Bill C-69

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1

An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024

Part 1 implements certain measures in respect of the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations by
(a) denying income tax deductions for expenses incurred with respect to non-compliant short-term rentals;
(b) exempting from taxation the international shipping income of certain Canadian resident companies;
(c) exempting from taxation any income of the trusts established under the First Nations Child and Family Services, Jordan’s Principle, and Trout Class Settlement Agreement;
(d) doubling the volunteer firefighters and search and rescue volunteers tax credits;
(e) extending the eligibility for the Canada child benefit in respect of a child for six months after the child’s death;
(f) increasing the cap on labour expenditures per eligible newsroom employee from $55,000 to $85,000 and increasing, for four years, the Canadian journalism labour tax credit rate from 25% to 35%;
(g) extending eligibility for the mineral exploration tax credit by one year;
(h) providing a refundable tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses in designated provinces by returning a portion of fuel charge proceeds from the province;
(i) providing a refundable investment tax credit to qualifying businesses for investments in certain clean hydrogen projects;
(j) providing a refundable investment tax credit to qualifying businesses for certain investments in clean technology manufacturing property;
(k) amending the definition “government assistance” to exclude bona fide concessional loans with reasonable repayment terms from public authorities;
(l) implementing a number of amendments to the alternative minimum tax;
(m) increasing the home buyers’ plan withdrawal limit from $35,000 to $60,000 and deferring the repayment period by three additional years;
(n) excluding the failure to report under the mandatory disclosure rules from the application of the section 238 penalty;
(o) introducing a $10-million capital gains exemption on the sale of a business to an employee ownership trust; and
(p) implementing a number of technical amendments to correct inconsistencies and to better align the law with its intended policy objectives.
Part 2 enacts the Global Minimum Tax Act , a regime based on the rules of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The global minimum tax regime will ensure that large multinational corporations are subject to a minimum effective tax rate of 15% on their profits wherever they do business. It sets out rules for the purposes of establishing liability for the tax and also sets out applicable reporting and filing requirements. To promote compliance with its provisions, that Act includes modern administration and enforcement provisions generally aligned with those found in other taxation statutes. Finally, this Part also makes related and consequential amendments to other texts to ensure proper implementation of the tax and cohesive and efficient administration by the Canada Revenue Agency.
Part 3 amends the Excise Tax Act , the Excise Act , the Excise Act, 2001 , the Underused Housing Tax Act , the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and other related texts in order to implement certain measures.
Division 1 of Part 3 amends the Excise Tax Act by repealing the temporary relief for supplies of certain face masks or respirators and certain face shields from the Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax.
Division 2 of Part 3 amends the Excise Act , the Excise Act, 2001 and other related texts in order to implement changes to
(a) the federal excise duty framework for tobacco products by
(i) increasing the excise duty rates for tobacco products, including imposing a tax on inventories of cigarettes held by retailers and wholesalers,
(ii) changing the process by which brands of tobacco products for export are exempted from special excise duty and marking requirements,
(iii) allowing certain information to be shared for the administration or enforcement of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act , and
(iv) requiring the filing of information returns in respect of tobacco excise stamps;
(b) the federal excise duty framework for vaping products by increasing the excise duty rates for vaping products; and
(c) the federal excise duty framework for alcohol by
(i) extending by two years the two per cent cap on the inflation adjustment on beer, spirits and wine excise duties, and
(ii) cutting by half for two years the excise duty rate on the first 15,000 hectolitres of beer brewed in Canada.
Division 3 of Part 3 amends the Underused Housing Tax Act and the Underused Housing Tax Regulations by, among other things,
(a) eliminating filing requirements for certain owners;
(b) reducing minimum penalties for failing to file a return; and
(c) introducing a new exemption for residential properties held as a place of residence or lodging for employees.
Division 4 of Part 3 amends the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act by providing authority, in certain circumstances, for the sharing of certain information amongst federal officials and for the public disclosure of certain information by the Minister of National Revenue.
Part 4 enacts and amends several Acts in order to implement various measures.
Division 1 of Part 4 amends the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 to delay the repeal of the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act for two years.
Division 2 of Part 4 amends the National Housing Act to increase the in-force limits for guarantees issued by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) in respect of mortgage-backed securities and Canada Mortgage Bonds and for mortgage default insurance provided by CMHC from the temporary $750 billion to the permanent $800 billion. It also amends the Borrowing Authority Act to avoid the double counting of liabilities related to Canada Mortgage Bonds that are guaranteed by the CMHC and have been purchased by the Minister of Finance, on behalf of the Government of Canada, in the calculation of the maximum amount of certain borrowings under that Act.
Division 3 of Part 4 authorizes the making of payments to the provinces for the fiscal year beginning on April 1, 2024 respecting a national program for providing food in schools.
