Justin Trudeau

[Justice, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle for her important question.

We are working hard to fight the very real impacts and tragic consequences of online harms. We are doing that by ensuring that social media platforms adhere to their own security policies. The Conservative leader's plan involves forcing Canadians to have a digital ID and expecting them to share their personal information with dubious websites.

Canadians, especially children, deserve to be safe in every aspect of their lives, including online.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I heard another display of utter contempt for democracy and for Quebeckers, but I did not hear a question.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, this is another very clear display of the Conservative Party's contempt not only for Quebeckers, but also for democracy.

I have spent my entire political career fighting for federalism in Quebec and for a united Canada, quite often against the Bloc Québécois. However, I have always had a deep respect for anyone who runs for office to serve their community and to be elected to the House of Commons.

The Conservatives' contempt for democracy should be worrisome to Quebeckers and to all Canadians.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the leader of the Conservative Party asked me what the point of the Bloc Québécois is. I think that question shows contempt for Quebeckers. Although I disagree with the Bloc Québécois and the way it is constantly trying to pick fights, Quebeckers in many ridings voted for Bloc Québécois members, who are just doing their job here in the House of Commons.

We saw this same contempt for Quebeckers shown to mayors Marchand and Plante. It is something we see from the Conservative Party all the time.

The fact is, we all have a job to do, and we do it here in the House.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, as I said, we agree. This situation is unacceptable. That is why the authorities are closely examining the procurement process and looking at all the years when individuals involved in these companies may have benefited from government procurement projects. This is something that we obviously have to take seriously and that the authorities are taking seriously.

[Public Services and Procurement, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, obviously this situation is unacceptable. That is why the authorities are looking into this procurement project, which obviously did not work as it should have. We expect anyone who took advantage of and personally profited from the activities of a government, whose priority was to save lives during the COVID‑19 pandemic, to face the consequences. We are ensuring that the authorities can do their work.

[Housing, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Conservative leader is offering budget cuts, austerity and disputes with municipalities and non-profit organizations, or NPOs, across the country. We are choosing to work hand in hand with the municipalities, the provinces and NPOs to build more housing, lower rents and create more opportunities for families and young people to purchase a home.

We have a concrete plan that we are implementing. He has nothing to offer but insults, attacks, budget cuts and austerity.

[Housing, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, slogans and buzzwords do not get housing built; constructive deals with municipalities and provinces do. We see time and time again that Conservatives have nothing to propose but cuts, conditions and fights with municipalities, fights with community organizations, crossing their arms and tossing insults at people, instead of actually proposing a real plan.

We are busy working on delivering hundreds of thousands of new homes over the coming years. This is the work that needs to get done. The Conservative leader just needs to get out of the way.

[Housing, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, 19 years as a politician is the Leader of the Opposition, including some time as the housing minister, and his plan to fix housing is anything but a plan. It will not build homes fast enough. It does not reach enough cities, and it creates unnecessary bureaucracy. He would also, get this, rip up the housing accelerator agreements, which are unlocking over 600,000 new homes, and he would put the GST back on apartment construction.

Housing experts like Mike Moffatt say that the Conservative leader's plan is exceptionally weak, and it is a sign that the Conservatives do not understand the urgency or the scale of the housing crisis.

[Housing, February 28th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we just announced two more housing accelerator agreements today in Whitehorse and in Saskatoon, adding to the dozens of agreements we have signed across the country to fast-track the construction of housing, over 600,000 homes. The Conservative Party's plan, which he is talking about, is to insult mayors and to cut critical infrastructure funding. It will not get any more homes built.

Cities understand that we need to change the rules to get more homes built faster. Indeed, the only one gatekeeping this progress is the Conservative leader himself.