The Environment  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister presents a symbolic motion on the environment one day and approves a pipeline expansion the next. This pipeline will only make climate change worse. This decision shows that the Liberals are not taking the emergency seriously and do not respect the

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, Canadians are facing soaring temperatures, forest fires and flooding. Canada should be a leader on climate innovation. Canada should be ending our subsidies to fossil fuels. Instead, the Liberals are purchasing pipelines. They are continuing to maintain Harper's targ

Housing  Mr. Speaker, continuing on the theme of symbolism, the Prime Minister is great at grand symbolic gestures, but always fails when it comes to helping people when it counts. Millions of Canadians do not have an affordable place to live and they make difficult choices every day, be

Housing  Mr. Speaker, it contains nothing. The PBO points out that the Liberal government is cutting funding to housing. Do not make up stuff. The Parliamentary Budget Officer's reports are clear—

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the PBO's reports are clear and prove what we have been saying for months: the Liberals are not creating the housing that people need. This Prime Minister is very good at making symbolic gestures, but he is not there for the people when it counts. Canada is in the mi

The Environment  After a year of higher temperatures and more floods and forest fires, people across the country are feeling the effects of climate change. The decision to approve the Trans Mountain expansion is not going to help people deal with climate change. The Liberals are spending more th

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, that is a ludicrous proposition, given that no profits are going to be made in this project. The race to the bottom with this pipeline, between the Liberals and Conservatives, is taking us in the wrong direction. Instead of ending fossil fuel subsidies, the Prime M

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I can summarize the Liberals' position on the environment. On one day, they pass a motion recognizing a climate emergency, and then on the very next day, they approve a pipeline. That is the government's track record. The Liberals will dramatically increase our emis

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, that is a pretty low bar to set when we have the Harper Conservatives to compare with. Indigenous and coastal communities vehemently oppose this project. Tanker traffic will increase nearly sevenfold. The risk of spills will increase considerably for those living on

Government Policies  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's symbolic gestures do not match up with his actions. He promised change, but four years later medicine is still unaffordable, corporations are still avoiding billions in taxes, Canadians are still paying sky-high cellphone bills, and people still

Election of the Speaker  Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. On behalf of the New Democratic Party and its MPs, I would like to congratulate you. You have a very important role to play, and I am certain you will do it. I congratulate all members in this House, as well as all Canadians who participated in th

École Polytechnique in Montreal  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on behalf of all New Democrats in remembrance of that terrible day, December 6, 1989, when 14 women were killed by a man who hated them because of their gender. Even after 30 years, it is still horrific to think of these deaths, how young the w

Pharmacare  Mr. Speaker, across Canada, people are making difficult choices every day about cutting their pills in half or going without the life-saving medication that they need. Canadians deserve leaders who have the courage to stand up to big pharma and to fight for a pharmacare plan tha

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, there is a difference between saying the right things and actually doing them. The Human Rights Tribunal ruled that the government wilfully and recklessly discriminated against indigenous children. You are still taking these kids to court. What kind of Prime Minist

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and the Liberal government touched on a number of important areas in the throne speech, but they just touched on them. They touched on the climate crisis, but they did not include any new targets. They did not include any new commitments to boldly