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Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, the Governor of the Bank of Canada said the impact of the carbon tax is 0.15% of inflation. However, we look at oil and gas companies, which are having record profits; these big grocery stores are having record profits; and the big banks are having record profits.
October 5th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to rise today to speak to Bill C-56, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act. We know that the bill calls for two important aspects: to remove the GST from construction costs on new rental units and to enable the
October 5th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, first, I want to congratulate my colleague on his election. One thing I did not hear in his speech was about corporate profits when it came to grocery prices. We know that corporate profits are contributing over 25 times the impact than the carbon tax, according t
October 5th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and privilege to present a petition today on behalf of constituents in my riding. The petitioners cite that, in 2018, the national anthem was amended with gender-neutral language to ensure equity and inclusion, but Canada's most notable symbols, the C
October 5th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her new role. We have heard the Conservatives talk about selling off 15% of private lands and 6,000 government buildings. We saw what happened with the greenbelt with the Conservatives in Ontario. We saw what happened in British Colu
September 27th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, we have heard that the Conservative leader wants to sell 6,000 government buildings. We know what that looks like, when the private sector gets involved with government. We just saw Doug Ford's government try to sell off the Greenbelt in Ontario, which would have a
September 27th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, removing the GST on rental housing is a start. This is certainly something that the NDP has been calling for. We have heard the Conservatives put forward a proposal of selling 15% of federal buildings and lands, and we have seen what that looks like at the provinc
September 27th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Petitions Mr. Speaker, I appreciate having the opportunity to table this petition on behalf of youth in my riding, climate activists from Qualicum Beach. First, the petitioners cite that children who were born in 2020 will face an average of two to seven times more extreme weather events
September 27th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Small Business Mr. Speaker, 250,000 small businesses in Canada may be forced to close their doors by the end of this year because the Liberals are not listening. These are businesses that provide good jobs and are vital to local economies. It is shocking that after years of small businesses bei
September 27th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Health Mr. Speaker, in British Columbia alone, more than 1,600 people have died, because of toxic unregulated drugs, since the start of this year. This summer I travelled to Portugal, where I saw that things could be different. We could a have nationwide evidence-based plan, including
September 26th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, I am still in absolute shock. Last week, the Conservatives were the gatekeepers for the big grocery stores and CEOs. This week, they show up and they sound like New Democrats saying that CEOs and greedflation are part of the problem. What we actually need, and wh
September 26th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to table this petition on behalf of constituents from my riding in Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Courtenay and Cumberland. Canadians care deeply about the health of the ocean and depend on a thriving ocean ecosystem. However, in 2019, over one millio
September 26th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, as was highlighted earlier, given the escalation of events that have taken place in the past week, and the seriousness of this issue, my colleague talked about the need for action. She highlighted, at the very end of her speech, taking action with respect to applying
September 26th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Petitions Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to present this petition. I hope you had a wonderful summer in your riding. I was fortunate to go to Portugal and learn about the toxic drug crisis, so it is timely that I present this petition on behalf of constituents of mine who are
September 25th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, we keep hearing from the Liberals and the Conservatives that this development-driven model is going to solve the affordable housing crisis. Nowhere in the world has a developer in the private sector model solved an affordable housing crisis. Right now, 3.5% of the
September 25th, 2023House debate
Gord JohnsNDP