House of Commons Hansard #61 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was sanctions.
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Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 Second reading of Bill C-15. The bill implements provisions of the November 2025 budget. Conservative MPs criticize the budget for increasing deficit and debt, rising cost of living, and insufficient support for the Canadian Armed Forces and veterans. Liberal MPs defend the budget, highlighting investments in housing, a national school food program, and strengthening Canada's economy and trade relations. The Bloc Québécois opposes the bill, citing increased subsidies for the fossil fuel industry and inadequate support for the forestry sector. 16300 words, 2 hours.
Sergei Magnitsky International Anti-Corruption and Human Rights Act Second reading of Bill C-219. The bill proposes amendments to existing legislation to strengthen Canada's sanctions regime against corrupt foreign officials and human rights violators. It introduces new definitions for transnational repression and prisoners of conscience, and aims to enhance transparency and enforcement of sanctions. While members agree on the bill's intent, concerns exist regarding potential risks to human rights defenders and the practical implementation of some provisions. 8800 words, 1 hour.
John Zerucelli LiberalSecretary of State (Labour)
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister, in a few minutes, will be doing his job. He will be standing up for steelworkers. Every infrastructure project in this country depends on one thing: strong Canadian steel and the workers who produce it.
We are strengthening our steel industry and standing by our steelworkers. We are investing in our workers. The Conservatives are investing in division.
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has backed down on countertariffs, he has backed down on the legal challenge against the softwood lumber tariffs and he is saying, “Who cares?” Canadians thought that he got nothing in his negotiations. It turns out that he just got nothing for Canadians. After his last trip to the White House, he got an $80-billion nuclear deal for his company Brookfield, which will see the Prime Minister's own personal investments increase in value.
Why is the Prime Minister is trading our national interests for his own personal financial interests?
Gregor Robertson LiberalMinister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is standing up today for workers across Canada and for building affordable housing across Canada with BC Wood. He is standing up to reduce transportation costs across the country so BC Wood can build homes across Canada and to bring steel from central Canada to the east and west more affordably.
The Prime Minister is standing up for Canadians today and we stand with him.
Michael Barrett Conservative Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands—Rideau Lakes, ON
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is not standing up; he is backing down, like he did on countertariffs and like he did on the legal challenge for illegal softwood lumber tariffs.
It gets worse when it comes to the Prime Minister's record on Brookfield. We learned that the Liberals gave $500 million to the European Space Agency last week. Guess who owns 50% of the agency's site where the funds are going. It is none other than the Prime Minister's company, Brookfield. Again, he is seeing his own personal profits increase at the expense of Canadians: at the expense of Canadian investment and Canadian jobs.
Why will the Prime Minister not put Canadians ahead of his own financial interests for once?
Tim Hodgson LiberalMinister of Energy and Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, we are in a trade war. While the members opposite engage in conspiracy theories, our Prime Minister will stand up later today and announce major new supports for the forest products industry, on top of the $1.2 billion we have already announced. That is how we stand up for Canada.
Raquel Dancho Conservative Kildonan—St. Paul, MB
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister talked a big game during the election, but he has since failed to deliver on a U.S. trade deal. He has backed down on every Trump demand, from the digital services tax to countertariffs to softwood lumber. He has delivered exactly zero results for Canadians on the U.S. trade war. To be fair, he is seeing some results with his Brookfield shares, with the Americans coincidentally signing an $80-billion nuclear deal with his company a mere two weeks after his last U.S. visit.
Why is it that under the current Prime Minister his financial investments are doing so well but Canadian workers are being left behind?
Wayne Long LiberalSecretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
Mr. Speaker, while the Conservative leader is busy writing letters and debating himself, we are taking action to support the Canadian steel and lumber industries and workers.
We have great news. This afternoon, we will introduce and announce new measures to further limit foreign steel imports to ensure that Canadian steel products and producers have better access to the domestic market, to become our own best customer by building big with Canadian steel and Canadian lumber and to increase protections for Canadian steel and lumber workers and businesses so they can adapt and thrive in this new global landscape.
