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In Canada, it well, in a lot of Canada, it is
a winter time where large portions of the country are seeing snowfall and sub freezing
temperatures. Well, there's a problem with that when you can't afford to buy
and of home heating oil for the season to keep your home warm. And
it is one of the big bigger topics that we're going to hear from the
question answer period where the conservatives are saying how expensive things are, and how
the liberals are saying that you should have voted for more liberal and you would
have gotten a break on the home heating cost. Well, both statements are
seemingly absurd, especially when you are simply just trying to keep your house warm
and keep warm food on your family's dinner table. It doesn't seem as though
either side really cares about the person in the middle, the average working family,
the ones that are just trying to go earn a paycheck and pay enough
bills to live a just a mediocre life. The cost of housing, the
cost of maintaining a home, whether you rent or you're buying, it doesn't
matter. It is becoming increasingly expensive because of taxes and taxes that don't really
do anything but feed the corporations, like the carbon tax. So what do
we listen to what was said in the question and answer period, and be
warned there's a lot of pauses because what happened when Parliament it just doesn't maintain
their manners. We hear pauses because well, one side can't hear over the
other side. It's just noise. So the Speaker of the House pushes a
mute button on all the microphones and we hear a pause. So let's get
on with it and hear how question answer period went for no vim the Honorable
Member for Avignon, Mister Speaker in this house, it's quite rare that we
can speak to good news on the environment. But here's a piece of good
news. Washington State wants to join Quebec and California's carbon market. That would
be a real step forward toward creating a North American carbon market. That's what
Quebec dreamed of when it created that tool ten years ago. What Washington is
doing should inspire Canadian provinces. It's not only the environmental decision to make,
but also that's what allows Quebec to be exempted from the federal carbon tax.
If Canadian provinces are tired of being under the federal carbon tax, they can
get rid of it in the Blink Vinie. And still better, they can
do so by joining a system that gives more leeway to individuals and instead focuses
on big polluters. So once again, mister speaker, why just complain when
you can find concrete solutions? The honorable Member from Leeds, Grenville, Thousand
Islands and Rita Lakes. This NDP Liberal government has admitted that their carbon tax
makes it harder for Canadians to afford to heat their homes. Liberals said that
only people who elect Liberals will get a break, but Canadians know. Canadians
who can't afford to heat, eat, or to house themselves know that this
Prime Minister just isn't worth the cost. Now, people in Ottawa have elected
seven Liberal MPs and of course are common sense conservative leader. So the question
is today will the Prime Minister allow the seven Liberal MPs to vote to take
the tax off so Outawan's can keep the heat off Autow's and all Canadians should
know that under this conservative leader in Canada's common sense Conservatives, we will vote
to acts the tax on gas groceries and home heating because this Prime Minister isn't
worth the cost. The honorable Member from Winnipeg North, thank you, mister
Speaker. One of the things I really enjoy is the opportunities to be able
to visit Goodwadas. You know, one of the most common words I hear
at the Goodwaters is the issue of Seva. Sevah is something which means to
serve, to be a volunteer, which brings me to Kelsa Aid Canada.
What a wonderful organization it is. Think about it, recognize the whole human
race as one in team Winnipeg and across Canada, many different jurisdiction. Over
this last weekend they served groceries for international students and mister Speaker in Winnipeg,
we've had growth the streets provided to the main Street project, the Bear Clan
on Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg Harvest. It's a wonderful way to save mister Speaker
and it's a community that adds so much value. If you want to drop
off some groceries, feel free to go to one five six three Logan Avenue.
Thank you, mister Speaker, just sell us all oral questions. Well,
I had to look the honorable leader of the opposition. Quebecers have known
for a long time now that this prime minister is not worth the cost.
But the Block doesn't seem to understand that. The Block apparently wants to drastically
increase taxes and they even support differential and preferential application of the taxes. And
we've heard in the media that there's been a gearuarantee that the Liberal Prime Minister
will remain in power for another two years. So yet another costly coalition.
What concessions did the Prime Minister make to the Black Kubequa in order to stay
in power for another two years, the honorable Deputy Prime Minister, mister Speaker,
Our government was proud to follow in Quebec's footsteps when it comes to daycare.
