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Public Services and Procurement December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, it is not about meeting with the provinces; it is about respecting them.
On the other side of the river in Lévis, Davie shipyard workers delivered the Asterix supply ship on time and on budget.
Our brave men and women in uniform need another supply ship, the Obelix, and the Davie shipyard is prepared to start work on it tomorrow morning.
The Prime Minister needs to stop playing political games and give Davie that contract before Christmas.
What is he waiting for to do that?
Federal-Provincial Relations December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, after being elected, the new Quebec government made several decisions in different areas. It received a clear mandate from the people to do so.
What is the Prime Minister's usual response on every issue? He criticizes the provincial decisions and tries to lecture Quebec.
When will the Prime Minister understand that there are separate jurisdictions in Canada and that Quebec is entitled to deal with the matters under its responsibility without constantly being criticized by this centralist Prime Minister?
International Trade December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, this is what happens when a Prime Minister does not like the questions and has to answer for his failed record on carbon taxes, deficits, and signing away concession after concession to Donald Trump without anything in return. Then, he asks for someone else to ask him questions.
Do not worry. The Prime Minister need not worry for too long, because come 2019, Canadians will send someone into his chair who is not afraid of the tough questions, and actually—
International Trade December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I am convinced that the Prime Minister had to google what the ratchet clause was.
Every single thing the current Prime Minister points to as a victory was something that a previous Conservative government already got for Canadians.
He had one bargaining chip left. He told Donald Trump that if he did not get rid of the tariffs, there would be no photo op. Donald called his bluff. He knew that the Prime Minister could not resist another photo being taken, and there he was, signing along with the rest of the leaders. In exchange for taking his picture with Donald Trump, did he get an end to the steel and aluminum tariffs?
International Trade December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister did not say he would go to Washington to get a good deal. He said he would go to get a better deal. Let us look at the deal he got.
He uses the word “capitulate”. It was the Liberals who capitulated on dairy, signing away market access and preventing our farmers from exporting. It was the Liberals who agreed to a cap on auto exports. They agreed to adopt Donald Trump's pharmaceutical regime, increasing costs for Canadian patients. After giving all of that away to Donald Trump, did the Prime Minister get any assurances on when steel and aluminum tariffs would finally be lifted?
International Trade December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, the crowning touch to the Prime Minister's year of failure has to be his disastrous NAFTA deal, which contains a long list of concessions in areas like the automotive sector, prescription drugs and dairy products.
The deal is so bad that Donald Trump's top economic adviser said Canada gave very graciously.
Why did the Prime Minister fail to secure the removal of the steel and aluminum tariffs during the NAFTA negotiations?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, I have good news for the Prime Minister. After the 2019 election, he will not have to answer the questions he does not like in the House.
Here is what he does have to answer for. The Prime Minister has to answer for the fact that he has done absolutely nothing to stop the illegal border crossings into our country. He can try to hide the truth and say things that are not true. He knows it was the Conservative government that added 26% worth of Canada Border Services agents at our borders. It is the Conservatives who are proposing real solutions to solve this problem.
When will the Prime Minister do something about it?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, he claims that Canada's immigration system should be compassionate and fair. There is nothing fair about crossing through an illegal border crossing from a safe part of upstate New York into Canada, jumping the queue, skipping the line and forcing others to wait longer, because more and more resources have to go to those coming into Canada illegally. This is the legacy that the Prime Minister caused with his irresponsible tweet.
Literally, the Liberals have done nothing to stop the problem. Instead of just adding up the costs, will they finally do something to stop the crossings themselves?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, the crisis created by the Prime Minister will cost more than $1 billion, and now we learned this morning that residents living near Roxham Road are being offered compensation. This adds to the impact of this crisis, on top of the facilities in Lacolle becoming permanent and the provinces being stuck with the bills.
The Prime Minister needs to stop making others pay for his failures.
Will he finally resolve this crisis?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship December 12th, 2018
Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer pegs the cost of the Prime Minister's failure at the border at more than $1 billion. The affected provinces are sending the bill to the Prime Minister.
When will the Prime Minister understand that the only way to stop paying billion dollar bills is to close the loophole in the safe third country agreement?