Justin Trudeau

[Public Safety, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the member should turn to his friend, the leader of the Conservative Party, and ask him why he is refusing top secret briefings on national security. He should ask his buddy, the Conservative leader, why he will not get the security clearance necessary to understand how to better protect his party and Canadians. The Conservative leader refuses to take top secret briefings or get a security clearance because he would rather play politics with Canadians' safety than actually act to keep Canadians safe. Shame on that member and shame on the Conservative leader.

[Housing, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, yes, no one should have to return to a violent or at-risk situation because they cannot find housing or because they cannot get into a shelter. That is why we continue to step up to work with provinces and municipalities to ensure that there are options for people fleeing domestic violence. It is a deadly serious question. We will always be there to work with provinces, territories and municipalities to support women and anyone fleeing domestic violence.

[Dental Care, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Vaughan—Woodbridge for his hard work on the file. Canadians are not surprised to see the Conservative leader blocking key programs that support them, but I think we are all kind of surprised to see the NDP standing by. The NDP is actually helping Conservatives block dental care, health care for refugees and clean drinking water for indigenous communities. The NDP owes it to Canadians to stop playing the Conservative Party's games, do the right thing and end this obstruction of Parliament so we can all deliver for Canadians.

[Finance, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, while the Leader of the Opposition continues to focus on me, I am going to stay focused on delivering for Canadians, on delivering a tax break over the next few months that would help Canadians with the cost of everything, and on delivering supports for workers, seniors and youth.

These are all things that the Conservative Party votes against, not because Conservative MPs do not care about these things, but because they have been throttled and muzzled by their leader, so they cannot be their community's voice in Ottawa. They are there to be their leader's voice in their communities. Shame on them.

[Finance, November 27th, 2024]

Speaker, what we are focused on is delivering for Canadians, being there to recognize that Canadians need support now as we build a stronger future for them. That is why we are drawing in global investment to a higher rate than just about any other country, per capita, in the G20. We are delivering things that make a real difference in Canadians' lives, such as dental care, a school food program, more spaces in child care at $10 a day, a tax break for the next two months and direct support for workers.

Those are all things that the Conservatives are voting against because they care more about themselves than they do about Canadians.

[Finance, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I will take no lessons from someone who stays up late every night rehearsing his little performances in the mirror.

The fact is that we are continuing to step up for Canadians because we have the lowest deficit in the G7. We have the best debt-to-GDP ratio and are projected to have the strongest growth in the G7, ahead of the United States next year. These are things that we have done because we have been investing, not just in Canadians and supports for them, but also in drawing in global investment, which was the third-largest foreign direct investment in the world last year. People are investing in Canada because they believe in Canadians.

Why does the Leader of the Opposition not believe in Canadians?

[The Economy, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Sudbury for her question and her hard work.

We know that the last few years have been challenging. That is why we are giving all Canadians a tax break. This means that for two months, Canadians will pay no tax on groceries and other everyday essentials. We are giving Canadians more money in their pockets to help them afford the things they need and save for the things they want.

[Finance, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we see the lengths to which the Conservative leader will go to not talk about the fact that we are proposing a tax break for Canadians over the coming months, and that is because he is going to vote against that. He is going to vote against direct help for families at the grocery store and with children's clothes, supports for Canadians for everyday expenses. Why is that? He would rather continue to see Canadians suffer because maybe that would help him get elected rather than actually solve the challenges Canadians are facing.

We are stepping up to deliver on dental care, on a school food program, on initiatives that directly help workers, and that is what we will continue to do.

[Finance, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, while he continues to obstruct and vote against initiatives that will help Canadians, the leader of the Conservative Party is focused on finding ways to attack me, whereas we are focused on creating help for Canadians.

We are offering a tax break for the next couple of months, but the Conservatives are going to vote against it. We are providing help for workers, but the Conservatives are going to vote against it, just like they voted against the dental care program, the school food program and more child care spaces.

The Conservatives do not want Canadians' lives to get better because their leader wants to convince them that everything is broken.

[Finance, November 27th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we will be presenting our fall economic statement very soon, and the Leader of the Opposition will have an opportunity to provide his feedback. However, I already know very well that he will vote against it, just as he has voted against all the measures we have put in place to help Canadians, such as our upcoming tax break for Canadians in the coming months. He does not think Canadians need it.

We have the best fiscal situation of any of our G7 partners, and he refuses to help Canadians. Why is that? It is because he would rather have people struggling so that maybe they will vote for him. The reality is that we are going to help Canadians.