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Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to pick up on something we have been talking about throughout this debate, which is the inconsistency and hypocrisy we are seeing from the Liberal government. I am wondering if the member can elaborate on his frustration that we cannot get a straight answer

May 19th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, given the member's comments and what we have been hearing from the government side so far, they certainly seem to have some reservations with this motion. I note that in the last Parliament, if my memory serves me correctly, the Liberals voted against the creation

May 12th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, as my colleague mentioned, we do not always agree on everything, but I have always found that his interventions in this place are very balanced and positive, and I appreciate his contribution to this chamber. From my point of view, to the member's point, the issue

May 11th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Barrie—Innisfil for his kind comments. I would simply say that the lack of clarity, the fact that there is no transparency on what that directive will look like, really leaves it open to interpretation. It leaves it open to the fact that any

May 11th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, the question gives me the opportunity to reiterate what I said in my comments. Giving sweeping new powers to the CRTC without any indication of what those powers will be and how they will be used is a cause for concern. The hon. member mentioned the experts. The ex

May 11th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Online Streaming Act  Madam Speaker, the short answer is that I certainly would not consider that censorship. As I mentioned off the top, there are some very important goals set out in Bill C-11 and some important aspects of it in terms of promoting Canadian content. I know from my constituents, parti

May 11th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Online Streaming Act  Mr. Speaker, obviously Bill C-11, the online streaming act, is a very important issue to talk about today, and I look forward to outlining my thoughts about the bill, and more specifically, some of the concerns I personally have with this particular piece of legislation. However

May 11th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Housing  Madam Speaker, I was pleased that my colleague across the way was actually able to provide some figures in terms of housing units built. That is relatively new for the current government. It is something that we have not heard quite yet. The fact of the matter is that since the g

May 10th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Housing  Madam Speaker, I am rising this evening to once again talk about the important issue of housing, which is something all members are aware of in their own ridings. It is something we are seeing as a crisis across the country. Today, over 80% of young Canadians do not believe they

May 10th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the dream of home ownership is being stolen from my generation, as now 80% of young Canadians do not believe they will ever be able to afford a home. They do not need a few hundred bucks from the government and they do not need a new savings account. They need a plan

May 9th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Madam Chair, I am not very familiar with that specific group, but I would be very interested in learning a lot more about it. To the question, I think those are absolutely the types of initiatives and supports that the government should be looking at. I would certainly support t

May 4th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Madam Chair, I appreciate the question from the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands and some of the comments I have heard from her throughout the debate today. Absolutely, I think that she raises again a very important point. There is a lot more to this discussion than we have been t

May 4th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Madam Chair, I would simply say that the lack of follow-through has led to a lot of frustration. I hear it on the ground in my riding. The fact that we are here after all these years still having this debate and still having this discussion is frustrating for many people, because

May 4th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls  Madam Chair, before I begin my remarks, I will indicate that I am happy to be splitting my time today with the member for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, who we know often contributes quite meaningfully to the debates that we have on a number of issues in this chamber. I appreci

May 4th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative

Housing  Mr. Speaker, it used to be the case that if people worked hard, got a good job and saved up for it, they could expect to afford a home in Canada, but the government's housing strategy has been to spend more money, creating more bureaucratic programs that have caused housing price

May 4th, 2022House debate

Eric MelilloConservative