Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to stand up and lend my support to Bill C-15, the budget 2025 implementation act, no. 1.
I have been in this Parliament for the past 10 years, and we have had so many opportunities to make sure that our economy is doing well and thriving where we need it to. Over these past six months, I have noticed that the Conservatives talk a great game about how we are not supporting our kids. Why would they vote against the national school food program? They say we are not supporting our kids. Why would they not support the early learning and child care program and $10-a-day child care? They say we are not cutting taxes for our middle class. Why would they not support the middle class taxes that we have cut in these past six months?
This budget speaks to the many challenges that Canadians have been facing over these past number of years, whether it is tariffs or whether it is about a downturned economy, which is not just a Canadian phenomenon but a global phenomenon. As such, I am here to stand up and say that this budget really addresses the challenge of making sure that Canada, our economy, our people and our industries are put first. They need to be put first, and I would implore all of our colleagues here in the House to support this budget, because when we buy Canadian, when we focus on the Canadian economy by bringing in trade from province to province to territory to everybody, when we make sure our kids are well fed when they go to school and when we make sure that our international obligations are met and that we are investing in a Canadian policy, that is what Canada needs at this point.
Right now, as we deal with a lot of these challenges, which are not just Canadian challenges but global challenges, it is time for us to have a team Canada approach. Therefore, I would implore our colleagues from across the aisle to make sure that Canada is put first, putting aside partisan politics; to make sure that we have affordable housing for each and every person; to make sure that our nation-building projects are supported by this Parliament; to make sure that Canada is moving forward in a progressive way and in a strong way; and to make sure that for generations to come, we remain Canada strong.