Madam Speaker, the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman was denigrating the pipeline the Liberal government built to Vancouver.
I ask the hon. member this: When the Conservative Party was in government, how many pipelines did it get built?
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Business of Supply January 27th, 2026
Madam Speaker, the member for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman was denigrating the pipeline the Liberal government built to Vancouver.
I ask the hon. member this: When the Conservative Party was in government, how many pipelines did it get built?
Child Care December 11th, 2025
Mr. Speaker, the early learning and child care program is already providing families across Canada with thousands of dollars of savings each year. In my home province of Manitoba, the program saves families an average of $2,800 a year.
Last month, the Minister of Jobs and Families announced an extension of child care agreements with Saskatchewan and Ontario, ensuring that families in those two provinces continue to have access to this incredible program.
Could the minister please update us on the status of early learning and child care in Alberta?
Deer Lodge Centre December 10th, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the vital role that Deer Lodge Centre plays in our community and to recognize the ongoing support of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation.
As the third-largest health care facility in Manitoba, Deer Lodge has long been a trusted place of care for families, offering rehabilitation, chronic care, dementia care, mental health and bariatric services. Its roots stretch back to 1916, when it first opened to support returning World War I soldiers. That deep commitment to serving veterans continues to guide its mission today. Deer Lodge remains a place where both aging veterans and younger service members receive specialized, compassionate care. The foundation strengthens this connection by raising funds that enhance comfort, expand programs and foster innovative care.
I am grateful to the staff, volunteers, families and donors whose dedication ensures Deer Lodge remains a compassionate, community-centred place of healing and dignity.
Dental Care December 4th, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the progress our government is making in expanding dental care across our country, especially in Manitoba. The Canadian dental care plan now covers nearly six million Canadians. In Manitoba, over 150,000 residents are enrolled, and more than 85,000 have already received care.
To build on this progress, our federal government is investing over $35 million, through the oral health access fund, in 30 projects nationwide to strengthen training, support outreach and reduce barriers to care. Nearly $6 million will go toward four initiatives at the University of Manitoba, including clinical internships, training modules, support for low-income patients, and stronger ties with local community organizations.
These initiatives show the power of community collaboration and are helping more Manitobans access the dental care they need, close to home.
Madam Speaker, I would like to point out that the supposition that Canada imposed a carbon tax on Ukraine from the Canadian press is demonstrably false. This was not imposed on Ukraine. Ukraine has had a carbon tax since 2011, and there was a clause that simply said it would co-operate.
Will the member retract her false statement?
Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 November 25th, 2025
Mr. Speaker, a member from the Bloc Québécois just made a point about how the federal government had initially been spending 50% of health care for provinces. However, the member from the Bloc does not seem to remember that when that was the case, the top marginal tax rate in Canada was 80%.
Would the hon. member for Winnipeg South Centre agree that this is not a feasible solution for Canadians?
Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 1 November 25th, 2025
Mr. Speaker, the government is constantly being accused of driving up inflation, yet according to the International Monetary Fund, Canada's inflation is consistently the second-lowest in the G7 and the fourth-lowest in the G20.
How is this out-of-control inflation when, on the world scale of comparator countries, we are near the bottom for the rate of inflation?
Housing November 25th, 2025
Mr. Speaker, on November 12, the Build Canada Homes program accelerated affordable housing projects across the country, including a major announcement at Naawi-Oodena in Winnipeg. Approximately 320 new homes, 40% of them below market and developed in partnership with Treaty 1 first nations, are now set to move forward. This is exactly the kind of progress my constituents in Winnipeg West are looking for.
Could the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure update the House on how the Build Canada Homes projects in Winnipeg and other cities will help deliver affordable homes more quickly?
Making Life More Affordable for Canadians Act November 19th, 2025
Mr. Speaker, how does the hon. member reconcile his claim of this effect of inflation on our industrial carbon pricing when the Bank of Canada and the Institute for Research on Public Policy have stated specifically that this will have an effect of no more than 0.15% to, at most, 0.5% on inflation. Is the member honestly claiming that this 0.5%, at most, is making food unaffordable?
The Budget November 17th, 2025
Madam Speaker, I have one specific question regarding the reference the hon. member made to the budget of 10 years ago by former prime minister Stephen Harper, where the member reported that there was a surplus. We must remember that among the things that government had to do to create the surplus was to cut our military spending to less than 1% of our GDP. The current government has been spending the last 10 years trying to increase that spending.
Would the hon. member agree that perhaps cutting our military spending to less than 1% of our GDP was worth it, to say that the Conservatives had a balanced budget?