Stephen Ellis

[The Economy, November 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, under that Liberal minister, seven million Canadians do not have access to primary care and malnutrition mayhem reigns supreme. Two million Canadians are visiting food banks; 40,000 of them are Nova Scotian and, of those, 12,000 are children. There is scurvy. Can it get any worse? How do the members of the NDP-Liberal reunited costly coalition think they are going to address food bank use and scurvy? Of course, as I mentioned, they want to quadruple the carbon tax.

I will ask again: When will the Prime Minister let Canadians decide if they want the madness to continue, and will the Liberals call a carbon tax election?

[The Economy, November 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the word “kakistocracy” means “government run by the worst, most incompetent” or “most unscrupulous citizens”. I cannot think of a better description for the NDP-Liberal government. There have been 27 reported cases of scurvy in Saskatchewan and The Salvation Army has reported that over one quarter of parents are skipping meals so their children can eat. Canadians are malnourished and suffering, and what do we get from the government? A quadrupling of the carbon tax to 61¢ a litre.

When will the Prime Minister finally show some courage and call a carbon tax election?

[Carbon Pricing, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, despite the messy split in September, it looks like Canada's woke NDP-Liberal power couple has gotten back together, and they are coming for Canadians' hard-earned money. Canadians are not fooled by this temporary tax trickery. Nova Scotians are using food banks 53% more now than five years ago. Almost 40,000 Nova Scotians are visiting food banks every month, and 12,000 of them are children. Here is a better and common-sense solution: axe the carbon tax on everything for everyone forever so we get cheaper gas, groceries, home heating and everything that is shipped.

Will the Prime Minister call a carbon tax election?

[Carbon Pricing, November 21st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, despite the foolishness that has been going on, there is a crisis that exists in Canada—

[Privilege, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I find it absolutely fascinating that members want to yell that it is not true. I would suggest that many of us were there. There are pictures. The members can look at them all they want, unless they want to put their tinfoil hats back on as they have all day and say that it is absolutely not true and that it is a conspiracy. Maybe we used artificial intelligence to create the photos.

The final thing I would say is that, any time the Prime Minister wants to release the names of the folks who are not defending this country and are working against us, all he has to do is stand up and do it. Here on this side of the House, we would be happy to have that happen.

[Privilege, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, it is interesting. I was at a Diwali celebration last night led by one of our members from B.C. We were there with multiple supporters and enjoyed some great food.

[Privilege, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, certainly after the pandemic we saw lots of people, maybe some from Oshawa even, who decided they wanted to experience the great province of Nova Scotia and access housing and build housing there. We also know of course that an influx of people, often from Ontario, has caused housing prices to increase.

I am a little gun-shy now to say that I would support money from any project on the NDP-Liberal side of the House because, as I said, the bush-league tactics of the failing housing minister would say that the next headline in the paper will be that the member for Cumberland—Colchester is quite happy to support the SDTC's $400 million coming to Nova Scotia and that the Liberals' failed program should be something I would be supporting. As I look at that and at the ridiculous nature of the things they want to disclose, again, it is nothing but bush league.

[Privilege, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I will start with an interesting point. I certainly have never heard our leader say that we are going to cut the dental care program. What we often hear about and see are incredibly foolish actions from the NDP-Liberals across the way, who are talking about the chopping and cutting or whatever foolishness they talk about. Those are not things we discuss on this side of the House.

We understand that the cost of living crisis is an incredible problem for Canadians. We also understand that it is important to have incredibly robust and fruitful conversations with folks who have tremendous experience with things like a dental program, and to meet with the Canadian Dental Association, which I have met with many times, to understand how the terrible current program could be improved upon.

We also know, and I spoke to some folks in Alberta this week, that the numbers that the Liberals have released and talk about, of a million people being served, are untrue; they are a bit of a fallacy the Liberals want to promote, maybe because a million is a nice, round number. However, that being said, on this side of the House we do not talk about the foolishness the Liberals want to demonstrate to Canadians about cuts, etc. We talk about making life better for Canadians.

[Privilege, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my seatmate. That expression is new to me. I thank my colleague for that expression.

My colleague pointed out a number of problems with the NDP-Liberal government's plan. The issue is the cost of living. That is a problem. Building housing is also a big problem.

A lot of people come here to live. We need enough jobs for people who come here to Canada. We need services like health care and schools. These are a necessity for immigrants too. The government must have a plan. On this side of the House, there will be a plan for immigration to Canada.

It is very important, and I know it is very important for Quebeckers too.

[Privilege, November 6th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity of being a family doctor for 26 years and then was elected to this place in 2021. In all of my years as a doctor, nobody had to come to me because they could not eat. There were no tent encampments, and people were not getting shot in the streets. All of these things have ramped up in the last several years.

In the last nine years, with the vast plethora of statistics that I have given to the chamber, we know that these things have ramped up because of the ineptitude of the NDP-Liberal government. We also know, as I said in my speech, from when we go door to door and talk to Canadians every day, that the thing they are suffering with is the cost of living.

If the foolhardy NDP-Liberal government were not spending money willy-nilly, it would not have to create a school food program to solve the economic crisis it has caused for Canadians.