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Business of Supply Madam Speaker, that would suggest there is a direct correlation between the programs that are put in place and what the provinces are doing to try to limit the spread of this horrible health crisis. I acknowledge that we have a significant issue with the health crisis. However,
December 7th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, in fact we have supported many of the programs that the member talks about. The reason we have supported them is that we realized that, when the government shuts down the economy, there has to be a reaction to that. What the member missed from what I was saying wa
December 7th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, the reason the carbon tax is an issue at this point in time is that businesses can sorely afford to have added input costs into the production of their goods and services. That is the issue. This is not a discussion around the environment. It is purely that they ca
December 7th, 2020House debate
James CummingConservative
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 Madam Speaker, I rise today virtually to speak to Bill C-14 on Robbie Burns Day, a second act respecting certain measures in response to COVID-19. I really do not need to speak to the detriment COVID has placed not only on Canada but on the rest of the world. The ways in which w
January 25th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 My apologies, Madam Speaker. It is clear that there is no plan for the vaccine rollout just as there is no plan to get the economy back on track. Rapid testing has been available in Europe for months and the U.S. approved take-home tests back in 2020. We are not even running in
January 25th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 Madam Speaker, the reality here is that we are going into an enormous debt that future generations are going to be faced with paying it back. It will have a massive impact to future generations. That is why I tried to outline in my intervention the importance of growing our econo
January 25th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 Madam Speaker, if the member had listened closely to what I said in my intervention, he would have heard that we were supportive, absolutely, because we had to do something. The greater question is where we go from here. The greater question on this bill with its debt ceiling is
January 25th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020 Madam Speaker, I am not familiar with that exact report, and so I will take that under advisement and I will have to read through it. I do think that tax increases are not necessarily an impetus for economic growth. Of course, we are going to have to do whatever we do hand in han
January 25th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Health Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister needs to get two million doses to Canada every week to make his September timeline. This week, Canada received zero out of the two million, and next week does not look much better. This is not a role model. Lives are at stake. My son, who is compr
January 28th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Oil Tanker Moratorium Act Mr. Speaker, I thank all my colleagues who spoke on this bill. Whether they agreed with it or not, I appreciate that they took the time and effort to speak in the House today. When I ran for office, I was incredibly concerned about the Canadian economy. I am a proud Canadian and
January 29th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
International Trade Mr. Speaker, the buy America rules announced by the Biden administration allow exceptions only under limited circumstances where there is an overwhelming security, humanitarian or emergency needed in America. Canadian businesses could be shut out of U.S. government procurement.
February 2nd, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
International Trade Mr. Speaker, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says that the new buy America rules will make it more difficult for Canadian business to secure contracts in the U.S. This will put a significant chill on investment at a critical time when the Canadian economy is very fragile. The go
February 2nd, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, the U.S. government said Huawei is an espionage arm of the Chinese military and urged Canada not to use its 5G technology. In November, Parliament called on the government to make a decision blocking Huawei's involvement in 5G. Today, the Minister of Innovation, Scie
February 3rd, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Public Safety Madam Speaker, not even a month in, President Joe Biden has stated that his administration considers the Chinese telecom giant Huawei to be a national security threat. Now, six years into his role, the Prime Minister has yet to make a decision on Huawei. Will the Prime Minister
February 5th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative
Public Safety Madam Speaker, that is just not good enough. Canada is the only allied Five Eyes country without a formal policy to ban or restrict Huawei from operating within it, and now it looks like our neighbours down south are ready to make a strong decision on this matter. Why is the go
February 5th, 2021House debate
James CummingConservative