Health  Mr. Speaker, Canada is the only country to have universal health care without universal pharmacare. Every study on the matter shows that universality is the way to go. Once again, the Liberals signalled left before turning right when they promised universal pharmacare. They never

Health  Mr. Speaker, of course, Canadians are proud of their medicare system. We want a pharmacare system similar to medicare. I would like to remind the House of the motion adopted at the Liberal Party convention stating that “the Liberal Party of Canada officially adopt the support fo

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, the problem is that, when the Liberals are abroad, they promise, hand over heart, that they will keep their climate change commitments. The first time, in Paris, everyone believed them. The second time, in Katowice, people were a little more wary. That is because, w

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, during the last campaign, the Liberals promised to eliminate subsidies for the oil and gas industry. They promised to properly consult indigenous communities on projects that affect their lands. The Liberals have completely failed on both counts. The Federal Court se

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, in 2015, the Liberals promised to cut off oil and gas subsidies. Canadians believed them. They promised to properly consult indigenous communities about projects affecting their territory. Canadians believed them. Today the Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed that

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, what the Parliamentary Budget Officer is saying is that the economy and the environment do indeed go hand in hand, but the Trans Mountain project is bad for the environment and the economy. The Liberals promised to deal with climate change and instead they are here

Housing  Mr. Speaker, that sure sounds great, but 90% of that money will not be allocated before the upcoming federal election, not before 2020, but housing is desperately needed right now. More than 1.5 million Canadian households are in urgent need today. New investments are needed ri

Housing  Mr. Speaker, it is becoming increasingly difficult to access housing in Canada. It is a problem for buyers, who are shut out of many markets, and for low-income renters, who are affected by the shortage of affordable and social housing. In British Columbia, for example, tent cit

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, when the Prime Minister tries to make us believe that the contract given by VIA Rail for a German company to build trains in the U.S. is the best thing that can happen, we can feel a collective facepalm from Canadians. They know it makes no sense. They know the Liber

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I dare the Minister of Transport to go to La Pocatière and say that to Bombardier workers. The United States requires guarantees of local content in bids for public transportation. China requires guarantees of local content in bids for public transportation. Here,

International Trade  They have no clout. The United States requires a minimum of 65% local content and requires that the final assembly be carried out in the U.S. Why do the Liberals cave when the time comes to stand up for Canadian interests?

Closure of Centre Block  Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise for what may by the last time in the House of Commons, which has hosted our parliamentary debates since 1920. It is an honour and privilege to call this Parliament my workplace. It is an honour to come up the Hill every day to work and walk

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, funny, that is not stopping other countries from completing investigations and getting results. I would remind the Prime Minister that the Auditor General does not know where the money spent by the CRA went. The CRA has no trouble going after Canadians who are not

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, two years after the Panama papers scandal, governments around the world have recouped over $700 million in fines and back taxes as a result of investigations, but Canada has recouped zero. Just as an example, since 2016, the Australian Taxation Office has recouped mo

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, the United States requires guarantees of local content in bids for public transportation. China requires guarantees of local content in bids for public transportation. Here, the government says that we can do nothing and our hands are tied because of trade agreements