Our government is also very proud to follow in Quebec's footsteps when it comes
to climate action. Quebec has led very well. Quebec was one of the
first provinces to put a price on pollution and we are very happy to work
with all Quebecers for the Environmentlet I have shifted the honorable leader of the Opposition,
Yes, but myestion was for the Prime Minister, who is hiding and
who is not worth the cost. My question is about the Block Quebequa's decision
to vote in favor of home heating taxes today. Though we've learned that the
block's desire to drastically increase this prime minister's carbon taxes are not random. The
Block Quebecua, in fact, has promised the Prime Minister that they will keep
him in power in a two year costly coalition. What concessions did the block
get in order to keep this incompetent and costly prime minister in power? The
Honorable Minister, mister Speaker, the Opposition leader wants to talk about Quebec Fine.
The Opposition leader wants to move Quebec backwards. They want to move Quebec
backwards on basic rights, women's rights, climate change. They want to put
firearms back in the streets in Quebec. The Conservative leader he wants to send
Quebecers and Canadians back to the Stone Age. The Honorable Leader of the Opposition
Prime Minister is in Ottawa today, so the question is for him he is
panicked now and put a pause on the carbon tax for three percent of Canadians
in ridings where his polls are plumbing and his MPs are revolting. Also revolting
were the comments of a Liberal rural Affairs minister who stated that other Canadians would
have got a pause in the pain if they had elected more Liberals. Yet
Northern Ontarians did elect liberals. So the question for the Prime Minister will he
allow a free vote for his northernps on our common sense motion to keep the
heat on and take the tax off. The Honorable Minister, thank you,
mister Speaker. As I have explained to the Leader of the Opposition through many,
many different question periods over the past number of days, film heating oil
is two to four times as expensive as natural gas. It accelerated by seventy
five percent in twenty twenty two. We have put into place a plan that
will enable people to get off heating oil, to have free heat pumps.
It will save them up to twenty five hundred dollars a year. It will
make it more affordable and at the same time it will allow us to fight
climate change. That is true for the two hundred and seventy thousand households that
use heating oil here in Ontario, the Honorable Leader of the Opposition, The
question was for the Prime Minister who first was dividing and now is in hiding.
He wants to quadruple his tacks, but now he's had to back down
and give a pause to the pain for three percent of people in ridings where
his poles are plummeting and his MPs are in full revolt against him. His
Liberal Minister of Rural Affairs said, if people in other regions want the same
pause on the pain, they have to elect liberal MPs. However, many
did we have a liberal MP in Calgary and one in Edmonton. Will they
be allowed a free vote on the common sense conservative motion to take the tax
off and keep the heat on. Yeah, the Honorable Minister, it's important
to have thoughtful public policy prescriptions that address issues around affordability in a long term
way, but also actually addressed the issue of climate change. And I would
say, mister Speaker, the only person who is hiding in this chamber is
the leader of the Official Opposition. Who is hiding the fact that he does
not either does not believe in climate change or he certainly doesn't think it's very
important. He has not spoken the words climate change since he was elected,
and he has no plan. At some point he needs to tell Canadians,
what is your plan to address the climate crisis? Find the honorable leader at
the all position, Mister speaker, I'm right here while the Prime Minister hides
and divides. Why wouldn't he hide? After all, he's in panic mode.
He first promised to quadruple the tax on everyone, and then after I
beat him in that debate, he decided to back down and lift the tax
off three percent of people for a short period of time. Is Rural Affairs
Minister said that if other Canadians wanted the same pause from the pain, they
needed to elect more liberals. Well, thunder Bay elected to liberals. It's
a very cold place. Will the members for thunder Bay be given a free
vote on our motion to take the tax off and keep the heat on the
Honorable Deputy Prime Minister Minister Finance, Mister Speaker, let me tell you is
missing in action when it comes to protecting Canadians and their affordability, and I'm
talking about the affordability of life for our seniors. You know who's missing in
action, the Conservative leader. It took him twenty nine days to speak up
for the Canada Pension Plan, but none of us should have been surprised because
last year he sought to eviscerate that plan, which is so important to every
single Canadian, by seeking to freeze contributions. We can't trust Conservatives with our
pensions for anything else. I'm gonna have the Honorable Member for the Prairie,
mister speaker. Last week, TVA had to lay off one third of its
workforce. That's five hundred and forty seven Quebec television professionals out of work in
one fell swoop. It's tragic and if it's happening at TVA, it's bound
to happen elsewhere. It's inevitable. We can't just turn a blind eye and
claim that the new version of the Broadcasting Act and C eighteen will solve the
problem. They won't, not at all. So the question is simple,
are we going to watch television die little by little and not do anything about
it, or is the government prepared to rethink everything in order to save conventional
TV. The Honorable Minister, Mister Speaker, First, my thoughts go out
to employees who have been affected by this layoff and my thoughts are also with
their families at the beginning of the holiday seasons. Unfortunately, in telecommunications and
in journalism there is a rapidly changing landscape since the advent of online streaming services
and online platforms. So we will work with all parties in this House to
implement all solutions that we can because our cultural industries are essential for our democracy
and our society. Thank you, mister Speaker. The Honorable Member for Lapri
TV is the channel through which information is shared with the people, the channel
through which our culture is shared. Television reminds us of who we are,
what we can create, and what makes us unique, something that the YouTube's,
netflixes and disneys of this world will never be able to do. Our
television is made by us and for us, and it's truly in danger.
