moved:
Motion No. 95
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 95.
House of Commons Hansard #304 of the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was pipeline.
House of Commons Hansard #304 of the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was pipeline.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
moved:
Motion No. 95
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 95.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
moved:
Motion No. 96
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 96.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
moved:
Motion No. 97
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 97.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
moved:
Motion No. 98
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 98.
Motion no 99
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 99.
Motion No. 100
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 100.
Motion No. 101
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 101.
Motion No. 102
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 102.
Motion No. 103
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 103.
Motion No. 104
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 104.
Motion No. 105
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 105.
Motion No. 106
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 106.
Motion No. 107
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 107.
Motion No. 108
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 108.
Motion No. 109
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 109.
Motion No. 110
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 110.
Motion No. 111
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 111.
Motion No. 112
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 112.
Motion No. 113
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 113.
Motion No. 114
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 114.
Motion No. 115
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 115.
Motion No. 116
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 116.
Motion No. 117
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 117.
Motion No. 118
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 118.
Motion No. 119
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 119.
Motion No. 120
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 120.
Motion No. 121
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 121.
Motion No. 122
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 122.
Motion No. 123
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 123.
Motion No. 124
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 124.
Motion No. 125
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 125.
Motion No. 126
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 126.
Motion No. 127
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 127.
Motion No. 128
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 128.
Motion No. 129
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 129.
Motion No. 130
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 130.
Motion No. 131
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 131.
Motion No. 132
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 132.
Motion No. 133
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 133.
Motion No. 134
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 134.
Motion No. 135
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 135.
Motion No. 136
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 136.
Motion No. 137
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 137.
Motion No. 138
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 138.
Motion No. 139
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 139.
Motion No. 140
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 140.
Motion No. 141
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 141.
Motion No. 142
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 142.
Motion No. 143
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 143.
Motion No. 144
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 144.
Motion No. 145
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 145.
Motion No. 146
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 146.
Motion No. 147
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 147.
Motion No. 148
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 148.
Motion No. 149
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 149.
Motion No. 150
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 150.
Motion No. 151
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 151.
Motion No. 152
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 152.
Motion No. 153
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 153.
Motion No. 154
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 154.
Motion No. 155
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 155.
Motion No. 156
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 156.
Motion No. 157
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 157.
Motion No. 158
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 158.
Motion No. 159
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 159.
Motion No. 160
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 160.
Motion No. 161
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 161.
Motion No. 162
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 162.
Motion No. 163
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 163.
Motion No. 164
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 164.
Motion No. 165
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 165.
Motion No. 166
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 166.
Motion No. 167
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 167.
Motion No. 168
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 168.
Motion No. 169
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 169.
Motion No. 170
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 170.
Motion No. 171
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 171.
Motion No. 172
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 172.
Motion No. 173
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 173.
Motion No. 174
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 174.
Motion No. 175
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 175.
Motion No. 176
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 176.
Motion No. 177
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 177.
Motion No. 178
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 178.
Motion No. 179
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 179.
Motion No. 180
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 180.
Motion No. 181
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 181.
Motion No. 182
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 182.
Motion No. 183
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 183.
Motion No. 184
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 184.
Motion No. 185
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 185.
Motion No. 186
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 186.
Motion No. 187
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 187.
Motion No. 188
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 188.
Motion No. 189
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 189.
Motion No. 190
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 190.
Motion No. 191
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 191.
Motion No. 192
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 192.
Motion No. 193
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 193.
Motion No. 194
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 194.
Motion No. 195
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 195.
Motion No. 196
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 196.
Motion No. 197
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 197.
Motion No. 198
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 198.
Motion No. 199
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 199.
Motion No. 200
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 200.
Motion No. 201
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 201.
Motion No. 202
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 202.
Motion No. 203
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 203.
Motion No. 204
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 204.
Motion No. 205
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 205.
Motion No. 206
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 206.
Motion No. 207
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 207.
Motion No. 205
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 208.
Motion No. 209
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 209.
Motion No. 210
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 210.