Division 4 of Part 4 amends the Canada Student Loans Act and the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act to expand eligibility for student loan forgiveness to early childhood educators, dentists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, midwives, teachers, social workers, psychologists, personal support workers and physiotherapists.
Division 5 of Part 4 amends the Canada Education Savings Act to, among other things,
(a) authorize the Minister responsible for that Act to open a registered education savings plan in respect of a child born after 2023 who is eligible for the payment of the Canada Learning Bond and is not the beneficiary under such a plan, so that the Minister may pay a Canada Learning Bond in respect of the child; and
(b) increase, from 20 to 30 years, the maximum age of a beneficiary under a registered education savings plan in respect of whom a Canada Learning Bond may be paid on application.
It also makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act .
Division 6 of Part 4 amends the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act to increase the maximum financial assistance that may be provided in respect of foreign states.
Division 7 of Part 4 amends the Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act to increase the amount of the payment that the Minister of Finance may provide to the International Monetary Fund in respect of Canada’s subscriptions. It also amends the International Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Agreement Act to provide for new financial instruments that the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Minister of Finance, as the case may be, may use to provide financial assistance to the institutions referred to in those Acts.
Division 8 of Part 4 amends the International Financial Assistance Act to, among other things, provide that foreign exchange losses in relation to programs referred to in that Act must be charged to the Consolidated Revenue Fund and provide for the making of payments to Development Finance Institute Canada (DFIC) Inc. in relation to programs referred to in that Act out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Division 9 of Part 4 amends the Export Development Act to lower the limit for total liabilities and obligations referred to in subsection 24(1) of that Act from $115 billion to $100 billion.
Division 10 of Part 4 amends the Financial Administration Act to broaden the application of subsection 85(2) of that Act to other Crown corporations.
Division 11 of Part 4 amends the Financial Administration Act to require certain banks and other financial institutions to disclose prescribed information for federal payments accepted for deposit.
Division 12 of Part 4 amends the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act to enhance the Canada Health Transfer for qualifying provinces and territories.
Division 13 of Part 4 amends the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 to require that the Superintendent of Financial Institutions publish certain information relating to pension plan investments. It also amends the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act to require that plan administrators provide specified information by written notice to certain persons when they become members of a pooled registered pension plan.
Division 14 of Part 4 amends the Canada Pension Plan to, among other things,
(a) provide for a death benefit of $5,000 in cases where no other Canada Pension Plan benefit, with the exception of the orphan’s benefit, has been paid in respect of the deceased contributor’s contributions;
(b) create a new child’s benefit for dependent children aged 18 to 24 who are in part-time attendance at school;
(c) maintain eligibility for the disabled contributor’s child’s benefit if the disabled contributor reaches the age of 65;
(d) allow for the deeming of an application for a disabled contributor’s child’s benefit on behalf of a child to have been made at an earlier date under the Canada Pension Plan ’s incapacity provisions;
(e) preclude entitlement to a survivor’s pension if an individual has received a division of unadjusted pensionable earnings in respect of their deceased separated spouse; and
(f) clarify the determination of the payee of the disabled contributor’s child’s benefit.
It also makes a consequential amendment to the Canada Pension Plan Regulations .
Division 15 of Part 4 amends the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act to provide for the payment of certain amounts into the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board.
Division 16 of Part 4 enacts the Consumer-Driven Banking Act , which establishes a consumer-driven framework for individuals and small businesses to safely and securely share their data with the participating entities of their choice.
It also makes related amendments to the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Act to establish the position of Senior Deputy Commissioner for Consumer-Driven Banking who is responsible for consumer-driven banking matters and to provide for, among other things, the supervision of participating entities.
Division 17 of Part 4 amends the Bank Act to, among other things, clarify the definitions “deposit-type instrument” and “principal-protected note”.
Division 18 of Part 4 amends the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act to increase to $100,000,000 the maximum amount that expenditures made out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to defray the expenses arising out of the operations of the Office may exceed the Office’s total assessments and revenues.
Division 19 of Part 4 amends the Bank of Canada Act to clarify that the Bank of Canada may enter into repurchase, reverse repurchase and buy-sellback agreements.
Division 20 of Part 4 amends the Canada Business Corporations Act to
(a) harmonize fines for a corporation guilty of an offence related to the collection or sending of information regarding individuals with significant control; and
(b) set separate fines and imprisonment terms on the basis of a summary conviction or a conviction on indictment for a director, officer or shareholder of a corporation guilty of an offence related to individuals with significant control.
Division 21 of Part 4 amends Parts I to III of the Canada Labour Code to, among other things,
(a) provide that a person who is paid remuneration by an employer is presumed to be their employee unless the contrary is proved by the employer;
