Karina Gould

[Privilege, November 27th, 2024]

Madam Speaker, I move:

That the debate be now adjourned.

[Business of the House, November 27th, 2024]

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I request that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment of the next sitting be midnight, pursuant to order made Wednesday, February 28.

[Business of the House, November 26th, 2024]

Madam Speaker, I would request that the ordinary hour of daily adjournment of the next sitting be 12 midnight, pursuant to order made Wednesday, February 28.

[National Defence, November 26th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Minister of National Defence very clearly outlined our plan to support the Canadian Armed Forces and our plan for investment.

We know that when it comes time to stand up for our allies and for what we care about in the world, the Conservative members of Parliament stand down. When it came to supporting Ukraine last year with the Canadian free trade agreement with Ukraine, what did they do? They voted against it. They delayed it in the House of Commons too.

On this side of the House, we stand for the values we care about and stand up for the people we care about. We do not just sit down and stand down because our leader told us to.

[Business of the House, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, as my hon. colleague well knows, it is him and his party members who are keeping Parliament paralyzed because they are obstructing their own motion of instruction. The Speaker very clearly ruled that this matter should be sent to the procedure and House affairs committee for further study. We agree with that. We are just waiting for the Conservative Party of Canada members of Parliament to do the same. In the interim, they continue to filibuster their own filibuster, and we have seen that, because they continue to amend their amendments on this matter, but when they are ready to get back to work, we are here to work for Canadians, and we look forward to that.

As I mentioned last week, we look forward to the Conservatives putting an end to their political games so that the House can move on to studying Bill C-71 on citizenship, Bill C‑66 on military justice, Bill C‑63 on online harms, the ways and means motion on capital gains and the ways and means motion on charities.

I also want to inform the House of our government's announcement regarding upcoming legislation to put more money in the pockets of Canadians through a tax break and a working Canadians rebate. We would be giving a tax break to all Canadians and putting more money directly into the pockets of the middle class. These are important measures to help Canadians pay their bills. We encourage Parliament and all parties to get this legislation passed quickly and unanimously, so workers and working families can get more money in their pockets. We are committed to getting things done for Canadians in Parliament. Important legislation is before the House, and we believe the Conservatives should stop playing obstructionist, partisan games so that MPs can debate those bills.

I would also like to inform the House that the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth will deliver a ministerial statement on Monday, November 25, which is the first day of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence.

[Points of Order, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I actually welcome those comments from the member opposite. As I said in the second response, I agree with the Conservatives that members of Parliament's homes should not be protested. I said that all Canadians' homes should not be protested. I am glad that we have found agreement in this place because I think we can all agree that no one should have to—

[Public Services and Procurement, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, as I said, that company is not on the list for indigenous procurement.

However, yet again, what we see from the Conservatives opposite is that they do not want to talk about the important affordability measures that we have presented today. They do not want to talk about the fact that they are going to vote against and oppose a GST break for millions of Canadians when it comes to essential goods. They do not want to talk about the fact that they are going to oppose a $250 benefit for working Canadians. They are just not there for Canadians.

[Public Services and Procurement, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, we have been very clear in the House that the company was not on the list and that indigenous procurement is for indigenous people.

This is an attempt by the Conservative members of Parliament to distract from what is really good news for Canadians today, the fact that we are going to give a break on the GST for essential goods over the coming months and we are going to support 18.6 million Canadians with a Canada working benefit.

The question that remains is this. Will the Leader of the Opposition allow Conservative MPs to vote for it?

[Carbon Pricing, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, if that member and any member of the Conservative Party of Canada actually cared about affordability for Canadians, they would support the measure to remove the GST on essential items that we are putting forward. It is going to help Canadians over the coming months get through these challenging times.

This is a pattern of behaviour. They say one thing; they do another, whether that is with regard to supporting Canadians through affordability challenges, muzzling their members of Parliament who try to speak up on behalf of their constituents or removing protesters who do not agree with them by using the police. They are completely disrespectful to Canadians.

[The Economy, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I am really glad to hear that from my hon. colleague, because no protester should be in front of anyone's house. Except that when the convoy was here, the Conservatives cheered it on in front of so many residents in Ottawa and their homes. They cheered on people who prevented them from going to the hospital, who prevented them from going to the grocery store and who prevented ambulances from arriving at their homes. There is a double standard on that side of the House and we cannot stand for that.