Justin Trudeau

[Taxation, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, if the NDP wants to join us in making life more affordable for Canadians, all they have to do is put an end to the obstruction of the work of Parliament that the Conservatives are leading on. Parliament is supposed to do the work of Canadians in making their lives better, but with the Conservative Party's obstruction, there are bills being slowed down, measures around dental care, around indigenous services and school food. These are things we need to unblock in this House, and if the NDP will help us stop the obstructionism of the Conservatives, we can deliver for Canadians.

[International Trade, November 20th, 2024]

I was being ironic, Mr. Speaker. We will defend the integrity of our supply management system, even when negotiating a new free trade agreement.

[International Trade, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I have often met with senators and will continue to do so. I want to be absolutely unequivocal and very clear about this: We will always protect supply management, whatever the opinion of the august senators.

[International Trade, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, it was almost unanimous. We were on that side. The reality is that the Senate is doing its job and is looking at the bill. We will not accept any bill that minimizes or eliminates the House's obligation to protect supply management in any future trade agreement. We have been very clear on that. No matter what the Senate does, the will of the House is clear.

[International Trade, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, as the Leader of the Bloc Québécois pointed out, we gave our unanimous support in the House to protecting supply management.

[Ethics, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, in the minds of Conservatives, we just saw a big gotcha moment where I admitted that Liberal MPs are free to speak their minds and voice their opinions, even when we have disagreements. That was astonishing to the members of the Conservative Party because they are not allowed to do that. They are not allowed to speak to the media. They are not allowed to speak their minds. They are not allowed to be voices for their communities. They are not allowed to stand up for investments in their cities on housing. That is the real scandal in this place.

[Ethics, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition just made, very clearly, the point that the MPs on this side of the House are free to share their opinions publicly, even when they are ones I disagree with. Absolutely—

[Ethics, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, telling the truth would be MPs continuing to stand up to advocate for their communities, but the Leader of the Opposition has asked them not to be their community's voices here in Ottawa but instead to be his voice in their communities. That is supposedly the party of freedom and freedom of speech, but he is muzzling his MPs. He is not letting them talk to the media. He is not letting them talk to committees. The reality is he is afraid of what they might say about him because there is no call to be muzzling MPs this way.

[Ethics, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the member for Edmonton Centre has stepped down from cabinet to focus on clearing these allegations.

The Leader of the Opposition talks about the importance of speaking up. The reality is that his MPs are no longer voices for their communities; they are his voice in their communities. That is not how this place is supposed to work.

We are focused on making sure that we are investing in Canadians and supporting them with the kinds of supports for housing, dental care and child care they need, while all he offers are cuts and austerity.

[Ethics, November 20th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, for a leader who claims to be concerned about people who tell the truth, it is interesting to see that he is muzzling his caucus and not letting members express their concerns about investments in their communities. We found out today that he is not allowing his own members to speak freely.

We are here in the House to be strong voices for our communities, but he wants his members to be his voice in their communities. That is not how it works. Conservative members should say what they really think.