House of Commons Hansard #30 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was cybersecurity.
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An Act Respecting Cyber Security Second reading of Bill C-8. The bill aims to strengthen Canada's cybersecurity against evolving threats by amending the Telecommunications Act and establishing a critical cyber systems protection act. It seeks to protect vital infrastructure in sectors like finance, telecommunications, energy, and transportation. While Liberals emphasize the urgency and privacy safeguards, opposition parties raise concerns about potential federal overreach, particularly regarding provincial jurisdictions like Hydro-Québec, broad ministerial powers, lack of compensation, and insufficient protection for institutions like hospitals and schools. The bill is a reintroduction of C-26. 24400 words, 3 hours in 2 segments: 1 2.
Steven MacKinnon LiberalMinister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Madam Speaker, it is very hard to explain the Conservative position on this matter when we consider the Canada child benefit, the increased benefits for seniors, a lower tax rate for every income-tax-paying Canadian and the school nutrition programs. All of those things, every single one, was resisted and voted against by the Conservative Party.
I would urge that member to speak to his whip to be able to stand up and support these people the next time it comes to a vote.
Dave Epp Conservative Chatham-Kent—Leamington, ON
Madam Speaker, let me explain taxes to the people across the way.
The consumer carbon tax was designed to raise the price and discourage use. Why do the Liberals not understand that, when they applied four more taxes to food, the prices would rise? They have applied the inflation tax from deficit-inducing margins and the industrial buried carbon tax. What else have they done? They have added a clean second carbon tax disguised as a fuel standard, and a fuel packaging tax disguised as a plastics ban. That is why food prices are rising. Does that not deserve an F grade?
Leslie Church LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour
Madam Speaker, I want to talk about the things that the government is doing to make life more affordable for Canadians. In doing that, I want to talk about Mya, a woman in my riding, who wrote me a letter this week.
Mya said that she moved back to Toronto to be closer to family, which meant leaving a corporate job and its benefits behind. She was particularly concerned about how to manage the expenses of dental and prescription costs. She applied for the dental care plan, and it has been such a relief for her to no longer worry about dental coverage. She thanked me for advocating for affordable universal health care that includes dental care.
Mya is one of 3.6 million Canadians who are benefiting—
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David Bexte Conservative Bow River, AB
Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister said that Canadians should judge him by the price of groceries. Well, the verdict is in, and the Liberal government is guilty.
In Vulcan, the local food bank is overwhelmed. Hampers have doubled year over year. Families are driving at least half an hour just to pick up food, and the food bank is spending thousands on gas cards just so that people can afford the trip. Families are skipping meals, and the Liberals are skipping accountability. Taxes on fertilizer and farm equipment stress the food chain and raise prices in the store.
Will the Prime Minister scrap his industrial—
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François-Philippe Champagne LiberalMinister of Finance and National Revenue
Madam Speaker, all the Canadians who are watching QP on TV this morning will judge the Conservatives for what they fought against.
The Conservatives would be slightly more credible if they had not voted against pharmacare. They would be slightly more credible if they did not fight against child care. They might be credible from time to time if they did not vote against dental care. At every step of the way, they fought against providing support to Canadians.
The Canadians who are watching at home this morning do not understand, but they do know that the Liberal government is always going to fight for them and their families.
Lisa Hepfner Liberal Hamilton Mountain, ON
Madam Speaker, Canadians elected the government with a clear mandate to build a stronger and more prosperous Canada, and one powerful way to do that is to expand our access to international markets.
Yesterday, Canada signed a historic agreement with Indonesia, the largest economy in southeast Asia. Would the Minister of International Trade please share with the House what this historic agreement means for businesses and workers in my riding of Hamilton Mountain and those all across this country?
Maninder Sidhu LiberalMinister of International Trade
Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Hamilton Mountain for her tireless work in her community.
This is a game-changing announcement: Canada and Indonesia have signed a free trade agreement. Indonesia has a $2-trillion economy, and it is a huge market for Canadian goods produced by Canadian workers in communities across Canada.
This is one way that our international efforts are leading to new doors being opened and new deals being signed. This is trade diversification at work.
Aaron Gunn Conservative North Island—Powell River, BC
Madam Speaker, since 2015, food inflation has soared to 40%. It is part of a cost of living crisis that has left millions of Canadians struggling to afford housing, transportation and groceries for their families. In fact, many Canadians have become so desperate, they are forced to rely on food banks each and every week just to be able to afford their rent and continue to survive.
The Prime Minister said that Canadians would judge him by the cost at the grocery store. Well, prices are still increasing, so what exactly is the government's plan?
