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Taxation Mr. Speaker, some people are saying the problem is our price on carbon pollution. That is not the problem. The problem is emissions. Every decision we take with regard to the environment on this side is about reducing emissions. Just this very day, the Minister of Immigration,
November 21st, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Taxation Mr. Speaker, do members know what does not work when it comes to climate action? It is climate inaction. What we saw in Nova Scotia today is action. It is exactly the kind of action that this government is committed to. I can offer Ms. Horton some advice: If her MP cannot connec
November 21st, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
The Economy Mr. Speaker, we know that Canadians are concerned about how much they are paying for gas and groceries. That is why earlier this year the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry wrote to the Competition Bureau to make sure that it was using all of its tools to detect and det
November 21st, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022 Madam Speaker, at home in Halifax, we need to be building about 10,000 units a year. We have a complicated machine composed of tradespeople, supply chains, building inspectors, people who grant permits and people who provide the appliances that go into homes, and we can only deli
November 15th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022 Madam Speaker, we are always glad to have the support of the NDP caucus for the measures that we work so hard to pass through the House. It is great to have people cheering from the sidelines. On the question of GST rebates, Canadians can see that we are deeply invested and invo
November 15th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022 Madam Speaker, in my remarks, I gave some first-hand testimony from students who are feeling the relief that the elimination of the federal portion of interest will provide. Students and youth are the future of our economy. They are the future of how we are going to fight climate
November 15th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022 Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting the remainder of my time with the member for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook. I will pick up where I left off. I was talking about the importance of cancelling the federal portion of interest on student loans. When this was announced, I received a
November 15th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022 Madam Speaker, it is a pleasure to rise today to speak to the fall economic statement presented earlier this month by the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister. The statement comes at a critical moment when we know Canadians are already deeply concerned about the accelera
November 14th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Fallen Peace Officers Mr. Speaker, last week I attended the 40th annual Fallen Peace Officers' Memorial Service in Halifax, honouring Nova Scotian peace officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. This year, the name of RCMP Constable Heidi Stevenson has been added to the fallen officers m
October 26th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Telecommunications Mr. Speaker, we have been very clear that greater affordability, competition and innovation in the Canadian telecommunications sector are important to us as a government, as they are to all Canadians concerned about their cellphone bills and connectivity. Our government will ensu
October 20th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Telecommunications Mr. Speaker, as we have heard from the Deputy Prime Minister, telecom providers must ensure their services are working to the greatest extent possible after hurricane Fiona. This evening I will be joining the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the Deputy Prime Mini
September 28th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
John A. Young Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honour the life and legacy of John A. Young, a legendary Haligonian lawyer, community builder and long-serving honorary colonel in the Halifax Rifles. John's legacy of service to our region lives on all around us, as does the memory of his prodigiou
September 28th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Mr. Speaker, it is with tremendous sadness and profound respect that I rise today to pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who passed away one week ago following 70 remarkable years as Queen of Canada. Like so many of us, until last week I too had only known one sovereign
September 15th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Chief Science Advisor’s Youth Council Madam Speaker, this week the youth council of Canada's chief science advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer, is in Ottawa. I had the great privilege of speaking with the council yesterday as part of its meetings in the capital. I was deeply impressed by the diversity of its members' fields and
June 17th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock for his passionate intervention and his testament to the hard-working councillors in his region. It was very nice, but it was good to hear him come back to the bill eventually. He began by speaking about guns. W
June 9th, 2022House debate
Andy FillmoreLiberal