Main Estimates 2024-25  Madam Speaker, I was saying that I really urge all parties to vote in favour of supports for new housing, supports for the Canadian Armed Forces and supports for Canadians via ESDC. These are measures that are important for the functioning of our country and for the protection and defence of our country.

Main Estimates 2024-25  moved: That the main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, less the amounts voted in the interim supply, be concurred in. Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Pickering—Uxbridge. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that the lands on which we are gathered are part of the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe peoples.

Labour  Mr. Speaker, this week showed that the best deals are reached at the table and that the collective bargaining process works. The Canada Border Services Agency employees keep our country safe every single day, and I am pleased to announce in the House that a tentative agreement has been reached that is fair for Canadian taxpayers and reasonable for public servants.

Innovation, Science and Industry  Mr. Speaker, now more than ever before, researchers and companies are using AI to create innovations and job opportunities, from drug discovery to energy efficiency and housing innovation. That is why we have begun to develop the first-ever government strategy on AI for the public service, removing barriers and filling gaps for the responsible, transparent use of AI.

Labour  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by saying that we are committed to reaching a deal that is fair for employees and for Canadian taxpayers. That deal will be reached at the table. We are committed to negotiation. However, negotiation is a process of give and take. We are more than willing to make concessions, but we expect that to happen on the other side as well.

Labour  Mr. Speaker, that is not true. We are at the table. We are pursuing talks because an agreement that is fair to taxpayers and public servants is crucial. We are always there for the public service and for a very just and equitable agreement. We are there.

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I move: That this House do now adjourn.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, that is not at all true. We know that a more bilingual public service is what will best meet the needs of Canadians. Receiving government services in either official language is a fundamental right. We continue to protect and promote the French language. We are determined to foster a work environment that is conducive to the use of French and English.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I am also speaking with the commissioner. I have held discussions with him, with everyone in our government and in our country to tell them that, as President of the Treasury Board, I am committed to implementing parts IV, V and VI of the Official Languages Act in federal institutions.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I am an anglophone, but I speak French. What did he say? I can speak French in the House and I can speak with all representatives of public services in French or English. I am going to continue trying to implement parts IV, V and VI of the Official Languages Act. That is my responsibility and our priority.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, our two official languages are an asset for all Canadians. We continue to protect both official languages all the time, every month and every year. Since 2015, our government has been committed to enhancing French and English after 10 years of underinvestment by the opposition.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, our government is focused on keeping inflation low so that interest rates can come down. We have a fiscally responsible plan, and we will continue to maintain strong economic indicators, a AAA credit rating and the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7, all while having supports for Canadians in budget 2024, such as affordable housing, such as ECE and early childhood learning, such as supports for a national school food program.

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from the Conservatives, who purport to care about poverty and Canadians, when every single time they vote against supports, such as $10-a-day child care and early learning and childhood education. They are not supporting our budgetary measures to put food in school lunch boxes for 400,000 children.

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, our government is actually focused on keeping inflation low so interest rates can come down. I will note that inflation has come down below the targeted range of 3%. At the same time, we have budget 2024: We have supports for renters, we have supports for affordable housing, and we have a national school food program on the table.

Supplementary Estimates (A), 2024-25  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the supplementary estimates (A), 2024-25.