Motion No. 211
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 211.
Motion No. 212
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 212.
Motion No. 213
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 213.
Motion No. 214
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 214.
Motion No. 215
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 215.
Motion No. 216
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 216.
Motion No. 217
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 217.
Motion No. 218
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 218.
Motion No. 219
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 219.
Motion No. 220
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 220.
Motion No. 221
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 221.
Motion No. 222
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 222.
Motion No. 223
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 223.
Motion No. 224
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 224.
Motion No. 225
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 225.
Motion No. 226
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 226.
Motion No. 227
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 227.
Motion No. 228
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 228.
Motion No. 229
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 229.
Motion No. 230
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 230.
Motion No. 231
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 231.
Motion No. 232
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 232.
Motion No. 233
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 233.
Motion No. 234
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 234.
Motion No. 235
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 235.
Motion No. 236
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 236.
Motion No. 237
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 237.
Motion No. 238
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 238.
Motion No. 239
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 239.
Motion No. 240
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 240.
Motion No. 241
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 241.
Motion No. 242
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 242.
Motion No. 243
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 243.
Motion No. 244
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 244.
Motion No. 245
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 245.
Motion No. 246
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 246.
Motion No. 247
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 247.
Motion No. 248
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 248.
Motion No. 249
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 249.
Motion No. 250
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 250.
Motion No. 251
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 251.
Motion No. 252
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 252.
Motion No. 253
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 253.
Motion No. 254
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 254.
Motion No. 255
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 255.
Motion No. 256
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 256.
Motion No. 257
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 257.
Motion No. 258
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 258.
Motion No. 259
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 259.
Motion No. 260
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 260.
Motion No. 261
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 261.
Motion No. 262
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 262.
Motion No. 263
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 263.
Motion No. 264
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 264.
Motion No. 265
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 265.
Motion No. 266
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 266.
Motion No. 267
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 267.
Motion No. 268
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 268.
Motion No. 269
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 269.
Motion No. 270
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 270.
Motion No. 271
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 271.
Motion No. 272
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 272.
Motion No. 273
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 273.
Motion No. 274
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 274.
Motion No. 275
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 275.
Motion No. 276
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 276.
Motion No. 277
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 277.
Motion No. 278
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 278.
Motion No. 279
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 279.
Motion No. 280
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 280.
Motion No. 281
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 281.
Motion No. 282
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 282.
Motion No. 283
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 283.
Motion No. 284
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 284.
Motion No. 285
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 285.
Motion No. 286
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 286.
Motion No. 287
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 287.
Motion No. 288
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 288.
Motion No. 289
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 289.
Motion No. 290
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 290.
Motion No. 291
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 291.
Motion No. 292
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 292.
Motion No. 293
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 293.
Motion No. 294
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 294.
Motion No. 295
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 295.
Motion No. 296
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 296.
Motion No. 297
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 297.
Motion No. 298
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 298.
Motion No. 299
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 299.
Motion No. 300
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 300.
Motion No. 301
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 301.
Motion No. 302
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 302.
Motion No. 303
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 303.
Motion No. 304
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 304.
Motion No. 305
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 305.
Motion No. 306
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 306.
Motion No. 307
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 307.
Motion No. 308
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 308.
Motion No 309
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 309.
Motions in AmendmentBudget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1Government Orders
NDP
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
moved:
Motion No. 310
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 310.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
moved:
Motion No. 311
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 311.
Motion No. 312
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 312.
Motion No. 313
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 313.
Motion No. 314
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 314.
Motion No. 315
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 315.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
moved:
Motion No. 316
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 316.
Motion No. 317
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 317.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
moved:
Motion No. 318
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 318.
Motion No. 319
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 319.
Motion No. 320
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 320.
Motion No. 321
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 321.
Motion No. 322
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 322.
Motion No. 323
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 323.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
moved:
Motion No. 324
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 324.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
moved:
Motion No. 325
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 325.
Motion No. 326
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 326.
Motion No. 327
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 327.
