Chrystia Freeland

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, the member is right. Obviously, I have good relationships with all the provincial and territorial ministers, including the Quebec ministers. I also want to acknowledge the important role that Premier Legault played on Monday at the meeting of provincial and territorial ministers, which was a marathon session dealing with—

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I would first like to greet the member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis and congratulate her on her election. It is a pleasure for me to be back in the House with her.

The issue of the third link is obviously important, especially for Quebec City. It is an issue that I have often discussed with—

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, of course it was the great Marc Garneau who was transport minister in 2016, and I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to him again.

I am totally committed to getting the job done, and trucking is very high on my priority list. We are working with the provinces and territories, and they are working so quickly. I am grateful for their partnership. I hope tonight's debate will encourage them to work even faster.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I love this question because trucking is an obsession of mine, so here is what I have done and am doing. One, I have spoken to the Committee on Internal Trade and said, “Let's make trucking a priority.” Two, I have worked with our fine deputy minister of transport to organize a hackathon, a meeting of everyone in charge of trucking in Canada at the beginning of July, to bring down all the barriers.

Just today, I met with the Northwest Territories minister responsible for internal trade, who is leading the CIT, and we talked about how we need to get trucking done.

What I will say is that in my time in government, I—

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I would like to congratulate the member for Kildonan—St. Paul on her re-election. She is lucky to be an MP for Manitoba, because Wab Kinew, the Premier of Manitoba, is one of the leaders of the drive to bring down interprovincial trade barriers.

Trucking is, absolutely, a central issue. I have read the same report, which estimates we can add $1.6 billion to our economy. It is a priority of mine. I will always respect the provinces and territories. The federal government is going to do everything in our power, with alacrity, to remove our barriers. The Conservatives can help us do that, and so can the Bloc, by voting for our measures. As I said, the deputy minister of transport is organizing a trucking hackathon—

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I am a mother of three, and each of them is my priority. Just as all three of my children are my priority, both of these projects are my priority.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I said that we are working on this project. We are going to get it done safely.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, that is not it at all.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, it is a big project. It is an important project. We will complete this project while respecting the community's opinion.

[Business of Supply, June 5th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, I am new to the job of Minister of Transport. We are going to resolve the situation. We will do it quickly, but we will do it—