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Housing Mr. Speaker, after nine years under this government, it is clear that the Bloc Québécois and the Prime Minister are not worth the cost. The housing shortage and high cost of rent have forced one 42-year-old to live in her minivan, and she is not the only one. While Quebeckers ar
May 6th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Housing Mr. Speaker, after nine years under this government, the housing crisis has become so severe that Quebeckers are having trouble choosing between putting a roof over their heads and putting food on the table. The Journal de Montréal reported that someone is living in their miniva
May 6th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
The Budget Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague for her remarks. For nine years, the government has been pumping money into programs and constantly driving up the debt. Moreover, productivity is in free fall in Canada. The government spends, spends, spends, but we see that people ar
April 30th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Finance Mr. Speaker, after nine years under this government, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. The cost of living keeps going up. An article in La Presse reports that despite the government's spending on helping the less fortunate, recent data from Statistics Canada show that the
April 29th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Finance Mr. Speaker, after nine years under this government, too many Quebeckers and Canadians have been forced into poverty. According to the Journal de Montréal, 25% of Quebeckers do not have a livable income. Let us think about this. Working 50 hours a week is no longer enough for peo
April 29th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Intergovernmental Affairs Mr. Speaker, after eight long years, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. Food banks can no longer keep up with demand. The cost of rent and mortgages has doubled. The dream of buying a first home is almost unattainable for young Canadians. After eight years of federal encro
April 11th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Intergovernmental Affairs Mr. Speaker, we have only to think of ArriveCAN, the borders, passports, EI, the deficit. The list is a long one. Everything is broken. After eight years, the Prime Minister has failed on every level. Everything the Prime Minister touches fails, and now he is adding insult to inj
April 11th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Housing Mr. Speaker, after eight years of deficits, people are no longer able to put a roof over their heads. There is still more red tape than common-sense solutions, like giving bonuses to cities that build more housing. As we have said before, this Prime Minister is not worth the cos
April 8th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
ArriveCAN App Mr. Speaker, while the common-sense Conservatives will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime, after eight years, this Prime Minister is not worth the cost, the crime or the corruption. The failed ArriveCAN app was initially supposed to cost $80,000, but
February 28th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Housing Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this government, the cost of rent has doubled in Canada and tripled in Montreal, which means that Canada has the worst record in the G7. Meanwhile, we are the ones with the most land on which to build. This sad record shows that, in 2022, Canada
February 15th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister wasted $60 million on his corrupt ArriveCAN app. Now he is asking Canadians for even more money through the carbon tax, which the Bloc wants to radically increase. After eight years under this government, everything is more expensive. Worse still,
February 13th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Marina Larouche Mr. Speaker, today, I am rising to pay tribute to Marina Larouche, who passed away in January at the age of 88. This woman led a very impressive life. As the mother of nine children, she was balancing work and family well before that concept became popular. After being involved
February 5th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this government, people are running out of money. Food banks were emptied over the holidays. We have found out that the Bloc Québécois fully supports the Liberals' policies and wants to hike the infamous carbon tax yet again. Voting for the Bloc
February 1st, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Housing Mr. Speaker, after eight years of this Prime Minister, the rents that Canadians are paying have reached an all-time high. Rent costs have doubled, and the housing shortage is only making matters worse. We are now learning that hundreds of homeless encampments are popping up in th
January 29th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative
Housing Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister should be encouraging the ingenuity of mayors who have managed to accelerate housing construction in places like Victoriaville, Trois-Rivières and Saguenay. Montreal has seen a 37% drop in housing starts compared to last year, and Quebec City has s
January 29th, 2024House debate
Richard MartelConservative