Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, we will take no lessons from these austerity Conservatives when it comes to supporting the most vulnerable Canadians. Since we formed government, 2.3 million Canadians have been lifted out of poverty, and the poverty rate has fallen from 14.5% when they were in government to 7.4%.

Finance  The real question that Canadians need to ask themselves is this. What would the Conservatives cut in their reckless and ideological pursuit of austerity? We have heard from them on health care. That is the first place they would go to make cuts.

Finance  That is why it is important to quote objective arbiters, such as credit rating agencies, which are still giving Canada a AAA credit rating. What Canadians and Quebeckers should be asking about the Conservative austerity ideology is, “Where will they be making cuts?”

Finance  Mr. Speaker, the Conservative leader continues to rise in the House to talk about austerity. Last week, we saw the true nature of the Conservative Party's austerity. The Conservatives voted against help for dairy, egg and poultry farmers in Quebec. They voted against funding for the Plains of Abraham.

Finance  That is why we are going to continue to step up and be there with investments for Canadians, while he talks about cuts and austerity, and then goes and votes for cuts and austerity.

The Economy  Speaker, the gift came from the Conservatives last week when they put their ideology of budget cuts and austerity on full display. Cuts like those hamper Quebec's economic growth, especially in the tourism industry. Why are Quebec Conservatives unwilling to make cuts to the tourism growth program on the Prairies, but happy to do so in Quebec, the north or Ontario?

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  I find it repugnant that it delays and offloads its responsibilities onto others when it has the means to act. This fake austerity will take a toll on the most vulnerable among us, and I refuse to accept that.

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  It is more inclined to be a political government that is scared as it watches the Conservatives rise in the polls and it figures it will create a sort of false austerity. In any case, it will be able to control Parliament for another two years before the next general election, probably, with the complicity of the NDP. Then it will hand out some pre-election gifts when the time comes.

Health committee  I would like to hear your thoughts on the pandemic's impact on treatment delays, recognizing that we should have invested more in Canada's health care system, and that has been the case for a very long time. The pandemic simply highlighted the cuts that were made over time, in the name of austerity, to our health care system and to health transfers. What link has to be made between the pandemic and the emphasis the government must place on adequately funding the health care network, in spite of periods of austerity and the pandemic's impact?

Public Accounts committee  What about the austerity portion that they are concerned about?

Public Accounts committee  Can you commit to the pending water legislation that will not leave first nations with the problems that successive governments' policy and lack of adequate funding created? Where is the funding attached to this initiative, particularly in a time of austerity?

Carbon Pricing  They have stood against the investments we are busy making to support Canadians right across the country because they stand for austerity and cuts.

Housing  These are investments we are making that are delivering for Canadians right across the country, while he continues to propose cuts and austerity instead of the investments Canadians need.

Finance  He is right that Canadians are struggling because of high grocery prices, but he is proposing government austerity as a solution to help those families. It is completely ridiculous. We are here to help families with investments in housing and investments to lower and stabilize grocery prices. We are here to invest in careers and jobs for the future.

Finance  We are there to invest so that we can deliver results for Canadians. The Conservative Party is only there for austerity and budget cuts. With respect to our economic statement, we have invested in housing and in making sure there is more competition to stabilize grocery prices. We are there to invest in good careers for years to come in industries across Canada.