As we watch our channels disappearing and turning off. We're waiting for Ottawa to
turn them back on, but it's urgent. What will it take for the
government to wake up? The Honorable Heritage Minister. Thank you, mister Speaker.
I share my colleagues's concerns. That's why in twenty twenty we introduced for
the first time an Act to modernize the Broadcasting Act. But unfortunately the Conservatives
have been blocking it and blocking it. They have tried to block us from
trying to modernize our auto audio visual universe and our media landscape. Today.
The Conservatives claim that we're trying to censure Canadians, But what we truly want
is quality journalism everywhere in the country. We want a thriving cultural industry and
creative industry that's essential for democracy and for all of society. Thank you,
mister Speaker, the honible member from Vancouver East. For three decades, Liberals
and Conservatives rely on the private market, and now the average rank will one
bedroom is twenty five hundred dollars a month. The government's own housing advocate is
calling for more community housing that fit people's budgets, and the Bank of Canada
says investing in social housing wouldn't be inflationary. The Conservative leader is calling investment
in social housing a Soviet style takeover. He's in it for wealthy investors.
The Liberals are failing Canadians. Will the Prime ministers stop siding with Conservatives and
commit to doubling Canada's social housing stock. The Honorable Minister for Housing, mister
Speaker, I agree wholeheartedly with my colleague, but the Conservative leaders rhetoric around
Soviet style housing to describe cooperatives and mirrors the same he approach he took over
the course of the summer when he labeled the Niagara Woman's Home a shack.
Dismissing the living quarters of ordinary Canadians is entirely inappropriate. I further agree with
the NDP member that we need to continue to make the kinds of investments that
will build more social housing for low income families. We got back into this
game, into the national housing strategy after thirty years of absence. We're going
to continue to build more homes so everyone can afford a roof over their head.
The Honorable member from Elmwood transcona thank you, mister speaker. While people
in Newfundland and Lavador could certainly use some help when it comes to their cost,
seventy seven percent are saying that they're living paycheck to paycheck. But what
we continue to get our answers that are not a commitment to doubling that social
housing stock, or to rec capitalize funds that the government's already created to build
social housing, even when it doesn't cost them money. They won't lift a
finger. We stood by as we watched the Competition Burrough fight tooth and nail
against the Roger Shaw merger. The government turned around and approved it. Now
they have a chance to support our initiative to strengthen the Competition Act. Will
they do it? The honorable minister, Mister Speaker, I would like to
take them member for his question. In fact, mister Speaker, him and
member of this House will have an opportunity to do something for Canadians. I've
asked that they do have the opposition to do one thing for Canadians, not
something he does very often, but one thing's to vote for CE fifty six,
mister Speaker, because in C fifty six Canadians will be happy to learn
that at home. But we're going to reform competition, mister Speaker. We're
going to get more power to the Competition Commissioner. We're going to remove these
competents, these there's mergers that are harmful to competition, and we're going to
remove these clauses that are hurting competitions. We want more compet lower prices in
this country, Mister Speaker, the honorable leader of the opposition, the NDP,
voted sixteen times in favor of the carbon tax. Its leader has supported
quadrupling the tax on the home heating of every single Canadian. But after working
class union households have been abandoning his party for the Conservatives in droves, he
is now flip flop. But that has involved the courage of admitting he was
wrong. We all, the Prime Minister show the same courage and admit he,
just like the NDP leader, is dead wrong, and vote for our
common sense motion to keep the heat on and take the tax off the Honorable
Minister, Mister Speaker, I find it helpful when you deal with people who
are closest to the problem. And in Atlantic Canada, we have an Ecology
Action Center based in Halifax who wrote a statement that I think was prescient to
the debate that's going on here. It says energy poverty and climate change represent
a direct threat to working class people in Nova Scotia. As a society,
we must work together to ensure households with low incomes can transition away from expensive
hossil fuels to technologies like Hey pumps that are cheaper, better for our health
and afford us the comforts associated with heating and cooling. Policy makers are finally
rising to meet the challenge. Mister Spiker, the Honorable Member from Regina Capel,
after eight years, the Prime Minister is just not worth the cost.
