John Brassard

[Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply, December 11th, 2015]

Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the hon. member on her first speech in the House of Commons.

I am curious, as a former first responder myself, as the hon. member spoke about post-traumatic stress disorder. It certainly is becoming more prevalent, not just in emergency services but the military. In my riding, there is a very strong advocate by the name of Natalie Harris who is doing a lot of tremendous work in the area of PTSD.

I am curious what the government is planning to do. What is the plan as it relates to the throne speech?

[Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply, December 11th, 2015]

Mr. Speaker, the member for Sault Ste. Marie and I share the fact that we were both municipal councillors, he for four terms and myself for three, so we clearly recognize the infrastructure issues that affect cities and towns across our great country.

One of the issues that has come up since the election is the lack of a plan on behalf of the Liberals with respect to infrastructure. We have seen a lot of money, over $2.65 billion, go to developing countries, as has been announced, but there has not been any announcement for any city or town in our country.

Could the hon. member tell us what the Liberal plan is with respect to infrastructure, given the fact that our Conservative government previously made the largest infrastructure spending announcement in some time?

[Ontario Energy Policy, December 9th, 2015]

Mr. Speaker, as it is my first time rising in the House, I want to thank the residents of Barrie—Innisfil.

The failed energy policies of Kathleen Wynne and the Ontario Liberals continue to overwhelm consumers and seniors, and devastate business in my home province.

The 2015 Ontario Auditor General's report is a laundry list of mismanagement. The report details how incompetence has unnecessarily cost rate payers billions of dollars, how the cost of failing transmission and distribution systems keeps increasing, and how Ontario's residential and small business consumers have had to absorb a whopping 80% increase in their electricity bills.

There has been a lack of an energy plan for the citizens of Ontario. The federal government and the Prime Minister also lack a clear energy plan for Canadians.

The Conservative Party has always ensured that the costs to taxpayers were kept low, and Ontario is a stark reminder of how easily things can get out of hand when a Liberal government drops the ball.

We will continue to hold the Liberals accountable so that what happened—