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Context: House Hansard - 194 - May/10/23

Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

May/10/23 3:13:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again the leader of the official opposition will never let the facts get in the way of a good political argument. The reality is this is the government that approved a historic $40-billion LNG Canada investment by Shell and Asian partners to export LNG to Asian economies to replace coal and to make sure we are contributing in a strong way. We will continue to move forward on ensuring a cleaner energy future for people around the world. Canada and Canadian workers especially in the energy sector deserve to be part of the future we are building, and we are making sure they will.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

May/10/23 3:14:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, actually, the LNG Canada project was approved before the Prime Minister even took office. He showed up for the photo op. The only way it could get built was exempting it from the carbon tax and exempting it from Bill C-69. There were 18 proposed LNG projects on his desk the day he walked in on his first day on the job; zero have been completed. That is because his gatekeeping keeps our resources in the ground and the money in the pockets of foreign dictators. Why will he not bring it home to Canada for our people?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

May/10/23 3:15:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, again we are suddenly back in the Stephen Harper era, where Conservatives continue to think one can just drive a pipeline anywhere one wants, built a plant, move— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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The Speaker

May/10/23 3:15:15 p.m.
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I am going to interrupt. There is some shouting back and forth, more going back than forth, but I want to remind everyone that when a person asks a question we listen and when a person answers the question we listen as well, whether we like the question or the answer. Unfortunately, that is not up to me to decide. We listen and then we will make some judgments later. The right hon. Prime Minister has the floor.

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau

May/10/23 3:15:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, under Stephen Harper, Conservatives were the most pro oil and gas of any government we had ever had and yet they could not get a damn thing built. They did not understand that working with communities, working together with Canadians and fighting climate change is the only way to get things built, and that is how we are the ones able to move forward with the twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline they were unable to get done. They failed the energy sector with their ideological approach. We are delivering for Canadians.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

May/10/23 3:16:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, is he bragging about the Trans Mountain project? He said it would cost $7 billion to get it done. It has cost $30 billion, and it is still not complete. By the way, the money he spent went to Kinder Morgan, a foreign company that took it to build pipelines in Texas. Under the Prime Minister, all our exes are in Texas. Why will he not bring jobs, resource production and opportunity home to Canada so we can put paycheques back in the pockets of Canadians?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

May/10/23 3:16:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we just heard it from the Conservative Party of Canada: We should not have moved forward with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. We disagree, and that is why we are actually getting it done. If the member opposite really cared about creating great jobs for the middle class, he would be understanding that we cannot grow the economy unless we fight climate change at the same time. That is why Volkswagen is coming to invest in Canada. That is why Sayona is building lithium mines in Quebec. That is why Stellantis, Ford and GM, and investors like Michelin, Rio Tinto and Lion Electric continue to invest in our supply chain, in our future and in great jobs for Canadians.

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Ms. Lisa Hepfner (Hamilton Mountain, Lib.)

May/10/23 3:17:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives do not believe in a woman's right to choose. Conservative MPs introduced legislation to reopen the abortion debate. They will march with anti— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Abortion

The Speaker

May/10/23 3:18:02 p.m.
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Order. Now we will hear what the question is. The hon. member for Hamilton Mountain.

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Ms. Lisa Hepfner

May/10/23 3:18:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives do not believe in a woman's right to choose. Conservative MPs introduced legislation to reopen the abortion debate. They will march with anti-choice activists— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Abortion

The Speaker

May/10/23 3:18:29 p.m.
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I am not sure how many times I have to start this question over so that I can hear it, but I am going to ask everyone to listen. We do not have a choice on what the question is or what the answer is. Ours is to listen, everyone in here, and then we can debate it at another time, if we want. The hon. member for Hamilton Mountain, hopefully for the last time.

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Ms. Lisa Hepfner

May/10/23 3:18:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives do not believe in a woman's right to choose. Conservative MPs introduced legislation to reopen the abortion debate. They will march with anti-choice activists tomorrow. They are beholden to Campaign Life Coalition and other groups that want to bring Republican-style abortion restrictions to this country, and the Leader of the Opposition uses misogynist hashtags in his YouTube videos. It is clear Conservatives want to control women's bodies in Canada. What does the Prime Minister believe?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

May/10/23 3:19:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Hamilton Mountain for her continued advocacy on women's rights. Let me be clear: Abortion is health care in Canada. A woman's right to choose is hers, and hers alone. We will always stand with Canadian women and the vast majority of Canadians on this, which is why it is so disappointing to see yet another thinly veiled attempt by the Conservative Party of Canada to restrict a woman's right to choose. The Conservatives are busy getting ready to march tomorrow in an anti-choice protest. We will be busy standing up for fundamental rights, including a woman's right to choose.

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Mr. Blake Desjarlais (Edmonton Griesbach, NDP)

May/10/23 3:20:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, thousands of Albertans have been evacuated due to out-of-control wildfires. They do not know when they will go home or what they will go home to. Métis settlements and first nations communities are hit worst of all. The federal government has a responsibility to ensure the safety of indigenous evacuees and provide them with the basics, like water, food and shelter. What does the Prime Minister have to say to the thousands of Albertans who are, as we speak, without basic necessities right now?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

May/10/23 3:20:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my message to Albertans, indigenous and non-indigenous, is the same as our message to all Canadians who have faced terrible extreme weather events over the past years: We will be there for them. We will continue to work with the provincial government. I spoke to Premier Smith, just on Monday, to assure her that we are going to be there with CAF supports, with resources, with whatever is needed. We will be there to work with the Red Cross, and I encourage Canadians to continue to donate generously to the wildfire relief through the Red Cross to help families who are displaced. We will continue to work with indigenous communities to ensure that they continue to lead on the safety of their communities. We know we will work together and—

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The Speaker

May/10/23 3:21:23 p.m.
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The hon. member for Kitchener Centre.

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Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)

May/10/23 3:21:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians overwhelmingly support creating a citizens' assembly on electoral reform. This past weekend, Liberal Party members strongly voted in support of it too, yet the Prime Minister will not make electoral reform a priority. If not Canadians, and if not his own party, who else does the PM need to hear from before he is ready to act?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

May/10/23 3:21:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as members of the House know, I am committed to and continue to be hopeful about replacing the first-past-the-post system with a preferential ballot. I moved forward in 2015 to live up to that promise and to find consensus in the House of Commons. When we change something as fundamental as the way we elect members of the House, it has to be done with consensus. Unfortunately, there was no consensus on moving forward with a ranked ballot; therefore, we chose not to do it. I continue to be open. If anyone wants to move forward with a preferential ballot, I am happy to talk with them, but we will not impose a change on Canadians.

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The Speaker

May/10/23 3:22:41 p.m.
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I wish to draw the attention of members to the presence in the gallery of the finalists for the 2023 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing: Norma Dunning, Dale Eisler, Josh O'Kane, Andrew Stobo Sniderman, Douglas Sanderson and Chris Turner. Some hon. members: Hear, hear!

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The Speaker

May/10/23 3:23:45 p.m.
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Following discussions among representatives of all parties in the House, I understand there is an agreement to observe a moment of silence in honour of our former colleague, the Hon. Marc Lalonde. I would invite hon. members to rise. [A moment of silence observed]

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