Jim Carr

[Natural Resources, April 16th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, may I begin to speak as a Manitoban and as a prairie hockey dad? On behalf of my family and all Manitobans, I offer our sincere condolences to the people of Humboldt and of Saskatchewan. This is a tragedy that we all feel personally in our families and in our communities.

The Prime Minister was very clear yesterday on the government's position of ensuring that the pipeline be built. He offered ways in which the government intends to act. He has instructed the Minister of Finance to engage in financial discussions with Kinder Morgan. He is discussing with his government legislative ways to reassert federal jurisdiction.

This pipeline will be built.

[Natural Resources, March 26th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am tabling the government's responses to Questions Nos. 1484 to 1500.

[Interim Estimates, March 23rd, 2018]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $274,442,091, under Canadian Broadcasting Corporation—Payments, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[Interim Estimates, March 23rd, 2018]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $244,232,446, under Canadian Air Transport Security Authority—Payments, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[Interim Estimates, March 23rd, 2018]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $16,097,941, under Canada School of Public Service — Program expenditures, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[Interim Estimates, March 23rd, 2018]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $5,552,500, under Canada Post Corporation—Payments, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[Interim Estimates, March 23rd, 2018]

moved:

That Vote 1, in the amount of $606,858,974, under Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation —Payments, in the Interim Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019, be concurred in.

[Natural Resources, March 22nd, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member said that all people oppose the pipeline. I do not think so. I think there are many people across Canada who agree with the government that responsibly moving our resources is a good idea to grow the Canadian economy. The expansion of export markets, a better price for our resources, jobs for Canadians, and indigenous partnerships, that is the recipe, not making blanket statements that have no reality to them.

[Forest Industry, March 1st, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, we are hardly ignoring the forest industry, including the forest industry in Quebec.

We were very pleased to announce an $867-million softwood lumber package in response to the unwarranted countervail and anti-dumping duties of the United States. We continue to have very important conversations with the Government of Quebec, with the Minister of Forests in Quebec, working to make sure that our forests are protected not only for today but for tomorrow.

[Forest Industry, March 1st, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, we understand the critical importance of forestry to the economies of eastern and western Canada as a source of jobs, prosperity, and opportunity. We are acutely aware of the threat that forest pests like the mountain pine beetle, emerald ash borer, and spruce budworm pose to Canada's forests. In budget 2016, we invested $87 million to support scientific research and infrastructure, including funding to combat destructive forest pests such as the spruce budworm and the mountain pine beetle. We are working closely with provinces, universities, and industry, all with the common goal of finding a way to keep these pest populations low—