Taxation  Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about shrinkage. This Thanksgiving, prices up 30%. Let us talk about corn, turkey, gravy, stuffing and all of the fixings Canadians have. Under the Liberal-NDP government, we are also seeing decreases in products. We are seeing all of these items decr

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, first, Sobeys bought Farm Boy and Metro bought Jean Coutu. That was done under the Liberal government. I love how the Liberals try to blame everything on us when it is happening under their watch. They are the ones in government right now. Our leader has some gre

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, it has a very profound effect. We just have to talk to the manufacturers and farmers who have had it implemented upon them. The Canadian public only sees the rebate, which they still pay more of on their side, but farmers, manufacturers, truckers, cold storage fa

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, we all know about the housing crisis we are in. It is the worst in the world. I know all of us, as parliamentarians, want to fix that. We all agree that we need more supply, and I think the debate in the House is how to get more supply. How do we work with those

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, a tax is a tax, and a tax that is imposed on companies is always passed onto consumers. We want to ensure there is no more tax. When it comes to an example of that, we just have to look to the utility sector in Great Britain in the late nineties when there was a w

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, I agree. After eight years of the government we see that it is out of ideas. Obviously, we are waiting for the next government and the next prime minister of Canada for those ideas. Where was the government eight years ago when it had all the opportunities? Every y

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, to the first question, if we just cut the carbon tax, it would at least eliminate 14¢ or 15¢ right now and about 60¢ later, so that is a good idea. We are full of great ideas. Second, yes, the Competition Bureau is important, but it needs to have the right laws in

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, before I begin, I would like to request unanimous consent to split my time with the hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  That is okay, Madam Speaker. I have all the time in the world today. Canadians pay some of the most punishing prices in the world at the grocery store. Canadians pays double the rent they did only a few years ago. Canadians have it really tough, and inflation is the culprit, fue

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. While crime in Canada is up 40%, I would like to report a theft in the House of Commons. My private member's bill, Bill C-339, to eliminate the efficiencies defence in the Competition Act, has been stolen by the Liberal government and pre

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, it has to do with the management of Private Members' Business. My private member's bill finished first reading on June 8. It is scheduled to have its first hour at second reading on November 21. When the government presents, as its own, legislation that was in fron

Radiocommunication Act  Madam Speaker, when this bill gets to committee, I will definitely be in favour of any amendment that is going to improve it. For the most part, the amendments in the Senate have already satisfied some of my colleagues' concerns, including the effects on rural Canada and those c

Radiocommunication Act  Madam Speaker, the simple answer is, yes, the government has taken all this money in, and at the end of the day, Canadians have paid more for Internet and cellphone than ever before. Canadians pay the highest cellphone bills in the whole world and they pay double for the Internet

Radiocommunication Act  Madam Speaker, the federal government takes the lead. Certainly, we have given the role to municipalities and provinces in terms of also fulfilling these obligations. However, it ultimately comes down to the company. The company is the one responsible for that spectrum, which is

Radiocommunication Act  moved that Bill S-242, An Act to amend the Radiocommunication Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Madam Speaker, access to high-speed Internet on our phones, tablets or computers has become not just a want but a need and a necessity to participate in today'