44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 11, 2024 10:00AM
- Apr/11/24 2:31:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, none of that is true.
What is true is that yesterday, in a historic vote, a majority of MPs demanded that the Prime Minister sit down and just listen to the premiers. It baffles understanding that he is so afraid of meeting with them. It is not as though they are going to ask him to put together Ikea furniture or help them move. They just want to put forward better ideas than hiking prices on everything.
What is he so afraid of? Is it Doug? Is it Blaine? I know Scott Moe. He is a really nice guy. Why does the Prime Minister not just meet with him?
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- Apr/11/24 2:32:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Scott Moe said that he sat down and pored over the data and could not possibly find a more effective way to combat GHG emissions than our Liberal government's policy on pricing pollution.
Right now, today, in the House, we are discussing untold employment and economic opportunity for Canadians, including the people of Regina—Qu'Appelle. If the member will not stand up for the workers of Regina—Qu'Appelle, we will.
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- Apr/11/24 2:33:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I invite the government House leader to come out to Regina. Scott Moe and I could have a beer with him, and we could figure out what Scott really said about the carbon tax.
Just last week, the Prime Minister raised the carbon tax by 23%. That increased the price of gas, groceries and home heating for all Canadians. I am unsure of why the Prime Minister is so scared to meet with all the premiers. Six, seven, eight premiers want to meet with the Prime Minister to see what he has to say about his flagship carbon tax policy.
Why will he not listen? Does he just not care?
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- Apr/11/24 2:33:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us talk about caring, young people and affordability, if we may.
Young people said they needed a break on interest and student loans. We did that. Kids getting out of school can save towards their first home with the home savings account, which 500,000 young people now have. Now rent payments will build credit history, because when people pay rent, it should count.
Young people have asked, and we have answered. What do you have to say? What are you going to cut? Are you going to cut these measures?
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- Apr/11/24 2:34:30 p.m.
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I will remind members that all questions should come through the Chair and not go directly to other members.
The hon. member for Regina—Lewvan.
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- Apr/11/24 2:34:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the first things we are going to cut is about 70 or 80 Liberal MPs in the next election.
Second, nine out of 10 young Canadians believe they will never own a home under the Liberal government. It is embarrassing. Canadians used to be able to pay off a home in 25 years, and now it takes 25 years to save for a down payment.
The Prime Minister refuses to listen to our premiers. If he is so proud of his carbon tax, will the Coward of the County come out of his house and actually meet with premiers?
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- Apr/11/24 2:35:16 p.m.
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I would like to remind all members, as the Speaker has made this point before, that it is important not to call into question any member's courage.
The hon. Minister of Labour and Seniors.
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- Apr/11/24 2:35:34 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on this issue, it is very important to listen to constituents.
I would like to quote Danielle from Foothills. She said, “I do my family's taxes, so I know we got $808.50. We get an extra little bump for me and my husband because we live in a rural environment. When I go back and look at what I spent last year in carbon taxes, because I was working from home, I wasn't commuting, my gas bills were way down, and even the amount of tax that I paid on my home heating [bills]... we're principally natural gas where I live, I would say that I probably ended up better off with that transfer.”
We should listen to constituents, like Danielle of Foothills, Alberta.
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- Apr/11/24 2:36:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has spent the last two weeks reminding Canadians of the disasters he has caused over the past eight years, including passports, immigration, EI backlogs, inflation, interest rates, doubling of rents and more.
Yesterday, his Liberal MPs voted unanimously against the common-sense Conservative motion that the House adopted, calling on him to convene a first ministers meeting. The last meeting was all the way back in 2016.
Will he organize this meeting, or would he rather continue interfering in every domain without meeting with the provinces? What is he afraid of?
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- Apr/11/24 2:36:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadians who are tuning in, and we here on this side of the House, hear the voice of inaction.
What the people at home understand is that inaction does not a strategy make. Inaction is not a plan, nor is it an option.
On this side of the House, we have proposed a plan for Canadians: invest in more housing, invest in day care, invest in jobs, invest in growth.
We will let the Conservatives keep sloganeering. On our side of the House, we are focused on the issues that matter to Canadians.