Now he wants to quadruple the tax on home heating, gas and groceries.
But he decided to pause the pain for just three percent of families in areas
where he's plummeting in the polls and his MPs are revolting. The Liberal Rural
Affairs Minister. So that people on the prairies wanted to break from the carbon
tax exemption, they should have allowed more at Liberal and Peace. Well,
the people in Sudbury did elect a Liberal. I visited there last week and
people there want to know why their MP has been unable to get them a
pause on the pain. So simple question for the Prime Minister will he allow
a free vote for the Member for Sudbury on our motion to take the tax
off and keep the heat on. The Honorable Minister, Thank you, mister
speaker. I think it's important for Canadians that people are serious in terms of
bringing forward policy prescriptions, not simply taglines. We have put into place measures
that will address a critical affordability issue. Home heating oil is two to four
times as expensive as natural gas. It went up seventy five percent during twenty
twenty two. There is an opportunity to be able to reduce the energy costs
for people on an ongoing basis, all the while addressing the issue of climate
change, something that the leader of the opposition clearly does not believe in.
It is something that is important for Canada. It's important for the two LETTERD
in seventy thousand Ontario holmes that currently heat with heating will excellent. The Honorable
Member from R John A. Kappel, are in complete carbon tax chaos over
there, mister speaker. Their pause on the pain doesn't apply to ninety seven
percent of Canadians and it punishes those who use cleaner Canadian natural gas and propane
to hate their homes. What did the Liberal Rural Affairs Minister have to say?
She said, Well, if people in other areas want the pause to
they should elect liberals. Well, the people in North Bay did elect a
Liberal MP. So again to the Prime Minister to the Prime Minister, Mister
Speaker, will he allow a free vote so that the members from North Bay
can vote on our motion to take the tax off and keep the heat on.
The Honorable Member is a is a veteran member of this House and he
knows that all questions that were mind all members, that all questions are directed
through the chair the Honorable partner too, Secretary. Thank you very much,
mister Speaker. And as I said last week, it'd be great if in
this House we could have debates about how we fight climate change, not whether
we fight climate change, because in twenty twenty three, it's really not an
option. It's an existential threat and we're living in a climate emergency and Canadians
know how important it is to fight climate change. They know that on this
point, the Conservatives have absolutely no plan. When you don't have a plan
for the environment, you don't have a plan for the economy. Mister Speaker,
those Conservatives continue to be risky and irresponsible and they're certainly not worth that
risk. The allable Member from Thornhill. Years of this liberal NDP government,
the Prime Minister's carbon tax is making it impossible for Canadians to heat their homes
this winter. That's especially true right here and soon to be frigid Ottawa.
There are twelve Liberal MPs here, a cabinet minister, three Privy counselors for
parliamentary secretaries. But according to the Minister from Newfoundland, all of these MPs
weren't effective enough to get their communities a pause on the pain of the carbon
tax. Will they make things right and stand with us today and acts the
tacks or will they vote again with the Prime Minister and leave Ottawa residence in
the colt the honorable Promitary Secretary, Thank you, mister speaker. And you
know, there was a time when Canadian Progressive Conservative voters could rely on members
of that Conservative caucus for leadership on fighting climate change. In fact, the
member from Wellington, Halton Hill staked his entire Conservative leadership campaign on it.
What he said, exactly and I quote is the right way to do it
is to price carbon through a revenue neutral carbon tax. He staked to his
entire Conservative leadership campaign on that. Sadly he lost. But you know,
mister Steaker, I agree with him when he said we don't have a plan
to fight climate change or reduce emissions, then we won't win the next election.
That was true in twenty nineteen, that was true in twenty twenty one,
and it's true today, the Honorable Member from Thornhill. The Prime Minister
can pause a pain for some Canadians, then surely he can do it for
all Canadians. These Liberal MPs should be demanding that, but they are missing
in action, like the MIA Liberals from the GTA, like that member,
their communities want relief from this costly coalition. But they've been hiding for a
week. So I'll give them the chance to show up now. Well,
the Prime Minister allow the members whose phone number starts with nine oh five a
free vote to take the tax off so their communities can keep the heat on.
