COVID-19 in Alberta  Madam Speaker, I worked in Alberta for a couple of summers when I was studying in university. Albertans are very good people and are very intelligent. They understand what is going on. When he looks at the investments we have made, the member has to keep in mind that what our government did was done for all of the provinces and territories.

COVID-19 in Alberta  Mr. Speaker, our government has invested almost $20 billion in the restart program to support provinces and territories, as well as $2 billion for education, opening classrooms and various renovations in schools. In Alberta, for the restart program, that represents about $1.3 billion and for the education program almost $300 million.

COVID-19 in Alberta  Mr. Speaker, I know the member touched on it a bit throughout his speech, but—

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we have been working with Statistics Canada and the Canadian Institute for Military and Veterans Health Research to gather information about these survivors. Over the coming months, we will use the results of this research to inform how best to support these survivors.

Veterans Affairs  Madam Speaker, we understand it is important to invest in veterans, and our government has done that. It is why, after a decade of slashing and cutting the budget by the previous government, we spent $11 billion in new benefits and services. We have reopened the offices the Conservatives closed and we have rehired a thousand veterans who were fired by the last government.

Veterans Affairs  Madam Speaker, this budget that we brought forward is a budget that supports veterans and their families. We have invested $140 million to immediately cover mental health treatment costs while applications are being processed; and an additional $15 million for the well-being fund, for organizations that are supporting veterans.

The Budget  Madam Speaker, this budget comes in by directly supporting people. We have heard the challenges out there. We are still in the third wave. We need to continue to invest in Canada. We have continued investment in the Canada emergency wage subsidy, the Canada emergency business account, and the rent subsidy.

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I would like to begin by saying that the national child care framework investment, down to $10 by 2026, will be a great help to low-income Canadians. We have made some very important moves on the tax front. We will put forward a luxury tax. Moving forward, we will also take steps on tax evasion.

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for the question. The environment is certainly extremely important to our government. We have taken very important measures since we came to power. We have made direct and targeted investments in renovation projects and green technologies.

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Parkdale—High Park. As the member of Parliament for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, it gives me great pleasure to speak on budget 2021. This budget is focused on finishing the fight with COVID. It is also focused on creating jobs and building back better.

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, as is often the case with the opposition, it is negativity and negativity. In her speech the member made reference to the prorogation of Parliament. I would like to share with her that I am very proud to have been prorogued because we were in a crisis such as had not been seen since 1918.

Veterans Affairs  Madam Speaker, Helmets to Hardhats is one of the many excellent organizations across Canada that serve veterans and their families. Our government introduced the veteran and family well-being fund to support these organizations and all the great work they do on the ground supporting Canadian veterans.

Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. It is quite evident that Liberal members do not want this debate to collapse. We are here to have discussions and the necessary debate that is required, and of course to move this legislation as quickly as possible to committee.

Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague knows well that this government, since March 13 of last year, has been fully focused on this pandemic, this crisis at hand. We have focused on individuals, families and the business community. We have focused on Canadians, all Canadians. As she knows, we brought forward the CERB for individual Canadians, the wage subsidy to support not just businesses but also individuals working in those businesses, the business account and the Canada recovery benefit.

Canada Elections Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. We need to set the process up for success. I think that the option to spread the vote over three days could be a solution. We have learned a lot from this pandemic. We have identified the problems and figured out where to make improvements.