Mr. Speaker, I do not know the person referred to in today's article. I have never met that person. I have had no dealings with her whatsoever. Those are the facts.
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Ethics November 18th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I do not know the person referred to in today's article. I have never met that person. I have had no dealings with her whatsoever. Those are the facts.
Employment November 5th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I am happy to report to this House that the Government of Canada transfers $2.8 billion every year to train almost one million workers in partnerships that we have with British Columbia, as well as other provinces and territories across the country.
If the member and other members in this House want to make sure that we have a fully functioning workforce, let us get the provinces to do their part when it comes to recognizing foreign credentials. We have thousands of people in this country who need their credentials recognized here. We need the provinces to do their part and make sure that people do not have survival jobs in this country, but they have dignified jobs from coast to coast to coast.
Employment Insurance November 5th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, a bunch of people want to support our efforts to continue modernizing the employment insurance system. We heard that loud and clear during our summit on workforce development in the 21st century.
I understand that the Bloc Québécois wants to advance things here in the House, but will it distance itself from its Conservative friends and support us, so that we can resume the very important work of the House of Commons? That is the question of the day.
Employment Insurance November 5th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I have tremendous respect for my Bloc Québécois colleague.
Modernizing the EI system is a priority for our government. We have made very significant changes. We extended sick benefits to 26 weeks. We provided an additional five weeks to seasonal workers. We also added important benefits for adoptive parents.
We will continue to modernize the EI system for all Canadians from coast to coast to coast.
The Economy October 31st, 2024
Mr. Speaker, we can do the facts game all day long. Let us just focus. The Leader of the Opposition likes to remind people that he has roots in Alberta, so let us talk about the Liberal government's investments in Alberta: $22 billion in clean energy investments for clean electricity, for hydrogen, for greening the grid and for making sure we have the greenest barrel of oil in the world. We are third in the world for foreign direct investment. We are number one in the world for per capita foreign direct investment. The Conservatives do not want to tell Canadians about it. We will, and we will make sure there are good jobs from coast to coast to coast.
The Economy October 31st, 2024
Mr. Speaker, it is quite surprising that the Leader of the Opposition is not taking the bare facts on board, and not just 1.6% inflation or 47,000 jobs. Let us go to what he is trying to distract Canadians from, which is that as leader of the official opposition, as somebody who wants to someday sit on this side of the House, he will simply not go and do the work to get his security clearance. He will not protect his MPs; he will not protect Canadians. Shame on him. He should get his security clearance.
The Economy October 31st, 2024
Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of chocolate being consumed on the other side; we can see how energized the Conservatives are. They are upset because we are sharing the facts: 1.6% inflation in this country, interest rates are down, 47,000 new jobs in the last month and the International Monetary Fund has Canada positioned as the fastest-growing economy in the G7 in 2025.
We are also going to keep supporting Canadians and we are going to build houses from coast to coast. The Conservatives do not need to like it, but that is how we are supporting Canadians each and every day.
The Economy October 31st, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I know the leader of the official opposition does not like facts getting in the way of his good Halloween story, but here are the facts: with 1.6% inflation, the Bank of Canada governor—
The Economy October 29th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member wants to talk about numbers and facts, so let us talk about the numbers and facts. Eight out of 10 Albertans get more money back from the Canada carbon rebate than they pay in the price on pollution. The best solution for people who are struggling is a good job. There has been $22 billion in investments from this government into the energy sector, into clean electricity, into carbon capture, use and storage, and $25 billion for the health care system.
Do members know what the price for a Conservative government would be? It would be $20,000 per Alberta family with one kid. That is a tax nobody can afford.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship October 25th, 2024
Do you hear the heckling, Mr. Speaker?
The Conservatives cannot handle it when we punch. They cannot handle it when we stick up for the queer community. They do not stick up for the 2SLGBTQ community. We do. We are Liberals. We are the government. We have kids' backs.