I urge the Conservative leader to tune in, get behind these measures and support the—
Patrick Bonin Bloc Repentigny, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals want a second dirty oil pipeline in western Canada. Even after Trans Mountain, they still want more. This has nothing to do with Donald Trump. They want to sell more dirty oil to Asia. Thanks to Bill C-5, this pipeline will circumvent environmental laws. The pipeline would fill oil tankers that would illegally pass through the heart of a marine protected area.
If there is a single Liberal who still has a shred of conscience, when will he or she stand up and admit that this is nonsense?
Julie Dabrusin LiberalMinister of Environment and Climate Change
Mr. Speaker, as I did yesterday, I would like to talk about the projects that our government is putting forward to build Canada strong.
Here is an example from Quebec. The Nouveau Monde Graphite project in Saint‑Michel‑des‑Saints will supply essential components for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems. We have other projects like this one, but for every project brought forward, we will respect provincial jurisdictions and indigenous rights.
Patrick Bonin Bloc Repentigny, QC
Mr. Speaker, clearly, they are ashamed. Every time we raise their new pipeline for dirty oil with the Liberals, all they do is talk around the subject. They know it is catastrophic for the climate. They know it is disastrous for biodiversity. They also know that it has the potential to become an economic and financial fiasco, like Trans Mountain.
Tomorrow, they are going to watch their Prime Minister grin alongside Danielle Smith as they announce a pipeline that no one on their side wants to defend. We can see their shame.
The real question is this: Do they know that they are right to feel ashamed?
Steven MacKinnon LiberalMinister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, we are very proud to contribute to building this country and creating opportunities across Canada through renewable energy projects practically nationwide and through major projects like the mine that my colleague just mentioned.
Between the Bloc Québécois, which wants to destroy our economy, and the Conservative Party, which wants to open the floodgates and destroy everyone in its path, the Liberal Party and the Liberal government, as always, find the proper balance.
Gabriel Hardy Conservative Montmorency—Charlevoix, QC
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister promised to keep his elbows up. After failing to reach an agreement on tariffs with the United States he said, “Who cares?” He backed down on the digital services tax, on retaliatory tariffs and on trade action over softwood lumber We thought he had achieved nothing, but in reality, he just achieved nothing for Canadians.
Then the Americans signed an $80-billion nuclear deal with the Prime Minister's company, Brookfield. We know that when Brookfield makes money, the Prime Minister gets richer.
Why is the Prime Minister sacrificing the interests of Quebeckers and Canadians for his own personal gain?
Carlos Leitão LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, when the Prime Minister makes a decision, it is in the interest of all Canadians. That is why we have made several trips abroad, which the Conservatives are not big fans of, to secure investments. That is why there will be a very important announcement this afternoon. I advise my colleagues to pay attention, because there will be announcements regarding lumber and steel, to support our industry and our economy.
That is what we are doing every day.
Gabriel Hardy Conservative Montmorency—Charlevoix, QC
Mr. Speaker, the conflicts of interest involving Brookfield are not easy to manage. The Clerk of the Privy Council said that it practically required full-time teams to manage the Prime Minister's conflicts of interest. The Clerk even sold his own shares in Brookfield to focus on doing his job properly. The Prime Minister's chief of staff revealed that he has to speak to the Ethics Commissioner every day to ensure that everything is on track.
Tariffs go up every time the Prime Minister leaves the country because he is unable to negotiate on behalf of Canadians. What is more, it takes dozens of people to manage his conflicts of interest. Could he at least follow Mr. Sabia's lead and sell his shares to stop being in conflict of interest every day?
Carlos Leitão LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
Mr. Speaker, every time the Prime Minister leaves the country it is to drum up contracts with other allies and to find new markets and new clients for our products. Canada has what the world wants and we will have partners to work with.