(b) provide that if, in any proceeding other than a prosecution, an employer alleges that a person is not their employee, the burden of proof is on the employer; and
(c) prohibit an employer from treating an employee as if they were not their employee.
Finally, it also includes transitional provisions.
Division 22 of Part 4 amends the Canada Labour Code to, among other things, set out certain employer obligations relating to policies respecting work-related communication and clarify certain employee rights and employer obligations relating to terminations of employment. It also includes transitional provisions.
Division 23 of Part 4 amends the Employment Insurance Act to extend, until October 24, 2026, the duration of the measure that increases the maximum number of weeks for which benefits may be paid in a benefit period to certain seasonal workers.
Division 24 of Part 4 amends section 61 of An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages in order to add a reference to subsections 18(1.1) and (1.2) of the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act in subsection 19(1) of that Act, which An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages enacts.
Division 25 of Part 4 authorizes a corporation that is to be incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canada Development Investment Corporation to provide loan guarantees as part of an Indigenous loan guarantee program and authorizes the payment out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the Minister of Finance of amounts that are required in respect of those guarantees.
Division 26 of Part 4 authorizes the payment of up to $1.3 million to entities or individuals involved in the government’s engagement in a pilot project for the creation of a Red Dress Alert.
Division 27 of Part 4 provides that the subsidiary of VIA Rail Canada Inc. incorporated with the corporate name VIA HFR - VIA TGF Inc. is, as of the date of its incorporation, an agent of His Majesty in right of Canada and may enter into contracts, agreements and other arrangements with His Majesty as though it were not such an agent.
Division 28 of Part 4 amends the Impact Assessment Act , in response to the majority opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada on the constitutionality of that Act, to, among other things,
(a) align the preamble and purpose provision with the primary objective of that Act, which is to prevent or mitigate significant adverse effects within federal jurisdiction — and significant direct or incidental adverse effects — that may be caused by the carrying out of physical activities;
(b) replace the definition “effects within federal jurisdiction” with “adverse effects within federal jurisdiction” and, in doing so,
(i) restrict the definition to non-negligible adverse changes,
(ii) limit transboundary changes to those involving the pollution of transboundary waters and the marine environment, and
(iii) include, in respect of federal works or undertakings and activities carried out on federal lands, non-negligible adverse changes to the environment or to health, social and economic conditions;
(c) ensure that the impact assessment process applies only to those physical activities that may cause adverse effects within federal jurisdiction or direct or incidental adverse effects;
(d) ensure that, in deciding if an impact assessment of a designated project is required, one factor that the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada must take into account is whether another means exists that would permit a jurisdiction to address those effects;
(e) amend the final decision-making provisions to provide for an initial determination as to whether the adverse effects within federal jurisdiction and the direct or incidental adverse effects are likely to be, to some extent, significant, and then, if so, provide for a determination as to whether those effects are justified in the public interest; and
(f) improve cooperation tools to better harmonize the impact assessment process with the processes for assessing effects that are followed by provincial and Indigenous jurisdictions.
Finally, it also includes transitional provisions.
Division 29 of Part 4 amends the Judges Act to increase the number of salaries authorized for judges of superior courts other than appeal courts. It also reduces in a corresponding manner the number of salaries authorized for judges of provincial unified family courts.
Division 30 of Part 4 amends the Tax Court of Canada Act to provide that, if a party to a proceeding under the general procedure of the Tax Court of Canada is not an individual, that party must be represented by counsel, except under special circumstances.
Division 31 of Part 4 amends the Food and Drugs Act to, among other things, authorize the Minister of Health to
(a) establish rules for the purpose of preventing, managing or controlling the risk of injury to health from the use of therapeutic products, other than the intended use, or the risk of adverse effects on human beings, animals or the environment from the use of a drug intended for an animal;
(b) exempt any food, therapeutic product, person or activity from the application of certain provisions of that Act or its regulations; and
(c) deem, on the basis of decisions of, information or documents produced by, a foreign regulatory authority, that certain requirements of that Act or its regulations are met in respect of a therapeutic product or food.
Finally, it also includes a transitional provision.
Division 32 of Part 4 amends the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act to authorize the provision of customs information to the Minister responsible for that Act for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of that Act and to authorize that Minister to disclose information to other federal ministers for certain purposes.
Division 33 of Part 4 amends the Criminal Code to broaden the criminal interest rate offence to prohibit a person from offering to enter into an agreement or arrangement to receive interest at a criminal rate and from advertising an offer to enter into an agreement or arrangement that provides for the receipt of interest at a criminal rate. It also repeals the provision that requires the consent of the Attorney General prior to commencing proceedings related to the offence.
Division 34 of Part 4 contains measures that are related to money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion and other measures.