Motion No. 328
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 328.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
moved:
Motion No. 329
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 329.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
moved:
Motion No. 330
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 330.
Motion No. 331
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 331.
Motion No. 332
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 332.
Motion No. 333
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 333.
Motion No. 334
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 334.
Motion No. 335
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 335.
Motion No. 336
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 336.
Motion No. 337
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 337.
Motion No. 338
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 338.
Motion No. 339
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 339.
Motion No. 340
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 340.
Motion No. 341
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 341.
Motion No. 342
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 342.
Motion No. 343
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 343.
Motion No. 344
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 344.
Motion No. 345
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 345.
Motion No. 346
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 346.
Motion No. 347
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 347.
Motion No. 348
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 348.
Motion No. 349
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 349.
Motion No. 350
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 350.
Motion No. 351
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 351.
Motion No. 352
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 352.
Motion No. 353
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 353.
Motion No. 354
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 354.
Motion No. 355
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 355.
Motion No. 356
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 356.
Motion No. 357
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 357.
Motion No. 358
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 358.
Motion No. 359
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 359.
Motion No. 360
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 360.
Motion No. 361
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 361.
Motion No. 362
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 362.
Motion No. 363
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 363.
Motion No. 364
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 364.
Motion No. 365
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 365.
Motion No. 366
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 366.
Motion No. 367
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 367.
Motion No. 368
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 368.
Motion No. 369
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 369.
Motion No. 370
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 370.
Motion No. 371
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 371.
Motion No. 372
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 372.
Motion No. 373
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 373.
Motion No. 374
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 374.
Motion No. 375
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 375.
Motion No. 376
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 376.
Motion No. 377
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 377.
Motion No. 378
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 378.
Motion No. 379
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 379.
Motion No. 380
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 380.
Motion No. 381
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 381.
Motion No. 382
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 382.
Motion No. 383
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 383.
Motion No. 384
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 384.
Motion No. 385
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 385.
Motion No. 386
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 386.
Motion No. 387
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 387.
Motion No. 388
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 388.
Motion No. 389
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 389.
Motion No. 390
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 390.
Motion No. 391
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 391.
Motion No. 392
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 392.
Motion No. 393
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 393.
Motion No. 394
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 394.
Motion No. 395
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 395.
Motion No. 396
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 396.
Motion No. 397
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 397.
Motion No. 398
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 398.
Motion No. 399
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 399.
Motion No. 400
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 400.
Motion No. 401
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 401.
Motion No. 402
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 402.
Motion No. 403
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 403.
Motion No. 404
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 404.
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
moved:
Motion No. 405
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 405.
Motion No. 406
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 406.
Motion No. 407
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 407.
Motion No. 408
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 408.
Motion No. 409
That Bill C-74 be amended by deleting Clause 409.
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
Mr. Speaker, again, congratulations on working through 409 amendments. You did a great job. I listened intently, and you did not miss one, and we do appreciate that.
It is drawing close to 10:30 in the evening, and I am honoured to stand in this place once again to speak to the budget implementation act, 2018. On April 4, I stood in the House to speak to the budget. During that time, I focused my remarks primarily on our competitiveness, or I should say our lack of competitiveness, and the troubling effect of budget 2018 on our competitiveness and business investment in this country.
We are struggling today, as we were then, to attract capital from abroad, with foreign direct investment plunging last year to the lowest level since 2010. As I pointed out in the House over a month ago, the province of Alberta has experienced the worst decline in business investment in the country, much because of the NDP government we have there, much because of the lower price of oil, and much because of the Liberal government here.
Energy investment is at its lowest level on record, below even the worst of the 2009 global recession, with a loss of $80 billion of investment and more than 110,000 jobs. Drilling rigs are leaving Canada, heading to the United States, where there is a more hospitable investment climate. There has been a significant decline in capital spending.
I stood in the House to debate the budget just one week after Kinder Morgan announced that it had suspended its work on the Trans Mountain expansion project and had given the Liberal government until May 31 to provide the necessary assurances that this project would go ahead. We know that the Liberals were funding protesters to protest against that pipeline straight from government programs here. That was the first time I had an opportunity to speak to this budget.
