Housing  Mr. Speaker, I have no intention of playing the kind of political or word games the opposition does. We will stay focused on being there for Canadians. The number one way to support Canadians through the challenges they are facing right now is to end this pandemic once and for

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the number one economic priority for Canada is to put this pandemic behind us, to do everything we can to finish the fight against COVID‑19, because it is causing damage throughout our economy and around the world. The last two years have been hard on Canadians. COV

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, first of all, “being there” for the people of British Columbia means being there with more than 500 Canadian Armed Forces members to help them get through this terrible time. It means being there with investments and money to help people who have been displaced, to

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, the ambition has been there since 2015 as we have invested record amounts in infrastructure, not only in response to disasters but in flood mitigation in and around Calgary, for example, in water controls throughout the Prairies, and in building back better after flo

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his advocacy, for his strong words earlier today in his S.O. 31 and, indeed, for continuing to be such a powerful voice for his community and for the people from his community who have been displaced across the province as people have welc

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the Minister of Emergency Preparedness. It is hard to even believe what is happening in B.C.: that after a summer of drought in Abbotsford, people's homes are now under water; that after living with the fear of wildfires months ago,

Child Care  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank our outstanding member for Fredericton for this important question. This month, Alberta joined our Canada-wide early learning and child care system, making it the ninth jurisdiction to offer $10-a-day child care spaces for families. That means

Government Programs  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by thanking the leader of the NDP for continuing to stand up for Canadians as we endeavour to on this side of the House. I look forward to working with him on issues such as this one. From the beginning, our government's priority has been to support

Climate Change  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Sherbrooke for her dedication to the fight against the climate crisis. To create jobs and grow the middle class, we must take bold climate action. That is why we are moving forward with measures such as capping and cutting oil and gas

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, yet, again, this is proof that the Conservatives did not even bother to read the throne speech. We address directly that political decision Mr. Harper made a number of years ago to cancel the PFRA, by restoring a Canadian water agency that would support prairie farme

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, in regard to the serious situation facing islanders, we have been working closely with islanders and with the Americans to make sure the Americans understand there is no scientific basis for the ban of table potatoes. We are going to continue to stand up for Prince

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, following the discovery of potato wart on seed potatoes in Prince Edward Island, the Americans threatened to cut off all potato exports from Prince Edward Island to the United States. We made the decision to move forward with a voluntary suspension to prevent the Ame

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the member has apologized and is fully co-operating with Elections Canada as it goes through its processes.

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, allow me to say that over the past many months, we have been working closely with Albertans, whether it is family representatives or non-profit organizations, who have been pushing their elected representatives to move forward on the $10-a-day child care, which, inde

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting to hear a Conservative member criticize our plan on housing, which involves initiatives like working with the municipalities to the tune of $4 billion to invest in more housing, to give more flexible first-time home buyer incentives, when the Conser