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Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Luc Berthold: they do not want to talk about the Prime Minister because they know that we will talk about ethics and ethics violations. There was the Prime Minister for vacationing on a private island, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities for giving a permit to a company with ties to his family, the Prime Minister a second time in the SNC-Lavalin matter, the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development for awarding her best friend a contract, the member for Hull--Aylmer , and we learned yesterday that the interim Ethics Commissioner, the sister-in-law of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, had resigned. To whom will the Prime Minister now turn for advice about his next vacation at the estate of his rich friends from the Trudeau Foundation?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Francois-Philippe Champagne: what Canadians watching today are most concerned about is seeing the Conservative Party obsessed with issues that do not concern Canadians. Canadians are concerned about three things. The Conservatives would do well to listen to Canadians a little more. The first thing is the cost of living and the cost of food. That is why we are giving 11 million Canadians the rebate. The second thing is health care and family doctors. The third thing is building the economy of the future. That is exactly what we are doing with Volkswagen, which we will be celebrating tomorrow in St. Thomas.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Luc Berthold: Canadians are concerned about ethics, but the Liberals are not. No doubt a pile of work is waiting for the next Ethics Commissioner, what with the Trudeau Foundation and its ties to the Prime Minister, the Beijing regime and its influence over the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister's fondness for luxury vacations at the homes of his wealthy friends. The new Ethics Commissioner only needs to meet two essential requirements. They must not be a member of the Trudeau Foundation or a relative of a Liberal cabinet member. Will these two requirements be met, yes or no?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos: a lot of people in the House wonder what interests members of the opposition. In my opinion, there is at least one thing that should interest them. I am referring to the huge, fantastic announcement made a few weeks ago at the Davie shipyard, in the greater Quebec City area. I know that my colleagues from across Quebec, including my Conservative colleagues, will realize what a game-changer the creation of a major international shipbuilding hub will be for the economy, the industry and the technological environment of the greater Quebec City region. I am sure that even my Conservative colleagues I see here in the House ought to be delighted by this announcement.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay: Quebec was already outraged to see Ottawa offer Boeing a $9-billion contract for military aircraft without a call for tenders and without a penny in spinoffs for Quebec. However, it is worse now that we know that the American jets that Ottawa wants to buy are lemons. According to La Presse, the U.S. defence department itself has said that there are so many issues with the Poseidon P-8As that they were in for repairs half the time from 2018 to 2020. We will not pay $9 billion for American lemons when we can build better aircraft in Quebec. When will the government hold a real call for tenders?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Francois-Philippe Champagne: I want to thank my colleague for his question. On this side of the House, we all recognize the importance of the aerospace industry across the country, particularly in Quebec. I have been in contact with Bombardier executives, and everyone in the House agrees that Bombardier is a leading Canadian company that we can all be proud of. We were there for Bombardier at every opportunity, and we will always be there for Bombardier, both now and in the future.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay: that was not particularly convincing. To sum up, Ottawa is pushing aside Quebec's expertise and opting for American planes that even the Americans do not want. This is high treason towards our aerospace industry. Quebec has all the components to assemble an aircraft from A to Z. Ottawa does not have the right to offer Boeing $9 billion of taxpayers' money without a call for tenders, especially for planes that do not even meet the maintenance criteria. Will the government back down and issue a real call for tenders? That is basic common sense.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Francois-Philippe Champagne: on this side of the House, we will never back down. We will always push to defend Quebec's aerospace industry. I think my colleagues are clear on that. As I was saying to my colleague, we are in touch with the aerospace industry, we are in touch with Bombardier. My colleague left out part of the story. Not too long ago, alongside the Quebec government, we announced the largest aerospace investment ever in Canadian history. There is plenty to celebrate in the aerospace industry. We will always be there for the workers.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Dan Albas: yesterday Statistics Canada reported that mortgage interest costs rose 26% in March, making the largest increase on record. Under the Prime Minister , mortgage costs have doubled, and food bank usage is up; he also plans for commuters to pay 41C/ a litre in carbon tax. Does the Prime Minister see that Canadians are struggling, or is he so out of touch that he believes Canadians can just act like him at a Jamaican villa and have their friends pay their bills for them?