Kinder Morgan's skepticism was based on the fact that Canada had approved the project in November 2016, following an expanded environmental review process that included additional consultations with indigenous communities, yet more than three months into 2018, there was no movement and much added red tape, frustrating Kinder Morgan and others that would invest here in this country. Kinder Morgan saw nothing in immediate sight that would give it any confidence that it could go ahead, so it put the ultimatum of May 31.
I lay the blame for that unfortunate thing with Trans Mountain development at the feet of the Prime Minister, and rightfully so. The Liberal Prime Minister failed to take any concrete steps to ensure that the project was completed. This failure added to the significant economic difficulties facing my province of Alberta and a number of my constituents, as this project is a pivotal part of both Alberta's and the country's economic future.
While yesterday's announcement regarding the purchase of Trans Mountain by the federal government may help get our oil finally, some day, to new markets, it came at an extremely high price. It is a price taxpayers should not have to pay. Given what the government has done, chasing $4.5 billion out of Canada to a Texas oil company so that it can invest in America and around the world, because it is very unlikely that it will come back here to invest soon, there is no guarantee that the government is going to ever be able to build that pipeline.
Canadian taxpayers are on the hook for $4.5 billion, and that shows the Prime Minister's failure. I have zero confidence that the government can see this pipeline through to completion. The private sector has more experience in building pipelines, more experience in building infrastructure, and more experience in building the infrastructure needed to move its product than any government ever has had.
Kinder Morgan never asked for a single dollar of taxpayer money. All the company wanted was certainty. Now, Kinder Morgan's assets have been sold. It is abandoning its expansion plans in Canada and taking its significant investment in this country elsewhere. It is doing so at a time when business investment in Canada has fallen by 5%, or $12.7 billion, since 2015. During that same period, business investment in the United States has grown by 9%. Foreign direct investment plummeted by 42% in 2016, and then a further 27% in 2017.
Why is business investment so weak? There are many different reasons. One reason is all of the added red tape, the red tape piled on top of red tape in environmental assessments and reassessments. It has weakened investment in Canada, because Canadian businesses understand that they are facing rising costs, such as increased CPP and EI premiums, personal income taxes for entrepreneurs of over 53%, and, again, new carbon taxes.
Budget 2018 did not reveal exactly how much the carbon tax will cost the average Canadian. We have tried day after day in the House to get the Minister of Finance to tell us what that carbon tax is going to cost Canadian families, but he will not tell us.
Although the budget did not reveal how much, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation predicts that the carbon tax will cost $2,500 per family at a time when taxpayers recognize they have less and less money in their pockets. Trevor Tombe of the University of Calgary estimates that it may cost $1,100 per family. The Parliamentary Budget Officer recently released a report that found that the carbon tax will take $10 billion out of the Canadian economy by 2022, while other estimates argue that the cost could be as much as $35 billion per year. None of these numbers can be verified because, unfortunately, the Liberal government continues to refuse to tell Canadians exactly how much that carbon tax will cost them, just like they refused to tell us the total cost of the nationalization of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
What is the final cost of that pipeline? Is it $4.5 billion for the assets of Trans Mountain today? What will those costs be by the time the pipeline is built, if it ever is built? We can ill afford the $4.5 billion price tag, let alone the billions of dollars in untold costs, especially given our massive debt.
I would add that the finance minister has finally started to pick up on the Conservatives' talking points, because that $12 million a day, or $42 million a week, is the differential in the price for oil that we do not receive because we are not getting our oil to the Asian markets. This money could build a school or a hospital a day or a week.
In their first three years in power, the Liberals will have added $60 billion to the national debt. Last year, Canada's net debt reached an all-time high of $670 billion, or $47,612 per Canadian family. The growing debt is a direct result of the Liberals' broken promises on their projected deficits. This fiscal year's deficit is $18 billion, which is triple of what was promised.
