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House Hansard - 158

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 10, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 158 - Feb/10/23
Hon. Pascale St-Onge (Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Lib.)
  • Feb/10/23 11:56:59 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Madam Speaker, our government takes Canadians' and Quebeckers' privacy very seriously. That is why we introduced a bill to address that. We will continue to work with all parties to ensure that consumers are protected and that the web-based economy can continue to grow.
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Mr. Warren Steinley (Regina—Lewvan, CPC)
  • Feb/10/23 11:57:25 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, after eight long years of the Liberal Prime Minister, more than 1.5 million people use a food bank each month, and parents are skipping meals so kids do not have to. This is the reality for many hard-working families across Canada, but over in Liberal land, the Prime Minister's well-connected buddies at McKinsey are cashing in on their $119-million contracts while popping champagne on their yachts. Will the Prime Minister stop wasting money on his wealthy friends and get out of the way so we can fix this scandal-plagued government?
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/10/23 11:57:59 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, for the first part, it has been seven years and not eight years, and I know the Conservatives have a great difficulty with math. Talking about other errors in arithmetic, the reality of the Conservatives when they were in power is that they did not talk about those who were dealing with poverty, and they did not talk about the most vulnerable when they had an opportunity. It was this government that set targets on poverty, and that has actually hit and exceeded them every single year. It is this government that has reduced the levels of poverty in this country, such that over two million fewer people are in poverty now than when the Conservatives were in power. That means over 800,000 fewer children are now in poverty than when the Conservatives were in power.
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Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)
  • Feb/10/23 11:58:43 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal Prime Minister, Canadians have never had it so bad, and Liberal insiders have never had it so good. We can take the Liberal trade minister as an example. She gave tens of thousands of dollars in contracts to her bestie while Canadians were lined up at food banks. She was at committee today and would not answer the question, when I asked her, if she would do the right thing, make restitution and pay Canadians back those ill-gotten gains. Here is another chance to answer the question. Will the minister repay Canadians the tens of thousands of dollars she gave to her friend?
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/10/23 11:59:19 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, of course, the minister in question has taken responsibility and has apologized, but I have great difficulty when the member opposite says that Canadians have never had it worse. The reality is that we are in incredibly difficult times. We have lived through a global pandemic. There is a war going on in Ukraine. We are dealing with global inflation. However, the idea that this is the worst time Canadians have ever faced is offensive. Is he saying that these times are worse than the world wars? Is he saying this time is worse than the Great Depression? Canadians are resilient. They have risen in every moment, and when— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/10/23 11:59:55 a.m.
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Order. The hon. leader of the government has a few seconds remaining.
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Hon. Mark Holland
  • Feb/10/23 12:00:09 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, these are the hardest times the world has gone through since the Second World War, and they can laugh about that, but the reality is that in every corner of this planet people are facing the most difficult and challenging times that have confronted humanity in a generation. The reality is that Canada is leading in that environment.
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Mrs. Sophie Chatel (Pontiac, Lib.)
  • Feb/10/23 12:00:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the tourism sector made a strong comeback over the last year. I wonder what can be done— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/10/23 12:00:52 p.m.
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The disruption is getting very unruly. It is difficult to control the House and have a proper exchange of questions and answers when members cannot hear because they are shouting.
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Mr. Michael Barrett
  • Feb/10/23 12:01:48 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, when there is disorder on both sides of the House, does the member whose party is responsible for the disorder lose her question, if the Speaker has said that I have lost my—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/10/23 12:01:59 p.m.
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There is disorder on both sides right now, or there was. I will go back to the hon. member right after the member for Pontiac asks her question.
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Mrs. Sophie Chatel
  • Feb/10/23 12:02:04 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, tourism made a strong comeback last year. Fortunately, companies and tourists are coming back to Canada. Could the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance give us an update on the state of this sector that is so vital to our economy, particularly in rural communities?
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Ms. Rachel Bendayan (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, Lib.)
  • Feb/10/23 12:02:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Pontiac for her hard work and the work she does on the Standing Committee on Finance. It is true that last year we saw a huge increase in international tourists. In fact, tourism spending in Canada reached $20 billion in the third quarter. That is $20 billion in just three months. Those tourists are coming from abroad to buy what we have to offer. I would like to thank—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/10/23 12:03:14 p.m.
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The hon. member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
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Mr. Michael Barrett (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, CPC)
  • Feb/10/23 12:03:17 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the government House leader would tell Canadians that they have never had it so good. His metric for how well the government is doing is that Canadians are not currently suffering a world war. His word salad will not fill their bellies, but what the actions of the government are doing is filling the pockets of Liberal insiders. If the minister will not do the right thing and pay Canadians back the tens of thousands she gave to Liberal insiders, then she needs to resign. That is what Canadians demand and deserve.
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Hon. Mark Holland (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/10/23 12:03:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I did not rise in this place and say that Canadians have never had it so good. What I said is that we are living through some of the most challenging times anywhere in the world and that it is small comfort when times are as difficult as this that our inflation in this country is less than that of the U.S., the U.K., the eurozone and the averages of the G7 and G20. It is small comfort that we are leading in terms of GDP growth, employment growth and female participation in the workforce. However, I say to those people that we are there for them with programs and services that lift them up. On the other side, the Conservatives are only doing one thing: amplifying—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/10/23 12:04:30 p.m.
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The hon. member for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry.
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Mr. Eric Duncan (Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry, CPC)
  • Feb/10/23 12:04:33 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, after eight years, everything in this country feels like it is broken, and we need look no further than Cornwall, Ontario, to find another example of Liberal incompetence. Months ago the Liberals signed contracts with local hotels for a major Roxham Road processing centre, but local partners on the ground received zero notice, consultation or resources. The Liberals have broken our immigration system, and their chaos is hurting my community. Will the Prime Minister take responsibility for this mess so we can fix what he broke?
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Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/10/23 12:05:12 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, with respect to the resettlement effort and support for asylum seekers who are seeking safe haven in Canada, we want to ensure that we are working with all provinces so that the disproportionate pressures that happen at border communities are not felt in a single place. Regarding his allegation that the immigration system is somehow broken, I would like to correct the record. We have welcomed more than twice as many people coming into this country as permanent residents as the Conservatives did when they were in power. We have more than doubled our productivity. We have returned to the service standard for study permits, and we are close to it for work permits, family reunification and economic immigration. We need to continue to do the work—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès)
  • Feb/10/23 12:05:49 p.m.
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The hon. member for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry.
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