Finance  Mr. Speaker, I am glad that the Conservatives are now admitting that they think their $150-billion debt was tiny. We do not agree with that. While they were increasing that debt, they were cutting support for seniors, for our veterans and for Canadians. We invest in Canadians,

Finance  Mr. Speaker, our focus and our plan has been clear since day one: invest in Canadians, grow the economy and create an economy that works for everyone. We stopped sending cheques to millionaires, as the Conservatives did, and as a result, we have seen the growth rate increase. We

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, let us talk about what we have done for Canadians and the investments we have made, because it seems the members opposite just do not get it. One of the first things we did was lower taxes on the middle class. The next thing we did was make the Canada child benefit

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today to speak to the Speech from the Throne, the roadmap that will be guiding the government. However, first, as I am rising for the first time in our 43rd Parliament, I would like to take a moment to thank my constituents of P

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, let me talk about a few actions from the Conservative Party. Let us go back to a time when the Conservatives had the lowest growth since the Great Depression. They had no plan for climate change in 10 years in office and they continue to have no plan for climate chan

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is refreshing to actually get a question about climate change and on taking more action on this critical issue. One of the most effective ways to address emissions is by putting a price on pollution, which is precisely what we did in this government, but there is

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I think anyone in the House would have to see a bill before agreeing to support it. However, if the member looks at our platform in the last election, not only did we talk about supporting the UN declaration on emissions and ensuring that we meet the targets by 2050,

Tamil Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, four years ago, the House unanimously approved Motion No. 24, designating January as Tamil Heritage Month. Tamil Canadians have had a significant impact on the fabric of our society. Canada has been strengthened by the contributions of over 300,000 Tamil Canadians

Australian Wildfires  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend three incredible members of my community, who, at the ages of eight, three and four, inspired our community to come together and provide relief aid for the Australian wildfires. When Meila, Paisley and Maverick learned about the devastating

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to table a petition signed by my constituents. The petition calls on the Government of Canada to condemn the national register of Indian citizens and national population register in India, and any excessive use of force by its police. It also asks the go

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Etobicoke Centre. Today I rise to speak on the Speech from the Throne. I first want to acknowledge all of those who have lost their lives to COVID-19 and all of the families, parents, friends and communities that lost lo

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I find it hard to believe that $16 billion to provinces and territories to deal with COVID is considered by the Conservatives as not practical. In fact, we were there. We stepped up for communities, for people, provinces and municipalities when the Conservatives ta

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, there was indeed no blame cast on provinces and territories. However, COVID proved that there are systemic issues in long-term care. If the Quebec government acted early, I think that is fantastic, and every province and territory needs to have taken this very seriou

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I tend to agree with my colleague, but in terms of creating national standards, we need to do this work, we need to hear from experts in establishing them how best to fund them, and we need accountability. If we are going to provide additional funding for long-term

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, this month is Women's History Month and I rise to remind the House of how much work is still needed for women's equality and that our rights still remain under threat. For example, the Leader of the Opposition says that he got into politics to defend the rights of C