44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 30, 2022 02:00PM
- Nov/30/22 2:50:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that a responsible approach to keeping our communities safe needs to have multiple facets, and that is exactly what we are doing by freezing the market on handguns; investing more in CBSA, so it can interdict illegal firearms coming into this country; and yes, moving forward to ensure that it is no longer legal to buy, sell, own or use military-style assault weapons in this country, which is something the Conservative Party wants to reverse.
We are, on top of that, continuing to invest in police officers, despite the fact that the Conservatives slashed resources for policing, and we are continuing to invest in community programs and safety.
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- Nov/30/22 2:51:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister continues to deny he is going after hunting rifles, but I am looking at the list right now, and it has hundreds and hundreds of perfectly common, reasonable and legitimate hunting rifles on it. Members do not have to take my word for it. They can take the word of the tens of thousands of hunters who have already reached out to MPs in every party across this chamber, including Liberal members with rural Canadian seats. I know they have received these emails as well.
No one believes that going after hunters and farmers is going to solve the crime issue under the Prime Minister's watch, or perhaps the Prime Minister believes it. Perhaps he is just trying to change the channel from his failed record on public safety. When will he stop this unfair—
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- Nov/30/22 2:52:14 p.m.
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The Right Hon. Prime Minister.
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- Nov/30/22 2:52:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the member wants to talk about a failed record on public safety, she needs only look at the previous Conservative government, which continued to put forward a supposed tough-on-crime agenda that could not get any of those supposedly tougher laws to actually stick. The fact that they kept getting struck down time and time again by the courts indicated how wrong Conservatives were, not just in their legislation, but also in their attempts to keep Canadians safe.
On this side of the aisle, we are focused on evidence-based policy. We are focused on ensuring that we are supporting communities. We are investing in police, and we are strengthening—
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- Nov/30/22 2:52:59 p.m.
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The hon. member for Burnaby South.
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- Nov/30/22 2:53:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, first-time food bank use in Ontario is up 65%. That is a staggering number. At the same time, corporate grocery stores are making huge profits. A report indicated that Loblaws is making $1 million extra in excess profits per day.
Corporate greed is absolutely driving up the cost of food. What is this Prime Minister going to do for families in this upcoming holiday season who are worried about the cost of food? What is he going to do tackle greedflation, and how about those families?
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- Nov/30/22 2:53:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the member well knows, we introduced, in budget 2022, a Canada recovery dividend, and we increased the corporate income tax rate on financial institutions permanently.
On top of that, we have continually delivered for hard-working families. Whether it was cutting child care fees in half right across the country to make a huge difference in the lives of so many families, moving forward on a GST rebate that puts hundreds of dollars in the pockets of 11 million households, moving forward with dental benefits that ensure all families can send their kids to the dentist, or providing the top-up for low-income renters, these are things that provide concrete help Canadians.
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- Nov/30/22 2:54:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General recently sounded the alarm that the Liberal government is not assessing whether its steps to reduce homelessness are actually working or not. It is an indictment and a failure of its approach to homelessness. The reality is that indigenous communities are bearing the brunt of this failure, as indigenous community members are 11 times more likely to experience homelessness.
After years of broken promises, will the Prime Minister finally commit to a timeline for a fully funded, indigenous-led urban, rural and northern housing strategy?
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- Nov/30/22 2:55:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, every Canadian has a right to a safe and affordable place to call home, and it is unacceptable that anyone in this country experience homelessness. That is why we are moving forward, in partnership with indigenous peoples, on an urban indigenous strategy that will support and fight against homelessness by giving the supports to people. These supports will be culturally appropriate and anchored in language and traditional knowledge. They will also ensure that the healing that needs to go hand in hand with addictions and mental health care, and so many other things, is addressed in a comprehensive way. We will be getting it right.
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- Nov/30/22 2:55:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, now more than ever Canadians rely on access to affordable and reliable high-speed Internet, which keeps us connected with loved ones and allows us to learn online. It also improves access to essential services and creates opportunity for our businesses to grow.
Could the Prime Minister update the House on achieving our government's goal of connecting 98% of Canadians by 2026 and 100% of Canadians by 2030?
