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Ukraine Mr. Speaker, I want to thank all Canadians who have helped take in Ukrainian families fleeing the illegal invasion of their homeland. This support comes from so many individuals, families, churches, community groups and local businesses that have put aside their own challenges in
February 27th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for sharing his experiences. I am a big fan of the Yiddish proverbs that he says, so maybe he has one he can share in addition to the one he shared already. Getting back to the subject at hand, I worry most that there was an amendment put
February 15th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, the member in his speech today questioned the government's judgment on a lot of these issues. As a long-standing member of this place, I was hoping he would comment a bit further, because it seems to me that the Liberal government in particular somehow believes tha
February 15th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Criminal Code Madam Speaker, I listened to our critic for justice. He has done yeoman service on committee and in this place on this subject, and I know it is very dear to him—
February 15th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, I move that given, after eight years of the Prime Minister, housing costs have doubled, that the CMHC itself admits that housing starts have—
February 13th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Housing Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the NDP-Liberal government, Kelowna is in housing hell. Rents have doubled and mortgage payments have tripled. Tent cities and long lineups at food banks are now commonplace. The housing minister touts investing millions in Kelowna through his ho
February 9th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Housing Mr. Speaker, they cannot give a number because they did not require it. Kelowna's HAF action plan only refers to “investments in affordable housing such as land acquisition, investments in housing-related infrastructure such as sewer and water, and investments in community-rela
February 9th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Carbon Pricing Madam Speaker, after eight years of this NDP-Liberal government, so many of my residents struggle to pay for gas and groceries, particularly seniors on fixed incomes, single parents and persons with disabilities. We can fight this made-in-Canada inflation by supporting the Conser
February 2nd, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Carbon Pricing Madam Speaker, the only ones who are not acting here are us on this side, being responsible and saying what our constituents are feeling. The Prime Minister recognized the pain that his carbon tax caused and exempted home heating oil from it last fall, but this did not occur in
February 2nd, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the awarding of the $8.9 million ArriveCan sole-sourced contract to GC Strategies: who (i) signed, (ii) authorized, the contract?
January 29th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Questions on the Order Paper With regard to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance's involvement in the World Economic Forum (WEF): (a) is the minister still a member of the WEF's board of trustees, and, if not, why is she no longer a board member and on what date did the minister cease to be a bo
January 29th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Questions on the Order Paper With regard to the amounts listed on page 143 of the Public Accounts of Canada 2023, Volume 3, related to fraudulent claims under Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion: (a) of the 100 cases listed as a fraudulent claims for the Canada Student Loan, how many w
January 29th, 2024House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Speaker of the House of Commons Madam Speaker, I certainly appreciate the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle's interventions because this is an area he knows well, having served both as the House leader for the opposition and as a Speaker. When I heard of these unfortunate instances with respect to the fundraising a
December 15th, 2023House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Mr. Speaker, back in 2015, it was the Liberal Prime Minister who told Canadians that better was always possible. However, after eight years, when it comes to housing, literally everything is worse. Many cannot find homes they can afford. Worse, there are now many in homes they ca
December 14th, 2023House debate
Dan AlbasConservative
Canada Labour Code Madam Speaker, my command of the French language is not the best, but I will try to answer the Bloc Québécois member's question. With regard to Bill C-58, what is important for me, as a western MP, is to fully understand how this works in Quebec. That is a question I will be ask
December 14th, 2023House debate
Dan AlbasConservative