Justin Trudeau

[Housing, September 18th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, actions speak louder than words and we are taking action. We are building thousands of housing units in London and cutting red tape. We are encouraging cities like Calgary to present even more ambitious proposals and we are making sure that affordable apartments are built across the country by cutting the GST on construction.

If the CEOs of the big grocery chains do not make groceries more affordable then we will.

Those are the measures Canadians are looking for and that is what we are doing to build an economy that works for everyone.

[Housing, September 18th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we know that Canadians across the country are feeling the effects of increased prices, particularly for groceries and housing.

That is why we are taking immediate action to build more apartment buildings by removing the GST on construction work, to support small businesses by extending their loan repayment deadlines and to invite the sector CEOs to a meeting today to make sure that they lower grocery prices.

Our priority is to build an economy that is focused on the well-being of all Canadians. That is what we are going to do every day in the House and in the government.

[Points of Order, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to let my answer to that question stand and say that I said absolutely nothing after finishing that answer.

[Taxation, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, Canadians have seen across the country, whether with Hurricane Fiona on the east coast, with forest fires raging across the country with greater intensity than in previous years or with the atmospheric river that B.C. was hit with just a few years ago, that the cost of inaction on climate change would be cataclysmic.

That is why we put forward a price on pollution that is bringing down our emissions and is going to allow us to reach our targets at the same time as we put more money back into the pockets of Canadians with the climate action incentive four times a year.

We are supporting Canadians while we fight climate change.

[Housing, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, the answer to the question of “when” is in budget 2023. That is exactly what we did. We committed to working with indigenous peoples to co-develop an urban, rural and northern indigenous housing strategy. Budget 2023 includes an additional investment of $4 billion in this indigenous housing strategy, on top of the $6.7 billion since 2015.

Housing remains a top priority as part of reconciliation. We will continue to work with partners on this right.

[Indigenous Affairs, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country for his hard work.

Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we released our action plan to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, developed in partnership with first nations, Inuit and Métis. The Conservative leader voted against that bill and associated himself with those who deny the realities of residential schools.

Canada cannot go backwards. We must always choose to confront the truth and strive to right these wrongs.

[Public Safety, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, being there and supporting victims is always top of mind for this government.

After learning of the transfer, the minister was in touch with the commissioner, and the commissioner has ordered an additional review, which is now under way and will be completed soon.

[Public Safety, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we know how difficult this decision is for families of the victims. We share the deep concerns that Canadians have been expressing.

The decision to transfer incarcerated persons is an independent decision made by the Correctional Service of Canada. Following outreach by the Minister of Public Safety, the commissioner ordered an additional review, which is under way and will be completed soon.

[Government Accountability, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, the Conservative leader is all talk, no walk when it comes to freedom when he hand-picks candidates who want to take away Canadians' freedoms.

Let me be very clear. In Canada, everyone has the freedom to love who they love, everyone has the freedom to choose what they do with their own bodies, with safe access to abortion, and everyone has the freedom to move safely in their communities without damaging blockades.

On this side of the House and in our candidates, we will always stand up for Canadians' freedoms.

[Government Accountability, June 21st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, the Conservative leader talks about freedom, but he is all talk, no walk on freedom when he hand-picks candidates who want to take away Canada's freedoms.

Let me be very clear. In Canada, everyone has the freedom to love who they love, everyone has the freedom to choose what they do with their own bodies, with safe access to abortion, and—