Housing  Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, as outlined in the Speech from the Throne, housing is a major priority for our government. We will deliver with programs like the housing accelerator fund, which will help municipalities build more, better and faster. Whether it is building more units per year or increasing affordable housing, we will work with our partners to get real results for Canadian families.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the best way to help grow the Canadian economy and help Canadian families is to get COVID-19 under control. That is what we have been doing from the start with investments—which the Conservatives opposed—to support students, families and workers. We will continue to be there for people who need help, and we will forge ahead with vaccination, a tool that will help us get through this.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, those countries that the hon. member just cited are also facing an inflation crisis, because it is a global problem caused by the disruption of our supply chains due to COVID-19. Canada is well positioned to help families, as we did during this pandemic, by fighting the housing crisis, helping with child care and investing to help families overcome this crisis and rebuild the economy.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, yes, supply chains have an important role to play in the global inflationary crisis we are facing right now, but so too does this pandemic we just came through. This is something the member for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes did not mention at all.

Housing  Mr. Speaker, I have no intention of playing the kind of political or word games the opposition does. We will stay focused on being there for Canadians. The number one way to support Canadians through the challenges they are facing right now is to end this pandemic once and for all.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the number one economic priority for Canada is to put this pandemic behind us, to do everything we can to finish the fight against COVID‑19, because it is causing damage throughout our economy and around the world. The last two years have been hard on Canadians. COVID‑19 has disrupted our lives, our families and our businesses.

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, first of all, “being there” for the people of British Columbia means being there with more than 500 Canadian Armed Forces members to help them get through this terrible time. It means being there with investments and money to help people who have been displaced, to help them rebuild their homes and highways quickly and to help them get back to work.

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, the ambition has been there since 2015 as we have invested record amounts in infrastructure, not only in response to disasters but in flood mitigation in and around Calgary, for example, in water controls throughout the Prairies, and in building back better after floods in central Canada and in the east.

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his advocacy, for his strong words earlier today in his S.O. 31 and, indeed, for continuing to be such a powerful voice for his community and for the people from his community who have been displaced across the province as people have welcomed them in following devastations like what happened in Lytton.

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the Minister of Emergency Preparedness. It is hard to even believe what is happening in B.C.: that after a summer of drought in Abbotsford, people's homes are now under water; that after living with the fear of wildfires months ago, Merritt now faces the devastation of flooding; that whole highways have been washed away; that farmers have lost whole herds; and that families have lost loved ones.

Child Care  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank our outstanding member for Fredericton for this important question. This month, Alberta joined our Canada-wide early learning and child care system, making it the ninth jurisdiction to offer $10-a-day child care spaces for families. That means that 60% of all children across Canada under the age of six will have access to early learning and child care for $10 a day in five years or fewer.

Government Programs  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by thanking the leader of the NDP for continuing to stand up for Canadians as we endeavour to on this side of the House. I look forward to working with him on issues such as this one. From the beginning, our government's priority has been to support the most vulnerable, which is why we worked hard to strengthen income security for seniors, including with a boost to the GIS.

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Sherbrooke for her dedication to the fight against the climate crisis. To create jobs and grow the middle class, we must take bold climate action. That is why we are moving forward with measures such as capping and cutting oil and gas sector emissions and increasing the price on pollution.

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, yet, again, this is proof that the Conservatives did not even bother to read the throne speech. We address directly that political decision Mr. Harper made a number of years ago to cancel the PFRA, by restoring a Canadian water agency that would support prairie farmers and, indeed, people right across the country.

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, in regard to the serious situation facing islanders, we have been working closely with islanders and with the Americans to make sure the Americans understand there is no scientific basis for the ban of table potatoes. We are going to continue to stand up for Prince Edward islanders and look for a solution on this based on science.