Subdivision A of Division 34 amends the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act to, among other things,
(a) permit information sharing between reporting entities for the purpose of detecting and deterring money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion;
(b) authorize, subject to certain conditions, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) to disclose certain information to provincial and territorial civil forfeiture offices and to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration;
(c) authorize FINTRAC to publicize additional information pertaining to violations of that Act; and
(d) extend the application of that Act to cheque cashing businesses.
It also makes consequential amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Cross-border Currency and Monetary Instruments Reporting Regulations .
Subdivision B of Division 34 amends the Income Tax Act and the Excise Tax Act to allow provincial or superior court judges, a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge as defined in section 552 of the Criminal Code to grant on application by a Canada Revenue Agency official the authorization to use device or investigative technique, or procedure or otherwise do any thing provided in a warrant, for purposes of tax investigations.
Subdivision C of Division 34 amends the Criminal Code to provide for an order to keep an account open or active and for a production order to require the production of documents or data that are in a person’s possession or control on dates specified in an order that fall within the 60-day period after the day on which it is made.
Division 35 of Part 4 amends the Criminal Code to, among other things,
(a) create new offences in respect of motor vehicle theft, including an offence concerning the possession or the distribution of an electronic device suitable for committing theft of a motor vehicle, and in respect of criminal organizations; and
(b) add, as an aggravating factor, evidence that an offender involved a person under the age of 18 years in the commission of an offence.
It also makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
Division 36 of Part 4 amends the Radiocommunication Act to, among other things, prohibit the manufacture, import, distribution, lease, offer for sale, sale or possession of certain devices specified by the Minister of Industry. It also amends that Act to establish as an offence or a violation the contravention of that prohibition.
Division 37 of Part 4 amends the Telecommunications Act to, among other things, require telecommunications service providers to provide their subscribers with a self-service mechanism that allows them to cancel their contract for telecommunications services or modify their telecommunications service plan and to inform those subscribers before the expiry of their fixed-term contract, as well as in other specified circumstances, of other service plans that those providers offer. It also amends that Act to prohibit the charging of certain fees.
Division 38 of Part 4 amends the Corrections and Conditional Release Act to, among other things,
(a) provide that the Correctional Service of Canada is responsible for implementing any arrangement — approved by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness — entered into by the Commissioner of Corrections and the Canada Border Services Agency with respect to the support that the Service may provide to the Agency to assist in the exercise of certain powers or the performance of certain duties and functions;
(b) control the access of the inmates of a penitentiary to a designated immigrant station adjacent to the penitentiary and the access of the immigration detainees of a designated immigrant station to a penitentiary adjacent to the station; and
(c) provide that, in exigent circumstances, staff members of the Service may provide additional support to detention enforcement officers of the Agency to assist them in the exercise of certain powers or the performance of certain duties and functions.
It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to define the term “immigrant station”, to provide that an area of a penitentiary may be an immigrant station only if it is designated under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to set out the circumstances under which a person detained under that Act may be detained in a designated immigrant station.
Finally, it provides for the repeal of those amendments on a specified date and includes a transitional provision.
Division 39 of Part 4 contains measures related to public debt and the borrowing of money.
Subdivision A of Division 39 amends the Financial Administration Act to clarify that certain regulations and directions do not apply to contracts related to the borrowing of money entered into by the Minister of Finance.
Subdivision B of Division 39 amends the Borrowing Authority Act to increase the maximum amount of certain borrowings.
Division 40 of Part 4 amends the Trust and Loan Companies Act , the Bank Act and the Insurance Companies Act to require certain financial institutions to make available information respecting diversity among directors and members of senior management.
Division 41 of Part 4 amends the Trust and Loan Companies Act , the Bank Act and the Insurance Companies Act to extend the period during which federal financial institutions governed by those Acts may carry on business.
Division 42 of Part 4 amends the Federal Courts Act to provide that the Federal Court has jurisdiction to hear applications for judicial review of decisions of the Social Security Tribunal on the extension of time to make a request for review or reconsideration under the Canada Disability Benefit Act . It also amends the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Department of Employment and Social Development Act to, among other things, provide the Tribunal with jurisdiction to hear appeals of decisions made under the Canada Disability Benefit Act and require that matters related to income raised in those appeals be referred to the Tax Court of Canada.
Division 43 of Part 4 amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to repeal provisions related to the ministerial power to exempt supervised consumption sites from the application of that Act. It also amends that Act to allow for the making of regulations respecting authorizations for supervised consumption and drug checking services and includes transitional provisions.

