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Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, at the end of the day, as the member knows, this is a continuity agreement. Basically, we are taking it out of CETA, and it is the basis to make sure that there is continuity and stability for our markets here in Canada. It also gives us an opportunity to continue

January 28th, 2021House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Surrey—Newton for his excellent speech. I have the honour to speak to the Canada-U.K. trade continuity agreement. As members know, the agreement will preserve the existing commitments between our two nations. It will help s

January 28th, 2021House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, with regard to part (a) of the question, following the announcement by the Minister of Natural Resources on July 10, 2020, Natural Resources Canada consulted stakeholders and finalized the implementation plan for this initiative. This program will provide up to $30 m

January 25th, 2021House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Government Response to Petitions  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36(8)(a), I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's response to 253 petitions. These returns will be tabled in an electronic format.

January 25th, 2021House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Sudbury Women's Centre  Mr. Speaker, the Sudbury Women's Centre is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a 40 years, 40 days, $40,000 fundraiser from January 27 until March 8, which is International Women's Day. Since August 1981, the centre has been working to provide a safe place for women to seek hel

January 25th, 2021House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Thérèse‑De Blainville for her speech. She spoke about health transfers. The federal government has transferred more than $20 billion during the pandemic. That is more than the existing transfers planned between the provinces and the feder

January 25th, 2021House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Happy new year, Madam Speaker. I am happy to be back in the House. I want to thank my colleague from Carleton for his lesson on the economy and on debt financing. It is quite clear from the tenet of what he is proposing or certainly saying that the situation we are in is untenab

January 25th, 2021House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, certainly we are committed to making sure that we have the cleanest oil in the world being produced in Canada and being supported from Canada. That is why we have supported the TMX pipeline. We have supported the workers who are creating that pipeline, as well as L

December 11th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Employment  Madam Speaker, we approved TMX, with 7,000 jobs created so far. We approved the Line 3 pipeline, with 7,000 jobs created. We are supporting Keystone XL on the Canadian side, with 1,500 jobs created. We approved NGTL 2021, with thousands of jobs to be created. With respect to LNG

December 11th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Natural Resources  Madam Speaker, as I said in my previous remarks, our government has always supported Keystone XL because we know that this project will increase our access to markets in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. In fact, this project was discussed in the first phone call between t

December 9th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Natural Resources  Thank you, Madam Speaker. There is certainly a meeting of the minds here. Basically, our government supports Keystone XL, and we will continue our unwavering support. This project has received all the major approvals in Canada and the United States. It will be hugely beneficial

December 9th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

The Environment  Madam Speaker, I want to stress how important it is to our government to balance protecting the environment with creating jobs, including well-paying unionized jobs in natural resources and in construction. We are looking for a balance as we continue to support and diversify Can

December 9th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

The Environment  Madam Speaker, our government is guided by one principle as we work towards meeting our Paris targets. We want to exceed our 2030 objective and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. We recognize that this will take real, meaningful action. That is why our government recently intro

December 9th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, we approved the Line 3 pipeline, with 7,000 jobs created. For Keystone XL, our support is unwavering, with 1,500 jobs created. We are building LNG Canada, with thousands of jobs. We got TMX approved and it is getting built, with more than 7,000 jobs created so far. W

December 4th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal

Employment  Mr. Speaker, our hearts go out to the workers at Evraz who are facing this very difficult moment. Our government has approved and supported the construction of major pipeline projects, including Line 3 replacement projects, TMX, KXL and NGTL 2021. From the beginning of this cris

December 4th, 2020House debate

Paul LefebvreLiberal