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Mr. Speaker, while I know the Leader of the Opposition is not interested in working with the Prime Minister, here is who is: the Premier of Alberta, the Premier of Saskatchewan, the Premier of Ontario and the Premier of Nova Scotia. They are all conservatives, and they all want to work with us. Maybe the Conservatives could take a page from the provincial premiers.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance is not the only person with good news. The Prime Minister today announced $5 billion of new investment in this country from Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Portugal. We are focused on bringing capital to this country and investment into this country to create jobs. They are focused on talking down Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member talks about critical minerals. I have good news. Today we found 13 new projects to invest in critical minerals, with $5 billion invested in Canada and in critical minerals from seven different allied countries. Maybe they should watch the news sometime.
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Mr. Speaker, while I know the member across does not want to help us build Canada, let us talk about who does want to help us build Canada. Today, we announced $5 billion in new investment from Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Portugal. They want to help us build. Why do the Conservatives not try and help build?
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the Minister of Finance, is not the only person who has good news today. I want to let members know that the 2,000 workers at Woodfibre LNG are working hard, and they will be producing new LNG in 2027. By the way, the 1,000 workers at Cedar LNG are also working hard, and they will be producing new LNG in 2028. More good news is that the sunrise project is going to start …
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Mr. Speaker, while the opposition talks Canada down, we are building. We are building with $8 billion in Goose Bay. We are building new wind farms in Nova Scotia. We are building new nuclear plants in Ontario. We are building new pipelines in British Columbia and Alberta. All they do is talk us down. We are building.
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Mr. Speaker, I know they want to go back six years and re-fight an election from six years ago. Unfortunately, it is today, which is good for Canada. What we hear is the Premier of Alberta saying she has never been as optimistic about the country. We hear that from all of the premiers. They want to build with the government. Instead of talking us down, why do the Conservatives not get on board and…
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Mr. Speaker, while the Leader of the Opposition chooses to cherry-pick points, what we know is that the head of the Bank of Canada said that our economy continues to show real resilience in the face of illegal and unjust tariffs and in the face of two economy-destroying wars. Canadians want us to focus on building. That is why we are building transmission. That is why we are building new hydro. Th…
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Mr. Speaker, maybe instead of reading headlines, he would actually talk to people like the CEO of Shell, who just invested $20 billion in this country and is about to invest another $40 billion in LNG Canada, too. Why do they not actually try to help build?
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Mr. Speaker, we do not need any lessons from them about building. We are building transmission lines in New Brunswick. We are building wind farms in Nova Scotia. We are building new nuclear in Ontario. We are building pipelines in British Columbia. We are building pipelines in Alberta. We do not need any lessons from them on how to build.
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Mr. Speaker, the member says that investment is leaving the country. How about the $20 billion that Shell just invested in this country? How about the $8 billion being invested for the Canadian Armed Forces in Goose Bay? How about the wind farms in Nova Scotia? How about the Darlington nuclear reactors in his province? They say investment is leaving this country. They should wake up and see what i…
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Mr. Speaker, what I am not interested in is his job. I am interested in the 18,000 jobs we have created at Darlington. I am interested in the 2,000 jobs we have created at Contrecœur. I am interested in the 8,000 jobs at LNG Canada. I am interested in the 5,000 jobs we are going to create at Ksi Lisims. I could keep going. He should start worrying about his job.
