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Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus (Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, CPC)

May/2/24 2:54:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, interest on the debt is exploding. The debt will continue to rise as long as spending remains out of control. The Bloc Québécois continues to support these centralizing Liberal policies, which are driving up the cost of living. For example, on December 13, the Bloc Québécois voted in support of over $20 billion in spending. When will the Prime Minister, supported by the Bloc Québécois, stop his wasteful spending so Quebeckers can start living with dignity again?

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Mr. Joël Godin (Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier, CPC)

May/2/24 2:56:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am not sure if I am speaking to the Laval University professor or the Minister of Public Services and Procurement. After nine years of this Prime Minister, the cost of living has never been higher. People are struggling. Mortgages, housing, food, everything costs more. This Liberal government is not worth the cost and neither is the Bloc Québécois. As a small reminder, it is the Bloc Québécois who voted for a $500-billion budget. We are talking about $500 billion in centralist and inflationary spending supported by the Bloc Québécois. When will this Prime Minister stop his wasteful spending so that Quebeckers do not have to turn to food banks and can live in dignity again?

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Mr. Bernard Généreux (Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup, CPC)

May/2/24 2:58:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of budget chaos, this government, supported by the Bloc Québécois, continues to promote inflationary spending and throw money out the window. The Bloc Québécois talks about the importance of health transfers, but it is voting for $500 billion in centralizing spending. The interest on that will be more than total health transfer amounts. The more this government spends, the more the Bloc Québécois supports it. When will the Prime Minister stop wasting Canadian taxpayers' money?

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Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)

May/2/24 3:02:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, the Bloc Québécois and the Prime Minister are not worth the cost. The Bloc Québécois has always sided with the Liberals when it comes to government spending. We are talking about $500 billion in centralizing, inflationary spending here. Ouch, that hurts. This spending increases the cost of living and keeps interest rates high. Because of this Liberal government, backed by the Bloc Québécois, Quebeckers are going hungry, are struggling to afford housing and cannot make ends meet. When will this Bloc Québécois-backed Prime Minister stop wasting money so Quebeckers can afford housing and food again?

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Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen

May/2/24 6:45:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is a tough question because there are so many, but I do appreciate the member's question. Again, it is with that desire to work together, so I want to highlight that as well. It is really problematic, however, that we are going to be waiting so long to see the increase in spending that we need in devotion to housing. I have spoken to officials who have raised this for the bases in Halifax and in Wainwright, but it is across the board. Further to the study we have done at committee, we need to really focus much more on this.

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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.)

May/2/24 7:15:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I salute my colleague, and I thank him for his service. We worked together on the Standing Committee on National Defence. In budget 2024, we allocated money specifically for military housing, child care and so on. Before the holidays, there were 30 hours' worth of votes in the House. Those votes included votes to increase military salaries and investments for them. Having voted against military spending before the holidays, will he now vote in favour of the budget and military spending?

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Mr. Pierre Paul-Hus

May/2/24 7:17:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. As I said in my speech, military personnel are in a controlled environment. The government has complete control over the environment. Then why is it that this government decided not to increase spending on military housing for its defence team? At some point, if rents increase, salaries have to increase. If we can maintain the environment by keeping rents the same and providing normal salary increases, it creates less pressure for everyone. That could easily have been done.

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Mr. Michael Cooper (St. Albert—Edmonton, CPC)

May/2/24 7:56:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, picking up on the point made by the member for Calgary Rocky Ridge, about 4,500 units need to be built to house the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces on bases across Canada. We saw the government deliver its latest budget, which provides $61 billion in unfunded deficit spending, yet when it comes to investing in housing for the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces for this coming year, the government is providing a big fat zero, a big fat zero the following year, and then a mere $1 million in the third year. What does that say about the government's priorities when it comes to its lack of support for the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces?

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