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Context: House Hansard - 299 - Apr/15/24

Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)

Apr/15/24 1:01:30 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for the work she is doing in defending the jobs of energy workers and families and indigenous communities right across the country. She has been a steadfast advocate of the energy sector. One of the things that she understands is the global demand for LNG and the impact and role Canada can play in meeting that demand. We have seen others with less environmental standards, less labour and less human rights standards fill that void, like Qatar. The hon. member and I met with a European Union official. His sole purpose is to source energy, nuclear and LNG around the world. They prefer to do business with like-minded countries like Canada, with similar rules of law that are environmentally sustainable as well. Could she talk about the role Canada can play in supplying the world with clean energy?

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Context: House Hansard - 299 - Apr/15/24

Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)

Apr/15/24 2:10:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is as if the Prime Minister has forgotten that he has been in power for almost nine years and that he and his policies, all of them, are the direct cause of the housing and mortgage crisis Canadians are facing. The way he has been parading around the country, blaming everyone else but him for the housing hell reminds me of that old Shaggy song, It Wasn't Me. Well, it was him who was caught red-handed promising to lower the price of housing, rents and mortgages in Canada that have doubled in nine years, pushing middle-class Canadians to live in tent cities in nearly every city. Last week, CMHC confirmed that it has been him causing less affordable housing and higher rents because fewer homes are being built than we did in the 1970s. Worst of all, it is him who has dealt a devastating blow to young Canadians hoping to enter the housing market, young people who feel like they have been lied to and let down by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has a chance to axe the tax in tomorrow's budget to make life more affordable for Canadians. The question is: Will he, or will he continue to blame others for the problems he has caused and say, “It wasn't me”, because Canadians know it is the Prime Minister?

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Context: House Hansard - 299 - Apr/15/24

Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)

Apr/15/24 3:39:08 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for bringing this urgent matter to the attention of the House. It has been six years. The House passed the resolution, and yet the government has not acted. We have seen, over the years, the level of threats and intimidation that has gone on within the Iranian community because of the IRGC. Can the hon. member tell the House why he thinks the government is failing to act on designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization?

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Context: House Hansard - 299 - Apr/15/24

Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)

Apr/15/24 3:52:28 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for her speech this afternoon on this very important concurrence motion. I would like her to comment on what the Minister of Foreign Affairs said just before question period when she stood in front of the microphone. She spoke to an Israeli counterpart and said, after the weekend attacks, they should just take the win and de-escalate the situation. Obviously, we would like to see a de-escalation of the situation in the Middle East, but she implied that Israel should somehow take the win because there were no deaths. Fortunately, Saudi Arabia and Jordan intervened and shot down many of the airborne missiles and weapons sent to Israel. Can she comment on the Minister of Foreign Affairs's comments?

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Context: House Hansard - 299 - Apr/15/24

Mr. John Brassard (Barrie—Innisfil, CPC)

Apr/15/24 6:06:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for the better part of the afternoon, we have been talking about what has gone on over the last six years, and the fact that the House expressed its view in banning the IRGC as a terrorist organization six years ago. We have not seen any action by the government at all. I am just wondering if my hon. colleague wants to speculate on or perhaps provide the real reason the Liberals are not deeming the IRGC a terrorist entity.

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