Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, let me start by saying that when we form government, Canadians would be able to realize the Canadian dream. The member is asking why we voted against some of those measures. Well, it is clear to see that we do not want to be complicit in the economic vandalism of this Liberal-NDP government, which, after the last nine years, sent two million Canadians to a food bank and made one in four go into poverty.

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  However, now he is talking about something that happened 40 years ago. I suggest that he perhaps get into his probably government-subsidized DeLorean to go back to the future to today's date. The member talks about the capital gains tax. This government has increased taxes on Canadians by over $200 billion per year since it took over, yet somehow that $200 billion will not pay for this added little bit it is calling for.

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I wonder if my colleague could provide his thoughts on an important issue. The Prime Minister came to Winnipeg on three different occasions. He came to visit a north end school; we talked about the national nutritional food program for children. We had the Prime Minister come and work on the issue of housing in the Transcona area.

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, after nine years in office, this Liberal government still does not know its place. It continues to impose its incompetence on the provinces. It wants to adopt an emergency decree to protect the boreal caribou and trample all over the jurisdictions of the Government of Quebec, which is trying to protect jobs, nature and the economy.

Finance committee  Common-sense Conservatives are moving this motion because after nine years of Justin Trudeau and the Liberal-NDP government, they've created a cost of living crisis. Mortgages and rents have doubled. Housing costs are out of control. This is all while there is a housing crisis that the government caused.

Public Accounts committee  That's not good enough. Canadians need to know. There's no transparency or accountability with the Liberal government. I'm not asking you to jeopardize the nature of the investigation. I'm asking you to confirm this: Has the Government of Canada made additional referrals, yes or no?

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  We are proud to roll out programs that help Canadians, such as dental care, pharmacare and $10-a-day day care. They are all programs the Conservative government, and my colleague from Winnipeg, voted against.

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, my colleague makes it very clear that, after nine years of the Liberal-NDP government, everything is broken. Everything he is listing is just a list of the things that the government has done. We see that Confederation is also more broken than it ever has been before because the divisive Prime Minister has pitted region against region, sector against sector and Canadians against Canadians.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for giving me the chance to remind the entire House that all federal institutions, including Crown corporations like Canada Post, are subject to the Canadian government's Official Languages Act. The good news is that this act was strengthened in the past few years.

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to do so. These deflecting and deceiving Conservatives should be a little careful when it comes to talking about gold-plated public pensions. After all, they are led by someone who has worked his entire life for the government and someone who currently lives in government, luxurious housing and has a government chef.

Public Accounts committee  It's important for Canadians to know if senior officials from the Liberal government are being investigated for criminality because there's been a reference made to you by an independent officer of Parliament. You said that you're unable to tell us who the target is of any of your investigations.

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, as all members know, in the last election, a minority government was elected, which meant that as a governing party we needed to be able to work with and get the support of opposition members in order to be able to fulfill our mandates. At the end of the day, the NDP has played a very important role in many of the different initiatives.

Forestry Industry  Mr. Speaker, first, I would like to remind my colleague that I was born and raised in the very beautiful town of La Tuque, just south of Lac‑Saint‑Jean, in the very beautiful riding of my friend, the Minister of Industry. Second, Quebec itself has been promising to present a caribou recovery plan since 2016.

Public Accounts committee  As part of the condition of it moving to NRC, will you make sure, as the deputy advising the minister, that this fund—under its new governance rules, they will take direction from you on improving their conflict of interest—will not do business with these companies, so that these directors and former directors, Liberal hacks and cronies, cannot steal taxpayer money anymore?

Budget Implementation Act, 2024, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is interesting that the finance critic for the Conservative-Reform party says that they are going to cut the Infrastructure Bank. He is just reaffirming a policy that we know. My question for him is this: Is the member aware of the many projects that are taking place in his home province?