In comparison, in our 10 years in government, we paid down the national debt. We took surpluses and paid down just under $40 billion. However, during what was considered the worst recession since the Great Depression, we ran deficits. Although fundamentally opposed to debt and deficit spending, we realized, like every G7 country, that we needed to kick-start the economy. That was not enough for the Liberals or the NDP, but that is what we did. We invested in large infrastructure programs in Canada, the largest in Canadian history. With Canada's economic action plan, we got a significant return on this investment. We were the first G7 country to come out of the recession and back to growth.
I see that my time is up. I am thankful for the opportunity to speak on this budget implementation bill.
Linda Lapointe Liberal Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, QC
Madam Speaker, I listened to my hon. colleague's speech with great interest, but I did not hear him talk about the 600,000 jobs that have been created in Canada since 2015.
I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on the direct measure offered to SMEs. Their tax rate has been reduced from 11% in 2015 to 9% in 2019.
What kind of impact will that tax cut have on the SMEs in his riding?
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
Madam Speaker, when the Conservatives proposed the tax cut for small and medium-sized businesses, the Liberals initially opposed it. In the last election, the NDP signed onto that small business tax cut. The Liberals finally said they would do that too. In the first budget, in their first year, they did not do it. They gave us no sign they were ever going to do that. As a result of strong opposition by both the Conservatives and the NDP, the Liberals did put it in the budget, and we are thankful for that.
When we steal from Peter to pay Paul, we never have a problem with Paul; it is always Peter. The Liberals are simply taking money from small business. They say they are going to cut the small business tax rate, but they are taking money away with the carbon tax. They are taking money away with the CPP premium increase. They are taking money away with an EI premium increase. The Liberals are simply taking money from one hand, putting it in their pocket, and claim to be giving back to small business. It is a shame.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his intervention and for his many amendments, but we have to wonder what the Conservative strategy is here this evening. They moved 409 amendments to delete every clause of the bill, and yet among the clauses they want to delete, one of them provides the tax cut for SMEs that my colleague just mentioned.
Why did my colleague propose an amendment deleting the clause that provides a tax cut for SMEs and then contradict himself just now by asking for that very same tax cut for SMEs?
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
Madam Speaker, if we had more time tonight we would come up with more amendments. This is a bad budget. This whole budget should be put back on the shelf and started over again.
While I want to look forward and what we would continue to do, every once in a while, one has to look in the rear view mirror. When we were in power we cut the corporate tax rate from 22% to 15%. We were not going to watch head offices heading to the United States, so we lowered the corporate tax rate. We made Canada a place where Canadians wanted to invest, where they wanted to create jobs, where they wanted to have businesses, and we are seeing just the opposite today.
Manufacturing jobs are leaving Ontario and going to the United States or Mexico, and it is because of bad government here in Ottawa and at Queen's Park in Toronto by the Liberals there. That is why Canadians, especially those who live in Ontario, are saying they need a new government. They need hope. Here in the province of Ontario we hope that change will come with the Progressive Conservative Party, real true hope with a true future.
Lloyd Longfield Liberal Guelph, ON
Madam Speaker, there is a different perspective on the Alberta.ca website, which states “Alberta's economic rebound surpassed expectations in 2017. The resurgence was broad-based, with nearly every sector of the economy expanding”.
It says that real gross domestic product, GDP, grew at an estimated 4.5%; exports increased by nearly 30%; housing starts grew by 20%; and retail trade expanded by 7.5%.
Does the hon. member realize that his province is doing fantastically well, thanks to the changes we made in this budget?
Kevin Sorenson Conservative Battle River—Crowfoot, AB
Madam Speaker, I want to make sure I get his riding and name clear, because his quote will be in my householder. Albertans know that it is anything but what he stated. The future of Alberta looks great only because of Jason Kenney coming on the horizon. The future looks great because we have someone down the road who understands the importance of a pipeline, creating jobs, and putting people back to work. That is why Albertans are confident.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise tonight to speak to Bill C-74 at report stage. We have proposed a number of amendments, perhaps a more reasonable number than our Conservative colleagues did. I will go over our amendments, which seek to delete clauses 69, 73, 95, 97, 310, 316, 317, 324, and 329.
