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House Hansard - 294

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Mrs. Dominique Vien
  • Mar/22/24 12:14:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. During question period, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement talked about housing. With the consent of the House, I would like to inform the House of a problem that currently exists in Laval, where one landlord has raised the rent by more than $500 despite a serious infestation of cockroaches, mould and mice. Some tenants in Laval were surprised to be subject to substantial rent increases, even though the building and individual units have received no attention or maintenance for years. With the kindness and consent of the House, I would like to table the article. Some hon. members: No.
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Mr. Eric Duncan
  • Mar/22/24 12:15:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. Following question period today, in some of the exchanges regarding the carbon tax and the news that Western University's food bank has seen a 600% increase in its usage and that 40% of all post-secondary students— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Mar/22/24 12:15:25 p.m.
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I have already indicated that there is no unanimous consent on this point. Before we continue with the points of order being raised, I would like to ask members, if at all possible, to make sure that we use the time of the House efficiently. If members are seeking unanimous consent, I ask that they do attempt to negotiate that in advance with the House leadership from the different parties. That way we can make sure that we use the time efficiently. The hon. member for Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte.
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Mr. Doug Shipley
  • Mar/22/24 12:15:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, yesterday, the Premier of Ontario put out a statement that said, “People across Canada are hurting right now from the high cost of living. The federal governments needs to put— Some hon. members: No.
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Ms. Melissa Lantsman
  • Mar/22/24 12:16:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. During question period, the member for Pickering—Uxbridge was talking about how great Canadians have it because of their government, but I just want to remind her that a 40% increase—
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The Speaker
  • Mar/22/24 12:16:25 p.m.
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Fortunately, the hon. member is a very credible and capable member and understands that this is a point of debate.
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Mr. Pat Kelly
  • Mar/22/24 12:16:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will be brief with my point of order. Up to 50 military families from CFB Gagetown are using the local food bank every month. Despite that, the carbon tax is—
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The Speaker
  • Mar/22/24 12:16:48 p.m.
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This is a similar point to what was raised by the hon. member for Thornhill, so I am afraid we are entering into debate.
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Mr. Dan Albas
  • Mar/22/24 12:17:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, during debate today, there were multiple references to my great province of British Columbia. I would ask for unanimous consent to table this letter from the— Some hon. members: No.
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Mr. John Williamson
  • Mar/22/24 12:17:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, the New Brunswick premier has written the Prime Minister, calling on him to cancel the carbon tax. I seek unanimous consent to table this— Some hon. members: No.
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Mr. Brad Vis
  • Mar/22/24 12:17:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a more serious matter, the member for Cambridge, in responding to a question from the Bloc Québécois on the status of small businesses, failed to note that business insolvencies are up 41%. Therefore, I ask unanimous consent— Some hon. members: No.
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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie
  • Mar/22/24 12:18:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I will just wait for everyone unintelligent to yell “debate”, but previous to that, I would just like to point out that we heard a definite concern from the member for Milton about Alberta, in addition to— Some hon. members: Debate. Mrs. Stephanie Kusie: I have not even said anything—
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The Speaker
  • Mar/22/24 12:18:22 p.m.
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It is always in everybody's interest, and I say this to all members quite sincerely, if members want to raise a point of order, that they get straight to the point of the point of order they want to bring up. Otherwise, when we hear the premise and the introduction, it is often getting into debate and it forces the Chair to say that it is a matter of debate, as opposed to either seeking unanimous consent or raising a point of order. The hon. member should either raise a point of order or seek unanimous consent right away. The hon. member for Calgary Midnapore.
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Mrs. Stephanie Kusie
  • Mar/22/24 12:19:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the hon. member of Milton mentioned Premier Smith. I also have some comments regarding Premier Smith. They are that she is also encouraging the government to get rid of this 23% carbon—
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The Speaker
  • Mar/22/24 12:19:17 p.m.
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I will invite the hon. member to please sit down because this is clearly a point of debate. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • Mar/22/24 12:19:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I just remind members of the House that it costs $80,000 to run the House for an hour. The Conservatives' filibuster has cost $20,000 to Canadians—
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The Speaker
  • Mar/22/24 12:19:53 p.m.
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I thank the hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby for reminding the House of all of the expenses that are required when we do not take the opportunity to negotiate these things in advance. I do ask members to do this. I see that the member for Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame is rising to his feet. I do hope that the member will either raise a point of order or get immediately to the request for unanimous consent.
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Mr. Clifford Small
  • Mar/22/24 12:20:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, I think we will have consent for me to table this letter that was written by— Some hon. members: No.
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Mr. Todd Doherty
  • Mar/22/24 12:21:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. On page 75 of the most current B.C. budget, it does say that the Province of British Columbia is federally mandated to implement the carbon tax. Therefore, I would like unanimous consent— Some hon. members: No.
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Mrs. Sherry Romanado (Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, Lib.)
  • Mar/22/24 12:21:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to table, in both official languages, information that we received from the Public Service Commission of Canada concerning the 2020 to 2023 annual reports.
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