Business of Supply  Madam Chair, there is a saying that applies to home building, which is that when we think that every problem is a nail, the only tool we have is a hammer. The problems that we are trying to solve need all the tools in the tool box because they are all multi-faceted. Are there an

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, with respect to the importance of partnerships and working together, we see a lot of confrontation and criticism of our civil service, municipalities and mayors when we are trying to build things together. The minister has given us access to CMHC, which has been a ke

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, tonight we have heard several questions about exactly how much a house costs in this part of this community on this date. We are looking at a continuum of time during which the federal government really has not been involved in housing for a number of decades and is

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, last week, I was speaking with home builders who were visiting Ottawa. I was talking to a home builder about accessing the building codes using tablets, making it easier and faster to build homes by supporting our builders through new technologies, working with those

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, it is my pleasure to have the opportunity tonight to speak about one of our government's top priorities and that is building up our housing supply. We have made this a priority because we believe that everyone deserves the dignity of a home. Having more supply across

Business of Supply  Mr. Chair, we have had several very successful projects funded in Guelph, including Silver Maple Seniors Community, a seniors residency. We had the Parkview Motel converted for supportive housing. We have Cityview Village by Habitat for Humanity. As the market is responding to t

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I enjoy working with the hon. member across the way on the science and research committee. Part of this bill has to do with science and research in that animal testing and the use of toxic treatments on animals are things this bill addresses. Through testimony we

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, the member across the way and I had many discussions on this in our environment committee. One area we discussed was the review mechanism, first taking a risk-based approach and then having an annual review process so that we could look at how well the act is working

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I was part of the committee that studied this. The environment committee spent hours looking at this technical legislation. The hon. member has zeroed in on one of the cruxes of the legislation, which is the right to a healthy environment. Something we discussed a

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Madam Speaker, I thank the hon. member across the way for his work on the environment committee. He always brings accountability into the discussions and looks at ways forward so we can work together for the betterment of both our ridings and, in fact, of all Canadians. One of

Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member down the way for her intervention and for coming to the environment committee to take part in some of our discussions. Some of those discussions were centred around the Senate amendments. She mentioned clause 9, and I think proposed paragrap

Automotive Industry  Mr. Speaker, workers and families in southwestern Ontario still remember the Ford plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, being shuttered in 2011. It put thousands out of work, and it left the region's once thriving auto sector on life support. These types of closures were just all too com

Parkinson's Awareness Month  Mr. Speaker, Parkinson's is a complex disease that affects over 100,000 Canadians, with 6,600 new cases diagnosed each year. My wife, Barbara, is one of those cases and one of these Canadians. Parkinson's is one of a group of progressive neurological diseases that have no cure

The Budget  Madam Speaker, the member mentioned the interest rates being applied by the federal government. Interest rates are applied by the Bank of Canada, and the federal government responds through policies and programs like those we have in budget 2023, which are targeting the vulnerabl

The Budget  Madam Speaker, the member for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour got my attention when he talked about the clean technology businesses in his riding. As he knows, we have a lot of clean technology happening in Guelph. The Nova Scotia Innovation Hub, according to its website, is one place tha