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Ahmed Hussen: the hon. member should know that the people who are really out of touch are his colleagues, who have said that we should pull back from federal investments in housing. It is the hon. member and his colleagues who have opposed real support for first-time homebuyers. They opposed the $40,000 tax-free first-time homebuyers savings account. They opposed the ban on foreign ownership of Canadian real estate. They opposed the vacancy tax. They opposed investments in affordable housing. Not only did they oppose much-needed rental supports, but they also played procedural games to delay them.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Dan Albas: talking about delays, the minister is the minister of delays. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reported an 11% drop in housing starts. This means we can expect higher rents as supply tightens and more hard-working millennials will be stuck in their parents' basements. If blaming others got housing built, this minister would have delivered results for Canadians. When will the Liberal government stop blaming and start building, or are they just waiting for the Conservative leader to get it done for them?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Ahmed Hussen: Conservatives are a nightmare for Canadians' goals related to accessing affordable housing, accessing home ownership and getting help with rentals. They voted against every single measure brought in the House to help Canadians with their real housing needs. We are the government that has brought back federal leadership in housing. One would think that being in opposition would educate them on the need of the federal government to actually be involved and provide resources for housing. Instead, even in opposition, all their members believe that we should actually pull back from investments in affordable housing. That is a shameful record to run on.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Bernard Genereux: since this Prime Minister took office, the average cost of mortgage payments has doubled in this country. Worse yet, because of the successive increases in interest rates, the cost of interest on mortgage payments was up by 26.4% in March compared to February. It is the largest increase ever recorded. Canadians continue to go into debt and have to give up their dream of home ownership. Will the Prime Minister finally take measures to curb the inflation he himself created?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Ahmed Hussen: the biggest gatekeepers to more housing supply, affordable housing, supports for renters and supports for homebuyers are the Conservatives. How do I know that? It is because every single time that we have brought sensible measures to the House to get supports for Canadian homebuyers and renters, to get supports for affordable housing for the most vulnerable and to increase supply in Canadian municipalities, they have voted against it. Then they have the nerve to come back to the House and talk about helping Canadians. That is shameful.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Randy Boissonnault: I want to thank the hon. member for Laval--Les Iles for his excellent question and for his hard work. If it is passed, the budget implementation act would help meet the challenges of today and tomorrow, as we build a safer, more sustainable and more affordable Canada for Canadians across the country. Here are some of the measures contained in the budget: automatic advance payment of the Canada workers benefit, doubling of the tradespeople's tools deduction, strengthening supply chains and Canada's trade corridors. These are important measures, but, sadly, the Conservatives have already voted against them.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. James Bezan: yesterday, the top secret Discord leak in the United States showed that the Prime Minister has no intention of ever meeting our NATO commitment. It showed that many of our allies are frustrated and disappointed by Canada's response to recent global crises like those in Haiti and Ukraine. The Prime Minister has once again embarrassed Canada on the world stage, and his empty promises have killed our reputation as a trusted ally. Why does the Prime Minister waste billions of taxpayer dollars on his pet projects and lavish vacations while refusing to invest in our military?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Bryan May: we must be clear. The Conservatives actively decided to step back and cut our defence spending and end contributions. We should not forget that it was the Conservatives who set our defence capacity back years by cutting military spending by billions and badly mismanaging our major procurement projects. We have worked hard to reverse this damage by raising spending year over year and delivering key equipment that our armed forces need to do their work. We will keep going and making necessary smart investments in our forces.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Michael Chong: according to The Washington Post, the Prime Minister privately told NATO officials that Canada will never meet the military alliance's defence-spending target. However, that is not what the Prime Minister is telling Canadians publicly. Instead, he is saying that Canada is a reliable partner to NATO and a reliable partner around the world. How does the Prime Minister square his private comments to NATO officials with his public comments to Canadians?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Bryan May: the Canadian Armed Forces play an essential role in defending Canadians and supporting global security. As a founding member of NATO, our commitment to Euro-Atlantic and global security is ironclad, and we continue to make landmark investments to equip our armed forces. Overall, Canada's defence policy has increased our defence spending by over 70%. We also announced over $8 billion in new spending in budget 2022. We will continue to invest in our Canadian Armed Forces and deliver modern equipment to our military, which is renowned around the world for its excellence and professionalism.