The Honorable Government House Leader. Thank you, mister speaker. Mister Speaker,
what my honorable colleagues could continue to forget is that this policy does apply
right across the country. So whether you are in the GTA, whether you
are in Northern Ontario, whether you are in Saskatchewan that's or in Manitoba or
anywhere else in this country, the price on pollution has been removed for those
that use home heating oil. Mister Speaker, it would be good if the
Conservatives actually focused on the facts and allowed us to debate climate change and how
we're going to fight it, not if climate change is real or not.
Thank you, mister speaker, the normal member from Canora. The Prime Minister
is planning to criduple the tax on heat, gas and groceries, but we
decided to pause the pain for three percent of families and areas where he's plummeting
in the polls and where his MP's are revolting. The Liberal rule Affairs.
A minister has said, if others wanted the pause, then they should have
voted liberal. But people and Nickel Belt voted for a Liberal MP, mister
speaker, yet they are not seeing a pause in this tax. So will
the Prime Minister today allow the member from Nickel Belt a free vote to vote
with us to take the tax off and keep the heat on for people in
northern Ontario and right across the country. Hu the Honorable Minister making, mister
speaker, and I am so proud to be a Northern Liberal Member of Parliament
because what I do every day, mister Speaker, is I work with constituous
They're telling me we need to take faster action on the climate because we are
losing acres of forest, mister speaker, because we are seeing droughts, yes,
even in northern Ontario, mister speaker, making it harder to grow food,
making it harder to grow our economy. My constituents expect me to advocate
for clean environment and that's exactly what I'll do. Let to have the honorable
member from Monteville, mister speaker, let's talk about immigration targets. Allow me
to cide a document starting in twenty twenty six, set the annual immigration target
at some five hundred thousand immigrants if the population reaches forty million as planned.
You might think that I'm quoted the plan that the Liberals announced last week,
but no, I'm quoting McKenzie's Century initiative. The capping of targets announced for
twenty twenty six has literally been McKenzie's plan all along. When is the federal
government going to adjust the targets based on our integration capacity instead of blindly following
the advice of McKenzie, which is a private company that literally manages immigration in
Canada. Gonna have the honorable immigration minister, mister speaker. I think that's
an odd comment. The block is so out of left field. They're so
far out in the field that they should go out into the fields and see
agriculture workers and see if they need some help. Quebec needs temporary foreign workers.
We are working with Quebec and the Block should understand that I have deputy
at the Honorable Member for Montaville, mister Speaker. Not only is Ottawa fall
allowing Mackenzie ottowise following them blindly. McKenzie themselves confirmed that their immigration targets do
not take integration capacity into account. Former CEO Dominic Barton said in committee last
year, the focus was solely on the economy. We were not thinking about
the social context. We were thinking about productivity. Mister Speaker, Capping immigration
targets at five hundred thousand means applying advice that does not take into account our
integration capacity. But the government last week promised to respect our integration capacity.
So will the government review its targets the Honorable Minister, Thank you, mister
speaker. I never talked to McKenzie. I talked to Canadians who want more
foreign workers. They want more immigrants to come and work in factories and in
the fields. Five hundred thousand is a reasonable target. It's a target three
years down the line, and it has nothing to do with McKenzie's advice.
The Honorable Member form more t Mister Speaker, the only difference between Ottawa and
mackenzie is that Ottawa's going faster. McKenzie predicted that the population would hit forty
million by twenty twenty six. We reach that mark in June. According to
Stats Canada. If the twenty twenty two and twenty twenty three trend continues,
the population will double in just twenty five years. The population will exceed eighty
million by twenty forty eight, regardless of our integration capacity for housing, health,
education, French language training, and the list goes on, Mister Speaker,
When will this government finally understand that successful immigration means respecting our integration capacity,
the Honorable Minister, Mister Speaker. Over the past year, Canadians have
asked us to do more when it comes to integration capacity, But what people
have also told me is that we need immigration to help our businesses grow.
There is still a labor shortage. The approach that we need to prioritize is
to be more strategic with our targets. We tabled new strategic targets just recently
and the block should be comforted by that if they like immigration, and if
they don't, then let them say so. From Paris, Muskoka, the
Broad Minister plans to quadruple the carbon tax on heat, gas and groceries.
