Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for North Vancouver. I appreciate the opportunity to offer a few words with respect to the motion by the hon. member for Portage—Lisgar. If I may, I would like to focus my remarks today on consultations and engagement with

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I wish to express my ongoing support for the auto industry, which is so important for southwestern Ontario, all of Ontario, and our manufacturing footprint. I would like to add that in our platform, we included a number of measures and one of those measures, which I

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is a bit rich for the hon. member for Durham to address deficits and debt when the Conservative government added $150 billion to our national debt in the last 10 years. It took a $15 billion surplus and moved it to a deficit position before the great financial rec

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, as someone who has worked in finance for 25 years and covered the auto sector for the last 15, it is close to my heart and something that we need support in this country. We need to maintain those jobs here in Canada, and our government will do everything it can, t

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I should note that I will be splitting my time with the hon. member for Mississauga—Streetsville. I wish to take this opportunity to say hello to my wife Rose, and our daughters Eliana and Natalia, who are watching from our home in Vaughan. I would a