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Business of Supply April 29th, 2021
Madam Speaker, Canada used to be a world leader in developing and distributing vaccines. Does the hon. member think we would be better off in this pandemic if the Mulroney Conservative government had not sold off Connaught Labs, the public lab that was a world leader, and would he like to see this model return to Canada?
Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021 April 29th, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands for doing the research to take the evening for us.
These are essential workers. These are people who we celebrate during the pandemic and who are getting the supplies into the country. They have been clearly mistreated, and the evidence looks like the employers provoked this situation. I am wondering if she has seen any evidence that the employers knew they could take this to the boiling point and would be able to count on the Liberal government for back-to-work legislation.
Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021 April 29th, 2021
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals talk about protecting the middle class, and these are middle-class workers.
With the number of times the Liberals and Conservatives have forced workers back to work through back-to-work legislation, eroding the right to strike, does the member agree that collective bargaining and the constitutional right to strike is being dangerously eroded, and maybe permanently eroded, through this type of action?
Proceedings on a Bill entitled An Act to Provide for the Resumption and Continuation of Operations at the Port of Montreal April 28th, 2021
Madam Speaker, it is ironic that today, April 28, is a day when we mourn workers who lost their lives or were injured on the job.
The right to strike is fundamental. It is the tool that unionized workers have when negotiations fail, and these workers have been negotiating in good faith. Back-to-work legislation lets the companies off the hook.
It is really unfortunate that it has come to this situation. I understand that there are a lot of economic implications to this, but I am wondering whether the government could have done more in advance to avoid this situation.
Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act April 27th, 2021
Madam Speaker, we are indeed in a climate crisis. This Parliament voted to affirm that.
Does the hon. member think we should have a target for 2025? As well, should the government be responsible for meeting that target in 2025, whoever is running the government?
Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act April 27th, 2021
Madam Speaker, I still do not understand why we do not have a 2025 target. I do not understand how we can meet our targets when this government continues to pour money into the fossil fuel industry, including $18 billion to the Trans Mountain expansion project and continuing to subsidize oil and gas.
How are we going to meet our targets, and how is the bill going to keep this government accountable when the first target is in 2030?
Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act April 27th, 2021
Madam Speaker, I will start again. The debate on this bill has been completely inadequate. This is, in fact, the first time that I have had an opportunity to speak to this bill. I have tried in the past to get up and speak, ask questions and raise comments. This bill is completely inadequate. The Canadian government has failed to meet any of the climate targets that it has committed to, nine of them in a row. This bill would not hold the government to account. It would not hold the next government to account. Our current target is inadequate—
Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act April 27th, 2021
Madam Speaker, this is, in fact, the first time I have had an opportunity to speak to this bill, so I find it completely disingenuous on the part of the government to say that we have had enough debate on this. This bill is completely inadequate. We have not met any of our climate targets in the past and this bill would not hold this government to account. It would not hold the next government to account. Our targets are inadequate for—
The Budget April 26th, 2021
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for focusing on government priorities and spending. What does he think about wasting $18 billion on the Trans Mountain expansion project and another $18 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry when we are in a climate crisis and we know that we need to transition? Does he think that money would be better spent on that transition to a clean energy economy?
The Budget April 26th, 2021
Madam Speaker, the member highlighted a lot of issues with affordable housing. This is not something that happened overnight. We have seen free trade agreements and we have seen an openness to foreign direct investment in Canada for pretty much anything. If one wants to buy it, here it is, and now it has happened with our housing market.
We have seen money laundering and tax evasion schemes with our housing market. I have heard from the member's other colleagues who say they do not believe we need to restrict foreign direct investment. Does he believe that is the key to solving this housing crisis?