44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 10, 2023 02:00PM
- May/10/23 2:15:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are out of money and the Prime Minister is out of touch. After eight years—
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- May/10/23 2:16:18 p.m.
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I am sorry to interrupt, but if members can hear my voice, I ask them to please say “sh”. I would like to remind everyone that S.O. 31s are taking place.
The hon. member for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry may continue.
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- May/10/23 2:16:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are out of money and the Prime Minister is out of touch.
After eight years, the cost of living is at an all-time high. Paycheques are wearing thin. Housing, rent and mortgages have all doubled. The carbon tax will add 41¢ a litre to the price of gas. After eight years of the government's soft-on-crime policies and a broken bail system, violent crime has gone up a staggering 32% in this country.
Canadians are struggling, but the Prime Minister has never had it so good. He has had five lavish vacations this year alone, most recently in New York taking selfies with celebrities, and an $80,000 free vacation to Jamaica, which was conveniently paid for by a Trudeau Foundation donor.
The contrast between this out-of-touch Prime Minister and our Conservative leader could not be more clear. Our leader is here on the road in this country, meeting with hard-working Canadians, hearing their stories and actually showing up for work here in Ottawa.
Canadians are out of money, and the Prime Minister is out of touch, but soon—
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- May/10/23 2:17:36 p.m.
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The hon. member for Hochelaga.
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Mr. Speaker, I was supposed to talk about Mother's Day today, but my mother and all the women who fought for a woman's right to choose expect every woman in the House to speak out against any attempts to turn back the clock on that right.
I would like to echo the great speech that the member for Outremont gave yesterday. The bill proposed by the Conservative Party member is designed to create a loophole in abortion access in Canada. The Conservatives are using a bill ostensibly intended to confer rights on fetuses in the event of a crime as a smokescreen for infringing women's freedom of choice.
If passed, this bill would help reopen arguments in favour of abortion restrictions. This new attempt by the Conservatives is unacceptable. We in the Liberal Party will always stand with women and protect the right to choose. The question now is whether the leader of the Conservative Party is truly pro-choice. To abstain or to vote in favour of this bill is to vote in favour of rolling back women's—
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- May/10/23 2:18:46 p.m.
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The hon. member for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski.
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- May/10/23 2:18:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the outdoor soccer season begins again in our north, I recognize the girls and women who continue to blaze trails. Soccer, the fastest growing sport in Canada, is affordable and inclusive. For Canadian girls and women, Christine Sinclair is a legend, and our national team show us that soccer is our sport.
Nationally, Canada Soccer has just elected its first ever woman as president, Charmaine Crooks. We are on track to make history at the Women's World Cup this summer, and we are gearing up to co-host the men's World Cup for the first time ever in 2026.
In our north, the excitement is growing. Let us seize the moment and make sure that girls and all our kids are part of our vision for soccer going forward. Let us support the work of volunteers, coaches and refs. These are the women such as Savanna Henderson, Michelle Day, Stephanie Davis, Carmen Ho, Erica Christensen, Sandra Lambert and many others, who give our kids a chance.
It is time for Canada to invest in soccer for our girls and all our kids here in our north and across the country. Our message is that soccer belongs here.
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- May/10/23 2:19:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am so proud to rise today to recognize a young artist from Quebec who is competing in the biggest song contest in the world, Eurovision. The final is this Saturday and will be watched by more than 200 million people.
Fatima-Zahra Hafdi, who goes by La Zarra, was born in Montreal and grew up in Longueuil. She was nominated as breakthrough artist of the year at the 2022 ADISQ Gala and was selected by France's Eurovision organizing committee to represent that country, while also showcasing Quebec on the international stage.
Her song, Évidemment, is rhythmic, inspiring and sung entirely in French. It is definitely a winning song, and it showcases her voice and her culture. I encourage everyone to have a listen.
I predict that on May 13, Quebec and France will be celebrating this incredible artist's victory. La Zarra is a source of pride for all Quebeckers. We are all cheering for her.
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- May/10/23 2:21:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians are out of money, and the Prime Minister is out of touch and often out of the country. While Canadians struggle to put food on the table and a roof over their heads, the Prime Minister has very different priorities. Here are the numbers that the Prime Minister is concerned about: $80,000 is the value of a trip paid for by Trudeau Foundation donors; 15 is the number of celebrities he met during the lavish trip to New York; and 45 is the number of selfies taken.
