Justin Trudeau

[Finance, January 29th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we continue to invest in things that are going to create jobs for Canadians and support hard-working families right across the country.

We recognize that investing in different sectors of the economy allows us to move forward in a positive way for Canadians. Everything this government does is focused on growing the middle class and helping people working hard to join it, like the tax cut we are moving forward with. It is putting more money in the pockets of 20 million Canadians and lifting close to a million people off of the federal tax roll.

These are the kinds of things that make a difference in people's lives.

[Finance, January 29th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, over the past five years we have been focused on growing the middle class and supporting those working hard to join it. That is exactly what we have done.

We have seen over a million new jobs created over the past years. We have seen almost a million Canadians lifted out of poverty. We have seen investments that have led to better jobs and outcomes for Canadians right across the country.

We are going to keep looking at investing in a better future for Canadians, while Conservatives continue to talk about cuts and austerity.

[Public Services and Procurement, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we have been focused over the past five years on growing the Canadian economy by creating new jobs and by encouraging Canadians to create new jobs. We have seen success with over a million new jobs created over the past five years and the lowest poverty rates in a long time. We have decreased poverty by significant percentages and lifted almost a million people out of poverty.

We recognize that when it comes to procurement there is always an important balance to be made between making sure we are making responsible use of taxpayer money while at the same time creating good jobs. We are always focused on getting that balance right.

[The Environment, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we take our responsibility to never stop fighting for a healthier environment very seriously. That is why we are pleased that Volkswagen paid the price for the way it misled Canadians. It is important to ensure that in Canada we have some of the best standards and the best plan in the world to fight climate change.

We will continue to lead the charge because we know that jobs, our children's future and the future of the planet are at stake.

[International Trade, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we are very proud of innovation in Quebec's aluminum sector. I have watched projects like AP60 and Elysis take shape.

We know that there is good news for our aluminum workers and manufacturers. We will always support them, just as we supported them by eliminating the unfair tariffs the Americans had imposed on the aluminum sector.

The member does not need to take my word for it. He can trust Jean Simard, president of the Aluminium Association of Canada, who said that the new NAFTA is the right way to go.

[International Trade, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, it is very simple. Under the old agreement, North American aluminum producers had no guarantee calling for the use of their products in North American auto manufacturing.

We now have a guarantee that 70% of the aluminum used in North American auto manufacturing must come from North America. Given that much of North America's aluminum is produced in Quebec, that is good news for aluminum producers and workers in Quebec and across Canada.

[Health, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we are a country that is always engaged in supporting multilateralism, whether supporting the United Nations, whether supporting the WHO or supporting collaboration between countries around the world. We will continue to work together on addressing this public health emergency.

We recognize that the Conservatives like to play politics with international affairs. We are focused on keeping Canadians safe.

[Health, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we continue to work with the WHO. We continue to work with allied countries around the world to ensure that we are dealing with this health challenge. I can reassure Canadians that the risks to Canadians are low, and in regard to Canadians in China, we are engaged in consular support for them.

We will continue to make sure that Canadians remain safe amid these concerns about public health.

[Infrastructure, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, we made a very different choice from the Conservatives. We chose to invest in communities and in the infrastructure that has an impact on people's lives rather than opting for the kinds of cuts and austerity measures that the Conservatives keep advocating for even after two electoral defeats.

We know that investing in communities puts more money in the pockets of Canadians. That is how we created over one million jobs and lifted nearly one million people out of poverty. We will continue to make investments.

[Infrastructure, January 28th, 2020]

Mr. Speaker, many Canadians remember with regret the Conservative Party's infrastructure plan that features things like billboards, doorknobs and, yes, gazebos. We will continue to invest in the things that Canadians need with a historic $40-billion national housing strategy, investing in transit, investing in the kinds of things that keep our economy moving and keep Canadians growing toward a better future.