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Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the minister fails to answer the questions. He does not even know the details of the rapid housing initiative and how many units were built in Niagara. The answer to that, out of the $2.5 billion, is only 42 units in Niagara. Do the government and minister know how

May 15th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, again, according to Niagara Regional Housing, the answer is 4,500 households as of July 2022. Does the minister know how many households and Niagara residents are on the Niagara region's affordable housing wait-list?

May 15th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, does the minister know what the average rent is for a one-bedroom apartment in Niagara Falls?

May 15th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, the minister refuses to answer questions. The answer to that is $1,495. Does the minister know the estimated wait time for an adult in Niagara Falls who is waiting for an affordable one-bedroom unit?

May 15th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, again the minister refuses to answer, and it is a failure of the government. According to Niagara Regional Housing, the answer is a wait time of 21 years. That is unacceptable. Does the minister know the estimated wait time for a senior in Niagara-on-the-Lake who is

May 15th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his comments regarding budget 2023 and the budget implementation act. He has spoken to a lot of the issues, but has not really spoken to the issue we are dealing with today, which is housing. Perhaps he can respond to so

May 2nd, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank the member for his comments, but there are consequences to this government spending the cupboards bare. I wonder if the member could speak to whether he is as disappointed as I was, when I reviewed budget 2023, that there was no mention of the wine replac

May 1st, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, Canada's tourism industry and Canadians who enjoy travelling are under attack by the current Liberal government's out-of-control spending and taxes. A recent report found that six in 10 Canadians are scaling back their summer vacation plans, while a quarter say they

May 1st, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

National Tourism Week  Mr. Speaker, Canada is powered by tourism. That is the theme of this year's National Tourism Week. In my community of Niagara, some 2,800 tourism-related businesses employ 40,000 residents who rely on tourism for their paycheques. In 2019, Niagara welcomed more than 13 million v

April 25th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to the government's plan to increase the tax on alcohol as of April 1, 2023: has Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada or the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario conducted any analysis on the negative impacts this increase will have on Niagara wineries

April 25th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, like my hon. colleague, I have aerospace companies in my riding. I have Airbus Helicopters. Throughout the country, Airbus employs 4,000 people, including 250 in my riding alone. Airbus Helicopters has been in my community for almost 40 years. Dwayne Charette, the

April 20th, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, when my colleague talks about the jobs that the government has created, he fails to recognize the impact of COVID on tourism and hospitality communities such as Niagara. During COVID, 40,000 people almost immediately lost their jobs. The sector is still struggling

March 22nd, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, speaking about breweries, for example, Canadian brewers directly employ over 20,000 Canadian workers, many in unionized positions with an average compensation nearing $40 per hour. That is according to Statistics Canada. What are we doing by putting disincentives t

March 22nd, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague and I may disagree on other politics, but the one thing we can agree is that 100% Canadian-made wines are to the benefit of everyone throughout this country. When the Conservatives were in power in 2006, they implemented an excise exemption for 100% C

March 22nd, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is going to have a tremendous impact. I probably have the largest number of wineries and grape growers in the country, as well as the largest manufacturing plant in the country, with Arterra. Now I am just bragging, but I have a lot to brag about. I would like t

March 22nd, 2023House debate

Tony BaldinelliConservative