The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-69, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 16, 2024, as reported (with amendments) from the committee.

Speaker's Ruling

[The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Alexandra Mendès), Alexandra Mendes]

There are 161 motions in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-69. Motions Nos. 1 to 161 will be grouped for debate and voted upon according to the voting pattern available at the table.

I will now put Motions Nos. 1 to 161 to the House.

Motions in Amendment

[Jacques Gourde, Conservative, Lévis—Lotbinière, QC]

moved:

Motion No. 1

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 81.

Motion No. 2

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 82.

Motion No. 3

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 83.

Motion No. 4

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 84.

Motion No. 5

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 85.

Motion No. 6

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 86.

Motion No. 7

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 87.

Motion No. 8

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 88.

Motion No. 9

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 89.

[Rosemarie Falk, Conservative, Battlefords—Lloydminster, SK]

moved:

Motion No. 10

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 90.

Motion No. 11

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 91.

Motion No. 12

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 92.

Motion No. 13

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 93.

Motion No. 14

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 94.

Motion No. 15

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 95.

Motion No. 16

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 96.

[Tom Kmiec, Conservative, Calgary Shepard, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 17

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 97.

Motion No. 18

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 98.

Motion No. 19

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 99.

Motion No. 20

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 100.

Motion No. 21

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 101.

Motion No. 22

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 102.

Motion No. 23

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 103.

Motion No. 24

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 104.

Motion No. 25

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 105.

Motion No. 26

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 106.

Motion No. 27

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 107.

[Jamie Schmale, Conservative, Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, ON]

moved:

Motion No. 28

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 108.

Motion No. 29

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 109.

Motion No. 30

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 110.

Motion No. 31

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 111.

Motion No. 32

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 147.

Motion No. 33

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 148.

Motion No. 34

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 150.

Motion No. 35

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 151.

Motion No. 36

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 152.

Motion No. 37

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 153.

Motion No. 38

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 154.

[Tony Baldinelli, Conservative, Niagara Falls, ON]

moved:

Motion No. 39

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 173.

Motion No. 40

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 174.

Motion No. 41

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 175.

Motion No. 42

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 176.

Motion No. 43

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 177.

Motion No. 44

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 180.

Motion No. 45

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 181.

Motion No. 46

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 184.

Motion No. 47

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 185.

Motion No. 48

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 186.

[Gabriel Ste-Marie, Bloc, Joliette, QC]

moved:

Motion No. 49

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 198.

Motion No. 50

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 199.

Motion No. 51

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 200.

Motion No. 52

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 201.

Motion No. 53

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 202.

Motion No. 54

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 203.