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Mr. Speaker, all Canadians, except for the Leader of the Opposition, understand that we have the most integrated economy with the Americans in the world. They understand our economy continues to show resilience in the face of illegal and unjustified tariffs. They understand we are facing two global economy-destroying wars. Canadians want us to work to build, not to talk down, Canada. That is why w…
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Mr. Speaker, the Hope Bay project shows what we can accomplish when Inuit are at the table from the start. This $2‑billion investment will create jobs, generate economic opportunity and support long-term prosperity for Nunavut. Our government's $25‑million investment in the Inuit-owned Hope Bay wind project will help reduce diesel use and improve energy security in the Arctic. That is how we build…
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member from Nunavut for her important advocacy in the riding. Conservatives should start to listen to her a little more. The Hope Bay project shows what we can accomplish when Inuit partners are at the table from the start. This $2‑billion investment will create jobs, generate economic opportunity and support long-term prosperity in Nunavut. Our—
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Mr. Speaker, while they continue to run down Canada, what we are doing is building. We are building in Quebec with Nouveau Monde Graphite. We are building new nuclear right here in Ontario. We are building new mines in Thompson, Manitoba. We are building four new mines in Saskatchewan. We are building new pipelines in British Columbia and Alberta. We are building new mines and LNG in British Colum…
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member should do his economic homework. He should understand that Canada is the country most integrated with the United States in the world. The United States has declared a trade war on us. This side of the House understands that. We will control what we can control. That is why we are building four new mines at Red Chris. That is why we are building new pipelines under Sunr…
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives really have to stop these conspiracy theories. When Canadian companies invest abroad, they are building strong. We have the single biggest foreign investment in this country in over two decades. We can look at Shell, which just invested $20 billion in this country. The Conservatives cannot actually see beyond their conspiracy theories. We are building in every provin…
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Mr. Speaker, in that question, I think there were at least three conspiracy theories going on in the member's head. What we are doing is trying to build Canada strong. That is why we are building nuclear in Ontario. That is why we are building new wind and transmission in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. That is why we are building new LNG and mines in British Columbia. That is why we are building e…
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Mr. Speaker, if they did not spend so much time working on their clips, they might see people like the CEO of Shell, who just invested $20 billion in this country. They might see Chief Clayton of the Nisga'a Nation, who yesterday said she is looking forward to “manag[ing] prosperity” instead of “managing poverty”. That is how we are building Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, we could go on and on. Why does the member not come to Dease Lake, where we are investing billions in a new mine? Why does he not go to Nunavut and see where we have invested $4 billion in a new mine in Nunavut? They are so busy working on their clips, they are not actually seeing what is happening in this country.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for the support on export diversification. Yesterday, I was in British Columbia to announce that Canada has reached—
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Mr. Speaker, to share with the members opposite, yesterday I was in British Columbia to announce that Canada has reached a historic agreement to sell low-carbon LNG to Germany. This LNG was sourced from Ksi Lisims LNG, which is co-owned by the Nisg̱a'a Nation. It is expected to generate nearly $30 billion of private sector investment. It will export Canada's first LNG to Europe, supporting global …
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Mr. Speaker, instead of the Leader of the Opposition lifting kettlebells, maybe he should come to Kitimat and see where we are building new LNG facilities. Maybe he should come to Dease Lake, where we are building the biggest mines in the world. Maybe he should come to Darlington, where we are building new nuclear reactors. Maybe he should come to Nova Scotia, where we are building new projects. M…
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his leadership on this issue. If we want to build one strong Canadian economy, strengthen our energy security and seize the economic opportunities of electrification, we need a more connected grid from east to west. This is why our national electricity strategy will refer the development of a new comprehensive transmission interconnect investment s…
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Mr. Speaker, maybe he should read about what the CEO of Shell said. The CEO of Shell said that Canada is the best place in the world to invest, and he just put $20 billion behind that statement. The CEO of Enbridge put $4 billion behind his statement, so maybe they should look a little harder in the paper.
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Mr. Speaker, if the member took the cotton out of his ears, he would have heard there was a pipeline being built from Taylor to Gordondale. He would have heard there was an expansion of the largest pipeline system in British Columbia. He would have heard there was $8 billion being spent in Goose Bay. He would have heard there was $500 million being spent on a new wind farm in Nova Scotia. He would…
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Mr. Speaker, here is what the head of the International Energy Agency says: Oil and gas may be in short supply, but so are two other commodities, “trust and predictability.” He believes this government has all four of those, plus nuclear ambition, plus uranium, plus critical minerals, plus potash. That is how we help the world.
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Mr. Speaker, let me quote again from what the Premier of Alberta said last Thursday. She has never been as optimistic as she is now about the future of Alberta, working with this federal government. Maybe they should try working with this federal government for a minute.
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Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition would spend less time on his social media clips, he would see that we are building a pipeline from Taylor to Gordondale, he would see we are building a pipeline in British Columbia, and he might see that the Premier of Alberta just said, again, that she has never been more optimistic about the opportunities in Alberta than today. Maybe he should read th…
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Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition would take some time away from his social media clips and look at what is happening, we are building a new pipeline from Taylor to Gordondale, we are building a new pipeline—
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Mr. Speaker, what I can tell the member opposite is that we have European governments contracting with LNG facilities today to buy LNG from Canada. Shell, a European company, just invested $20 billion into Canada because it wants to build more LNG here. Maybe the Conservatives could read the papers.
