Ziad Aboultaif

[Housing, June 4th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, TD Bank says the Prime Minister's housing policy promises are not enough for the federal government to reach its goal of 500,000 new units annually over the next decade. In fact, housing starts are expected to decline next year. The Prime Minister's proposed new bureaucracy will not build any homes. There is too much red tape. Canadians deserve better.

When will the government table a budget so that Canadians will learn whether the government has any plan to put a roof over their head?

[Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply, June 2nd, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, congratulations; you look good there. I also congratulate the new member from P.E.I.

The member mentioned the operating budget. For the sake of our audience, can he define what an operating budget is and what it represents of the general budget, in dollars and in percentage?

[Alberta Oil and Gas, May 28th, 2025]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberal plan for Canada to become the world's leading energy superpower is just an empty promise. Where is the investment in infrastructure? Where is the commitment to repeal the job-killing Liberal anti-energy laws from the last Parliament?

Albertans want to know if the government understands how important our clean, ethical fossil fuels are to the Canadian economy and to the world. Is the throne speech just rhetoric or are the Liberals finally willing to face reality? The demand for Alberta products is there, but the delivery method is lacking.

The previous prime minister told those who were looking to buy Canadian oil and gas that they really did not want to buy it. Will the new Prime Minister commit to a west-east pipeline to move Alberta oil and gas to Canadian and European markets? Albertans want to know.

[Questions on the Order Paper, December 16th, 2024]

With regard to media reports that the CRA discovered hackers had used H&R Block credentials to get unauthorized access into hundreds of Canadians' personal CRA accounts, change direct deposit information, submit false returns and pocket more than $6 million in fraudulent refunds: (a) how many users' accounts were accessed; (b) how many accounts had their direct deposit information changed by hackers in this instance; (c) how many false returns were submitted; (d) how much money was paid out in fraudulent refunds; (e) how much of the fraudulent refund money has since been recovered; and (f) how much of the fraudulent refund money does the CRA (i) expect, (ii) not expect, to recover in the future?

[Privilege, November 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, axe the carbon tax and call an election as soon as possible. That is what Canadians want. That is what Canadians are expecting us to do.

[Privilege, November 25th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, this is a government that uses band-aids solutions. It has no real solutions to anything. It does it, as we call it, death by a thousand cuts. The people who are supposed to benefit the most from these measures, like seniors and people with disabilities, are left out. Funnily enough, when Canadians cannot even put food on their table, or cannot even afford to buy groceries because they are so expensive, the government gives them money it thinks they need to buy toys, or to buy liquor or to go to a restaurant. That is a joke. The government does not want to bring forward any real solutions. The NDP-Liberal government has to go.

[Privilege, November 22nd, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, there are 186 cases that we know about. That is beyond any comprehension whatsoever. It is beyond belief that we are still debating this while government members are sitting on their hands rather than handing over the documents. The government should show some respect to Canadians for the mismanagement and misuse of their funds.

[Privilege, November 22nd, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his explanation about the French word for “slush”. I will now use it in French.

This is unprecedented. There are 186 cases we know about. There could be way more than that. It could go much deeper than $400 million and 186 cases.

I still cannot comprehend how we can accept that this happened in Canada. I have had different experiences in countries where corruption has become a culture, and I do not want corruption to become a culture in Canada. That is why we have to be very careful.

The government has a responsibility to do the right thing, show the documents and make sure that people who misuse funds for personal use are accountable for their actions.

[Privilege, November 22nd, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, if anyone needs to apologize, it is the member. She continues to meddle in the business of my community for her own political fortune and for her party's political fortune. On the irrelevant question from her—

[Privilege, November 22nd, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, for some reason the member chose this time to wish me a good Lebanese Independence Day. A week ago, she would not even sympathize with me about what is happening in my home country. The message to the member is to stop—