Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of the member's speech, he picked up at the end of the intervention I made regarding the previous Conservative government as the government that brought in the universal child care benefit. I even looked up a headline from the CBC at the time that said, Liberal apologizes for saying that people will take their child care money and spend it on beer and popcorn.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am sorry to have interrupted the answer that was coming, but I think it is important that we always make sure that no member misleads the House. It is customary to give members a chance to withdraw and clarify. The parliamentary secretary, in answer to a question, claimed it was the Liberals who created the universal child care benefit.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, layoffs from the illegal blockades are rising every day while the government does nothing. Does the Prime Minister know how many jobs have already been lost and how many Canadians will now have to struggle to rejoin the middle class because the government's failure to uphold the rule of law?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, under this bill, are there provisions for the cost of defence when a complaint has been brought against a member?

Teck Resources Frontier Project  Madam Speaker, media reports say that during Wednesday's caucus meeting, the Prime Minister "heard an earful from his...caucus...passionately urging his cabinet not to approve Teck Resources'...$20-billion...Project in Alberta." Maybe he should do what Richard Nixon did and call in a plumbers unit to plug the leaks.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, the member talked quite a bit in his speech about the port of Saint John. He mentioned the refinery as well, which is one of the largest refineries in Canada. However, there was a tremendous lost opportunity for the port in his city. We talk about trade and exports, and I know that the member had been an advocate for the export of oil and gas products through the port.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity has repeatedly failed to answer basic questions about what middle class even means. The Liberals say that they like evidence-based policy but we know that they like buzzwords even better. Without a definition of the middle class and an estimate of how many Canadians belong to it, nobody can measure their prosperity.

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the increased number of tax files shared between the government and the Internal Revenue Service in the United States: (a) how many files were shared in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018, (iii) 2019; and (b) what is the reason for the dramatic increase in the number of files being shared in 2019?

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the federal carbon tax: what will the carbon tax rate be for each of the next 10 years, broken down by year?

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity: broken down by riding, what is the number and percentage of individuals whom the minister considers to belong to the middle class?

House debate  Madam Speaker, it was the Liberals' comments that spurred me to rise and join this debate. It is important to know that there are 100,000 energy workers in Alberta who are unemployed right now. We have seen some really shocking numbers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia on employment.

Government Policies  Mr. Speaker, since the government took office, foreign investment has fallen by 56%, $100 billion has left the energy sector and investments in plants and equipment are down. Real wages have barely risen, nearly half of Canadians are within $200 of insolvency and a third of Canadians are broke at the end of each month.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I welcome the member to the chamber. I have some simple and concrete steps that would benefit the well-being of all Canadians, and that is for the government to become a champion of our resource sector. It supplies jobs to Canadians all across the country. Thousands of workers in Quebec used to work in Alberta.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the member for Winnipeg North on his re-election. He talked about his constituents, and I have no doubt he has support in his riding. I note that he lost some colleagues whereas we gained some. I would be surprised if there was widespread support for his government at the doors in both cities.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am going to share my time with the member for North Okanagan—Shuswap. Though I rose briefly during Routine Proceedings last Friday, this is my first speech in the 43rd Parliament and I would like to take this occasion to give some additional words of thanks. As a temporary custodian of this seat in Parliament, I am deeply honoured to have the enormous responsibility of representing some 140,000 residents as part of a centuries-old tradition of protecting citizens by checking the otherwise unlimited power of the Crown.