Andrew Scheer

[Finance, December 12th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, even the bank officials admitted that they had to cut rates because the economy is performing so poorly under the NDP-Liberal Prime Minister.

Canada's phantom finance minister has been pulling the strings for a while. Carbon tax Carney has been forcing radical new spending and forcing the finance minister to smash through her $40-billion guardrail. Now that Canadians are fed up and angry, the Prime Minister is going to blame the finance minister, dump her and replace her with Carney in a classic example of an incompetent boss blaming subordinates.

Does the finance minister not realize that she is about to join a long list of cabinet ministers who have had their careers and their reputations ruined by the Prime Minister?

[Finance, December 12th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has lost control of spending and his cabinet, and the fiscal feud over the $40-billion guardrail is worse than we ever thought. New reports show that the Prime Minister is set to replace Canada's first female finance minister with his old boys' network pal, carbon tax Carney. Canadians are on the bus, watching in terror as the Prime Minister yanks her out of the driver's seat so that Carney can send us smashing through the guardrail and over the cliff.

Does the finance minister still have her hands on the wheel, and will the deficit be below that $40-billion guardrail?

[Privilege, December 11th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I certainly listened to your ruling. I understand that it was basically addressed to the question of privilege raised by the NDP member about what may or may not have happened in the lobby. You have ruled that what goes on in the lobby does not fall under the purview of a question of privilege.

In response to that, points were raised about the erratic and unhinged behaviour of the NDP members in the chamber, even though the mace was off the table. I am just wondering whether you are going to come back to address those questions that were raised as well.

[Syria, December 11th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I was just giving the government an opportunity to defend its own economic update, but this one is different—

[Syria, December 11th, 2024]

You have no idea what I was going to say. It gets good.

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the House leaders. I move that, given that the Liberal government will—

[Syria, December 11th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker—

[Nobel Peace Prize, December 10th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. During question period, there was a disturbance in the gallery, and it was very alarming to see the NDP member for Port Moody—Coquitlam almost immediately not just reference it, but incorporate it, it seemed, into her question.

It was a prepared question. We could tell it was prepared because even after you admonished her for pointing out the disturbance in the gallery, she could not adapt and repeated it three times. It seems like this was a coordinated event, and that someone was invited into the chamber and the member knew there would be such a disturbance. I would ask you look into the matter and report back to the House as to how this individual gained entry into the gallery and on whose behalf this person was invited.

This comes on the heels of a security scare today in the Wellington Building and a protest in the Confederation Building last week, where members of Parliament were impeded access to their offices, threatened and forced to face toxic behaviour. This is a pattern of behaviour we are seeing from the NDP. As we come to the end of this session, it is is incumbent upon all members to respect the security and safety of this place.

[Points of Order, December 9th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I just noticed the virtually unprecedented attack on a sitting chair occupant in real time.

As the member should know, if he has specific complaints about the actions of a chair occupant, he should put it in a formal motion. However, when that was done in this chamber, the member voted against that motion. I just wanted to point that out.

I would also point out that, many times in the House, we hear Liberal members who have entire preambles to questions or asks that have nothing to do with government business. Sometimes they have both. However, you, Mr. Speaker, have allowed those questions to stand. Nevertheless, having the guidance that you gave, we did not get up afterwards and challenge your ruling or insult your ability to handle question period. We just simply adapted and followed the precedents that you have set out for the chamber.

I would say that it is absolutely relevant and within the purview of government to ask the Prime Minister what promises, policies or deals he offered another party in order to keep its support so that he can stay in power. That is exactly what those questions were today. I just find it shameful that the parliamentary secretary for the government House leader would challenge your authority and your ability to handle question period, Mr. Speaker.

[Business of the House, December 5th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I heard the Minister of Labour saying “Please, give a speech.” I will maybe go beyond my normal short interventions. Honestly, I think most members of Parliament would like to know if the government House leader can update the House on the business of next week, should her government survive the confidence vote on Monday.

We know there are mixed messages coming from the NDP. We have put forward a common-sense motion agreeing with the NDP leader's words when he said the government was “too selfish and too beholden to corporate” greed to protect the rights of workers.

We expect the NDP will support that, that they would not swallow themselves whole and demonstrate to Canadians the heights of their hypocrisy. We expect the government will fall on Monday, counting on the NDP to declare confidence in its leader by agreeing with his words.

Should that not be the case, and the NDP members turn out to be flip-floppers and hypocrites, we would like to know what the government would be calling for the rest of the week.

[Housing, December 5th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order. I am seeking consent for a motion for the House to recognize that everyone living in first nations communities should have access to safe, clean drinking water and condemn the Liberal government, which has failed after—