The Budget   disappointed not to see a real focus on ground transportation that would include integrating rail and bus service to reach more Canadians. I was pleased to see, or at least it looks like, maybe, in a future budget, the high-frequency rail project may be restructured so that it does not kill

Finance committee  That would definitely be helpful. However, as you will understand, the major problem is that when you come to any training situation, whether it's at a university, the dental schools or the colleges, the care takes a lot longer. If a person has the choice between going

Fisheries committee   reaches of the Atlantic. If we were to predict over the coming years what might happen, new and different habitats will likely become available to Pacific salmon in the far north subarctic, and we do expect that some Pacific salmon distribution will likely change over the coming

Finance committee   worry. Over the course of the past three years, the pandemic years, small firms were hit incredibly hard. Canada kept lockdowns in place for longer than almost any other jurisdiction in the entire world, so small firms in retail, hospitality, the service sector, arts

Finance committee  Well, what I read in a communication that was sent out, from my understanding, by Health Canada yesterday indicated that dentists would no longer need to sign up for the program.

Finance committee  I mean the date on which dentists will no longer have to sign up for this program.

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, I would say that I think our commitment to mental health is replete. In the past 12 to 18 months, members have seen us launch a 988 helpline that deals with suicide. Members have seen an entire new Canada health accord, reaching almost $200 billion

Fisheries committee   of intensive negotiations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada reached a historical agreement with the State of Alaska that commits the governments to implement measures to protect and recover Canadian-origin salmon stocks. The agreement involves the immediate suspension of all fisheries

The Budget   their involvement in this portfolio, since 2019, we have been stepping in with annual funding. We are making that funding no longer simply annual; we are projecting it over a five-year term, which gives certainty and predictability to the people who rely on immigration and refugee legal aid

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship   application. They have to apply for a visitor visa for their children, which is a much longer process. A mother in my riding lost her job because she could not return to Canada unless she abandoned her child in Mexico. The worker loses, the family loses and the business gets left

Public Safety   a common-sense plan last February that includes longer prison sentences for auto thieves. Will the Prime Minister listen to our calls and crack down on auto theft-related violence?

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, there are two things I would like to point out. First of all, as soon as Bill C‑75 was introduced in the House two Parliaments ago, the member opposite voted against it, even though it included longer sentences for auto theft. Now we have a budget. In the budget

Carbon Pricing   on Mapleview. The NDP-Liberal government plans to quadruple the carbon tax to 61¢ a litre. The lineups and panic across the country show that, after nine years, Canadians can no longer afford the costly coalition. Why do they not just come and live with reality and axe the carbon tax so

The Economy  , Canadians can no longer afford shelter or even food. This Prime Minister is simply not worth the cost. Will he show a little empathy for Canadians, or will he keep making their living conditions worse?

The Budget   of the old age security pension in 15 years, they are practically going to need to be given affordable housing. Seniors no longer have anything to live on and they are unable to adapt. They either need to be housed or they need to be fed. I would like my colleague to talk to us about our