I would like to start by briefly describing the committee study of Bill C-74. The committee was given very little time to study this bill. We had to debate a 550-page bill at top speed, so we were unable to go into the details as thoroughly as every committee would surely have liked. The Liberal majority on the Standing Committee on Finance imposed time constraints on us, the same way it limits the amount of time we get to debate bills in the House.
Even so, we were able to come up with quite a few amendments that we hoped would go some way to improving the Liberal government's bill, which was clearly too timid. We had a few small victories, I will admit, but I will come back to those later. To sum up, during this study, we heard some interesting debates and some harsh criticism about certain aspects of the bill.
Again, we experienced something that happens far too often in committee, especially on the Standing Committee on Finance, where we are often asked to start studying a bill before it has actually been passed in the House, or, in the case of Bill C-74, before the House has even voted on it at second reading. It is almost as if the outcome were known in advance.
Other than that I think that we did constructive work. That is our main job as a constructive, progressive opposition, contrary to the other opposition parties that see their role differently. We on this side are a very constructive opposition.
The first amendment that we tried to make to the bill had to do with tax changes. We all heard about the Minister of Finance's reform. Well, the bottom line ended up in the minister's reform bill. We tried to make reasonable amendments to the implementation of the changes for the 2019 tax year, since the bill proposes tax measures will apply retroactively effective January 1, 2018. The NDP reasonably pointed out that it was not reasonable public policy to adopt retroactive tax measures. If the bill gets royal assent in June or July, it will have come into effect six months before it was passed. That is unacceptable. We tried to rectify the situation, but much to our party's chagrin, the Liberals opposed our efforts.
Medical cannabis is another important element of Bill C-74; it would establish an excise tax on cannabis products. Many witnesses that spoke to this issue were furious with the Liberal government, which has clearly indicated in this bill that it wants to tax medical cannabis. It did not even try to hide the fact that this flaw in the bill means that cannabis will be more expensive for patients with a prescription when the bill comes into force.
The government refused to change the bill and to listen to reason. It is adamant that medical cannabis will be taxed. It could have chosen to create two separate regimes: one for recreational cannabis, which could be included in the same tax or excise regime for spirits, alcohol, and tobacco; and another for medical cannabis. Sadly, it refused.
The Liberals should have created a distinction for medical cannabis used by private users. Unfortunately, they refused to do so.
More than 10,000 Canadians wrote to the Standing Committee on Finance to criticize the Liberal government's approach. The bill only provides for exemption from excise duties and GST/HST if the cannabis has a drug identification number. This is not currently a reality, because it costs millions of dollars to get a medical drug approved in Canada. It is extremely long, tedious, and costly. Obviously that is a long way off.
We asked a number of questions and proposed amendments regarding all the changes to veterans' pensions. We are not completely convinced that the new veterans' pension plan proposed in Bill C-74 will be better than the current one. We asked the government to prove that these changes would truly benefit the majority of veterans, through an independent review conducted over the next few years. The government rejected this amendment.
We also proposed amendments on the whole issue of the carbon tax. Almost half of the bill has to do with this tax. We asked for more transparency in how the regime is enforced and about ensuring that industries pay for their pollution. We also asked for limits on the exemptions available to certain industries.
We did achieve one small victory that I want to mention. Under the bill, farmers would not have to pay the tax on fuel for farm machinery. In committee, we and some of the witnesses argued that fishers should also be eligible for an exemption for fuel used by their fishing boats. The Liberals rejected our amendment, then proposed a nearly identical one to do pretty much the same thing but with a few extra details. Maybe we can count that as a small victory.
We also sounded a very loud alarm about financial technology. That is why, at report stage today, we moved motions to delete clauses 310, 316, 317, 324, and 329 to get rid of all clauses related to financial technology.
The bill would enable banks to share and sell personal information about consumers, about their clients, to financial technology companies, such as those that sell insurance. We know that is happening more and more in the market. If this bill passes, banks will be able to buy what are known as financial technology companies, which sell insurance.
