Justin Trudeau

[Natural Resources, September 17th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the Alberta oil industry and, indeed, Canadians know well that our priority is getting our resources to new markets other than the United States.

We get a discount of about $15 billion every year because we are trapped to the American market. We need to get our resources to new markets, safety and securely. That is where the previous government failed.

We are moving forward in respect and in partnership with indigenous peoples, moving forward and being serious about environmental science and sustainability, because we know that getting these pipelines built the right way is what matters to all Canadians.

[Natural Resources, September 17th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, for 10 years, the Conservative government under Stephen Harper had a single focus: to support the oil sands by getting our resources to new markets other than the United States. It failed.

The Conservatives could not get any of our resources to new markets because they refused to accept that the only way to move forward on energy projects was to respect indigenous peoples and to defend the environment at the same time.

That is exactly what we have been working on for three years. That is what we are going to continue to work on. The Trans Mountain project is in the national interest and we are going to get it built in the right way.

[Natural Resources, September 17th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, allow me to take a moment, first, as we return to this place, to welcome an entirely new cohort of pages to the House. We thank these young people for their service.

Over the past three years, we have seen the lowest unemployment in 40 years. We have seen the creation of over half a million new, full-time jobs and the fastest growth in the G7 last year. On top of that, by the end of next year, the average middle-class family will be receiving $2,000 more in their bank accounts because of this government than they did under the previous Conservative government.

We are continuing with our plan for the middle class.

[Carbon Pricing, June 20th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, we know that both the Conservatives and the NDP think there is a false choice between either the environment or the economy. Apparently, the CCF does as well.

We know that the only way to move forward is to invest in protecting our environment while growing our economy. That is exactly what we are doing with our national framework on fighting climate change. We are proud that we have been transparent about the way we are moving forward on that. We have been clear with Canadians that this is a priority for us.

The Conservatives do not even have a plan. The NDP want to present a false choice. We are just glad to see the CCF back in the House.

[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, June 20th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that we are not considering removing Her Majesty from the oath of citizenship.

[Infrastructure, June 20th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Kildonan—St. Paul for her hard work in her community.

Our government knows that climate change is real and that the frequency of severe weather events like flooding is increasing. That is why this week we were proud to announce a federal investment of almost $250 million in the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels. Alongside the province, our investment will allow for the management of the flows of these watersheds and protect the communities of the region for years to come.

[Fisheries and Oceans, June 20th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, we have tasked the federal science adviser to actually look into the question of aquaculture so we can make evidence-based policy moves going forward.

However, I would highlight for my colleague from the NDP that he should have a conversation with his provincial counterparts, if he is not fighting with them as they are with their provincial counterparts in Alberta. They just approved continued tenure for aquaculture farms. That is the decision on the provincial side and we know there are significant concerns that we are moving forward—

[Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, June 20th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, over the past two years, Canadians across the country have been thanking us for reinvesting in immigration services and processing times, after 10 years of Conservatives shutting down, creating backlogs, starving our immigration systems from being able to actually process the backlogs and giving them the resources they needed.

We know we need to do better on processing times. We need to invest in our immigration system. That is exactly why we are ensuring we have the capacity in our system to treat the files that Canadians and new Canadians expect us to treat rapidly and efficiently.

[Health, June 20th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the member for Kitchener Centre for his work on this file and for his excellent French.

Canadians can be proud of our publicly funded, universal health care system. However, there is always room for improvement. That is why we created the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, which will study, evaluate, and recommend pharmacare options. We also announced the names of the accomplished members of the council. We look forward to their report, so that we can give Canadians a better system.

[Foreign Affairs, June 20th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, as politicians, we engage with a broad range of people, but we have been unequivocal. We deeply oppose Iran's support for terrorist organizations, for its threats toward Israel, its ballistic missile program, and its support for the murderous Assad regime.

We will always defend human rights and hold Iran to account for its actions. We continue to maintain sanctions on Iran, which include restrictions on sensitive goods, and a list of individuals and entities subject to asset freezes.

We will always remain firm in our defence of human rights and are standing against state sponsors of terrorism around the world.