Garnett Genuis

[Business of Supply, June 12th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, the member continues to claim that he represents a new government, but it is a new government made up of the same people.

My question is simple. If this is truly a new government, will it immediately demand reimbursement of the funds that were spent?

Will the Liberals support our motion? Will they try to correct the situation? Will they demand a reimbursement? I want a yes or no answer.

[Petitions, June 11th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, I have one petition to table today. This petition relates to recommendations 429 and 430 in the finance committee's pre-budget consultation report, which aim to remove the advancement of religion as a recognized charitable purpose and revoke charitable status from organizations with pro-life convictions. This would have the effect of stripping charitable status from vital faith-based organizations, such as food banks, seniors care facilities and those offering newcomer support, mental health outreach, youth programs, employment programs, etc. These communities promote hope, belonging, social cohesion and compassion, benefiting both their members and the broader public.

Further, the petitioners note the importance of freedom of religion in the charter and that singling out or excluding faith-based charities from the charitable sector based on religious beliefs undermines the diversity and pluralism foundational to our country. They call on the government to reject recommendations 429 and 430, refrain from including these recommendations in the federal budget or related legislation and affirm the charitable status of faith-based organizations, whose work flows from sincerely held beliefs and whose contributions serve the common good of Canada.

[Employment, June 11th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals clearly get excited when they are talking about their own jobs, but half a million unemployed students this summer are concerned about theirs. The CBC is reporting that Canada faces the worst youth unemployment crisis in decades.

Students need jobs to pay for their education and gain vital experience and skills. Liberal inflationary spending and immigration failures are creating a generational unemployment crisis, approaching half a million unemployed students. How many more young Canadians need to go unemployed before the Liberals reverse course?

[Business of Supply, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, every single one of my questions could have been answered with a yes or no, and none of them have been.

Did the government consider the impact on employment before setting the current immigration numbers?

[Business of Supply, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, did the government consider the impact on employment before setting its immigration numbers?

[Business of Supply, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, it is yes or no.

[Business of Supply, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, it is a yes-or-no question. Does the minister believe that the large influx of foreign workers is depressing wages for young Canadians? It does not take time. It is just “yes” or “no”.

[Business of Supply, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, that is not an answer. These are important questions, and the Minister of Immigration has an obligation to answer them.

Does she agree with experts that the large influx of foreign workers has depressed wages for young Canadians, yes or no?

[Business of Supply, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, we are at zero answers so far in my round.

Ilona Dougherty, co-creator of the Youth & Innovation Project at the University of Waterloo, told CBC recently that evidence shows that a large influx of foreign workers depresses wages for young Canadians.

Does the minister agree with these findings, that a large influx of foreign workers depresses wages for young Canadians?

[Business of Supply, June 9th, 2025]

Mr. Chair, we have not gotten any answers from the minister so far. I asked if she recognizes that the Trudeau government made mistakes on immigration. She did not answer that. I asked if she recognizes that high immigration numbers have contributed to rising unemployment, which has been rising steadily for the last three years.

I will try again. I have a simple question for the minister: Does she think that very high levels of immigration, especially unskilled immigration, have contributed to high and rising unemployment in this country?