44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 9, 2023 10:00AM
- Feb/9/23 11:31:04 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I believe there is an issue that must be raised.
Let us be clear. We in the Conservative Party believe that there are important issues in our country. In our view, inflation is the most important challenge at this time for Canadians and for Quebeckers.
With respect to the Bloc Québécois motion, it is a question of facts. The Constitution is clear on the provinces. It states:
Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare in an Act of Parliament or of the legislature, as the case may be, that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15 of this Charter.
The Bloc is asking us to vote on a question of fact. The facts are clear. It is in the Constitution. We believe what is written in the Constitution.
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- Feb/9/23 2:19:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, inflation is at a 40-year high.
After eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, half of Canadians are cutting back on groceries.
After eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, 20% of Canadians are skipping meals.
After eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, the average rent in Canada’s 10 largest cities has doubled.
After eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, half of variable rate mortgage holders say they will have to sell or vacate their homes this year because interest rates are at a 23-year high, and nine out 10 young people think they will never be able to buy a home.
After eight years, a bunch of random Liberals, including Mark Carney, Bill Morneau and John Manley, blame the government’s spending from before, during and after the COVID pandemic for the inflation crisis we are in right now.
After eight years, there is hope. Conservatives are ready to form a new government to clean up this mess.
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- Feb/9/23 2:33:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years under this Prime Minister, inflation is out of control. Simply put, everything costs a lot more: groceries, heating, and housing.
The Prime Minister would like us to believe that he has nothing to do with it, but it is precisely his reckless spending that has put us in this situation. Even his former finance minister Bill Morneau said so recently.
Can he face the truth and admit that he is doing immense damage to the Canadian economy?
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- Feb/9/23 2:35:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us go over the facts.
Our real GDP is 3.5%, the highest since the pandemic. We have one of the lowest inflation rates in Canada, lower than in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
The IMF projects that our growth will be the highest in the world this year, and next year as well. Some 200 jobs have been created since September, and we are seeing the lowest unemployment numbers since 1966.
Who is leading the economy? We Liberals are.
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- Feb/9/23 2:37:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, do members know what Conservatives will do? We will axe the carbon tax, which makes the price of everything go up in this country and is affecting inflation.
The government likes to say it will take no lessons from the Conservatives, and that is obvious because things keep getting worse. A resident of mine, Chris, says it is hard to keep up with his bills because of inflation. He says he is “a little hungry, and a little cold and his clothes now hang loosely”. We teach our kids to take responsibility for their actions, yet the Prime Minister blames everyone else.
Will the Prime Minister take responsibility for the cost-of-living crisis and fix what he broke?
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- Feb/9/23 4:23:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as I was listening to the speech from the parliamentary secretary, I do not know if I am amused or confused. At a time when Canadians are hurting so much because of inflation, the cost-of-living crisis and interest rates going up, when people in my community are worried about how they are going to put food on the table and how they are going to make their mortgage payments now that they are doubling, why are we having this phony constitutional crisis between the Liberals and the Bloc Québécois?
I do not believe that this is foremost. What does the parliamentary secretary have to say about focusing on the things that really matter to Canadians?
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