Mélanie Joly LiberalMinister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Madam Speaker, my colleague asked what the government plans to do. The government's plan is clear: It seeks to protect and create jobs and invest in major national projects that will have economic benefits across the country, including my colleague's riding. At a time when trade tensions are running high around the world, Canadians want their government to have a plan and to follow it. They also want that plan to deliver economic benefits.
That is exactly what we are doing.
Aaron Gunn Conservative North Island—Powell River, BC
Madam Speaker, prices are still increasing, and I wonder why. Inflationary deficits, money printing and taxes on businesses and fuel are all Liberal policies that have turbocharged inflation over the past decade and that remain in place to this day.
The Prime Minister likes to pretend that this is a brand new government, but so far it is just the same old Liberal policies. If the Liberals really want to show Canadians they have changed, why not steal another Conservative idea, and end the taxes on fuel and on food?
Leslie Church LiberalParliamentary Secretary to the Secretaries of State for Labour
Madam Speaker, let me tell the member about the impact of some of those Liberal policies. Here is a fun fact for a Friday: Since the time when the Leader of the Opposition was the minister of employment and social development, the Liberal policies that the member opposite referred to have reduced seniors poverty by 30% and child poverty by 38%.
This year alone, we have increased the Canada child benefit by $345. That is over $8,000 in support for every—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes
The hon. member for Edmonton Manning
Ziad Aboultaif Conservative Edmonton Manning, AB
Madam Speaker, I have four food banks in my riding, and that tells the Liberals something: There is a food crisis. Canadians cannot afford to buy groceries or enough of them anymore. They are choosing less nutritious food and eating less quantity and quality. Since the Liberals took power, groceries have soared by 40%.
The Prime Minister can do something. He can stop taxing food so Canadians can eat. Will he do it?
Julie Dabrusin LiberalMinister of Environment and Climate Change
Madam Speaker, I would really like to clarify some of the misinformation we are getting from the other side in this moment. When they are talking about clean fuel regulations, which they refer to as a tax, let me quote this for them: “The regulations are not a tax, but a technology-enabling regulation.... This supports investments in emission reduction technologies.” Who wrote that? It was the Canola Digest .
We are going to stand with our farmers. We are going to stand with Canadians to build for the future. The Conservatives are trying to bring us back into the past.
Ziad Aboultaif Conservative Edmonton Manning, AB
Madam Speaker, the government is very creative in bringing more taxes on Canadians. Here is why: Beef is up 33%, canned tuna is up 19%, potatoes are up 16%, pork is up 14%, vegetables are up 13%, oranges are up 12%, and chicken is up 11%.
How many food banks need to come to Edmonton Manning before the Prime Minister cuts taxes on food for Canadians?
Julie Dabrusin LiberalMinister of Environment and Climate Change
Madam Speaker, from listening to the other side, we would think that pollution has no cost, but if we are talking about the expense of it, let us look at the insurable losses in Calgary after a hailstorm. After a single hour, there was $3 billion in costs. That does not even include the uninsured costs that came from that event.
We are going to keep fighting climate change. We are going to keep supporting Canadians. We are going to keep investing in our economy. They are trying to drag us back into the past.
Dane Lloyd Conservative Parkland, AB
Madam Speaker, the government is embarking on a billion-dollar scam to confiscate Canadian hunting firearms. In a recording, the Minister of Public Safety admitted that he cannot explain the logic behind this program and that police do not even have the resources to carry it out.
Public safety is the minister's number one job. Meanwhile, violent crime remains at all-time highs. It is reckless to go after law-abiding hunters and not the criminals using smuggled firearms to terrorize our streets. When will the Prime Minister renounce his absurd scam and fire this minister?
Gary Anandasangaree LiberalMinister of Public Safety
Madam Speaker, I would like to note that there are 19,000 legal firearms that could be used for hunting and farming.
Gary Anandasangaree LiberalMinister of Public Safety
Madam Speaker, we have prohibited 2,500 firearms, lethal firearms, such as AR-15s, which are used for mass casualty events—
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Alexandra Mendès) Alexandra Mendes
I apologize for interrupting the hon. minister.
The hon. member for Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee will be warned one time because it is very disruptive to hear those comments all the time.
The hon. minister.
Gary Anandasangaree Liberal Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, ON
Madam Speaker, there is a clear difference.
On this side of the House, we believe in the safety and security of Canadians, and making sure that lethal weapons are off our streets. On the opposite side, they are about bringing forward American-style gun laws, essentially enabling AR—
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