a result of the fiscal incompetence and arrogance of the Liberal-NDP government. Since 2019, shelter and food costs have gone up 26% for Calgarians, while electricity and natural gas are up over 70%. Alberta used to be a province of opportunity and economic prosperity, but the Prime Minister has d…
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Madam Speaker, before I begin my speech, I would like to say that I will be sharing my time with the member for Mégantic—L'Érable. Obviously, I am looking forward to hearing his speech. I gave a statement in the House a couple of hours ago about how the citizens of Calgary Midnapore are suffering as a result of nine years of the NDP-Liberal government. I mentioned such tragic things as young adult…
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Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I know that members of the Bloc Québécois never appreciate what Alberta is doing. Frankly, the natural resources sector has given so much to Canada. I think that is obvious with this question. As an Albertan and a Conservative, I can say that my party and I will continue to work for all of Canada, including Quebec. It is important to understand that everyone across Ca…
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Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague, who I enjoy seeing. I also very much enjoyed it when her mother was in the House. The member talks about legislating poverty. It is my belief that she and her party have been legislating poverty for the last 36 months, working hand in hand with the government. She and her party always have a chance to make the choice to leave their agreement so that Canadi…
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Madam Speaker, the numbers that I just shared substantiate that. There are record levels of debt, record levels of deficit and record amounts being spent on consultants. As I have said time and time again in this House, the government takes and takes with one hand and gives a tiny bit back with the other, tiny scraps of what it takes. The member is just trying to perpetuate a mistruth.
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