Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise and talk about the budget. The fall economic statement seems like a long time ago. Of course, when we talk to the hon. member, we are talking about housing and the fact that we are in a crisis right now. In my region, waterfront houses in

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, if the member listened to my speech, I have spoken to those individuals. I have talked to hundreds of them, but also, most importantly, the people on the front lines: the police, the mental health responders, and those who are running the community groups. We have

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this started from asking the government to listen to the Province of B.C. We have been adamant in our ask, which is to ban hard drugs. We are just reacting, and this motion is reacting to statements made by the City of Toronto's mayor and the City of Montreal, wh

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I stand by our leader when we talk about banning hard drugs. We are talking about deviation. When pharmaceutical companies are giving a prescribed opioid to a consumer, deviation means that that drug is finding its way into the market. That is happening. When we

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, after nine years of the Liberal government, we are seeing chaos, crime and destruction across this country, and we have a series of crises in this country. Housing is a crisis. For the first time in many generations, housing, which should be a fundamental right in

The Budget  Madam Speaker, no, we do not think we should be interfering in provincial politics. As a second part of this, I am going to give one stat. When we look at what is coming into Canada, we had 1.3 million immigrants last year. We need immigration. I need immigration big time in Ba

The Budget  Madam Speaker, there were a lot of questions there. When we look at trade agreements, the government just lost a trade agreement with the U.K. It could not get it signed. The EU agreement was signed because of the work done by the previous, Conservative government, which got tha

The Budget  Madam Speaker, it was a waste of public funds just for the fact that it cost that much to do, when the private sector probably could have done it for about one-fifth of that or 10% on the dollar. Of course everything the Liberal government has touched has been more expensive. Wh

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I am happy to come back to this debate. I was debating the battle for the soul of Canada, a battle between, on one side, the left and NDP-Liberal socialism, with its spending problem approach, high crime rates, divided division, high taxation and an unproductive m

Automotive Industry  Mr. Speaker, for 15 billion taxpayer dollars, one would think Canada would get supply chains for batteries, some vehicles and maybe even some jobs, but not in Windsor at Stellantis, where batteries are being assembled. The battery material comes from China, the cars are manufactu

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, there are two ways to go broke: gradually and suddenly. Canada is not going broke; it is broken. In the battle for the soul of Canada, we are confronted by two ideologies. There is that of the Liberal and NDP socialism, which is of spending beyond reproach, high cr

Finance  Mr. Speaker, there are two sureties with this tax-and-spend Liberal government: high taxes and high spending. The results of those have been high inflation and high interest rates, which means Canadians are facing an affordability crisis with food prices and housing costs that ar

Consumer-led Banking Act  Mr. Speaker, we request a recorded division.

Consumer-led Banking Act  Mr. Speaker, it has been a pleasure to hear the debate and to present my first private member's bill when it comes to open banking here in Canada. This bill was to do two thing. It was to ensure that we provide the opportunity for businesses to participate in Canadian banking, i

Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week  Mr. Speaker, happy Valentine's Day. Speaking of matters from the heart, every year there are more than 260,000 Canadian babies who are born with congenital heart defect, the number one birth defect in Canada. This week is Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week. My wife and I h