National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, I think I was quite careful and precise in what I said, but I will repeat it. I said that if the foreign buyer is a Chinese state-owned enterprise, the threshold should be zero. The threshold for the dollar amount of a transaction by a Chinese state-owned enterpris

National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, that is an excellent point, which I did touch on, but it bears repeating. The government failed to use the existing tools under this act in the past, so here we are, debating the creation of new tools and stronger tools with a government that would not use the tool

National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, as I said both in my speech and in my remarks to the government deputy whip, if the buyer is a state-owned enterprise of an autocratic regime like the People's Republic of China, the threshold should be zero. With respect to the preamble to her question regarding

National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, that is what this is all about: debate to get the best ideas out there. That is why it is important to go to a zero-dollar threshold when we are talking about a state-owned enterprise from the People's Republic of China. They buy a series of small businesses that i

National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, I am going to share my time with the member for Abbotsford. Conservatives have been calling for changes to this act for years. For nearly eight years, the government has ignored the growing role of state-owned and state-controlled enterprises in Canada’s economy.

National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act  Madam Speaker, I hate to have to do this, but in the time since you ruled on the previous point of order, we have not had any connection yet to the bill. Perhaps, through you, Madam Speaker, we could remind the member to tie this to the bill, because we are actually talking abo

The Economy  Madam Speaker, this week's interest rate hike means that the prime rate of Canada's chartered banks is 6.45%, the highest in 22 years. Half of Canadian homeowners with a mortgage are worried they will not be able to afford their own home when their mortgage comes up for renewal.

Building a Green Prairie Economy Act  Madam Speaker, it is always a privilege to speak in the House of Commons, and it is my honour to do so tonight on this bill. I will begin by saying that I was pleased to enjoy the remarks of the member for Winnipeg South Centre in the first hour of third reading. I look forward

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I am going to focus on a couple of elements of the member's speech where we have some agreement. The member talked about the need to take the GST off of home heating, which is a great idea. I would go further and also remove the carbon tax. I would remove it altog

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan): (a) what is the total amount of project funding announced by the agency since its inception; (b) what is the total amount of project funding where the funding has actually been transferred to the recipient since t

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I followed the debate and I did think extraordinary the amount of patting on the back the Liberals wish to do over this economic statement. I know the member touched briefly on the debt service charges for this year, but in the years to come, according to the state

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, the member may not have had enough time, but perhaps he could comment on the government's tax policy. He got into it a little with Nova Scotia and the carbon tax. However, the government would have us believe that adding a tax to provinces is a good thing, and peo

Oil and Gas Industry  Mr. Speaker, cold kills not often by direct exposure but quietly. People who are stuck in cold homes are more likely to die from high blood pressure and cardiac events resulting from their body's struggle to maintain circulation. Reports say that 150,000 people will likely die f

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022  Madam Speaker, I would bring to the member's attention the studies we undertook at the ethics committee, where it was reported that agencies of the federal government, including the RCMP and PHAC, did not follow the existing Treasury Board guidelines on the adoption of new techno

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table this petition on behalf of my constituents. This was brought to my attention by one of my constituents. We have dozens of signatures from people in Calgary Rocky Ridge who are concerned about the ongoing situation with trafficking in organs