The Conservatives pretend to not understand that, but they do understand. I am very sad to see the petty games they are playing. They understand full well, but they do not want to understand.
Pat Kelly Conservative Calgary Crowfoot, AB
Mr. Speaker, when it comes to trade with the Americans, the Prime Minister went from “elbows up” to “Who cares?” He backed down on countertariffs and on legal challenges to softwood lumber, but he got nothing in return when he went to Washington in October; well, he got nothing for Canadians. Days later, the Americans signed an $80-billion nuclear deal with the Prime Minister's company, Brookfield.
When is the Prime Minister going to get a deal for Canadians, not just a deal for himself and his company?
Ryan Turnbull LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and National Revenue and to the Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions)
Mr. Speaker, “Conservatives care” is like an oxymoron or some pathetic joke, because we know those two terms are like oil and water; they just do not mix.
Who cares? Our government cares. We are the ones standing up for our industry. We are making more announcements today. The Prime Minister is stepping up with increased protections for our domestic market, with new support for our industries and workers in steel and softwood lumber and additional commitments to buy Canadian, so we ensure that our workers and industries will thrive for generations to come.
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Sturgeon River, AB
Mr. Speaker, it has been reported that the government's MOU with Alberta includes a multi-billion dollar investment in carbon capture with Pathways Alliance. The premier carbon capture company connected with Pathways Alliance is none other than Entropy, which is owned by none other than Brookfield.
Is the reason it has taken the government so long to get a deal with Alberta that the Prime Minister has been busy getting a deal for Brookfield?
Tim Hodgson LiberalMinister of Energy and Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, I hate to break up the Conservatives' conspiracy theory, but Pathways is actually owned by six large oil companies, not Entropy.
Michael Cooper Conservative St. Albert—Sturgeon River, AB
Mr. Speaker, the very Brookfield fund that the Prime Minister stands to make millions of dollars from in future bonus pay invested $300 million in Entropy. In the face of that, can the government provide the assurance that the deal negotiated by the Prime Minister will in no way benefit Entropy and, by extension, the Prime Minister's financial portfolio?
Tim Hodgson LiberalMinister of Energy and Natural Resources
Mr. Speaker, here we go again with conspiracy theories. We are focused on building Canada. We are focused on working with Alberta to grow our natural resources in a responsible way in consultation with first nations. That is how we build, not with conspiracy theories.
Fares Al Soud Liberal Mississauga Centre, ON
Mr. Speaker, young Canadians are ambitious and ready to build Canada's future. Budget 2025 makes generational investments in youth, from Canada summer jobs and the student work experience program to expanded training and apprenticeship opportunities. These are not short-term fixes; they are building blocks for a lifetime of success. While the opposition talks about cuts, this government is investing in the next generation.
Could my good friend and colleague, the Minister of Jobs and Families, tell us how these programs turn ambition into opportunity for youth across Canada?
Patty Hajdu LiberalMinister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to meet with youth from across the country about the investments we are making in budget 2025: $1.5 billion for youth skills and training. However, there is a very specific program. I met with some members of youth from that member's riding, who talked about their excitement and enthusiasm about seeing the youth climate corps in this budget.
Youth are worried about the climate, and now they have something to look forward to: participating in a program that allows them to use their skills and get paid for them.
Melissa Lantsman Conservative Thornhill, ON
Mr. Speaker, once again, Canadians are finding out that the Prime Minister is all sizzle and no steak. It turns out that his big pipeline announcement will not actually build a pipeline. He is going to have a meeting to set up a plan and then sign a piece of paper that talks about maybe one day putting shovels in the ground. Now he is handing veto power to the NDP in British Columbia, allowing it to block the whole thing.
The Prime Minister is in Ottawa. We know he is having trouble with his own caucus on this issue, and now he is ducking the only question that Canadians have: Was yesterday the start of a real pipeline or just the latest episode of “announce now and deliver never”?