Motion No. 55

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 204.

Motion No. 56

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 205.

Motion No. 57

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 206.

Motion No. 58

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 207.

Motion No. 59

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 208.

Motion No. 60

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 209.

Motion No. 61

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 210.

Motion No. 62

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 211.

Motion No. 63

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 212.

Motion No. 64

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 213.

Motion No. 65

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 214.

Motion No. 66

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 215.

Motion No. 67

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 216.

Motion No. 68

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 217.

Motion No. 69

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 218.

Motion No. 70

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 219.

Motion No. 71

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 220.

Motion No. 72

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 221.

Motion No. 73

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 222.

Motion No. 74

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 223.

Motion No. 75

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 225.

Motion No. 76

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 225.

Motion No. 77

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 226.

Motion No. 78

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 227.

[Jasraj Singh Hallan, Conservative, Calgary Forest Lawn, AB]

moved:

Motion No. 79

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 269.

Motion No. 80

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 270.

Motion No. 81

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 271.

Motion No. 82

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 272.

Motion No. 83

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 273.

Motion No. 84

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 274.

Motion No. 85

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 275.

Motion No. 86

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 276.

Motion No. 87

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 277.

Motion No.88

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 278.

Motion No. 89

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 279.

Motion No. 90

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 280.

Motion No. 91

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 281.

Motion No. 92

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 282.

Motion No. 93

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 283.

Motion No. 94

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 284.

Motion No. 95

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 285.

Motion No. 96

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 286.

Motion No. 97

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 287.

Motion No. 98

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 288.

Motion No. 99

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 289.

Motion No. 100

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 290.

Motion No. 101

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 291.

Motion No. 102

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 292.

Motion No. 103

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 293.

Motion No. 104

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 294.

Motion No. 105

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 295.

Motion No. 106

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 296.

Motion No. 107

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 297.

Motion No. 108

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 298.

Motion No. 109

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 299.

Motion No. 110

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 300.

Motion No. 111

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 301.

Motion No. 112

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 302.

Motion No. 113

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 303.

Motion No. 114

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 304.

Motion No. 115

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 305.

Motion No. 116

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 306.

Motion No. 117

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 307.

Motion No. 118

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 308.

Motion No. 119

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 309.

Motion No. 120

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 310.

Motion No. 121

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 311.

Motion No. 122

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 312.

Motion No. 123

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 313.

Motion No. 124

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 314.

Motion No. 125

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 315.

Motion No. 126

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 316.

Motion No. 127

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 317.

Motion No. 128

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 318.

Motion No. 129

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 319.

Motion No. 130

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 322.

Motion No. 131

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 323.

Motion No. 132

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 324.

Motion No. 133

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 325.

Motion No. 134

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 326.

Motion No. 135

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 327.

Motion No. 136

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 328.

Motion No. 137

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 329.

Motion No. 138

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 330.

Motion No. 139

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 331.

Motion No. 140

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 332.

Motion No. 141

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 333.

Motion No. 142

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 336.

Motion No. 143

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 337.

Motion No. 144

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 338.

Motion No. 145

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 339.

Motion No. 146

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 442.

Motion No. 147

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 443.

Motion No. 148

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 445.

Motion No. 149

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 446.

Motion No. 150

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 447.

Motion No. 151

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 448.

Motion No. 152

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 449.

Motion No. 153

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 450.

Motion No. 154

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 461.

Motion No. 155

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 462.

Motion No. 156

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 463.

Motion No. 157

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 464.

Motion No. 158

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 465.

Motion No. 159

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 466.

Motion No. 160

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 467.

Motion No. 161

That Bill C-69 be amended by deleting Clause 468.

[Jacques Gourde, Conservative, Lévis—Lotbinière, QC]

Madam Speaker, once again I am privileged to rise in the House on behalf of the people I proudly represent in Lévis—Lotbinière. Right from the outset I would just say that back home, when it comes to the word “budget”, we do not have the same definition, nor do we have the same approach to budgeting as this Prime Minister, who does not even know what the words “balance” or “economy” mean.

Once again, in my 18th year here in the House, I was in attendance when the budget was delivered. Since 2015, it has been truly ridiculous to see the Finance Minister and this Prime Minister stand firm in their conviction that they are introducing a budget that is good for Canadians. We are witnessing a spendthrift government prove for the ninth year in a row that the Liberals are incompetent and irresponsible. This government's particular talent is keeping us in the financial hole we have fallen into, in spite of ourselves.

