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Dental Care  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to advise my colleague that, thanks to his efforts, more than 1.5 million Canadians have successfully enrolled in our dental care program. Today those 70 and older can apply, and children and people with disabilities can apply starting in June. In tot

March 19th, 2024House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Dental Care  Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to advise my colleague from the north shore that, as of yesterday, more than one million Canadians have successfully enrolled in our dental care program. In four days, applications will open up to seniors aged 70 and older, and in the coming months, w

February 26th, 2024House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Speaker of the House of Commons  Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am tabling the government's responses to Questions Nos. 1957 to 1967.

December 15th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Innovation, Science and Industry  Madam Speaker, as we go away, we know that Canadians have had a hard year. We know that we have suffered with global inflation. We have had troubles with war in Ukraine and elsewhere. We have had, of course, the after-effects of the pandemic and climate change. Despite that, I t

December 15th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, in the spirit of the holidays, I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone happy holidays and a merry Christmas, and to say that, upon reflection, I think it is important for all of us to realize that no matter what party we belong to in the House, we all repr

December 14th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Finance  Mr. Speaker, this is my first chance to rise in the House as the Minister of Citizens’ Services. I would like to thank my wife, my constituents and, of course, the caucus. I look forward to working with everybody in the House to improve citizens’ services. I am very happy to rep

September 20th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to start by thanking the member for her petition today. It is an issue that I have spent a lot of time on as well. I expect our issues are similar because we are neighbours. I also want to thank her for bringing up investments in housing. I had an opp

June 21st, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is good to bring up the stress test measures that were brought up in 2018. We had historically low interest rates, and we were concerned Canadians might not be able to afford their mortgage payments if there was a sudden increase from historically low rates. We

June 21st, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I really appreciate having another opportunity to address Canada's current fiscal situation. We have the lowest deficit in the G7. We have the lowest net debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. That is what has allowed us to focus our investments in this budget on securing h

June 21st, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Kingston and the Islands. It is a pleasure to rise to discuss Canada's current fiscal position, our independent monetary policy, the current economic context and the 2023 budget, as well as to highlight a number of m

June 21st, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, as I have had the opportunity to say many times in this House, our plan is fiscally responsible and inflation is coming down. It is at 4.4% and we expect it to be less than 3% before the end of this year. At the same time, we are investing in making life more affor

June 9th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, we are putting forward a plan that is fiscally responsible. That is why inflation is coming down. If the member is not aware, it peaked at 8.1% and is now at 4.4%. It is projected to go lower than 3%. If the member thinks he is going to convince Canadians that he

June 9th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that the Conservatives do not believe that we can fight inflation and fight climate change at the same time, yet emissions and inflation are both coming down in Canada. Canadians have created over 900,000 new jobs. We have the lowest deficit and the

June 9th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, despite what the Conservatives say, everyone knows that inflation is a global phenomenon. Inflation in Canada is lower than our peer economies, and we have the best fiscal framework in the G7. Our budget not only retains this fiscal advantage and allows inflation to

June 9th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, my summer plans are to go back to talk to my constituents and find out possible solutions to make Canada better. I hope that Conservatives will do the same. I wish that the Conservatives would do what they say and, over the summer, find solutions to bring to the Hou

June 9th, 2023House debate

Terry BeechLiberal