Justin Trudeau

[Government Spending, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, it is funny to see what happens when the Conservatives play politics. They end up opposing funding that will help nearly 340,000 of the world's poorest children in conflict and crisis zones stay in school. It is unfortunate that this is the new Conservative philosophy. Children around the world must have equal access to learning opportunities and quality education. This is something we will always support. It is a shame that the Conservatives are playing politics and opposing this.

[Transportation, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, we remain committed to improving road safety with the help of our provincial partners.

The Harper Conservatives did absolutely nothing to improve road safety for 10 years. The task force conducted extensive consultations in 2017-18, including round tables in Montreal, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax.

Our government, along with the provincial governments, are now looking at practical options to make our roads safer for our pedestrians and cyclists. We will take action.

[Foreign Affairs, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, we continue to review the export permits.

I can assure the House that when I was in Argentina for the G20 summit, I talked directly with the Saudi prince and told him that we need better answers than we have heard so far on the murder of Mr. Khashoggi.

I also informed him that we expect him to order a ceasefire in Yemen so that humanitarian aid can reach civilians, who are suffering through an appalling crisis. We have a duty to help this country and to hold the line with Saudi Arabia—

[Marijuana, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, ensuring the integrity of Canada's legal cannabis production system is a top priority for our government. That is why the regulated system contains multiple measures to protect the health and safety of Canadians and the integrity of the system. These include stringent requirements around physical and personal security, record-keeping, inventory controls and reporting that is verified by Health Canada inspections.

Our government will never hesitate to take appropriate action to protect the integrity of our legal cannabis system.

[Marijuana, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, we legalized marijuana because we know that that is the best way to protect our children and to eliminate the influence of organized crime on the sale of marijuana and the profits it makes from it.

We will certainly ensure that Health Canada and others conduct all the necessary investigations to make good decisions about all licences issued in connection with marijuana.

[Telecommunications, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, CSIS has a mandate to investigate threats to Canada, and this includes potential long-term threats to our national interest and to Canada's prosperity.

As the director of CSIS pointed out, foreign interference and espionage pose a serious threat to our national interest and our prosperity.

Working closely with our Canadian and international partners, our security agencies continuously monitor threats to national security and take the necessary measures to protect Canadians and safeguard their rights and freedoms.

[Telecommunications, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, this government takes very seriously the safety and protection of Canadians, including in cybersecurity and all related matters. That is why we work with the extraordinary professionals in our security and intelligence services to determine the best way to move forward in growing the Canadian economy, creating new technological innovations and keeping our country and its infrastructures safe from foreign interference. That is a task that our security and intelligence agencies do extraordinarily well and we always support them and accept their recommendations.

[Fisheries and Oceans, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge for his hard work towards protecting wildlife on the west coast.

We continue to take real action when it comes to the sustainability of wild Pacific salmon. As we announced in our fall economic statement, we will invest $105 million to create a British Columbia salmon restoration and innovation fund, which includes a contribution to the Pacific salmon endowment fund of $5 million. These investments will support projects focused on salmon stock protection and the habitat restoration of this iconic species.

[Small Business, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, over the next two days, I will be sitting down with the premiers in a first ministers meeting. Indeed, it is the third or fourth first ministers meeting. We are doing one every single year, because I believe in pulling together with first ministers so that we can talk about a broad range of issues they want to talk about. However, as a reminder, the previous government did not like first ministers meetings and tended not to hold them at all.

We are going to be talking about a broad range of things, including lowering barriers so that our beer and wine producers across this country can do better.

[Ethics, December 5th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that there were never any allegations made against any member from Brampton West.