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Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I will give a brief answer; there will certainly be more to come on this. We believe that ultimately the solution for this, as for most problems, is the Canadian people. We have the most resourceful, most caring people, including farmers who spend every day caring
February 1st, 2024House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I appreciate that, and I apologize. I get passionate as well. However, the reality is that the rebate is taken into consideration. The Governor of the Bank of Canada looked at the entire picture, including the rebate, and said that if we eliminated the carbon tax
February 1st, 2024House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, before I begin I would like to recognize that I will be splitting my time with someone I think is one of the greatest MPs in the House of Commons, the member for Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup. I want to do some carbon tax math to begin. This is carb
February 1st, 2024House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Finance Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are great at breaking things. They have broken the bank. They have broken the law, and they have broken the budget. It turns out that budgets do not balance themselves. Record government spending leads to record inflation and soaring interest rates. Can
January 30th, 2024House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Finance Mr. Speaker, I will tell members what Conservatives are going to cut. We are going to cut broken apps and we are going to cut high-priced consultants because Conservatives talk directly to Canadians, so we do not need to spend billions of dollars to find out what Canadians think.
January 30th, 2024House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, I did actually outline the Conservative position on the bill in the first 30 seconds. I am sorry the member missed it. What I will say is a microcosm of the way Conservatives see the world as opposed to NDP folks. I do have a ton of respect for the member, but tha
December 14th, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, we agree unanimously with respect to our workers' being the best in the world, but the rest of it may be on division. I thank the member for his kind words. I did very much enjoy working with him on the finance committee. What I would say is that I believe that e
December 14th, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, that was part of my speech; unfortunately, I did not make it there. We have a double-edged sword, because Canadians are getting hit twice: once because of low-economic growth, the worst since the Great Depression, and Canadians' wages not increasing; and a second
December 14th, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, I would like to start by wishing everyone a merry Christmas on these final strokes of the parliamentary calendar for this year. I want to talk a little bit about the context of Bill C-58. I believe there is 100% agreement among all members, and probably among all
December 14th, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, with respect to those comments, first, if you check Hansard, you will find that the Speaker did rule, in accordance with Standing Order 18, that there would be no false titles in this House. That is clear. Second, the member did directly what you told him not to do
December 14th, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise today. I very enjoyed my talks with the member for Vancouver Centre. We have had a number of great conversations about various issues, including seniors issues. I have found her to be an outspoken supporter and critic when it comes to seniors
December 4th, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, unlike in Putin's Russia, this is not a dictatorship. We still get to vote and to have the ability to work in Parliament. Liberals do not get to decide everything. Conservatives support Ukraine. That is why we are going to send them arms and not a carbon tax.
December 1st, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, we absolutely understand. That is why we want to send fuel, energy and arms, not the carbon tax, to Ukraine. The carbon tax and food insecurity are important in my riding. There are people lining up at food banks because the cost of food is so high, so I resent the
December 1st, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, I completely agree. We do need to focus on local farming. In my riding, there are some great farmers' markets in Port Hope and Cobourg. People driving from Toronto to Ottawa, or maybe people from Quebec who want to go to Toronto, though Quebec is beautiful and I do
December 1st, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, we have billions of dollars going to the Bank of Canada, by the way. Only the Canadian government could lose money selling drugs and running a bank. That is money that could go to health care, to education and to helping the most vulnerable.
December 1st, 2023House debate
Philip LawrenceConservative