Finance  Mr. Speaker, there are two sureties with this tax-and-spend Liberal government: high taxes and high spending. The results of those have been high inflation and high interest rates, which means Canadians are facing an affordability crisis with food prices and housing costs that ar

Consumer-led Banking Act  Mr. Speaker, we request a recorded division.

Consumer-led Banking Act  Mr. Speaker, it has been a pleasure to hear the debate and to present my first private member's bill when it comes to open banking here in Canada. This bill was to do two thing. It was to ensure that we provide the opportunity for businesses to participate in Canadian banking, i

Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week  Mr. Speaker, happy Valentine's Day. Speaking of matters from the heart, every year there are more than 260,000 Canadian babies who are born with congenital heart defect, the number one birth defect in Canada. This week is Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week. My wife and I h

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, we had devastating news today out of Bay of Quinte. Cascades, a company that has been operating a plant that has been in existence in Quinte West for 100 years, is closing its doors and axing 230 jobs because of high inflation and interest rates under eight years of

Government Priorities  Mr. Speaker, that tone-deaf answer will give little comfort to the residents of Quinte West who have just lost their jobs. Let us look at the reality of what is happening in Canada right now. Over the last four months, TD has slashed 3,000 jobs; Canadian Tire has slashed 3% of i

Consumer-Led Banking Act  Madam Speaker, this is so simple, and I think I speak on behalf of all Canadians. I have five words: We do not believe them. They have had six years since they promised to implement this legislation. They said it would be done by 2023; it is 2024. All these companies have been pr

Consumer-Led Banking Act  Madam Speaker, the member is a new addition to our industry committee; I look forward to working with him. We see this across a lot of different spectra right now. This bill is asking for legislation. The legislation has to come forward. It is much the same as we are seeing with

Consumer-Led Banking Act  Madam Speaker, I probably did a lot more than the government, because we have not seen a report; it is sitting on a desk. We do not even know what it has done for consultation. I am just going to reiterate what the government has done, how long it has taken and why we are trying

Consumer-Led Banking Act  moved that Bill C-365, an act respecting the implementation of a consumer-led banking system for Canadians, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, when I was a young boy, growing up, like many Canadians, I fondly remember playing the game Monopoly.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, it is great to hear from the other side that they are seeing what is happening here as being a travesty. I hope the member has a strong voice in his caucus to talk about this. What we need to do is increase competitors and stop the mergers; it is really important.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, the members may want to listen to this because we are in the worst housing crisis in the history of this country right now and the worst housing bubble in the whole world. In eight years, rent has doubled, mortgages have doubled and the amount needed for a down pay

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, it is quite unusual to be here tonight debating RBC taking over HSBC because it already happened. We were in debate on this important motion in December, and there was an adjourning of the debate made by the NDP, of all parties, which supported the Liberal governme

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, the NDP may want to listen to this because monopolies and oligopolies—

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard intellectual property created by grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, since April 1, 2016: (a) what are the details of all grants and contributions, broken down by fiscal year, including, for each, the (i) recipient, (ii) organization (if a