Thanks to the Liberal-NDP carbon tax coalition, here are the numbers that concern Canadians: zero is the number of emission targets hit; 41¢ is the increase in the price of gas per litre; $150,000 is the price an average farm family will have to pay thanks to the carbon tax; and 34% is the amount grocery prices are predicted to increase by 2030.
Canadians are living a nightmare and paying for the Prime Minister's authoritarian dream. A Conservative government will scrap the carbon tax scam, bring home powerful paycheques and ensure that the dreams of Canadians come first.
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- May/10/23 2:22:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to pay honour to a remarkable young man from Edmonton Mill Woods, Jaspreet Singh Pandher, who passed away on January 20 at the age of 32.
Jaspreet spent several years on our Liberal government team serving Canadians and building a better country. He had a deep passion for Canadian politics and dedicated himself to advancing inclusivity and quality. He was humble, worked hard, spoke thoughtfully and always knew exactly how to make people laugh.
To the family and friends of Jaspreet who are here in Ottawa today, and all those who knew him irrespective of political stripe, I extend my sincere condolences. May Jaspreet Singh Pandher's legacy continue to inspire those he touched for many years to come.
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- May/10/23 2:23:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister could not be more out of touch with reality.
He heard that there were problems with passports, but he was not aware that Canadians could not get one. He thought the images were the problem. That is why he got rid of Quebec City, Terry Fox and even the Battle of Vimy, where 3,598 Canadians died to defend freedom and define our country.
Why does the Prime Minister want to erase this important part of our history?
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- May/10/23 2:24:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians will receive their passports on time. They will be able to travel and continue to be proud of their country and history.
I want to point out that no one will take any lessons from the Conservative Party about how to treat veterans. The Conservatives were always very quick to use them as a symbol or for photo ops. Meanwhile, they were shutting down veterans offices across the country. They were slashing funding for veterans. They were constantly attacking veterans instead of supporting them.
On this side of the House, we are there to defend our veterans and always will be.
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- May/10/23 2:24:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question was about why he is deleting our veterans from our history. Why is he deleting the 3,598 Canadians who gave their lives at Vimy so Canada could have freedom and victory? He is erasing them, and with that, he is insulting all of our veterans.
Why will the Prime Minister not stand up for our history, get connected to reality and keep the images in our passport that make us so proud to be Canadians?
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- May/10/23 2:25:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, right now, veterans across the country are being reminded of what the Conservatives did with veterans. They wrap themselves in the flags and the symbols any time they can, but they, in fact, nickelled and dimed our veterans, used them for photo ops and shut down nine veteran services offices across the country so they could try to save a little money through cuts.
Conservatives have always disrespected veterans while wrapping themselves in the imagery. We are going to continue to deliver for veterans every single day.
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- May/10/23 2:26:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, despite that high school drama production, he just closed every single veterans office in Canada by causing the biggest strike in Canadian history.
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- May/10/23 2:26:28 p.m.
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Order. There seems to be some excitement building. I want to nip it in the bud. We are here to have a clear debate, which means that when someone is speaking, members do not shout, regardless of what side one is on.
The hon. Leader of the Opposition may take it from the top, please.
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- May/10/23 2:26:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the new passport they are so excited about, they have erased Vimy Ridge to put in an image of a squirrel eating a nut. They have erased Terry Fox, a guy who ran halfway across the country to fight cancer, to put in a man raking leaves, and they have erased Quebec City to put in what appears to be an image of the Prime Minister in his boyhood swimming at Harrington Lake.
Could the Prime Minister be any more out of touch with Canadians?
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- May/10/23 2:27:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives are trying to pick fights here in the House, we are focused on delivering for Canadians. As we move forward with the budget implementation act, which would protect homeowners with anti-house flipping measures, we are stepping up on—
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- May/10/23 2:27:45 p.m.
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I will have to interrupt the right hon. Prime Minister. It seems to be starting to pick up again, so I will ask everyone to listen to each other, not interrupt each other.
The right hon. Prime Minister may begin from the top, please.
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- May/10/23 2:27:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservative Party continues to try to pick fights in the House, this government is focused on delivering for Canadians, for hard-working families and for workers. While they filibuster at committee against the budget implementation act, which would create greater transfers for workers with the Canada workers benefit, we are delivering anti-flipping measures to help homeowners and moving forward with significant measures to help Canadians.
They are playing games. We are focused on affordability for Canadians. They are focused on picking fights.
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