Justin Trudeau

[Women and Gender Equality, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for London West for that very important question.

Canadian women are very concerned when they see the Conservative member for Cypress Hills—Grasslands going on an all-expenses-paid trip to Florida to promote a future where women do not have access to abortion. They are right to be concerned about the fact that the Conservative member for Yorkton—Melville has introduced a bill to limit access to abortion, not once, not twice, but three times, and the Leader of the Opposition voted in favour of that bill.

The Leader of the Opposition can pretend about a lot of things, but he cannot pretend to be pro-choice.

[The Environment, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, Canadians are beginning to understand that the leader of the Conservative Party has no plan to fight climate change, no plan to put more money in Canadians' pockets by fighting climate change. He does not understand that the only way to create a strong economy for the future is by protecting the environment and fighting climate change.

The Conservative leader's ideological refusal to understand the importance of continuing the fight against climate change proves that he is completely out of touch with Quebeckers and all Canadians.

[Carbon Pricing, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, now Canadians know. In the unfortunate event that that guy ever ends up Prime Minister, he would stay at home in his basement on YouTube the whole time, instead of meeting with Canadians.

[Carbon Pricing, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, perhaps if the Leader of the Opposition had actually met with Canadians, talked with media or been out there across the country over the course of the summer, he would have heard that Canadians need the support of government programs and services.

Canadians want to see $10-a-day child care. Canadians want to see support on dental care. Canadians want to see a national school food program. These are all things that the Leader of the Opposition wants to cut because that is all he is offering Canadians. That shows me he was not listening to the Canadians he was talking to. He was just making sure he could use them to advance his own political aims. We are offering solutions.

[Government Priorities, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, our government is always moving forward, whether it is with investments for seniors, investments in jobs for future generations, or the fight against climate change, in parallel with economic growth.

We are here to continue to work constructively with all those in the House who want to deliver results for Canadians.

I am very happy to be able to continue our constructive and productive conversations with the Bloc Québécois.

[Government Priorities, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to know that the Bloc Québécois might be there to support our dental care program for seniors, because this program has helped so many seniors. Three-quarters of a million Canadians, including Quebeckers, have accessed dental care. The Bloc Québécois was against this program, but we implemented it anyway, and now we are providing this care to millions of people.

We will continue to be there to help seniors with dental care. We will continue to be there to invest in their future with housing. We are going to continue to be there to provide the services they need.

[International Trade, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, he should be very careful not to remind people what life was like during the Stephen Harper years, when he was in government. Canadians remember all too well how much they suffered under a government that was not there to invest in people, that made cuts to services, to the armed forces, to police, to child care, to every program that Canadians were relying on. That government also failed to create the necessary growth to help Canadians.

We will continue to invest in Canadians. We will continue to stand up for our steel and aluminum workers. We will be there to defend jobs in Canada.

[International Trade, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, it is the deepest of ironies that, during the existential renegotiations of NAFTA, it was the Conservative Party's position that we needed to capitulate to the United States and to Donald Trump. That is not what we did. We stood firm. We protected steelworkers. We protected auto workers. We protected agricultural workers and dairy farmers.

We continue to stand up to Americans while we protect jobs in this country. While they were saying, “It's too important. You need to give in to the United States”, we did not. We stood strong. We came out of that with a win-win right across the board.

[International Trade, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, it is obvious that the Leader of the Opposition really did not like that I went down to New York City to talk directly to Americans. Perhaps he would have been happier if I had accepted an all-expenses-paid trip, perhaps down to Florida, to appear at an anti-abortion church. I know he would have been all right with that because that is what he allows of his own members.

[International Trade, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I was glad to have the chance to speak directly to millions of Americans in this crucial moment and make the argument directly to them that we have been making to policy-makers, which is that U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber hurt American citizens and consumers.

When I go on American television, I make sure to talk up Canada. Unlike the member for Calgary Nose Hill, who talked down Canada to Tucker Carlson, and unlike the member for Thornhill, who went on Fox News to talk down Canada, I will always proudly stand up for Canada.