Seniors  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to stand in the House next to the Minister of Health as we roll out one of the largest social programs that Canada has ever seen. We are now up to 1.8 million seniors who are registered for Canada's new dental program. This is something that will save

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak to a common‑sense piece of legislation, the Canadian sustainable jobs act. This is legislation that will enable Canadian workers to succeed. That is what it is all about. I will be honest, and I think I am just going to riff a bit here. Honestl

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, on this issue, it is very important to listen to constituents. I would like to quote Danielle from Foothills. She said, “I do my family's taxes, so I know we got $808.50. We get an extra little bump for me and my husband because we live in a rural environment. When

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, I would allow Danielle from Foothills to continue with her comments. She also added, “I would say that I probably ended up better off with that transfer.” She also said, “[so] I think a lot of people would be of the view that if you are going to implement some kind o

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Mr. Speaker, I have to say that, when I proposed this bill back when I was the minister of natural resources, the objective being that workers should have a seat at the table when major issues are being discussed like the transitions that are occurring within our economy, most es

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Mr. Speaker, I would never speak in such a disparaging tone about the proud Newfoundland and Labrador energy and oil and gas workers who travel the world because they are the best at what they do. They often get paid more money and have greater opportunities. They have, because o

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, it did not happen in the 1980s. I can tell that member that some of us remember exactly where we were in July 1992 when that happened. Let me add something else, first and foremost, we have developed an expertise in Newfoundland and Labrador in the offshore that n

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, I would also add that while I am very proud of the fact that Quebec has such a low-emitting and predominantly hydroelectric economy, there are workers in other parts of this country, predominately in my province and the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, who wo

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  moved that the bill be concurred in.

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  moved that Bill C-49, An Act to amend the Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada—Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, be read the third time and passed.

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I would say to the hon. member that it is oil and gas. I do not know whether that is such a difficult answer to say, but it is oil and gas, and proudly so. In fact if we look at wind turbines, they take an awful lot of copper, about 60,000 pounds, so there is a lot

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I fail to see the logic of the hon. member's question. It seems to lean on whether or not oil and gas or renewables are treated the same. Let me assure her that the piece of legislation before us is such a fundamentally sound piece of legislation in the Atlantic acco

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, the ITCs are something new, which actually builds the argument for what we are talking about with this piece of legislation. Why would we create something new when what we have works so well? Investment tax credits are new to this country. In particular, I am very pr

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member knows I love Argentia and I like taking people to Argentia. The energy transition is going to be complicated, as the hon. member knows, and I am very proud of my province in the fact that as we continue in one energy sector, we are working in anothe

Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I honestly cannot wait to vote against those amendments, in the same way I could not wait to say no to 20,000 amendments that that party put forward to try to block this piece of legislation. That is not practical investing. That is not investing in the future. That