Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member from Jonquière for his question. First of all, on CUSMA, the cultural exemption was maintained in the deal. We know how important that is for Quebec's economy and its cultural sector, which is very large and employs, I believe, over 75,000 workers.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to speak to Bill C-4, an act to implement the agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States. We must ask parliamentarians to come together and join our partners in the United States and Mexico and ratify this agreement.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity to work with the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan on the Canada-Holy See Parliamentary Friendship Group and we chatted on many different topics. If we look at the government's program over the last several years, it has been balanced.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member is from British Columbia, which is my home province. I grew up there before I moved to Ontario. My family lives in the Lower Mainland. I am glad the hon. member highlighted our support for the TMX pipeline. I am in support of energy workers in Alberta and across this country.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, let me begin by reassuring the hon. member that our government is addressing the concerns being raised by Canadians about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Just last Thursday, the Deputy Prime Minister convened a new cabinet committee on the federal response to the coronavirus.

Citizenship Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague spoke very eloquently as to the educational process to inclusion. I wonder if the hon. member for Don Valley East would elaborate on the process of education and how Bill C-6 takes us down that road.

Franca Damiani Carella  Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an immeasurably compassionate person, someone who made a real difference for decades in assisting those battling against addiction and mental health issues. Madam Speaker, Franca Damiani Carella, the Countess of Vergada, passed away on January 17.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, will the Conservatives be voting for or against the revised NAFTA deal? Also, the Premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta have come out in favour of it. Today, the Premier of Ontario also asked for a speedy approval of CUSMA to bring business certainty to the province of Ontario, where I live and have the privilege of representing one of the ridings.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands for her question. I would say that it is very important that governments around the world work in a rules-based trade system, and we know that when decisions are made by governments our international interests are taken seriously and are put at the forefront.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Quebec for his question. Our government, since its inception, has been a staunch defender of supply management. In the trade deals that have been signed, including the CPTPP, the CETA and now the CUSMA, on anything to do with our agricultural sector, we are obviously there to defend farmers' interests here in Canada, whether they are egg farmers or chicken farmers, and we will ensure that they receive the appropriate compensation.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his question. The steel and aluminum sectors here in Canada are very integrated between ourselves and the United States. The steel that is produced here in Ontario, for example, goes into vehicles in the United States. It goes into American military equipment as well.

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise to speak on Bill C-4, an act to implement the agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States. CUSMA, as it is commonly known, reminds me of a song by the Village People from my time working and living in New York City.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, this morning I read one of the PBO reports that says 900,000 Canadians are going to be taken off the tax rolls with our increase to the basic personal exemption amount and 21 million Canadians will receive a tax break, that is, more tax dollars in their pockets. I look forward to the PBO undertaking more analysis of our government proposals and plans to invest in Canada and Canadians to keep growing our economy, creating jobs and lifting people out of poverty, because that is what we ran on in 2015 and that is what we ran on in 2019.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I have great respect for the Auditor General for the work it has done over the decades for Canadian taxpayers. That is a focus in my riding and for my constituents. They know that we have invested in 4,800 projects since the start of our plan with over $57 billion invested.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, openness and transparency are at the forefront of our government in everything we do, day in and day out. We live in a democracy and Canadians demand to know the answers and to have transparency in the government. We know that. We look forward to continuing to work with the Auditor General on many issues, including looking at our infrastructure plans and other things.