Justin Trudeau

[Housing, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, the government is committed to levelling the playing field for young and middle-class Canadians looking to buy a home.

That is why budget 2022 announced that we would work with provinces and territories to develop and implement a homebuyers' bill of rights and a national plan to end blind bidding. The homebuyers' bill of rights would tackle unfair practices in the real estate market, and it could include measures to ensure the right to an inspection and transparency in sales history.

We will not rest until we ensure that the dream of home ownership is protected.

[Labour, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we mandated the Minister of Labour to create a fairer collective bargaining process in federally regulated workplaces by putting forward legislation to further limit the use of replacement workers. We launched consultations, which have now wrapped up, and the results of those consultations will determine the legislation that will be tabled by the end of this year.

We support and we have faith in the collective bargaining process, because the best deals are always the ones that are made at the negotiating table.

[Carbon Pricing, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I am happy to thank the member for St. John's East for her hard work and her leadership on this file.

What the Conservative Party still does not realize is that one cannot have a plan for the economy if one does not have a plan for the environment.

On this side, we are focused on creating good jobs, helping families with the cost of living and fighting climate change. We are doing so through our climate action incentive rebates, which are putting more money back in families' pockets. We are also helping households with retrofits and switching from oil furnaces to heat pumps, which are saving energy and money while protecting the planet.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, Canadians are continuing to do what they have always done in difficult times, which is to be there for one another, to roll up their sleeves and work to help build a better future for everyone. Rather than throwing their hands in the air and saying everything is broken, Canadians are working hard together. We will continue to be there to help them do just that, with investments in dental care and rental assistance.

That member voted against those two initiatives in the House. We will continue to be there to help families with a better health care system. We know that investing in the future is the right way to help Canadians.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, over the past years, we have made significant investments to support Canadians, not only through the pandemic but also in the years before it, when we were investing and creating jobs. We were lifting Canadians out of poverty and preparing for a clean-energy future, which Canadians know is around the corner.

We will continue to be there to support Canadians, whether it is with rental investments, with dental care or by doubling the GST rebate for low- and middle-income Canadians. We are going to continue to be there to invest in and support Canadians. Unfortunately, the Conservatives continue to push for cuts and austerity.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, when we took office eight years ago, we made a commitment to Canadians that we would invest in the kinds of infrastructure that would grow our economy, would create good jobs and would create opportunities for all Canadians. That is exactly what we have been doing through various ways such as investing in public transit, investing in new trade corridors and investing in record amounts of housing.

We know that Canadians want to see a better future built, every single day, in this country. That is why we will take no lessons from the Conservatives on not spending and investing in infrastructure, other than a few doorknobs here and there. We will continue to move forward on infrastructure.

[Health, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Malpeque for his advocacy, and I reassure him that we will be taking no lessons on cuts and austerity from the Conservative Party. As Canadians, we place a lot of value in our universal public health system, but we know it has not been living up to expectations. That is why yesterday we brought forward a plan to increase health funding over the next decade. We know that the Conservative Party's approach is one of austerity and cuts, but let us be very clear. We do not hire any more doctors or reduce wait times with cuts. On our side, we are focused on making investments and delivering results for Canadians.

[The Economy, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, let me set the record straight. In eight years, 2.7 million Canadians have been lifted out of poverty.

People are going through tough times right now. That is why we are investing to improve our health care system, to help low-income renters, to help seniors and to help pay for dental care for children under 12 whose families could not afford it. We are there to help Canadians.

The Conservatives continue to offer cuts, austerity and conspiracy theories.

[The Economy, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we fully recognize that Canadians are facing tough times right now, which is why we are stepping up to support them directly. However, Conservatives, other than telling them, “Oh, you can opt out of inflation by buying cryptocurrencies,” which would have been devastating for family savings and totally reckless advice, simply stand against support for low-income renters. They stand against making sure that 200,000 kids, so far, can access dental care that they were not able to access before. These are things that are helping Canadians.

It is the Conservatives who have to stop pushing for cuts and austerity.

[Health, February 8th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform the member opposite that yesterday we announced $198 billion worth of additional funds in health care over the coming 10 years. This is money that the provinces will be investing to make sure that people have better access to family doctors, that there is better and more timely mental health care, that we are supporting our frontline workers and that we are grounding our systems in better data and better health information.

On top of that, for the emergency rooms that the member opposite is worried about, we are sending $2 billion immediately to provinces and territories so they can deal with the important pressures facing them. We are here to help on health care.