Andrew Scheer

[Business of the House, March 12th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Thursday question, the day on which all of CPAC's servers experience a massive spike. We hope its IT department is well prepped for what is about to happen.

I wonder if the government House leader could update the House as to the business in the chamber for the rest of this week and the week after our constituency work week. I am especially curious to hear whether he is going to be tabling any kind of action plan to not just ban new IRGC agents from entering the country but deport the ones who are in this country, who are causing so much harm to Canadian citizens and security and, of course, funding a terrible regime in Iran.

I also wonder if he could update the House as to whether the Liberals are going to repeal any of the hidden taxes that add to the cost of groceries, like the industrial carbon tax and the fuel standard tax, which adds seven cents a litre and is rising to 17¢ a litre. In this affordability crisis that the Liberals have caused, will they at least bring in some legislation to provide relief at the grocery store for hard-working Canadians?

[Carbon Pricing, March 9th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, let us look at the facts. As for the G7, under the Liberal Prime Minister, Canada now has the worst food price inflation and the only economy that is shrinking. All of this has gotten worse since he became Prime Minister.

Instead of helping lower prices by cancelling Liberal taxes, he is driving them even higher. When companies that process, transport, store or sell food pay more, who does he think all those costs get passed on to?

We cannot control what happens in other countries, but we can absolutely control whether to drive prices higher with tax increases. Why not at least give Canadians a break from Liberal taxes and cancel the fuel standard tax and the industrial carbon tax?

[Carbon Pricing, March 9th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, we cannot control what happens abroad, but the Liberals do control the policies they are imposing that make life more expensive, like the Liberal fuel standard. This is effectively another kind of carbon tax, which adds seven cents a litre and will rise to 17¢ a litre, meaning more costs for drivers, farmers, fishermen and those who transport our food.

The Liberal Prime Minister is also hiking the industrial carbon tax on steel, aluminum, plastic and farm equipment. These costs are imposed at home, not abroad, and paid for by Canadians.

When will the Liberals accept responsibility for what they can control and cancel their policies that make life more expensive for Canadians?

[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, February 25th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, if they had confidence in the immigration minister, then she would be answering these questions herself.

Let us take a look at another case. Joyson Lewis assaulted his girlfriend. He grabbed her, tearing her shirt in the process, threw her to the ground and hit her again. The judge in the case sentenced this foreign criminal to nine months of probation specifically so that the conviction would not be entered into the record and he could stay in Canada.

Why is the Liberal government doubling down on a policy that gives sentencing discounts to foreign criminals, and when will the Prime Minister fire the minister?

[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, February 25th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has created a sentencing discount system for foreign criminals. The Prime Minister claims that they have the system under control.

Let us look at the case of Rajbir Singh. This criminal sexually assaulted a young woman and received a conditional discharge so he would not have a criminal conviction registered against him so he could stay in the country. Under the Liberal Prime Minister's sentencing discount policy, not only are dangerous criminals allowed to stay in the country, but they get released early.

When will the Prime Minister fire his immigration minister, or does he think that she has it all under control?

[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, February 25th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, they are putting up all the previous failed immigration ministers to speak for her.

The Liberal Prime Minister has created a sentencing discount system—

[Automotive Industry, February 12th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, the government's own data shows that building bureaucracy does not actually get results.

The Liberals also have it backward with respect to the auto sector. Over the last 10 years of the Liberal government, the number of vehicles produced in Canada has fallen from 2.3 million cars to 1.2 million. Their plan is to force working Canadians to send their tax dollars to subsidize the purchase of EVs that most Canadians cannot afford, and the vast majority of those EVs sold in Canada are not made in Canada. That means some of the biggest winners of this subsidy program are American auto workers.

Instead of forcing Canadian workers to subsidize foreign-made vehicles, why do they not adopt the Conservative plan and remove the GST on all new vehicles in Canada?

[Housing, February 12th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, the Canadian dream of home ownership is fading for too many young Canadians. Despite lots of announcements, the actual results from the Liberal housing plan are downright depressing. Home ownership among 30- to 34-year-olds has fallen to 52%, and new home sales are down 45% in the GTA and 56% in Vancouver. In fact, the government's own housing agency is predicting that new home starts will fall, not increase, by more than 18% for the next three years.

It is clear that more bureaucracy is not the answer. When will the government adopt the Conservative plan to kick-start homebuilding by removing the GST on all new homes and restore the dream of home ownership for young Canadians?

[Public Safety, February 12th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the official opposition, I would like to reiterate the messages of condolence and support from the House to the victims who are still fighting for their lives, for those whose lives were cut short and their families, and for the community still reeling from the senseless shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Can the minister update the House as to the support being provided and share any news that would be appropriate as this investigation proceeds?

[Business of the House, February 5th, 2026]

Mr. Speaker, I believe CPAC refers to this moment as the crown jewel of its weekly programming. Because it is Thursday, I am wondering if the government House leader can update the House as to the business for the rest of this week and into the next week.

I wonder specifically if the government has had the time to analyze and absorb the Conservative leader's letter calling for concrete, common-sense proposals to not only deal with the cost of living crisis but also strengthen Canada's position against things like unfair tariffs, ideas like getting rid of the capital gains tax on investments that are reinvested in Canada. I wonder if we will see legislation on that rather than a complicated rebate scheme that will see Canadian tax dollars go to subsidize the purchase of foreign-built EVs, and if we can expect any legislation that would include the Conservative idea of getting rid of the GST on all Canadian-produced vehicles. Those are the types of concrete measures that would not only lower the cost of living for Canadians but also help build our economy.

Will the government take us up on that offer as we extend our hands across the way for common-sense solutions, or will it once again double down on failed policies of the past?