We are seeing sky-high interest rates on a debt we will never be free of for as long as we live. The Prime Minister is proud to wear the same rose-coloured glasses as the Finance Minister and the extended Liberal family. They are out of touch with our reality in this country, when the facts and statistics speak for themselves. We are far from being the envy of the G7, the way we once were. The unholy and catastrophic alliance between the Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc has plunged thousands of persons and families into misery and poverty.

Many of this Prime Minister's words ring false, starting with the words “budget” and “economy”. These investments on credit bring no value added to our GDP. We now have interest to pay down, in amounts that I cannot even visualize; I can only imagine stacks and stacks of cash in giant warehouses. Every one of my grandchildren born in the last seven years will bear this debt for as long as they live. They may never be able to buy a house. That is the case today for thousands of Canadians for whom home ownership is a distant dream.

As the ultimate spendthrift, our Prime Minister is a prime example of someone who never wanted for money as a child. He never had to earn a single dollar to put in his piggy bank or bank account. This same Prime Minister will be spending $40 billion in new money on his new spending spree, with the unconditional support of the NDP and now the Bloc Québécois.

The former Liberal governor of the Bank of Canada, David Dodge, said that he thought this budget was the worst since 1982. This year, Canada will spend $54.1 billion to service the debt, in other words, to pay the interest. That is more money than the government sends to the provinces for health care. It is a real scandal. The Bank of Canada and former Liberal finance minister John Manley both told the Prime Minister that he was increasing inflation with his spending, which was driving up interest rates. Obviously this spendthrift Prime Minister did not listen.

As a result, the Bank of Canada embarked upon the most aggressive campaign to raise interest rates in its history. Millions of Canadians are now realizing this more than ever as they renew their mortgages. This Prime Minister is not going to help them. The Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition is undermining people’s confidence in Canadian democracy and our institutions. Canadians did not vote for this kind of hypocrisy in the last election. It is not the first time in Canada’s history that a party that will never rise to power resorts to scheming with the Liberals to achieve its goals.

How many people can no longer make ends meet, even when they tighten their belts, even when they get higher wages? The inflation rate continues to increase the cost of mortgages, the price of housing, the cost of groceries and all basic necessities. Before this Liberal government, it took only 39% of an average salary to cover the monthly payment on the average home. Today this figure has increased to 62%.

Just last weekend I took part in the Relay for Life in Lotbinière/Lévis, a walk to raise money for cancer. I was worried when people told me they no longer recognized the country we live in and no longer feel safe with the direction the country is headed in. Life is getting dire for millions of Canadians who have exhausted their savings and their credit. They are at the end of their financial resources. Many skip a meal a day, and more and more people have to rely on food banks every week. When is this going to end? It is just so sad.

Canada has the fewest housing units per 1,000 inhabitants of any G7 country. The number of housing units per 1,000 Canadians has been decreasing since 2016 because of the strong population growth.

We need more housing units to keep the ratio of housing units to population stable. According to the CMHC, we need 3.5 million more units than planned to restore accessibility. In 2024, this figure will climb to 5.8 million.

The Prime Minister has stated yet again that he will bring in foreign workers to address the labour shortage when we already have a hard time providing decent housing for the homeless, Canadian families and seniors. No one can tell us when the promised units will be built. Since the Liberals came to power, mortgage and housing costs have almost doubled. Stress and anxiety have become facts of life for millions of Canadians. They are worried parents, children and grandchildren who know opportunities are getting harder to come by in Canada. Not so long ago, many believed they would never find themselves in a precarious situation. They are caught in a nightmare from which they cannot wake. In nine years, the Liberals have brought us to a point from which there may be no return.

Legalization of marijuana has not helped. Written briefs to the House and the work of committees can attest to that. Countries that legalized marijuana saw an increase in crime. Not surprisingly, Canada is also now experiencing this, with an ever-increasing crime rate. They also reported an increase in mental health problems. We too are seeing an increase in the number of people who are facing mental health challenges. We are also seeing rising addiction and deaths from hard drugs, which the Liberals pushed to legalize at all costs. It is a disgrace. Our big cities now look like places where zombies come to die. There are even neighbourhoods where no one dares go anymore. What can we say about schools and day cares with injection sites as neighbours, keeping parents awake at night?