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Michael Chong: when the object over Canadian airspace was shot down by an American F-22 on February 11, the defence minister said at the time that the process was sound and that it was NORAD doing what it is supposed to do. Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that, according to the Pentagon's assessment, Canada's military response was delayed by one hour, necessitating U.S. assistance. How does the defence minister square her public comments with the Pentagon's assessment?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Bryan May: as we have said, our government is making landmark investments to increase our ability to operate in and defend the Arctic, including announcing a robust $40-billion plan to modernize our continental defence. This is the most significant update to Canadian NORAD capabilities in almost four decades. We awarded a $122-million contract to strengthen the CFS Alert. We are conducting joint exercises in the Arctic, and we have purchased six Arctic offshore patrol ships. We will continue to do more as needed.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Steven Guilbeault: I thank my colleague from Pontiac for the question and her advocacy on this issue. During the last G7 meeting, Canada, as the British climate minister said, played a leadership role in holding us to our commitments to end fossil fuel subsidies sooner than our G20 and G7 partners and phase out coal. Every G7 country commended Canada's leadership on adopting the ambitious agreement on nature that was signed in Montreal at COP15, where countries committed to protecting at least 30% of our land and oceans by 2030.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Leah Gazan: two weeks ago, the remains of Linda Mary Beardy, a 33-year-old indigenous woman, were found in the Brady landfill in Winnipeg. On Saturday, the remains of another woman were found near the Red River. They deserve to be honoured. They deserve justice. This ongoing genocide requires an urgent national response, including creating a nationwide red dress alert program. Should we go missing, we must be found. Will this government take immediate action to implement a red dress alert and save lives now?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Pam Damoff: I want to thank the hon. member for her advocacy for putting a red dress alert in place across the country. As the member knows, I have made a commitment to work with her on this. Our budget also included a commitment to working on a red dress alert. I thank her for her advocacy, and I look forward to working with her to implement it. Of course, along with all members, we need to do better when it comes to missing and murdered indigenous women and girls.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Mike Morrice: Ashley Smith died in segregation in 2007 at the Grand Valley Institution for Women. Then, in 2016, Terry Baker died at Grand Valley while also in segregation. An inquest into her death was called in 2017, but it has been delayed twice; this time, it was because Correctional Service Canada would not provide the necessary documents. It did not even give a reason. Will the minister direct Correctional Services to stop stalling this important inquest?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Ms. Pam Damoff: our thoughts are with Terry Baker's family, friends and all who knew her. We were also disappointed that the inquest was delayed; we hoped that it would shed a light on the tragic and devastating events of 2016. I want to thank the hon. member for his advocacy. I look forward to continuing to work with him on conditions of confinement, not only at GVI but at institutions across the country.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Gord Johns: I rise on a point of order. In question period, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement cited the government's commitment in budget 2023 to reduce outsourcing by 15%. I am just asking for clarification. Is that on the 400% increase in outsourcing or is that on the 2015 amount of outsourcing?
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Speaker: I am now ready to rule on the question of privilege raised on April 17 by the member for Pickering--Uxbridge concerning comments made following Oral Questions on March 31 by the member for Fort McMurray--Cold Lake . In her intervention, the member for Pickering--Uxbridge alleged that the member for Fort McMurray--Cold Lake had intentionally misled the House by falsely accusing her of having made a statement containing offensive words. This, she suggested, was a misuse of the privilege of freedom of speech. She categorically denied having made such a statement and felt that the accusation had damaged her reputation. She added that her ability to perform her duties had been hindered because of these allegations, since her office received several threatening and aggressive phone calls, emails and social media reactions. For her part, the member for Fort McMurray--Cold Lake asserted that her version of the events was different than that of the member for Pickering--Uxbridge . She countered that this matter did not meet the standards needed to establish that a member deliberately misled the House, and thus did not rise to the threshold of a question of privilege. The Chair has had an opportunity to review the proceedings. No part of the off microphone exchanges between the members for Fort McMurray--Cold Lake and Pickering--Uxbridge was captured in the transcript or by the video recording. In a ruling on a similar matter, on October 30, 2006, found at page 4414 of the Debates, Speaker Milliken stated, and I quote: ...requesting an apology or a withdrawal is predicated on a common agreement about what actually took place, either because the exchange appears in the official record or because both parties acknowledge that the exchange took place. In this case, the official record is not helpful and the