Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to say to the hon. member for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères that a job is a job. We want as many Canadians working as possible. We want as many Canadians as possible ensuring that they have bright futures. If somebody is getting up to go to wo

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I am not exactly familiar with that project per se, but I do wish to say that any investments we can make for areas such as those in Nunavut, if I can use that term to understand the geography, because it is very unique, we need to make, especially getting communit

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I have considered the hon. member for Barrie—Innisfil a dear, close friend in the years I have known him. We here in Canada need to supply the world with the energy that we have. The energy workers here in Canada are second to none, those Canadians who get up ever

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the honourable and esteemed member for Whitby. This is the first time this week I have had an opportunity to rise in the House, as I was travelling earlier this week. I want to make a comment before I speak about Bill C-50, a bill th

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, our government was elected in 2015 to reduce poverty. In Canada, 2.3 million people were lifted out of poverty from 2015 to 2021. We have seen our unemployment rate go to historic lows. We still have a very tight labour market. We have seen strategic investments by

Housing  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are concerned about the cost of housing. While the Conservatives are letting partisan politics get in the way of important legislation that would increase the number of affordable units built in Canada, our government is working side by side with cities and

Woodbridge Fall Fair  Mr. Speaker, each year, as the leaves change colour and the air turns crisp, Vaughan residents, friends and neighbours gather to celebrate Thanksgiving and the harvest season at the Woodbridge fall fair. This year the fair is celebrating its 176th anniversary. It is older than Ca

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the first thing I would say is that we have a plan to fight climate change, and I hope to see and would like to see a plan from the official opposition to do the same. The greatest threat we have today globally, existentially, is climate change. We need to fight it

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. The housing crisis is one of the most important issues for this government. We have introduced many measures to help Canadians not only buy, but build houses. We continue to work with all levels of government through the hous

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we brought in a carbon tax, a price on carbon, for Canadian provinces. If there was one in place, it does not apply. Therefore, for the province of Quebec, the price on carbon does not apply to that province, from my understanding, and each province can determine i

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to say hello to the hon. member from Calgary who just shouted something out. He is a gentleman and an avid golfer. I wish him the best. Making sure Canadians have access to affordable child care is important, but we also know that far too many Canadia

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent. It is wonderful to rise today. I am quite interested to speak to today's Conservative opposition day motion, brought forward by the Leader of the Opposition. It speaks to many of the issues that we

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, the member for Timmins—James Bay and I sit on the natural resources committee together and have travelled together, and so I know the individual quite well. Housing is obviously a priority for all Canadians, and we do know that there is currently a housing crisis

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, I always believe in looking at the first derivative, what the percentage change in a number is and so forth. I would obviously look to see how the margins have fared over the past couple of years. Having covered the grocery sector and the private sector, I know q

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  [Member spoke in Italian]. [English] Madam Speaker, my family and the member's family have known each other for over six decades, if memory serves me well. There is much respect between our families, who both immigrated here from southern Italy. With regards to the question on