Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, the environment minister went to China and promoted all the great work the Communist dictatorship in Beijing was doing on the environment, yet that country is building coal-fired generation stations as we speak. We could be displacing that coal with clean, green Canadian LNG.

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Sarnia—Lambton. Before I get into the substance of Bill C-50, I will state unequivocally how important it is to acknowledge the conflict that is taking place in Israel and Gaza. As Canadians, we stand with Israel and the right for it to defend itself and to look out for the many victims of this conflict.

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, what would this member tell the thousands of my constituents who will lose their jobs because of this so-called just transition, which certainly has no justice in it? There are many opportunities, and my constituency is seeing some of those opportunities through wind, solar and other clean investment.

Child Health Protection Act  Madam Speaker, there is probably no one in this place who would disagree with the fact that I do not need to speak louder. I want to give a shout-out to our great interpreters and everybody who makes it possible for us to do the good work that we do in this place, including helping with some of those little technical issues.

Child Health Protection Act  Madam Speaker, as always, it is great to be able to enter into debate on the important issues that matter to Canadians. If the House could indulge me for just a moment before I get into the substance of Bill C-252, I want to pass along a big thanks. This Saturday marks four years since I was first elected as the member of Parliament for Battle River—Crowfoot.

Cost of Living  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the NDP-Liberal government, housing costs have doubled, and people are struggling to pay their mortgages and make rent. This is something that affects small towns and big cities across Canada and Canadians both young and old. In a series of town halls and meetings I hosted last week, the number one concern I heard about was the cost of living's leading to a genuine fear about the future.

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I opened my speech acknowledging that it has been two years since the last election. It was not long after that the NDP members broke their word to the people of this country, along with the Liberals. They suggested during the election that they would never form a coalition and they would never form a government with the Liberals.

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I will let the comment about my facial hair stand in the record now forever, but I thank him. I would like to correct the member because the member asked a question in question period that I found really interesting. It was about how there is support for the bill that he referred to.

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I find it interesting that a member of a sovereigntist party would suggest that bureaucrats in the nation's capital are better at managing this sector of the economy. One would think it is better understood that increasing bureaucracy is not necessarily the solution.

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, it is always an honour to debate the important issues that Canadians face. Before I jump into the subject matter of Bill C-33, I would note that yesterday represented the second anniversary of the 2021 election. In that regard, I would note my deep appreciation to the people of Battle River—Crowfoot for the opportunity to continue serving them in this place, to be their voice in Canada's Parliament.

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act  Madam Speaker, one of the concerns I have with this bill is that there seems to be a downloading of authority to Ottawa in various aspects of this bill. I would ask my colleague from the Bloc Québécois about this. Certainly we have seen how increased bureaucracy, increased red tape, has not actually led to a safer circumstance, whether that be on our rail system, in our ports or in negotiations with labour and whatnot.

Carbon Tax  Mr. Speaker, there was a time not that long ago when Canadians would be making the choice about where they wanted to go out for dinner after a hard week's work. Today, however, just visiting a grocery store is a stressful time, and folks are forced to visit food banks in record numbers.

Strengthening the Port System and Railway Safety in Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the speech my colleague just made addressing some of the challenges that are faced, certainly when it comes to Bill C-33. There are some significant trade challenges that the prairie provinces are facing when it comes to getting our commodities to market.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition signed by various Canadians from across the Prairies who would like to highlight one of the decisions Health Canada has made that puts the livelihood of livestock farmers at risk in our country, and that is the banning of strychnine.

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the question because it highlights that we need to ensure that we provide opportunity in our country, and that includes for rail development. I have in my constituency one of those Via Rail stations, in the community of Wainwright, and it is unfortunate that there has been reduced service.