Speaker is faced with a dispute, indeed a contradiction, about what actually happened. This also appears to be the case here. One member alleges that something was said, while the other denies having said it. The Chair has no reason to doubt that both members sincerely thought they were right and, therefore, I can only conclude a misunderstanding between them. One way to avoid such misunderstandings is to be civil with each other at all times. The Chair is cognizant that exchanges in the House, on and off the record, can sometimes become heated. However, the Chair would urge members to be judicious with the words they use. There are alternative ways to make one's point and still remain respectful with each other. As to whether the events described constitute a question of privilege, as indicated, the Chair does not believe that it has been established that there was a clear intent to mislead. Finally, it is not clear how the member was prevented from fulfilling her parliamentary duties. Accordingly, the Chair cannot find a prima facie case of privilege. I consider the matter closed. I thank members for their attention.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Luc Berthold: I would like to start with a brief comment. This is the first of five consecutive sitting weeks in the House. We are asking a lot of all those who have families at home. I therefore want to salute and thank our families for allowing us to do the work in this place of representing not only our constituents, but all Canadians. Concerning the questions I have for the Government House leader, we are very interested in who will be the next Ethics Commissioner. We hope that by the next time we return to our ridings, the government will give us a clear indication of who is to be appointed the next Ethics Commissioner. In the meantime, let us try to avoid scandals. I would like to ask the Government House leader to inform members of the agenda for the remainder of this week and next week.
Labour
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Hon. Mark Holland: first, I echo my hon. colleague's statements. The next nine of the 10 weeks the House will be sitting is a long time away from families, and our families do sacrifice a lot, which is a really important point to emphasize. He and I could have a longer discussion about the Ethics Commissioner. We are both very anxious to see that important position filled, and I am sure he and I could work together on that. With respect to the business of the House, tomorrow morning we are going to start second reading of Bill C-47 , the budget implementation act. On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of next week, we will continue with debate of the budget bill. On Wednesday, we will call Bill C-13 , concerning the Official Languages Act, at report stage and third reading. On Friday, we will resume second reading debate of Bill C-42 regarding the Canada Business Corporations Act. Finally, there have been discussions among all parties and if you seek it, I am certain you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order, or usual practice of the House: (a) on Thursday, May 4, 2023, when the House adjourns, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, May 8, 2023, at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1), provided that, for the purposes of any standing order, it shall have deemed to have sat on Friday, May 5, 2023; (b) on Thursday, May 18, 2023, when the House adjourns, it shall stand adjourned until Monday, May 29, 2023, at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Orders 24(1) and 28(2), provided that, for the purposes of any standing order, it shall have been deemed to have sat on Friday, May 19, 2023; and (c) any standing, standing joint, special, and special joint committees, as well as their subcommittees, shall not be empowered to sit on both Fridays.
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux: it is interesting how the member is kind of twisting her arguments around to talk about an election and foreign interference under this particular piece of legislation. I would like to remind the member, and then pose it in the form of a question, that foreign interference in elections is nothing new. In fact, the Harper regime, many years ago, was told about it, and Stephen Harper chose to do nothing. The minister who was responsible for doing something was the current leader of the Conservative Party . He, too, chose to do nothing at all. I am wondering if the member should not be reserving some of her criticism towards her leader and the former prime minister who sat on their butts and did absolutely nothing on foreign interference.
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mrs. Stephanie Kusie: this is what we hear repeatedly from the government, that it is not its fault, even though after eight years of the Liberal government we have Canadians at food banks, we have mortgages and rents that have doubled, we have a public service strike of a magnitude we have not seen in 40 years, and we have had foreign interference. A Poilievre government will change this. A Poilievre government will take responsibility--
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mr. Rene Villemure: rather than fixating on whose fault it is, which is not getting us anywhere, I would like my colleague, who gave a very interesting speech, to tell us whether she believes that Bill C-27 is still as valid as it was before the advent of generative AI, specifically ChatGPT. Do we need to start over or is she happy with the result?
Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022
Date: 2023_04_20
Chamber: HOUSE OF COMMONS
Mrs. Stephanie Kusie: I think that we need to do something about AI. Based on what I read in this bill and in the newspapers, there is a lot of work to do. With regard to what the member said at the beginning of his comment about whose fault this is, it will never be the fault of the Bloc Quebecois members, since they will never form the government.