Guelph Literacy Leader  Mr. Speaker, today I am rising to recognize Steven Kraft, the CEO of the Guelph Public Library. Steven has been a leader in the library field for over 40 years, starting in the Guelph Public Library as the children's librarian in 1983. With a passion for our community and for engaging in and understanding the positive benefit of libraries and what they do for us, he has been a leader in Guelph, in our community and in the library community, driving the library toward new heights of excellence.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, although I was not at committee, I have heard that the hon. member's interventions were well received and discussed in committee. She ended her speech tonight speaking about ghost guns, and that is something I have been discussing with our local chief of police.

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. parliamentary secretary for all of her work on this. The member mentioned how difficult these discussions have been to get to the real crux of the matter. I am looking at a discussion I had with one of my constituents on December 2 of last year. He was talking about paintball cases, that 2,000 paintballs were $150 versus magfed at $30, and that the airsoft community had not been consulted at that time.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the rising cost of food affects Canadians, small businesses and families who are trying to put a nutritious meal on the table in my riding and across the country. Last week, with the passage of Bill C-46, came the creation of the new one-time grocery rebate that will deliver targeted inflation relief for over 11 million low- and moderate-income Canadians and families who need it most.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am also talking with the builders about the supply chain issues they have had that have increased the cost of home building, the cost of homes in the market and the market influences of the externalities from the pandemic, where the supply of goods, materials and labour have all increased the cost of our housing.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, there is a saying that applies to home building, which is that when we think that every problem is a nail, the only tool we have is a hammer. The problems that we are trying to solve need all the tools in the tool box because they are all multi-faceted. Are there any further comments that could be made on how complex the issue is that we are tackling, and how important it is to do that together?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, with respect to the importance of partnerships and working together, we see a lot of confrontation and criticism of our civil service, municipalities and mayors when we are trying to build things together. The minister has given us access to CMHC, which has been a key part of our success in Guelph, bringing those grassroots opportunities to CMHC so it can take over the wheel and steer to a successful conclusion.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, tonight we have heard several questions about exactly how much a house costs in this part of this community on this date. We are looking at a continuum of time during which the federal government really has not been involved in housing for a number of decades and is now building up and rebuilding relationships, knowing how important it is that we continue to be focused on the results and the future success of housing in Canada.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, last week, I was speaking with home builders who were visiting Ottawa. I was talking to a home builder about accessing the building codes using tablets, making it easier and faster to build homes by supporting our builders through new technologies, working with those technologies through our municipalities and how that might be facilitated through the housing accelerator fund.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, it is my pleasure to have the opportunity tonight to speak about one of our government's top priorities and that is building up our housing supply. We have made this a priority because we believe that everyone deserves the dignity of a home. Having more supply across the board is the best way to make homes affordable for all.

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we have had several very successful projects funded in Guelph, including Silver Maple Seniors Community, a seniors residency. We had the Parkview Motel converted for supportive housing. We have Cityview Village by Habitat for Humanity. As the market is responding to the programs going out, we are seeing progress.

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I enjoy working with the hon. member across the way on the science and research committee. Part of this bill has to do with science and research in that animal testing and the use of toxic treatments on animals are things this bill addresses. Through testimony we received from Dr.

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, the member across the way and I had many discussions on this in our environment committee. One area we discussed was the review mechanism, first taking a risk-based approach and then having an annual review process so that we could look at how well the act is working.

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I was part of the committee that studied this. The environment committee spent hours looking at this technical legislation. The hon. member has zeroed in on one of the cruxes of the legislation, which is the right to a healthy environment. Something we discussed at length was toxicity and how to limit that on animals that could then become part of the food chain.

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member across the way for his work on the environment committee. He always brings accountability into the discussions and looks at ways forward so we can work together for the betterment of both our ridings and, in fact, of all Canadians. One of the things we discussed at committee was the plan for chemicals management.