Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the question is really a root cause of where we see a problem within Canada. The Liberals do not look at Alberta as already having one of the most diversified economies in this country. To say that we rely only on energy, I would invite the member to come to my ridin

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I do not think there is any question that this is not something that just occurred overnight. We have seen the slow erosion of Canada's economy for several years. In agriculture specifically, trade disruptions and lost markets due to political bungling, like the tr

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Mégantic—L'Érable, a great cleanup hitter for my time today. I find it interesting when the Liberals comment during this debate and say we are adding too much work for the government by asking for transparency and clar

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, last fall farmers in my riding and across this country endured the harvest from hell, and then they had the carbon tax, the CN rail strike and trade issues. Those producers who were able to get their crop off are now facing illegal blockades, preventing them from eve

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, the carbon tax is bankrupting Canadian farmers across the country and the numbers are only going to get worse unless something is done. Ontario grain farmers paid $12 million in carbon tax last year just to dry their grain. The carbon tax will cost hog farmers $22

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, this proves my point that this is not a top priority for the Liberal government. I was not asking for a history lesson on Canada's railway system. Let me put this in perspective. Every day these blockades are in place costs Canadian grain farmers $9 million. Let m

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, it is an opportunity for me to rise today and build on a question I asked last week with regard to the illegal blockades and the ramifications they are having on Canada's economy, but certainly specific to Canadian agriculture. I want to reiterate that this is a c

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, the agriculture minister talks about rule and trade, but we cannot trade if we cannot move our product. The government is not even standing up for the laws right here in Canada. This is a crisis, and every day it goes on it hurts our farmers even more. The propane s

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to speak to this important legislation. It is also important that we highlight some of the issues that go along with this piece of legislation. It is about empowering the RCMP and empowering the CBSA, which has been kind of an interesting topic over

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, Canada's economic future must be in our own hands. The Liberal government cannot listen to a few out-of-touch elites who are intent on shutting down Canada's energy sector. A group of Noble Prize winners has written to the Prime Minister asking the Liberals to deny

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the illegal rail blockades are yet another blockade and another barrier for Canadian grain farmers, and the situation is a crisis. There are 19 ships off Prince Rupert and another 50 ships off the port of Vancouver, many of them waiting to be loaded with grain. Every

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the question from my colleague, but there are suicides, bankruptcies, anxiety and mental health issues within the agricultural community as well. Why are we putting that aside as not an issue at all in favour of another part of the country, when the vas

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I want to be very clear with my colleague across the floor. Every, and I mean every, single other agriculture stakeholder that I have spoken with is extremely concerned with what is going on with these rail blockades. I do not want this to be about one sector of our

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I do find that question ironic, which I am sure has come up over and over again during this debate. The Prime Minister had no problem directing the RCMP when it came to the SNC Lavalin investigation. He was pretty clear that Liberals did not want them to investigate

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Vancouver Granville. I have heard many of the interventions this evening through this emergency debate and I want to bring a different perspective to this discussion tonight. I want to put this in context. About 20 yea