Housing  Madam Speaker, I thank my NDP colleague for his question. Every Canadian deserves a safe, affordable and accessible place to call home. However, as we all know, one of the hardest things for a first-time homebuyer is to scrape together enough funds for a down payment and cover the associated costs of a home purchase.

Telecommunications  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question. Our government believes that communities should have a say in where these cellphone towers are located in their jurisdictions. Telecommunications companies must consult communities in an open and transparent manner regarding the location of towers.

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy that my colleague can list the excellent measures included in budget implementation act, 2019, No. 1. These measures are important for all Canadians. She mentioned the support that we are giving to seniors who want to return to work. We are exempting them from guaranteed income supplement penalties on the first $5,000 they earn.

Health  Mr. Speaker, I wanted to provide a full answer to my colleague. Unfortunately, I did not realize that I only had four minutes. Let me tell my colleague about a few elements of our strategy. I think it is important. Canada's spending on prescription drugs is unsustainable. As I mentioned, Canadians pay among the highest prices for prescription drugs in the world.

Health  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his commitment to defending and supporting his constituents and for raising this question in the House this evening. I am pleased to be here today to participate in this important discussion on implementing national pharmacare. Our government is committed to strengthening health care systems across the country and supporting the health of Canadians.

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, our policy on industrial and regional benefits is our main tool for capitalizing on defence procurement to benefit Canadians. When we examine eligible transactions under this policy, we ensure that the technological level is equal to or greater than that of the project and that there are applications in Canadian industries.

Privacy  Mr. Speaker, we strive to be open and transparent so that Canadians know we are making responsible investments. Information on individual transactions that are eligible, as with IRBs, is commercially sensitive. We must receive consent from the contractor. In order to provide the reporter with the most fulsome answer to the question, we spoke with the company.

Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia  Mr. Speaker, I entered politics in 2015 to help rebuild my region's trust in Ottawa after the decade of darkness under a Conservative government. We have completely changed course since our election and now my region is booming. It has tremendous economic momentum thanks to our government's investments in such things as upgrading the Carleton-sur-Mer wharf, building lookouts in Matapédia and Saint-André, modernizing SEREX in Amqui, building a new arena in Mont-Joli, allocating $27 million to the Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, decontaminating sites and extending the Mont-Joli airport runway, as well as repairing and rebuilding the port of Matane and creating more than 220 federal jobs back home.

Primary School in Price  Mr. Speaker, today I want to acknowledge the wonderful initiative of a primary school, École des Cheminots de Saint-Rémi, in Price. Over a year ago, Geneviève Giguère, a teacher at the school, was looking for a way to motivate the kids and spark their interest in school. A former student of the conservatory of music, Ms.

Automotive Industry  Madam Speaker, we do have a plan, and it is working very well. Canada's auto sector remains strong and is well positioned to design and build the cars of today and tomorrow. In total, we have invested more than $6 billion in the auto sector, creating and safeguarding tens of thousands of jobs since we took office.

Automotive Industry  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague does not appear to have heard my answer. The strategic plan we have put in place for Canada's auto sector, and for all its workers, is working. I repeat, we have invested $6 billion since 2015 in the auto industry and in Canada's auto workers. Our plan is working, and I want to repeat this, because it is important.

Port of Matane  Mr. Speaker, today I want to applaud members of Matane's business community for the amazing way they joined forces to save the port of Matane. It was one minute to midnight; the community was running out of time to find a solution that would maintain the commercial wharf's operations until its reconstruction.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. I am delighted to tell this House that the World Police and Fire Games are coming to Winnipeg in 2023. Our government will provide $2 million to support the games, which bring together world-leading emergency service experts.

Automotive Industry  Mr. Speaker, as I said earlier, our government has committed to building on Canada's strengths by promoting innovation, investment, growth and trade in the automotive industry to create quality jobs for Canadians—

Automotive Industry  Our government has worked hard to maintain free trade in the markets where we currently do business and has opened up new markets to help diversify our trade strategy—