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- Apr/11/24 2:37:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this government, let us examine its record.
Housing costs have doubled. Immigration wait times are interminable. Over 800,000 Quebeckers are using food banks every month. Our streets are less and less safe. Violent crime is on the rise.
The kicker is that the Prime Minister now wants to impose his incompetence on the provinces. That is like handing our front-door key to the crooks who just burgled our home.
Will the Prime Minister admit that he is not even competent enough to manage his own government and that he should just mind his own business?
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- Apr/11/24 2:38:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if my colleague wants to talk about crooks, how about we talk about the climate crooks on the other side of the House?
If the Conservative member wants to know the benefits of putting a price on carbon, he can easily find out. All he has to do is turn around and talk to the member behind him. She was part of the first government in North America to put a price on pollution, because that is the right thing to do. It is the right thing for the economy. It is the right thing for fighting climate change. It is the right thing for Canadians.
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- Apr/11/24 2:38:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, immigration minister Christine Fréchette reiterated the Quebec government's modest demands.
There is nothing spectacular or over-the-top about them. The minister is not asking for full powers over immigration; she is asking for the bare minimum. What she is asking for is a fair distribution of asylum seekers among the provinces, reimbursement of the costs associated with taking in asylum seekers, and adequate funding for French integration classes. I do not think that is too much to ask for.
Is the government going to agree to Quebec's requests, or are we about to end up with another of the squabbles the Liberals are so fond of?
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- Apr/11/24 2:39:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what I agreed on with Minister Fréchette, when I met with her two weeks ago, was that we would exercise our full powers in our respective areas of jurisdiction under the Canada-Quebec agreement, in a reasonable and reasoned manner. This is what I intend to do with her in the months to come.
Canadians and Quebeckers will be well served as a result.
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- Apr/11/24 2:39:48 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, their discussions are going so well that the Government of Quebec is thinking of holding a referendum on immigration.
The truth is that Quebec is so fed up with having the government laugh in its face that it is thinking of reaching out to the people. Considering the federal government's incompetence when it comes to managing its responsibilities, we all know that things would work a lot better if Quebec had full powers.
Is the minister going to respond to Minister Fréchette's highly reasonable requests, or would he rather wait for Quebec's entire population to vote on the federal government's immigration incompetence?
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- Apr/11/24 2:40:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, obviously, no country in the world would hand over all its powers to someone else. I agreed with Minister Fréchette that we would exercise our respective responsibilities in our areas of jurisdiction in order to serve Quebeckers effectively. That is what I intend to do. That is what the minister intends to do as well.
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- Apr/11/24 2:40:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the French prime minister is visiting Canada and Quebec. We all know the special ties Quebec has with that great country, the cradle of human rights and secularism. While monarchists here proudly sing God Save the King and the tragic history of the Acadians is trampled underfoot, I believe there is an opportunity to remind France that we still share some of the same democratic values.
Will the government pledge not to contribute in any way, directly or indirectly, to the challenge to Bill 21 on Quebec state secularism?
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- Apr/11/24 2:41:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have mentioned on several occasions, and as the Prime Minister himself has already mentioned, when Bill 21 goes to the Supreme Court, if it goes there, we will be there to intervene to defend the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and to defend rights like freedom of expression, the right to equality and freedom of religion.
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- Apr/11/24 2:41:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the NDP-Liberal government, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost, but do not take my word for it.
Heather from Newbury writes, “People need the cost of living brought under control now.” Carol from Strathroy says, “One more tax will take us down. We're already struggling.” To the average Canadian, the cost of the carbon tax on gas, groceries, home heating, farmers and families is punishing, not progress.
Will the Prime Minister axe the tax on farmers and help make food cheaper by passing Bill C-234 in its original form?
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- Apr/11/24 2:42:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would allow Danielle from Foothills to continue with her comments. She also added, “I would say that I probably ended up better off with that transfer.” She also said, “[so] I think a lot of people would be of the view that if you are going to implement some kind of revenue-neutral carbon pricing, that's probably not a bad way of doing it.” These are the words of Danielle from Foothills.
I am happy to inform Danielle that two and a half years later since she made that comment, it is now up to $1,800 for a family of four in Alberta.
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