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Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders Madam Speaker, to the member's first question, why would the House leader act as if he had a majority government and not have to work toward a consensus? Quite frankly, in this minority Parliament, I believe that at times the government is acting like it is has a majority. A prim
June 12th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders Madam Speaker, the Conservative Party has respected the long-standing traditions of the House. We have even seen in this session of Parliament the government filibustered its own legislation at committee on Bill C-21. I am not in a position to respond to that. Our track record a
June 12th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to bring the voices of Chatham-Kent—Leamington, and tonight I bring them in person to the debate on Motion No. 26. I want to begin by asking a question: What is the role of Parliament? It is a rhetorical question for sure, but it has a cl
June 12th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Government Business No. 26—Amendments to the Standing Orders Mr. Speaker, my understanding is that this motion was forced through committee to come to the House. Quorum is required. I do not see quorum. Should we ring bells for quorum? Would you consider that, Mr. Speaker?
June 12th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, the government's policies are akin to death by a thousand taxes as Canadians watch their life savings bleed away. Gas prices are draining their bank accounts, as Liberal carbon tax 1 adds 41¢ per litre and Liberal carbon tax 2 adds another 17¢ per litre. However, do
June 1st, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
National Strategy for Eye Care Act Madam Speaker, I look forward to every member having the opportunity to support this bill and would request a recorded division.
May 31st, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
National Strategy for Eye Care Act Madam Speaker, it is an honour to rise today and speak to Bill C-284, put forward by my colleague from Humber River—Black Creek. The question before us today is fundamentally about ensuring that Canadians receive a coordinated response regarding their health care needs, particula
May 31st, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Carbon Pricing Mr. Speaker, it seems that the Prime Minister likes the carbon tax so much that he created a second one. Carbon tax 1 is already inflating the price of groceries. It is going to cost a family of four more than $1,000 more in this coming year. Carbon tax 2 is only going to make th
May 30th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, in the response to my previous question, the member stated that the government had consulted with many hunting clubs and gun aficionados. I believe those were the terms he used. There are six hunting clubs in my own riding. I personally am not a gun aficionado, but I
May 17th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Public Safety and the parliamentary secretary have stated numerous times that the majority of Canadians support the ban of hundreds of models that were previously unrestricted firearms, yet when the current government conducted consultations with 133,
May 17th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in this place today and speak to Bill C-280, an act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, deemed trust, perishable fruits and vegetables. I am pleased to second this bill introduced by my coll
May 16th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
Food Day in Canada Act Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to bring the voices of Chatham-Kent—Leamington, and today the voice, hopefully, of many Canadians, to this chamber. I want to begin by thanking Senator Black for bringing forward this bill to acknowledge a food day in Canada. He comes from t
May 8th, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague referenced early in his comments some of the commitments that the present government made when it was elected. The phrases that come to my mind are “Sunny ways” and that “Sunlight is the best disinfectant”. Could he share his opinion as to the tr
May 3rd, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization Madam Speaker, I too will be supporting this bill, but as my colleague articulated, it does not go far enough. Where will the next government, our government, go to ensure we have more economic prosperity and have the resources for more social programming?
May 3rd, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative
An Act Respecting Regulatory Modernization Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his intervention, and I want to compliment him on both the rapidity and the simplicity of his speech. Because I do not understand the French language well enough, I also want to compliment our interpreter services for providing a very
May 3rd, 2023House debate
Dave EppConservative