Justin Trudeau

[Carbon Pricing, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Canada carbon rebate puts more money in the pockets of eight out of 10 Canadian families right across the country while it fights climate change and while it creates growth. Fighting climate change is about building a better future for Canadians. This summer alone, insurers are estimating that $7.7 billion in losses are being covered for that. That is something we have to step up on right now.

The Conservative leader, who does not even believe climate change is real, wants to do absolutely nothing about it. That is not good for Canadians. That is not good for our economy.

[Health, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows full well that we are always going to defend our public health care system. We are here to invest so that Canadians have better access to family doctors. We are here to ensure that there are more mental health services. We are here to demand more transparency and accountability from the provinces when it comes to the record amounts the federal government is sending to the provinces.

We will always stand up to Conservative provinces that want to make cuts to our health care.

[Health, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we have always defended universal health care, and we will continue to do so, but the member opposite has a point. In those provinces, the NDP was unable to stop Conservatives from getting elected and weakening universal health care in all those places. That is why we are going to continue to stand up for universal health care, to stand up for progressive values and, indeed, to stand up to Conservatives.

[Government Priorities, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we will of course look at these bills and debate them.

If we want to be more specific, I could point out that a number of seniors I spoke to in Quebec and across the country this summer told me that they had saved hundreds of dollars when they went to the dentist and were covered under the Canadian dental care program. Unfortunately, they do not understand why the Bloc Québécois does not support this care for seniors in Quebec, which has saved them hundreds of dollars.

We will always be there to try to help seniors save money.

[Government Priorities, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we, on this side of the House, have already repeatedly demonstrated that our priorities include help for seniors and protecting supply management. We have shown that and will continue to do so.

We are very open to continuing to work with other members of the House to respond to the expectations of seniors and farmers.

We know that there are concerns that we can work on together, and we will do that because we are always there to help Quebeckers and all Canadians in these difficult times.

[Carbon Pricing, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, with the Canada carbon rebate, the price on pollution puts more money in the pockets of eight out of 10 Canadians right across the country. However, we already know from his misunderstanding of carbon pricing that the Conservative leader does not understand math or economics.

What is increasingly clear is that he does not understand science as well. That is why I would be happy to give him a briefing on the science of climate change. There is good news on this one: It does not require a security clearance for it.

[Carbon Pricing, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I believe that later on today we will see that the House does not have confidence in the leader of the Conservative Party.

We have delivered and are continuing to deliver reduced emissions, more money in the pockets of Canadians and success in the fight against climate change as we create jobs and build a stronger future. We are focused on delivering for Canadians the things that actually matter, while he is focused on slogans and clapping. We are going to focus on being there for Canadians.

[Carbon Pricing, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, again, this is a clever little performance, with slogans the member has memorized but without any actual solutions for Canadians.

The Leader of the Opposition does not care about Canadians; he cares about his own political self-interest. If he cared about Canadians, he would not have voted against dental care, he would not have voted against more spaces at $10-a-day child care and he would not have voted against initiatives that are growing the economy and putting more money in people's pockets.

He wants a climate change election. Let us have that election at the right time, where we are putting more money in the pockets of Canadians. This is not the time for that. We are going to continue to deliver for Canadians.

[Housing, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, if the Conservative leader were truly concerned about that single mother, he would not have voted against more child care spaces. He would not have voted against help for children with the Canada child benefit. He would not have voted against the investments we are making to create more economic growth for her children, to put more money in her pockets.

When he was the minister responsible for housing under Harper, he did nothing for affordable housing from one end of this country to another. We do not want a repeat of that.

[Finance, September 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Conservative leader is offering cuts to programs, services and the fight against climate change. These are all things that Quebeckers and all Canadians are concerned about.

The Conservatives have nothing to offer but austerity, along with theatrics here in the House of Commons. They will continue to push for cuts to programs like dental care and child care, as well as to investments in pharmacare and in the green economy.

We are here to invest in Canadians and Quebeckers. The Conservatives are here to make cuts.