44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 1, 2023 10:00AM
- Dec/1/23 11:57:11 a.m.
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The hon. member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin.
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- Dec/1/23 11:57:14 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals love to bury the very real hardships of Canadians in ridiculous non-answers such as that.
The per capita GDP numbers represent the real world, where Canadians actually live and where they are getting to be worse off. It has not been this bad since the Trudeau economic rampage of the 1970s and 1980s, which took us decades to recover from.
Does anyone over there have the courage to look the Prime Minister in the eye and tell him that following the Trudeau economic blueprint is destroying our economy?
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- Dec/1/23 11:57:53 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, from the beginning, we have been delivering for Canadians. From a personal perspective, I would like to highlight what, a couple of weeks ago, the Conservatives continued to say: When we build affordable, non-profit, non-market co-op housing, they say it is Soviet-style housing. That plays right into the Conservatives' recent vote against the Ukraine-Canada free trade agreement. What are they thinking over there?
I would ask that these members consider voting for our fall economic statement, so we can build more homes faster and bring affordability to Canadians through good, proven mechanisms such as non-market housing.
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Madam Speaker, after eight years, the government still does not understand that it could quickly bring down food prices just by giving farmers a break. That is why passing Bill C-234 is so essential.
The costly Bloc-Liberal coalition is really out of touch and wants to radically increase the carbon tax. It is costly to vote for the Bloc Québécois. Farmers in my region are calling on me to get this bill passed quickly.
Will the Prime Minister tell the independent senators that he appointed to stop blocking Bill C-234 in order to bring down the cost of groceries for all Canadian families?
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Madam Speaker, there is something I do not understand about my Quebec colleague's intervention.
Whatever happens with this bill, it will have no impact on Quebec. In fact, it will actually put farmers in Quebec and British Columbia at a disadvantage because they will continue to have their price on pollution while the other provinces will not, to the same degree.
What my colleague from Beauce is doing is trying to put Quebec farmers at a disadvantage.
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- Dec/1/23 11:59:40 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, when Canadians needed support during the pandemic, community groups and charities stepped up to provide crucial assistance. Now many are having difficulty generating revenue, managing increased costs and demand for services, and attracting and retaining paid staff and volunteers.
Can the parliamentary secretary update the House on what is being done to support these organizations?
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- Dec/1/23 12:00:06 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, through our community services recovery fund, nearly 5,500 organizations nationwide have been funded. This means that, in the member's riding of Halifax West, the Fairview Resource Centre can continue offering family programming and services to new parents, as well as community meals for families and seniors. This also means that groups like the Halifax Sexual Health Centre can continue offering vital reproductive and gender-affirming care to the community. These are local groups that are making a real difference in the member's riding and across the country.
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- Dec/1/23 12:00:42 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberal Minister of Industry admitted he had not read the $15-billion Stellantis contract that will cost every taxpayer in Canada a thousand dollars in new taxes. Conservatives put forward a motion requiring the government to make contracts public. When one takes taxpayer money, transparency is expected. For 10 hours, Liberals have been obstructing the passage of this motion on a filibuster, hiding their bad deal.
Will the Liberals put transparency where their mouths are and release the contracts?
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- Dec/1/23 12:01:15 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is always so outrageous for Canadians to hear the Conservatives make such crazy allegations. Not only have they been against the Stellantis deal, but they have also been against the Volkswagen deal. They are against the Northvolt deal. They are against the Ford deal, and they are against the GM deal. Will they ever do something for Canadian workers? Will they ever do something for the auto industry or do something for the communities? On this side of the House, we have a plan. We have brought record investment and will continue to invest in our auto sector.
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- Dec/1/23 12:01:51 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, will he have the guts to show the public and Canadians the contract, the thousand dollars of taxes per household, to assemble batteries with parts made from China and shipped to the U.S. for cars assembled and sold in the U.S.? Taxpayers will cover the cost of batteries of these cars, with no guarantees of Canadian jobs and no guarantees that these plants will survive after the 100% battery subsidy ends in 2033.
Liberals are obstructing the Conservative motion to release the contracts by filibustering the committee. These contracts must be way worse—
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- Dec/1/23 12:02:28 p.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary has the floor.
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- Dec/1/23 12:02:32 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, there will be 2,300 Canadians building the plant and 2,500 Canadians building batteries, maximizing work for our world-class trades. Conservatives never supported the EV battery plant in Windsor, and they are now working overtime to tear it down. Our Liberal government worked with labour to deliver the plant, we are working with labour to secure the plant and we will fight tooth and nail to protect the plant from Conservative attacks.
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- Dec/1/23 12:03:01 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, after a set of incompetent negotiations, the NDP-Liberal government acceded to a $15-billion subsidy to Stellantis. That is $6 million in taxpayer funds per job, but more than half these jobs may actually be coming from Korea. After eight years, the government is not worth the cost. First we had a cabinet minister who did not read his emails, and now we have one who will not read the contracts. The jig is up. Will they release the Stellantis contract so Canadian contributors can see what they are paying for?
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- Dec/1/23 12:03:35 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it is so outrageous to hear the Conservatives. Not only did I read the contract, but I also negotiated the contract. These guys have never seen it, and they make all these claims. They have all these numbers. They do not know what they are talking about. It is not me who is saying that, but the leader of Unifor. These guys do not know what the hell they are talking about. When their leader was the minister of employment, it was not 3,000 jobs or 30,000 jobs but 300,000 jobs that were lost in the manufacturing sector. I will take no lessons from any of them. I will fight every step of the way.
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- Dec/1/23 12:04:13 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, this week we have begun marking 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. The campaign started on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and will conclude on Human Rights Day, December 10. Unfortunately, we are too well aware that, every day in this country and around the world, women still face emotional, physical and psychological abuse. As a society, we have made progress, but so much more needs to be done.
What concrete action is the government taking to confront the threat—
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- Dec/1/23 12:04:52 p.m.
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The hon. parliamentary secretary has the floor.
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- Dec/1/23 12:04:59 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Kitchener South—Hespeler for speaking up for women everywhere.
We take the issue of gender-based violence very seriously and have implemented more supports for victims, for survivors and their families, supports for violence prevention and a more responsive justice system, and indigenous-led approaches to challenges faced by indigenous women and girls. We have brought forward responsible firearms safety measures, including red- and yellow-flag gun laws. We know there is more to do, but we are committed to making sure we end gender-based violence.
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- Dec/1/23 12:05:36 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, something is rotten in the CRA. Following a phone call from Deloitte to a senior official at CRA, it gave a company $63 million in tax rebates that are being referred to as “illegitimate”. The CRA was auditing the company in question, yet it took less than 24 hours after a phone call from a powerful accounting firm to not only make the problem go away but also give away millions of dollars of Canadians' money.
The minister needs to come clean. How many audits have they cancelled at Deloitte's request, who else has this kind of power and why are the Liberals not ensuring tax fairness at a time when Canadians are struggling?
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- Dec/1/23 12:06:15 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I can assure my colleagues that the decisions made at the Canada Revenue Agency are administrative decisions, and they are made following the same rules that apply to everyone.
Obviously, as everyone knows, I cannot comment on a specific case. I can guarantee that the CRA remains independent.
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- Dec/1/23 12:06:49 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order.
I have a document that I am asking for unanimous consent to table. In essence, it states, “The UCC therefore asks that the Official Opposition revisit their position on BillC-57”, which is the Canada-Ukraine trade agreement, “and vote to support the Bill in 3rd reading.”
Some hon. members: No.
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