Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member overstated it when he said that these benefits would flow to families or individuals earning over $100,000. According to the PBO and its distributional analysis, looking at 2024 when there is a total expenditure of $6.8 billion, 86% of that will go to indi

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I appreciate the element of the motion that suggests the basic personal amount should be targeted more specifically to people in need and middle-class Canadians. I would like to think I had a middle-class upbringing, having been raised by two teachers, and I think

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have a distributional analysis from the PBO. I looked at 2024, as an example. If we capped it at $97,000, meaning $97,000 and up, there would be savings of about $934 million, which is not insignificant. My question is about dental coverage, because there is a

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate a number of the suggestions, such as strong engagement and leadership, including the Prime Minister potentially getting on a plane and bringing the premier with him. That kind of engagement, which we have seen from the Minister of Indigenous Services, ha

Relations with Indigenous Peoples  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's comments. It is a complicated issue and it is not so black and white. I appreciate when the member lists off a series of projects and the importance of development, but of course she knows that the government does support the Coastal GasLi

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate hearing the member's comments about productivity. According to Clean Energy Canada, the number of jobs in the clean energy sector grew by 2.2% a year between 2010 and 2017, nearly 60% faster than the Canadian average otherwise. We did see in the throne s

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I heard the same thing, that provinces could reduce carbon emissions without a price. When I look at the Auditor General's work in Ontario, actually it is not always the case that this happens. If we truly are serious about taking the most market-based mechanism

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, of course I agree that we ought to subsidize the things that we want, which are cleaner technologies, and not subsidize the things we do not want, which are technologies that hurt the environment. However, I want to be clear that when the oil and gas sector or othe

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I hope to be able to work closely with the member in this Parliament on any number of issues. He mentioned the good work of our colleague from Prince George. I would add the member for Timmins—James Bay and the member for Thornhill and, of course, many members fro

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank the member for highlighting my previous inadequacies. I joke that in that election I learned everything not to do. There is a lesson in politics about running as a student in Kingston where I did not have a real community around me. When I was succ

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, congratulations on your election to assist the Chair. I want to start by thanking the constituents of Beaches—East York, everyone who supported me in the campaign and at the outset of my political career when nobody knew who I was. It is a humbling experience, be

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-460, an act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other acts. He said: Mr. Speaker, thousands of Canadians continue to die because of the ongoing opioid crisis. According to the Public Health

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member not only for his service, but for his advocacy in this place, particularly as someone who is gravely concerned about our oceans. I look to the advocacy of this member with great regard. Becoming a new member in this place in 2015, I, fran

75th Anniversary of D-Day  Mr. Speaker, today marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when thousands of Canadians reclaimed Juno Beach in what marked the beginning of the end for the Nazis in World War II. We took the beach in two hours, and Canadians advanced the furthest of any allied unit. Hundreds of Cana

Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-454, An Act respecting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to introduce the net-zero greenhouse gas emissions bill. This government has made significant and meaningful progress to tackle climate change, but greater am