Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I have a question for my colleague about his favourite topic, mortgages and home ownership. He already raised some points that came up in committee about the new first-time home buyer incentive, which will allow the CMHC to take on 5% to 10% of the mortgages of Ca

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise today on behalf of my caucus. I am sure that other members will have a chance to do the same, but I am deeply honoured to be taking part in the third reading debate on Bill C-97. This bill has already been heavily scrutinized here in the House

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague. She heard the many witnesses in committee who spoke about poverty reduction and the national housing strategy, which are two major parts of Bill C-97. I may repeat myself here. The member should already know my position on poverty, since she

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, from what we heard in committee, one thing was clear. Although the government's intention was to make housing and home ownership more accessible, this first-time homebuyer incentive, also known as a shared equity mortgage, will not achieve its goal. Aspiring homebu

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, that is a good way to describe what happened during the last election campaign. This is not the first time we have heard it said that the Liberals signal left and then turn right. That is a very old expression. It is a rather dangerous thing to do on the road. Howe

Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I cannot respond to every point my colleague raised, so I will focus on the specific question at the end of his remarks. That is a perfect example of the government saying one thing and doing another. Here is another one. The government decided to spend $15 billio

Canada Revenue Agency  Mr. Speaker, in 2017, regarding the KPMG affair, the Minister of National Revenue promised to, and I quote, “exhaust all judicial avenues”. She failed. There is no longer a single tax evader who is afraid of this incompetent minister. On the contrary, she is sending a clear mess

Criminal Records Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and especially for his expertise. I also thank him for his outstanding command of his files. I know that he has worked very hard on this. In his speech, he mentioned that government officials, and even the minister, claimed that

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, people's anxiety about the economy and the environment is growing. The causes are obvious: the signing of free-trade agreements that hurt workers, a tax regime that is more lenient than ever before towards big business, and the climate emergency. Canadians expect th

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to begin by saying that I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River. I am pleased to rise today on behalf of the people of Sherbrooke to speak to an issue that is very important to me and to them. Today, we are tal

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am a little disappointed. I used to have a lot of respect for my colleague and I still do, but not as much now. As the Liberals often do, my colleague referred to votes on certain budget measures, but the truth is that we had to vote on the budget as a whole in a s

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her work. She knows her riding well and does a great job of representing her constituents. The short answer is that we need to revisit the auction structure, as we said in our motion. That is a very important aspect that highlights the fact

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the minister for his remarks. I have to give him credit for participating in debate in the House, unlike other ministers who cannot be bothered to show up and talk about issues that matter to Canadians. That said, the minister seemed to be saying that everyt

Fisheries Act  Mr. Speaker, what we are debating right now is the procedure being used today to limit debate on Bill C-68, not the substance of the matter. My colleague repeatedly said that there have been 39 days of debate. He feels that is enough, but his assessment strikes me as subjective

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, it is a former Liberal minister who is saying that there is no business case for this project. People are right to be discouraged with this Liberal government. Even a former Liberal minister is finding it hard to believe that the Liberals are going to approve the Tr