Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, York—Simcoe is the soup and salad bowl of Canada and Lake Simcoe. At this very moment, the planting season has begun for fresh fruits and vegetables, and I want to wish all farmers right across Canada the best of luck. I know we are not allowed to use props, and I will set him down, but Gwilly flew in all the way from Bradford West Gwillimbury for this debate tonight.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, to Canadians now this is not a game. These are questions this housing minister should know as a representative of Canada. These are important issues to Canadians. For a building permit now, the time has increased from 90 days to almost a full year. This is unacceptable right now.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I can say what I would not do. I would not give the gatekeepers at CMHC $27 million in bonuses. If we look at where housing has gone in Canada, this is rewarding something that just is not happening at CMHC. Does the minister agree that, instead of finding new ways to line their pockets, the CMHC should be focused on lowering costs for housing for Canadians?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I will be splitting my time this evening with two of my colleagues. I would like to ask the minister if he knows the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Keswick.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I would like just the number, please.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I will make it easy for the minister. I will ask more broadly if he can tell me the average in York Region, please.

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, this is what frustrates Canadians. We ask a question and we expect an answer. This minister should know the answer to that, so I am going to try one more time. I am going to make it really easy for him because I know he can answer questions. What time is it?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the cost is now over $2,500 in York Region. It is enough to make most Canadians' eyes water. It has become far out of their reach. In York Region alone, house prices have gone up 122% since 2013. I will ask the minister something else: When is the last time he applied for a building permit?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, just to correct the minister, I was never a mayor. I was a small business person before I got into politics. Does the minister know personally how long it takes to apply for a building permit?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I would like to know from the minister just how long it takes now to apply for a building permit.

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I think what the member was trying to convey is that Liberals are like atoms: They make up everything.

Government Business No. 25—Proceedings on Bill C-21  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is a respected critic for public safety. We talk about surprises, and I was surprised. I wonder if he could tell the House why he was removed as critic and why the leader of the NDP removed him at the height of Bill C-21, seeing as he represents rural Canadians so well in his riding, and replaced him with the NDP House leader, who is really an urban MP.

An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization  Madam Speaker, if anyone is watching tonight, they can go to www.cutredtape.ca if they have experienced red tape. I think this is about the frustration people have. A business owner reached out to me just last week and said they own a chain of duty-free stores. The government came in and said they had to put all kinds of different labels with ingredients and nutritional facts on all their products in the store to comply with Canadian laws.

An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization  Madam Speaker, I am so happy that my hon. colleague is supporting my bill for the financial protection of fresh fruit and vegetable farmers. As the hon. member knows, I represent the soup and salad bowl of Canada, so farming issues are important. I can think of two or three farms in my riding that have now had to hire full-time people just to navigate the paperwork that the temporary foreign worker program has.

An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization  Madam Speaker, yes, I do. This is about common sense. I have seniors in my riding as well who are not well versed in emailing, and they do require paper copies of things. I think we can become efficient to give those people what they require and have an and/or part to it. We still require some things to be done via fax and some things to be done via paper, and some things are done electronically.