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Mr. Speaker, let us be clear here. This is not about punishing Canadians born abroad. It is about respecting the meaning of Canadian citizenship. My constituents in Richmond Hill South did not get citizenship handed to them by bloodline. They earned it. They waited. They worked. They sacrificed. All we are saying is, if someone wants citizenship, they should show the same commitment. The bill eras…
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have spent the last 10 years erasing our heritage and breaking our immigration system. Instead of trying to fix that immigration system, fixing that backlog and capping the levels of immigration, they have decided to exploit this opportunity, a bill that was tabled by our side of the aisle under the Senate, and turn it into some vanity ideological project. It is simply in…
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Mr. Speaker, we all remember fond childhood experiences. For me, I grew up going to Hillcrest Mall in Richmond Hill with my family. It is a place where, for over half a century, seniors gathered at the food court for coffee and families came to shop and connect. It was always a safe, welcoming space and a pillar of our community. Just last week, another violent robbery at Hillcrest Mall shook our …
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for his remarks and for a wonderful speech. The Liberals want Canadians to believe this was just a one-off misstep in government procurement, but the facts seem to tell a very different story. It seems to be a troubling pattern. In 2020, the Liberal government awarded a multi-million dollar contract to a two-person shell company, which raised eyebrows …
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Mr. Speaker, is it currently easier for a company in Ontario to export to the United States than it is to Quebec?
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Mr. Speaker, it would cost the average Canadian $5,100 per year. To put it in terms the Minister of Transport would understand, that is a lot of Disney+ subscriptions. Is it not true that the Liberal government has not done anything in the last 10 years to address the interprovincial trade barriers that you just admitted exist?
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Mr. Speaker, it is ironic that the minister is talking about diversifying trade. Should it be easier for a Canadian to import wine from California than it is to import wine from Ontario?
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Mr. Speaker, does the Liberal government plan to incentivize the provinces to remove trade barriers?
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Mr. Speaker, the Constitution gives the federal government jurisdiction over interprovincial trade, and that is under the purview of the minister. Has the Liberal government ever exercised federal jurisdiction in the last 10 years over interprovincial trade barriers?
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Mr. Speaker, the answer is 66%, according to his government's website. While he accuses us of not reading, I guess he does not read his website either. How much of our GDP is interprovincial trade worth?
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Mr. Speaker, how much of our GDP is international trade worth?
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Mr. Speaker, does Canada trade more internationally than within its own borders?
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Mr. Speaker, it is 36%. That is according to the government's website. Is this imbalance not evidence that the Liberal government has failed to support Canadian companies doing business with each other?
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Mr. Speaker, how many interprovincial trade barriers exist in Canada?
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Mr. Speaker, after 10 years of the Liberal government, Canada is barely recognizable. We used to be a country where seniors could walk to the park in peace and where parents could let their kids walk to school safely, but not anymore. Just yesterday, York Regional Police executed 15 search warrants in Richmond Hill and neighbouring communities against criminal organizations. Twenty-three people we…
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