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Mr. Speaker, this is a little bit out of the scope of my colleague's file, but the Liberals really missed a key opportunity with this piece of legislation. Over seven million Canadians are without a primary care physician. We are in a mental health crisis within our country, and they could have very easily included provisions for a blue seal program within this bill. I would like to hear our hon. …
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Mr. Speaker, a nurse was strangled unconscious, Vancouver police officers were set on fire as they arrested a repeat offender, a Victoria paramedic was violently assaulted while attending an overdose call, a firefighter was attacked with a machete while resuscitating an overdose victim, and a Manitoba nurse was stabbed with a needle. Our first responders and health care workers are targeted, attac…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals failed first responders and health care workers, for 10 years, who are calling for bail reform. For 10 years, the Liberals have put criminals' rights before victims. Violent crime has surged 50% since 2015. The Liberals' reckless drug policies have turned our hospitals and our communities into war zones. Nurses and other health care workers face horrific abuse every singl…
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Mr. Speaker, it is alway somebody else's fault. Jacob Funk has been arrested 37 times, and 37 times he has been released, over nine times in the past month. On April 27, it was assault with a weapon and uttering threats. On May 27, it was break and enter and disguising face. On June 8, it was assaulting a peace officer, resisting arrest and breach of release. On June 12, it was assault and utterin…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' catch-and-release policies are so bad that mayors and city councillors are pre-emptively writing letters to Crown counsel begging them to keep the bad guys in jail. Mayor Rathor of Williams Lake recently wrote, “We vehemently oppose Jacob Daniel FUNK’s release.... The actions of this individual have put our residents and property at significant risk.” He said that when J…
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Mr. Speaker, I just want to remind our colleagues, since we have a lot of new colleagues on both sides of the House, particularly in the back row of the government, that no photos are allowed to be taken during debate within the House. I just want to make sure that I have the ruling right, Mr. Speaker, and I put the question to you whether that is correct or not.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. colleague got up once again to speak. I would be frustrated if I were one of the new members on that side of the House; they do not get up to speak, but the member gets up all the time. Our hon. colleague and the one before him, the member for Kingston and the Islands, spoke of the light bulb industry and how Canada moved to LED bulbs. The EV mandate facts are that by 2026, 2…
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Mr. Speaker, I want to ask if the member remembers whether the Liberals actually campaigned on net zero or campaigned on mandating to Canadians what type of vehicle they should own or purchase.
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Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague across the way on his maiden speech. There is a lot to unpack in it. There are a lot of questions with regard to this legislation. Notwithstanding the government's plans for the 26 million or 27 million vehicles on the roads as we speak, here is the question I have for my colleague across the way. When he was running to represent his constituents, did he te…
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Madam Speaker, our hon. colleague spoke of her community and her riding being the heart of vehicle manufacturing for our country. When Bev Goodman, CEO of Ford Canada, called for the EV mandate to be repealed; Kristian Aquilina, president of General Motors Canada, urged the Liberals to scrap the EV mandate; and Brian Kingston, president and CEO of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, a…
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Mr. Speaker, it is that time of year again: It is rodeo season. It is time to rope that dream, blow off some steam and head to Cariboo—Prince George for the greatest shows on dirt. Starting this weekend, there is the Prince George Western Heritage Society rodeo and the 4th Annual Logan Parent Memorial Bulls & Barrels in 100 Mile House. In two weeks, there will be the 97th annual Williams Lake Stam…
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Mr. Speaker, Tyler Dunlap was 17 years old; Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18; Evelina Baldelli, 16; Kamilah Sword, 14; Elliot Eurchuk, 16; Mathis Boivin, 15; Darian Clayton-Fleet, 18; Nikkia Sugar, 15; Katherine McParland, 19; Logan Williams, 16; Chayton Point, 13; and Brianna MacDonald, 13. The leading cause of death for youth in my province of British Columbia is overdose. These are kids, and they are…
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Mr. Speaker, after a decade of failed drug policies, increasing deaths and revolving-door prisons, the soft-on-crime Liberals still do not get it. Another drug bust in Williams Lake has resulted in a repeat offender's being caught with so-called safe supply. He was arrested in the morning and released the very same day. If the minister will not take repeat offenders off the street for good, will h…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberal members like to stand up and say it is a new government, it is a new day and it is a new Prime Minister, and that we should be looking forward, not backwards. If it is a new day, and a new man with a plan who has no ties to GC Strategies, why does he not just ask for the money back?
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Mr. Chair, can any premier veto any project on a whim?
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Mr. Chair, does the minister still feel the same way about decriminalizing drugs?
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Mr. Chair, the actual number is 35. Eleven mills have closed in my riding alone. How many job losses have there been in the forestry industry since the government came to power?
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Mr. Chair, is the minister comfortable with his record as the mayor of Vancouver in terms of the cost of housing over the course of his tenure?
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Mr. Chair, how many mills have closed in B.C. since the minister's party came to power in 2015?
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Mr. Chair, there were 20 LNG projects and only one was done.
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Mr. Chair, the minister is on record saying, “Factors such as the impact of the [drug injection] site on crime rates and expressions of community support or opposition should not be relevant to the Federal Government’s approval process.” Does he still feel the same way?
