Privilege  Madam Speaker, I am rising on a point of order to respond to the question of privilege raised by the member for Simcoe North on May 8, respecting the government's response to Order Paper Question No. 2221 and the testimony of the Department of Finance on the subject matter of Bill C-69, the budget implementation bill.

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I will have a chat with the member for St. Catharines later about that. My question for the member is as follows. Conservatives have been going on for months now, talking about fuelling inflation with more, I think they called it, budget inflation. They keep talking about how inflation is going to skyrocket and get even more out of control as a result of the budget.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.

National Strategy to Reduce Food Waste and Combat Food Insecurity  Madam Speaker, on a point of order, I believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent to see the clock at midnight so that we can adjourn.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I request a recorded vote.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you can find unanimous consent to see the clock at 1:30 p.m., to start Private Members' Business.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, on the issue of the carbon tax, I would like to hear what the member's thoughts are specifically as they relate to the over 400 Canadian economists who have signed an open letter stating that more people get back more than they pay, confirming what the Parliamentary Budget Officer said.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I have a brief question. I find the last intervention about grocery prices to be very fascinating because the reality is that in Canada, 42% of the retail grocery sector is controlled by Loblaw, whereas the largest sector in the United States is Walmart, with 11%. However, the Conservatives will never be heard talking about the massive profits that are being made by oil giants or by the grocery retailers.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I certainly got a lot out of that—

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I would be lying if I said that I do not have a bit of FOMO for not being invited to the party in the back room. In any event, I found it very interesting when the member said that the Liberals took all the Conservatives' great ideas and put them into the fall economic statement, yet she still will not vote for it.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, if the Leader of the Opposition actually feels that way, what he needs to do is stand up, turn and face the 80 Conservatives who have been endorsed by anti-choice organizations throughout this country. In terms of the member's question about dentists, I know that over 70% of the dentists in my riding have signed up.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, to conclude, I have never before witnessed a Conservative Party that not only objects to policies but also actively roots for their failure. That is what the Conservatives are doing. We are trying to provide pharmacare and dental care, and they are not only against them but are also actively rooting for the programs to fail.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, I would wear that red light as a badge of honour. I think it is absolutely shameful that people focus so much of their time on trying to figure out how they can try to correct other people because they do not fit into the mould that they see as being ideal for them.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, the member is absolutely right. It is up to women to choose. Maybe the member for Peace River—Westlock should step aside and let women choose what they want to do with their bodies, rather than trying to take his ideology and his ideas and impose them on other people.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise to speak to the fall economic statement. Here we are. We had to time allocate the fall economic statement. For those that might not clue in, including some of those who are heckling me already in my preamble to my speech, the fall economic statement, believe it or not, was tabled in the fall.