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- Nov/30/22 2:56:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague from Sudbury for her dedication to her constituents.
Every Canadian, wherever they are in the country, deserves good and reliable high-speed Internet. Today, 93.5% of Canadians are connected to this essential service, compared to 79% in 2014 under the previous government. Through our nearly half-billion-dollar top-up to the universal broadband fund, we will bring 60,000 more rural homes online. It is all part of building an economy that works for all Canadians.
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- Nov/30/22 2:56:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have a specific question for the Prime Minister. It is not about money from China. It is not about the government's election panels. It is not about the overall integrity of the last two elections. It is specifically about whether the Prime Minister was ever briefed about interference by Beijing involving any candidates or riding associations. Was he briefed?
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- Nov/30/22 2:57:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as Canadians would expect, I am regularly briefed by our intelligence officials on a broad range of ongoing attempts at interference against Canadians and against our institutions by a number of countries, including China, but I can also highlight that during elections, all parties designate teams that also get briefed by our intelligence experts to ensure that before, during and after the elections, they understand the threats of foreign interference that have happened.
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- Nov/30/22 2:58:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he is the Prime Minister.
It is rather surprising to learn today that he did not ask for any new briefings on the allegations reported by Global News. That was several weeks ago, and the RCMP has even opened multiple investigations to shed light on these allegations.
My humble advice to the Prime Minister is that he ask for a new briefing from CSIS and the RCMP immediately, and that he be more straightforward in answering the opposition's questions.
Then again, perhaps he would rather continue to bury his head in the sand. Who is he protecting by refusing to come clean?
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- Nov/30/22 2:58:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, allow me to correct my hon. colleague.
I am regularly briefed on all sorts of issues affecting Canada and Canadians. The reality is that when it comes to matters of national security, I need to be deliberate about my answers, and that is exactly what I am doing, because I do not want to put Canadians at risk.
The reality is that, yes, our intelligence services are very active on many files that they keep us informed about. They keep all parliamentarians informed on these files through the security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians.
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- Nov/30/22 2:59:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this Liberal government is really out of touch with what is happening in Canada. Inflation is hurting Canadians, who can no longer make ends meet.
I often talk about workers who have to use food banks, namely, 1.5 million in just one month; young people who are living in their parents' basement because housing prices have doubled in Quebec City alone; and students who have to sleep in shelters. I have been talking about these issues for a long time. I want to remind members that we are living in a G7 country.
Does the Liberal government recognize these hardships and will it take real action like not increasing the carbon tax?
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- Nov/30/22 3:00:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about real action.
Tomorrow, families that could not afford to send their children to the dentist will be able to start filing claims for the money to be able to do so.
The reality is that it will make a big difference in the lives of many families that are struggling to make ends meet to be able to get dental care for their children.
Unfortunately, despite my colleague's interjection, she and all of the Conservatives voted against these measures to help families access dental care.
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- Nov/30/22 3:00:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, he is talking about going to the dentist. I am talking about buying groceries.
People are telling us they are struggling, but the Liberals ignore them and keep going. They want to raise taxes.
Each of my colleagues here today has long been sharing in the House some of the awful things that their constituents are going through in their community.
I will repeat my question: Will this Prime Minister and his government cancel their carbon tax plan?
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- Nov/30/22 3:01:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know full well how concerned all Quebeckers and Canadians are about the fight against climate change. That is why we put a price on pollution.
Unfortunately, the Conservatives want to make it free to pollute across the country. We will continue our fight against climate change.
I will point out that in the places where the federal price on pollution applies, families are receiving more money than it costs them a year. We are there to help families in need while fighting climate change, which is what most Quebeckers want.
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- Nov/30/22 3:02:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when questioned a little more closely, the Prime Minister talks about everything, but not once did he mention the riding of Papineau.
He is responsible for protecting our democracy, but he seems to care more about funding by Chinese interests and the British Crown than about democracy. I will try again.
Does the Prime Minister recognize that in 2016, in 48 hours, his riding received $70,000 in funding from Chinese nationals?
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