Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner. It is always a pleasure to rise on behalf of the constituents in my riding of Kelowna—Lake Country. We are debating Bill C-56. The NDP-Liberal government continually fails to address th

Government Business No. 30—Proceedings on Bill C-56  Madam Speaker, my point of order was going to be to ask you to address the issue of the Liberal member calling someone dumb—

Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in the Transportation System Act  Mr. Speaker, it is always a privilege to rise on behalf of the residents of Kelowna—Lake Country. Today, I rise to speak to the government's legislation, Bill C-52, enhancing transparency and accountability in the transportation system act. The bill was initially introduced by t

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to expenditures related to the Cabinet retreat which took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from August 21 to 23, 2023: (a) what are the total expenditures related to the retreat; (b) what is the breakdown of the expenditures by type of expense (accommodat

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the Canada we have after eight years of the NDP-Liberal government is tent cities across the country, violent crime up 39%, more than two million people visiting a food bank in one month, over 50% of Canadians saying they are $200 away from being broke, middle-class

Carbon Pricing  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Liberals voted down our common-sense Conservative motion to axe the carbon tax on all forms of home heating for all Canadians. The NDP leader said his NDP MPs would be supporting our Conservative motion to keep the heat on. However, not all British Col

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, last Thursday, the Prime Minister flip-flopped on his NDP-Liberal carbon tax scheme. He is giving a tax pause to select people for select types of home heating. After eight years, this Prime Minister is just not worth the cost. With winter just around the corner, e

Carbon Pricing  Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister has created two classes of Canadians: those who pay carbon tax and those who do not. I am sure the member for Sault Ste. Marie has been hearing the same thing from his residents as I have from mine. People are struggling to afford to keep the hea

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, this is one of the most, if not the most, important topics we are dealing in Canada right now. It is really important we get this right. I would encourage the member to read the Conservative dissenting report that we have tabled, which brings out some disparate view

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, we have to look at what the results are as to why we are in this housing crisis. The results speak for themselves. People are paying twice as much for rent than they were eight years ago when the government took over. They are paying twice as much for houses. As I me

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure if the member is aware of this, but there are rent controls in certain provinces in this country. The fact of the matter is that people cannot even afford to rent the most simple of places. We have people living in tents. We have people living in RVs i

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, after eight years of the Liberal government, Canada is in a housing crisis that the Prime Minister and the NDP-Liberal government are responsible for creating based on their decisions and policies. They want Canadians to forget how bad housing has become during their

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition here today from residents from my riding of Kelowna—Lake Country and the surrounding region. The petitioners state that the Big White Ski Resort is an important economic driver and employer for the region. Being on Big White Mountain, and being Br

Royal Canadian Mounted Police  Mr. Speaker, the only person in this place who has broken ethics laws twice is the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister said when he took office that the government and its information must be open by default, but after eight years, the Prime Minister only wants to cover up the tr

Royal Canadian Mounted Police  Mr. Speaker, new information has just revealed that the Prime Minister's Office refused to release documents to the RCMP during its SNC-Lavalin investigation. At the ethics committee, MPs were in the room and the RCMP commissioner was in the room ready to testify on the RCMP's ob