Housing  Madam Speaker, I have a great solution to start: Let us tie performance bonusing to actual performance results. Call me crazy, but at the federal, provincial or municipal level, whatever the level is, far too often we have groups and organizations, like the CMHC, and the federal

Housing  Madam Speaker, we are in a housing crisis in this country, plain and simple, and the key figures demonstrate exactly that. Housing prices in this country have doubled to over $700,000; mortgages have doubled to over $3,000 a month; rent has doubled to over $2,000 a month; and the

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, Teddy is an example of where somebody is tapping into the program. If they have access to it, if they already have a space, they are able and they are eligible for it, but for every one Teddy, there are probably two or three more, right in Milton, who are not able

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, the choice is to do the right thing and provide the flexibility for parents to do what it is best in their family situation. That would mean expanding the opportunity and the eligibility for assistance beyond not-for-profit and public centres, offering home care a

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I would be happy to. I want to add, in the name of personalization, one of my best friends, Emily Strader, a childhood friend is actually an ECE, working in Ottawa, in child care, and enjoys what she does. I had many conversations with her and her colleagues at wo

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, it is 11:30 at night, and it has been a long week here so far, but I am proud to join the discussion and debate tonight on child care affordability in our country. One of the most difficult things we do at times is humanize ourselves and, more importantly, humaniz

Points of Order  Madam Speaker, if I could, I am looking for unanimous consent, following question period today, to table in the House the Parliamentary Budget Officer's report detailing the impacts of the second carbon tax coming by province. One will find in the—

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, the Liberals do not have an environmental plan, they have a tax plan, because the fact is they have never met a target on climate change they have ever set. All it is doing is skyrocketing food prices in this country. They are taxing farmers who grow food, they are

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, if the Liberals' first carbon tax was not driving up gas and grocery bills enough, they have now decided that Canadians need a second carbon tax on the price of fuel. The independent Parliamentary Budget Officer laid out these new tax hikes clearly. The first carb

Privilege  Madam Speaker, I would request a quorum call again, please.

Pride Month  Mr. Speaker, as we begin to celebrate Pride Month, I want to say I am thankful. I am proud to live my life as an openly gay member of Parliament. As a then-29-year-old mayor in small town rural Ontario, my public coming-out story could not have gone any better. My family, friends

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, the minister is responsible for the performance of his or her department. The average bonus for performance at the CMHC was over $12,000 last year; 2,100 employees received over $12,000, not in salary but as a performance bonus. That is 100% of executives and 96% of

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, what is the criteria for good performance at the CMHC under this minister?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, he signs off on the estimates, and the CEO is right in front of him here tonight. However, with $27 million in performance bonuses at a time when our housing is in a crisis, is that $27 million in bonuses for good performance good money spent, yes or no?

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, under this minister's watch, the CMHC's use of performance bonuses is out of control, and this in the midst of a housing crisis. How much in performance bonuses did the CMHC pay out last year?