The Economy  Mr. Speaker, every day, Canada is working hard to get the economy going and to keep Canadians across the country healthy. With regard to the economic recovery, I would like to quote TD Economics, which said that Canada is ahead of the United States in the race to recover the job

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. The Bloc member is well aware that we promised to help SMEs with fixed costs in the throne speech. That is absolutely necessary, and it is even more necessary now because of the second wave. Our government agrees. Th

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, once again, I agree with the Bloc member that the program does need to be adjusted to help SMEs. We are currently discussing the matter with the provinces, including Quebec. I spoke with the Quebec finance minister about this very topic yesterday and I can assure th

Health  Mr. Speaker, that is a great question. I would like to say to Caroline that I agree with her wholeheartedly. One of the great strengths and prides of Canada is that we have universal access to our health care system. Everyone is treated the same. When it comes to testing, let m

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, our government absolutely understands the importance of the energy sector in providing high-paying jobs across the country and being truly an engine of our economy. Let me disabuse the members opposite of the notion that somehow our government does not care for Alb

Health  Mr. Speaker, we will never abandon health care, and we will never abandon Quebec or Quebeckers. The fact is that Quebec has received over $3 billion thanks to the safe restart agreement. In addition, two million Quebeckers have received the CERB. That is nearly one in four Quebe

Health  Mr. Speaker, I agree that the second wave has started and I agree that our country needs to work together to fight this pandemic. That is why we gave the provinces $19 billion for a safe restart, another $2 billion in support for a safe return to school, $500 million at the begin

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, as we said in the Speech from the Throne, we are going to find additional ways to tax extreme wealth inequality, including by limiting the stock option deduction for wealthy individuals at large corporations, and addressing corporate tax avoidance by digital giants.

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, our government is taking the pandemic very seriously. That is why we have been working day and night to procure the necessary supplies to combat the pandemic. When it comes to ventilators, I must thank all Canadians who have worked very hard to manufacture these ven

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, I am sorry, but that is not true. The reality is that our government has procured a lot of ventilators both domestically and abroad. Now we have enough ventilators across the country to deal with the second wave. We will continue to procure ventilators, drugs and te

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, our nurses, our doctors, our personal support workers are not just preparing to help us, they are helping us. They are fighting the second wave right now. That is why I am so grateful to all the Canadians who have thrown themselves into the manufacture of ventilators

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, I take the jobs of energy workers across the country very personally and very seriously. That is why just two weeks ago our government provided $320 million directly to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in order to support its work in supporting energy work

Employment  Mr. Speaker, perhaps the Conservatives do not want to admit it, but our economic policy works for workers. Members do not need to take my word for it. We are told that Canada is ahead of the United States in the race to recover the jobs that were lost because of the pandemic. In

Employment  Mr. Speaker, I would just like to remind the member for Carleton that going into this crisis, Canada had the lowest unemployment rate we have had in 40 years, and I believe that there were a few Conservative governments during that period. They did not hit our record. When it co

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, personally, I love the small businesses of Edmonton Strathcona, in particular. In the Speech from the Throne, we committed to extending CEBA to support small businesses across the country and to support small businesses with their fixed costs, including rent. That i