44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 3, 2021 10:00AM
- Dec/3/21 11:19:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is a real pleasure to see you today in this session, and I want to congratulate you.
I am very happy, and I hope there are a lot of questions about the economy today, because we have very good news to share with Canadians who are watching at home today. Thanks to the hard work of Canadians, in November Canada added 154,000 jobs, which is five times more than some had forecasted, to our economy. Our plan is working; our economy is growing.
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- Dec/3/21 11:20:25 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, we all appreciate and understand in this House that small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our economy, and that is why, during this pandemic, as members will recall, this government was there to support them every step of the way.
One thing we said to small businesses is that we have their backs as long as it takes to make sure we get through this pandemic together. We will continue to support them.
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- Dec/3/21 11:21:25 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I am very, very happy to talk about the economy this morning, because I have other good news. In fact, 106% of jobs have been recovered since the pandemic. This is astonishing, and it is thanks to Canadian workers and Canadian businesses. That compares to 83% south of our border.
We will continue to invest in workers. We will continue to invest in our economy. One thing Canadians watching at home understand is that our plan is working.
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- Dec/3/21 11:22:44 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent. He knows that I truly respect him, and I am happy that he has given me the opportunity today to share some good news with the House and with Canadians.
As a result of Canadians' hard work, Canada added 154,000 jobs in November, which is five times higher than what had been forecast for our economy. Canadians can clearly see that our plan is working, because our economy is growing.
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- Dec/3/21 11:24:06 a.m.
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- Re: Bill C-2
Madam Speaker, I understand because earlier this year, I myself helped distribute food hampers to families in need.
If there is one thing that Canadians will remember about our government, it is that when Canada went through a pandemic, we were there to support them. We were there for families, we were there for workers and we were there for businesses.
The best thing to do, and this is the advice I am giving the member opposite, is to support Bill C‑2, which will continue to help Canadian families and workers.
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- Dec/3/21 11:30:23 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is a real pleasure to be rising in the House again today.
I think the member is misleading in her question. In fact, this is not an increase. This is not a tax. We will make sure we will be there. What Canadians understand is that we have been true to them and have been with them every step of the way during this pandemic, and we will continue to be there for small and medium-sized businesses.
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- Dec/3/21 11:31:31 a.m.
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- Re: Bill C-2
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for the question because it gives me a chance to explain something to the House and to Canadians who are watching at home this morning. One thing that Canadians and small businesses across this nation will remember is that we have been with them every step of the way through this pandemic, both at the start and during the pandemic, and we will continue.
I have one piece of free advice for the Conservatives. If they are genuine in wanting to help small businesses in Canada, why do they not support Bill C-2 instead of voting against it like they did yesterday?
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- Dec/3/21 11:35:29 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question.
I am from the Mauricie region, and I am very familiar with the forestry industry and companies like Rémabec and Resolute. My riding is even home to the École forestière in La Tuque.
If there is one thing that the Canadians watching at home this morning need to know, it is that the Minister of International Trade is in Washington today to defend the interests of forestry workers.
If there is one thing Canadians know, it is that we will always be there to defend the interests of the forestry industry and its workers and to work with—
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- Dec/3/21 11:36:41 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, one thing that Canadians know for sure is that we on this side of the House know how to stand up for the interests of Canadian businesses and industries.
We demonstrated this when duties were imposed on the steel and aluminum industry, for example.
In addition, as I just mentioned while running out of breath, the Minister of International Trade is in Washington at this very moment, standing up for the interests of forestry workers and defending the interests of the industry. That is what we are doing today, and that is what we will continue to do.
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- Dec/3/21 11:56:30 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is quite a pleasure to see you again this morning.
I am happy to see that my hon. colleague wants to talk about geography. Let me mention a few countries: the United States, Mexico, Germany, the eurozone and New Zealand. What do they have in common? More inflation than Canada. The member will know that the latest inflation number for Canada was 4.7%.
What Canadians understand at home is that we have a plan to grow this economy, and that our plan is working.
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- Dec/3/21 11:58:52 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, that is a very important question. The members know that on this side of the House we have been there for small businesses and that we have been there for businesses throughout the pandemic.
I take this question very seriously. If the hon. member has a case in point, we would be happy to look at it on this side of the House and provide a response.
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- Dec/3/21 12:08:10 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I appreciate the point made by the opposition House leader.
I apologize if my colleague was offended by what I said. That was not my intention.
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