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Mr. Chair, safe injection sites disrupt communities and devalue properties. The minister's radical policies have contributed to Vancouver's housing hell. Is the minister proud of that?
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Mr. Chair, I will be splitting my time three ways. The minister said that he has completed a number of projects, and then he backtracked and said that he was part of a number of projects. I hope he can get his answers correct. Does the minister consider a 5% completion rate successful?
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Mr. Chair, Premier Eby said that there would be no new pipelines through B.C. Does the minister agree with this, yes or no?
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Mr. Chair, can any premier veto any project on a whim?
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Mr. Chair, with all due respect, it is the minister's file and he should know these answers. How many LNG projects were on the books in B.C. when the Liberals came to power in 2015?
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Mr. Chair, when was the last time Canada had a softwood lumber agreement with the U.S.?
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Mr. Chair, I will ask again, how many rental properties does he have?
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Mr. Chair, the minister is on record as saying decriminalizing illicit drugs would be a life-saving shift. Does he still feel the same way?
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Mr. Chair, it is easy to say, “I have none.” If he has none, why does he not declare it?
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Mr. Chair, over 40,000 jobs have been lost. These are friends, colleagues and family members in my riding.
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Mr. Chair, how many rental properties does the minister have?
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Mr. Chair, how will the government stop the mill closures in northern B.C.?
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Mr. Chair, what is the value of softwood lumber exports?
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Mr. Chair, I will be splitting my time three ways. When the minister first became mayor of Vancouver in 2008, he promised affordable housing, fewer drug overdoses, lower crime and to end homelessness by 2015. How did that work out?
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Mr. Chair, the answer is 20. How many were completed?
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Mr. Chair, over 50,000 Canadians have lost their lives to overdose. Our province of British Columbia is one of the worst. It is experiencing the worst opioid crisis in our country. The minister is now a member of the government. What will be his actions to represent our province at the cabinet table?
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Mr. Chair, why has the government allowed American tariffs to gut the B.C. forestry industry for 10 years?
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Mr. Chair, that was 2015. It has been 10 years since the government has been in power and had the opportunity to secure a softwood lumber agreement, but it failed each time. How much has the American government collected in tariffs in Canadian softwood since 2015?
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Mr. Chair, for the last 10 years, the Liberal government has been in power. Overdose is the leading cause of death for youth aged 10 to 18 in our province. What are the minister's thoughts on that?
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Mr. Speaker, in my hometown of Williams Lake, with a population of 10,000, six prolific offenders have committed 98% of the crime. When they are in jail, the crime rate goes down. When they are out on the streets, the crime rate goes up. Businesses cannot even get mandatory insurance anymore due to the high rates of vandalism. On top of that, our communities are faced with an out-of-control overdo…
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Madam Speaker, we all follow the various rules of Parliament, one being with respect to attire in the House that is suitable. Last night during the vote, a Conservative member's vote was not counted because the government made a point of raising an issue with respect to his attire. I ask you for clarification on the outfit this member is wearing. As we all know, men must wear a suit jacket and tie…
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Madam Speaker, congratulations to my hon. colleague on his maiden speech. I think the member may be the only one who has mentioned the opioid and addictions crisis that has gripped our country. The Speech from the Throne was 2,500 words long, and there was not one mention of the opioid crisis and the fentanyl crisis that have gripped our nation. How does the member feel about that lack of acknowle…
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Madam Speaker, we hear from the other side that the Liberals were elected on a strong mandate, that Canadians gave them a strong mandate. We are sitting on the eve of more tariffs being levied against our steel industry. The Prime Minister was elected because he was apparently the man with the plan, yet we are seeing he has no plan. Does my colleague think Canadians were sold a bill of goods and t…
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Mr. Speaker, it has been a week, and our hon. colleague talked a lot about the Speech from the Throne and how the words that were spoken by His Majesty have woven a clear and concrete plan forward for our nation. He also talked about what he did not hear on the doorsteps. I want to tell our hon. colleague what I did not hear in the Speech from the Throne. I did not hear mention of our opioid crisi…
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague mentioned something that is near and dear to me, being in a rural remote area in Cariboo—Prince George, in northern British Columbia, which is the connectivity issues. There is a serious lack of connectivity in some of the areas in my region. However, I would like to go on a topic that I have not talked about yet and asked the members opposite about, and that is crime. In…
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Mr. Speaker, what message does it send to the friends, families and colleagues of the over 51,000 Canadians who lost their lives due to the overdose and opioid crisis since 2016 that the Liberals do not even have a minister of mental health and addictions and have done away with that portfolio? What message does it send to our first nations communities? What message does it send to all the rural a…
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Mr. Speaker, the Speech from the Throne had 2,500 words but not a single mention of the fentanyl crisis, the opioid crisis, that has gripped our nation, nor a single mention of the 51,000 Canadians who have lost their lives since 2016. I know my hon. colleague is new, but I would like to know how she feels about the fact that her government has failed. The new Prime Minister, the man with the plan…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' throne speech was 2,500 words, yet there was not one mention of the opioid crisis or the unprecedented crime wave caused by their policies. Last week in my hometown of Williams Lake, the city council passed a motion to declare a state of emergency in response to the rising rates of vandalism, open drug use, arson, theft, overdose and public indecency. Businesses cannot e…
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