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Mr. Speaker, if instead of working on their social media clips, they actually spent some time talking to proponents, they would understand that we approved the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline, and Pembina is building a pipeline. They would understand that Enbridge approved the Sunrise pipeline and is building a pipeline. Also, if they actually talked to the Government of Alberta, they would understa…
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Mr. Speaker, if the Conservatives would stop focusing on their social media clips and focused on what is happening, they would see that Pembina Pipeline is building a Taylor to Gordondale pipeline this summer. They would see that Enbridge is building the Sunrise pipeline this summer. If they talked to the Government of Alberta, they would realize that the Government of Alberta is bringing forward …
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Mr. Speaker, here is what is not an illusion: $4 billion going into the Canadian economy this summer; 2,500 new jobs on the Sunrise expansion this summer; and $3 million annually in new GDP from this summer forward. If the Conservatives bothered to talk to the Alberta government, they would understand that it is bringing its proposal forward this summer, for the benefit of the people of Alberta an…
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Mr. Speaker, maybe instead of reading the paper, the member should go online and see that we actually cut CPP deductions from paycheques. We are making it cheaper and more affordable for people to work, and we are adding 100,000 new Red Seal jobs. Read the paper. Read all the paper.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives read only half the newspaper, obviously. If they had read the other half, they would have seen the CEO of Shell say that it has never been as attractive a time to invest in the energy sector of this country. They would have said that they are excited about the development of LNG in this country and that they are excited about the jobs that are going to be created. Th…
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Mr. Speaker, the opposition members claim they care about affordability, but they voted against a tax cut for 22 million people. They voted against the groceries and essentials benefit. They voted against $10-a-day day care. I could keep going. We have nothing to learn from them about affordability.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think he heard me: $3.3 billion in annual GDP, 2,500 new jobs and $700 million in new tax revenues. These guys just cannot see something good when it is ready to hit them right between the—
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Mr. Speaker, I will help the member opposite understand what we are good at. We are good at building. How about the Taylor to Gordondale pipeline? How about the NexGen uranium mine? How about the Foran copper mine? How about the Voisey's Bay mine? How about the Darlington nuclear reactor? How about the new wind farm in Nova Scotia? We know how to build. The Conservatives know how to complain.
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Mr. Speaker, the Sunrise project is about building Canada stronger. It is about $4 billion in new investment into our economy. It is about $3.3 billion in annual GDP. It is about 2,500 new construction jobs starting this summer. As the member said, it is about empowering 38 first nations to participate in economic reconciliation. This is a win for everyone in Canada.
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Mr. Speaker, while they are complaining, this is what we are doing: We are getting things built. On Friday, we announced the $4.4-billion expansion of the Sunrise pipeline project, which generates $3.3 billion in annual GDP. It adds 2,500 construction jobs this summer. It adds $700 million in tax revenue to B.C. and the federal government to build Canada strong. That is what we are doing.
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Mr. Speaker, here is what the central bankers know: Canada has the strongest economy in the G7. We have the highest debt rating of any country in the world. The Conservatives should learn how to balance books.
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Mr Speaker, what we have said is that we will not do a bad deal. What we will do is control our own destiny. We will build. Let me give the member some examples: $8 billion to 5 Wing Goose Bay, a new wind farm in New Brunswick, a new intertie in New Brunswick, a new port in Montreal, a new graphite mine in Quebec and a new nuclear reactor in Ontario. I could keep going. That is how we build Canada…
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Mr. Speaker, we have announced $2.5 billion in targeted support for the businesses and workers in the forestry sector. We have just finished an industry task force for recommendations on how to do more. We will pivot to grow. That $2.5 billion will be used to help the 300 communities dependent on forestry in this country.
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Mr. Speaker, I will help the member get off that clickbait and go through what we are doing in the provinces: $8 billion in Goose Bay, a new transmission line between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, a new wind farm in Nova Scotia, a new port in Montreal, a new SMR in Ontario, a new mine in Manitoba, multiple new mines in Saskatchewan, new CCUS in Alberta and a new pipeline in Alberta, new LNG in B.C…
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Mr. Speaker, we are not waiting for the Conservatives. We have already cut taxes by 28¢ a litre. That is not it. We have cut taxes for 22 million Canadians, we have cut the GST, we have introduced the groceries and essentials benefit, and we have reduced the cost of a home in my riding and in all of Ontario by $200,000.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives love to talk about the United States. We have reduced the tax on a litre of gasoline by 28¢; the United States, zero. We know how to do affordability.
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Mr. Speaker, it is interesting that he talks about the United States. While we have cut taxes by 28¢ a litre already, the United States has cut the taxes on gas by zero. That is the difference between a government that cares about affordability and one that does not.
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Mr. Speaker, as I said, we have already cut the gas tax by 28¢. We are not stopping there. We have cut taxes for 22 million people. We have cut the GST. We have introduced the Canadian groceries and essentials benefit. With all the measures, we have made housing cheaper by $200,000 a home. That is what making affordability looks like.
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