As they say in Quebec, you have to be tough to live in this reality. For many, that refers to the chaos and decline they are experiencing under this Prime Minister. Not so long ago, it could be said that any problem could be dealt with through policy. That was before the Liberal–NDP-Bloc Québécois coalition.

We are powerless to stop these irresponsible budgets, which are populist in the worst sense of the word. They do not correspond to the reality that all responsible, well trained economists recognize. No one in their right mind would deny that Canadians of every social class are paying far too much in taxes because this Liberal government is wasting too much money. Any right-minded individual suffering day after day is looking forward to the upcoming elections to get the country back on track and show this government the door.

The Liberals think they have a license to print money. Good times or bad, they never stop. Taxpayers pick up the tab in the form of a higher cost of living. They do not even benefit from higher-quality services. On the contrary, these services have greatly deteriorated since 2015.

The 2024 budget is a continuation of the Liberals' horrendous record. This is a government addicted to tax increases and inflationary deficits. That is why I will vote against this budget, in honour of those who work hard for their money and who know how to count.

I would like to reassure voters that there is hope. Only one year, at the very most, remains of this Liberal-NDP-Bloc Québécois nightmare. Common-sense Conservatives will axe the carbon tax and lower prices on the staples Canadians need. This is not the sort of budget Canadians need in these difficult times. What they need is elections as soon as possible to axe the taxes, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime.

[Ryan Turnbull, Liberal, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Innovation]

Madam Speaker, I always am amazed at the passion the member puts into his oration in the House. Daily in the House, the Conservatives cite food bank lineups as being an issue they care about. However, when it comes to supporting children, when it comes to feeding hungry children, and I note Breakfast Club of Canada is very popular in Quebec and does a great deal of work supporting breakfast programs in that province, could the member opposite speak to why the Conservatives have said they would vote against a budget that would feed 400,000 more kids per year and would commit to $1 billion over five years to lift up kids and ensure they get a healthy start every day? Could he speak to why he would stand in the House and vote against that?

[Jacques Gourde, Conservative, Lévis—Lotbinière, QC]

Madam Speaker, look at what nine years of Liberal policies have brought us: We are at the point where we have to feed kids breakfast at school. Before 2015, when the Conservatives formed the government, we were helping third-world countries feed their children. Now we have to do the same thing in Canada. It is time for an election.

[Luc Thériault, Bloc, Montcalm, QC]

He is laying it on a bit thick, Madam Speaker. I do not have enough time to go over and correct my colleague's remarks. Everyone is to blame but them. Basically, he is promoting single-party rule, a return to totalitarianism. His conception of democracy is that Canada would be better off if all 338 seats went to the Conservatives.

I would like to know why my colleague always votes against the Bloc Québécois's proposals aimed at doing away with tax havens. He said that Canadians of every social class are paying too much in taxes. Canada's big banks have tax shelters and make billions in profits each quarter. Why does he vote against that?

Why does he vote in favour of oil companies continuing to receive tax subsidies despite making billions of dollars a year? Is that his vision of equity across social classes?

[Jacques Gourde, Conservative, Lévis—Lotbinière, QC]

Madam Speaker, I will address the first premise of the question posed by my colleague, whom I thank. Yes, the greater the number of Conservative members, the better off Canada will be.

I in turn have a question for my colleague: why did the Bloc Québécois vote in favour of $500 billion in budget appropriations to prop up this government and its reckless spending over nine years?

The Bloc Québécois is part of the problem.

[Peter Julian, NDP, New Westminster—Burnaby, BC]

Madam Speaker, I do like my colleague, but we lived through the Harper regime. More Conservative members means more hardship for all Canadians.

We have seen the Conservatives block dental care, despite the fact that hundreds of people in Lévis-Lotbinière are already benefiting from the NDP program. The Conservatives also wanted to block pharmacare. Today we have these foolish amendments moved by the Conservatives, who are blocking measures to ensure affordable housing, food for children, student loan forgiveness and the tax credit for volunteer firefighters.

I have a very simple question: Why are the Conservative members constantly blocking everything that could help Canadians?