Mr. Chair, it is absolutely insulting to hear the Conservatives refer to this position, and me personally, as a part-time minister, when in fact the Conservatives themselves did not have a Minister of Transport. Instead they had a minister of many things. There was no stand-alone Minister of Transport, except in one instance: They chose to put that portfolio into an omnibus portfolio—the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, Communities, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs—so it is laughable that the opposition is referring to me as a part-time minister when I am executing two portfolios expeditiously, responsibly and with dedication to the people of Canada.
On October 10th, 2024. See this statement in context.