Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise for the 15th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. People are scared to leave their homes. Businesses face constant threats from the same repeat offenders, but the Liberal government says not t

Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act  Mr. Speaker, before I get started in speaking to this great bill, I really want to pass on that today is a very special day for our family. Today is my 38th anniversary. Hello to Leigh, wherever she is watching me. I rise to speak to Bill C-280, the financial protection for fres

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, after eights years, the Prime Minister is not worth the cost. Canadians cannot afford to drive their cars or heat their homes, but that does not matter to the NDP-Liberal government. After forcing Canadians to pay a costly carbon tax, it is plowing ahead with a secon

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the government's own impact assessment on its clean fuel regulations says that the regulations are estimated to increase the price of gasoline and diesel, that “low-income households may be disproportionately affected by...[r]egulations”, and that rural Canadians “ma

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise for the 14th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. I was just in Swan River, where I listened to more pleas for help to tackle the out-of-control crime wave. I was shown where a repeat offender

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada  Mr. Speaker, after eight years, the Prime Minister has added more to Canada's national debt than all other previous prime ministers combined. The Prime Minister told Canadians that his government would take on debt so Canadians would not have to, but now Canadians are paying the

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, the minister gave a great speech. You touched on a lot of important subjects, after being been in power for the last eight years. I just want to go over these different subjects. You talked about—

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, the member talked about a lot of subjects that are near and dear to my heart as well. He talked about students. They do not have anywhere to go when they go to school, and now they have to take transport for over an hour. I heard, at the science committee, that so

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate you on your appointment. I rise for the 13th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. Swan River and its people have been let down by the Liberal government, which has allowed crime to s

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I rise for the 12th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. The people of Swan River are asking for a plan when it comes to addressing crime and bail reform. Unfortunately, the Liberal government ha

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, it is really too bad. This is part of the problem of the abuse of the virtual system. Meanwhile, we have a provincial election going on back in Manitoba. I am sure the member is helping out there.

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, the member went on quite extensively about the rising costs of food. He seems to have a very good grasp of it. Could the member acknowledge, though, that the carbon tax does in fact increase the price of food?

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, it is really too bad that my colleague from Manitoba is taking this intervention from his home in Manitoba when this is a very important subject of affordability.

Petitions  Madam Speaker, I rise for the 11th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba, to present a petition on the rising rate of crime. The people of Swan River are sick and tired of the Liberal government's excuses on the rising rate of crime. The reality faced by local busi

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise for the 10th time on behalf of the people of Swan River, Manitoba to present a petition with respect to the rising rate of crime. The people of Swan River are fed up with the Liberals' soft-on-crime policies that have allowed crime to haunt the community. Folk