One of the most vocal opponents was the Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, which wanted to speak to this topic but was flatly denied that opportunity by the Minister of Finance. The association pointed out that this would jeopardize the long-standing separation between banks and insurance in Canada. We are worried that this could be the thin edge of the wedge. The committee did not have enough time to make sure these provisions are enough to protect the separation between banks and insurance companies.
We also asked a number of questions about enhancing the Canada pension plan, which we think could really use it, considering the whole issue of attribution of earnings. I may come back to that during questions and comments.
We also strongly denounced the government's lack of rigour in passing the last part of the bill, which we finally studied at 9:45 p.m. We had only 15 minutes left to complete the study and we were examining major changes to the Criminal Code at the Standing Committee on Finance. In 15 minutes, and with just one witness, we had to decide whether the changes were appropriate or not. Asking the Standing Committee on Finance to approve such important changes to the Criminal Code is proof of the government's complete lack of rigour. Many people were critical of that.
I am pleased to have had the opportunity to tell the members of the House what happened at committee. We remain strongly opposed to most of the clauses in Bill C-74.
Linda Lapointe Liberal Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, QC
Madam Speaker, I listed to my hon. colleague carefully but I did not hear him talk about the Canada child benefit. I would like to hear his thoughts on the very positive effects of this measure, which was introduced in 2016 and will be enhanced. It is lifting children out of poverty and helping nine out of 10 Canadian families, for example by enabling them to enrol their kids in music lessons or sports programs.
What impact has this measure had in my colleague's riding since it was introduced in 2016 and as it continues to improve?
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
Madam Speaker, I thought we were talking about Bill C-74. I realize that the indexation of the Canada child benefit is included in this bill. The NDP has not moved any amendments to remove that indexation, unlike the Conservatives, who want to delete every clause in the bill.
That being said, I have not been approached by a single constituent praising the merits of the Canada child benefit. What the committee heard about on a regular basis was the lack of universal affordable child care in Canada. Although Quebec has an excellent system, Canadians in the rest of the country struggle to find affordable child care. That is a recurring theme at the Standing Committee on Finance.
I just want my colleague to know that the lack of universal, affordable, high-quality child care is hindering our country's economic development and limiting women's participation in the workforce. That is a recurring theme, but the government is still doing nothing to address the issue.
Mike Lake Conservative Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, AB
Madam Speaker, I oftentimes disagree with my colleagues from the NDP, but I like to find common ground when we can. One of the things we found common ground on was during the election campaign, when both our parties ran on the idea of balanced budgets. Of course, roughly 60% of Canadians voted for a party that ran on a balanced budget platform. The other 40% voted Liberal, and they voted for a party that promised to balance the budget by 2019. We hear now from the Parliamentary Budget Officer that the budget will be balanced by 2045, at best.
I think back to a similar era, a Trudeau era, in the 1970s, when a prime minister Trudeau ran budget deficits in 14 out of 15 years. We paid the bill for those budget deficits in the mid-1990s with $35 billion in cuts to health care, social services, and education. While the hon. member was probably not alive at that time, he can certainly understand the importance, I am sure, and maybe he would want to speak to the potential for future generations to be paying for these massive, unplanned Liberal budget deficits.
Pierre-Luc Dusseault NDP Sherbrooke, QC
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for giving me an opportunity to talk about the highly progressive fiscal framework we proposed in 2015. Our vision was to make bold investments for the future while raising the revenue we needed to finance top-notch programs. Unfortunately, that vision may not be shared by the Conservatives.
That said, the government's budget documents show that public debt charges will shoot up in the coming years, increasing from $28 billion to about $35 billion. I do not have the figures with me today because I had not been expecting this question. That $35 billion a year is going straight into the pockets of Canadian and foreign banks and high-finance executives. In our opinion, that money is not going to the right place.
Interest rates will keep going up, which is why, according to the government's budget projections, $35 billion a year will soon be lining the pockets of the big bankers and financiers of the world.