Justin Trudeau

[The Economy, October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, a number of weeks ago, our Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry brought together the heads of all the large grocery chains in Canada to directly address the challenges that Canadians are facing around high food prices. It is not right that Canadians are as squeezed as they are right now, and that is why we are taking action.

We also continue to take action on investing in housing, as Canadians need more and more supply. This is why we have eliminated the GST on new rental construction and why we have incentivized communities to move forward on greater densification.

We are continuing to respond to the needs of Canadians.

[The Economy, October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, Conservatives were telling us that we should not be investing to have Canadians' backs through the pandemic and that we should not be there for families. They continue to say we should not be sending low- and middle-income Canadians support to send their kids to the dentist.

We are going to continue to be there for Canadians because we know people are facing challenging times because of the global context. That is why we are building thousands more homes by cutting the GST on the construction of new apartments. We are creating thousands of good, middle-class jobs and cleaning our environment with projects like Northvolt in Quebec. We are making life more affordable for Canadians by working to stabilize grocery prices and by having delivered the grocery rebate.

We have lots more to do, and we are going to keep doing it for Canadians.

[The Economy, October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, our Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry convened a meeting several weeks ago with the CEOs of the major grocery chains precisely to talk about how we can stabilize the price of groceries for Canadians.

We will continue to work with them on this file to ensure that Canadians can buy their food at the grocery store this weekend and every weekend going forward.

We are here to bring in measures like the grocery rebate and reduced fees for child care. We will always be there to help families.

[The Economy, October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we are listening to Canadians' concerns, and that is why we are taking action. Here is what we are doing.

We are making sure that thousands more homes are built by getting rid of the GST on the construction of new apartments. We are creating thousands of good, middle-class jobs. We are taking care of the environment with projects like Northvolt in Quebec. We are making life more affordable for Canadians by working to stabilize the cost of groceries through the grocery rebate. We will continue to work every day to make life more affordable for Canadians.

[Election of Speaker, October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform the House that it is the pleasure of Her Excellency the Governor General that the House shall present its Speaker later this day in the chamber of the Senate to receive Her Excellency's approval.

[Election of Speaker, October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the government and every member of this House, I want to congratulate you on your election.

I also want to thank all the other candidates for the speakership. I thank them for answering the call to keep our democracy healthy and strong.

Mr. Speaker, today, you are the first Black Canadian to become Speaker of the House. This should be inspiring for all Canadians, especially those in younger generations who want to get involved in politics. Congratulations.

The House is the home of Canadian democracy. Members of Parliament come from every corner of the country to represent their communities. Canadians from coast to coast to coast elect us to work hard for them and to be their voices in this place. They elected us to deliver results to help make their lives better. This remains our number one job. The only way we can make progress is by working together and by respecting each other.

The House of Commons is a place of debate. It is to be expected that we will not always agree with each other.

Mr. Speaker, we have elected you to help us keep our debates civil and to remind us that we are all here for the same reason: to serve Canadians.

These are consequential times for Canada and for the world. We must continue to work together to make life more affordable, to build more homes, to keep our democracy strong, to fight climate change and to power the clean economy of tomorrow.

We must keep working to uphold Canada's promise of a better quality of life for every generation.

In these consequential times, Canadians expect us all to work together to deliver results. They expect us to behave to the highest standards. I know you will help us rise to meet this moment.

Canada is the best country in the world. Let us keep working all together to make it even better.

[Election of Speaker, October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, you have to say “the right honourable”.

[October 3rd, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, I wish to inform the House that Her Excellency the Governor General has seen fit to authorize this chamber to proceed with the election of a Speaker.

[Foreign Affairs, September 27th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, as I said a few days ago, this incident was an embarrassment to Canada and to all parliamentarians. That is why we continue to emphasize how we stand with Ukraine, how we continue to fight against Russian propaganda and disinformation, and how we will continue to ensure that the rules of this place and the independence of the Speaker are fully respected.

[Small Business, September 27th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, through the depths of the pandemic, we were there to support Canadians, to support workers, families, seniors, young people and yes, small businesses. We have been there to support them and we continue to support them while inflation postpandemic is making the recovery harder.

That is why we put forward measures to support them and why we are going to continue to be there to support small businesses from coast to coast to coast and to support Canadians while we grow our economy, fight climate change and create an economy that works for all Canadians.