Now he decided to pause the pain for three percent of families where his poll
numbers were plummeting and his MPs are revolting. The Liberal World Affairs Minister said
if people in the Prairies wanted a carbon tax break, they should elect Liberals.
Well, the people in Siue Saint Marie, mister speaker did elect the
Liberal MP, and yet the majority of his constituents are not getting the break.
Will the Prime Minister allow the MP from Sue Saint Marie to freely vote
to take the tax off and keep the heat on for the people of the
Soup here the honorable Minister, thank you, mister Speaker. The Conservative Party,
as is often the case, is leaving out many important facts. Eight
out of ten Canadian families actually get more money back in the rebate than they
pay in the price on pollution. It is an important part of having a
robust plan to address climate change in a thoughtful way with respect to home heating,
it is a particular issue that we can invest in to ensure that we
are actually saving money for people as we move forward while continuing to address climate
change. The Conservative Party is hiding. They are hiding from science, they
are hiding from evidence. They need to have a plan to by climate change.
Canadians expect more. The Allble member from Storman Dundas South Glengarry abians,
you're watching for today's vote on our common sense Conservative motion to take the tax
off all forms of home heating for all Canadians. The Liberal Rural Affairs Minister
said though that if people want to pause on the tax, they should have
elected more Liberals in their region. But thunder Bay did elect two Liberal MPs
and yet folks there aren't getting any pause. Instead, the Prime Minister plans
to quadruple the tax on heat gas and groceries rather than treating them fairly.
So the question is will the Prime Minister allow these two Liberals and peace from
thunder Bay to vote freely to take the tax off so people can keep the
heat on. Thank you, mister speaker. Again, the Conservatives continue to
spread information in this chamber. This pause on the price on pollution on home
heating oil applies right across the country despite what the Conservatives keep saying. But
what is particularly concerning, and I think I speak on behalf of every Ontario
member of Parliament and many Ontario residences. Every time they say common sense,
it brings up the terrible memories of the Mike Harris years, when not only
did they slash public services, but they slash them in such incredible ways that
led to things like Walkerton. Mister speaker, Ontarian's remember and they're not going
to lact common sense Conservatives again, thank you, mister Speer. Well remember
from self, do this storm, undone, this South Glengarry. Here's just
how out of touch and tone deaf the Liberals are when asked to sheet support
giving the same pause on home heating back home. Their own minister right from
thunder Bay said, quote, we don't have the same challenges in northern Ontario
that we see in Atlantic Canada. Unquote. Well, I visited thunder Bay
last week and let me tell you, mister speaker, it gets very cold
there too, just like Atlantic Canada. And after eight years of this NDP
liberal government, the cost of living crisis the area is so bad the regional
food Bank can't keep up with sergeerty demand. Now at twelve thousand people,
will the Prime Minister let his thunder Bay MPs vote to give residents fair treatment,
take the tax off. They can keep the heat on. The Honorable
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Finance, Mister Speaker, the Conservative Provincial Finance Minister
of Ontario knows the pensions matter for the people of Ontario. That's why he
brought me a letter asking me to convene a meeting of all the provincial finance
ministers to defend our pensions. Will be Conservative MPs from Ontario be equally courageous
and responsible in defending the pensions of the people of Ontario and support our effort
to keep the pensions of all Canadians sake. I'm going to ask all members
please, especially a member from Battle River, Battle Creek over Foot, to
please listen to the responses which are offered and to take the floor. And
I'd ask all members to listen to that member when that member does take the
floor. The all the number from London, Fanshaw, Austenden Canadians, in
my writing, did everything possible to work with Global Affairs Canada to get their
loved ones out of Gaza. They put all of their hopes on Sunday's evacuation
only to hear nothing from Canadian officials. The bombardments are getting more intense.
My constituents, their families, Canadian citizens are trapped. They need this government
to stand for human rights and to protect lives. The heads of eighteen un
agencies and NGOs and my constituents are calling for a ceasefire. Why can't the
Prime Minister, the honorable Parlimentary Secretary, Thank you speaker. The situation in
Gaza is dire and many Canadians are worried about their loved ones. What is
happening on the ground is fluid and unpredictable, and we know their delays at
the Rapha crossing for all countries. I want to reassure Canadians that we are
in regular contact with Egypt and Israel to push for Canadians to leave as soon
as possible. We continually try to reach all Canadians, permanent residents and their
immediate family members to convey the latest information. Mister speaker, That's why we
continue to call for humanitarian pauses for Canadians to get out for aid to get
in and for all hostages to be released. Thank you, mister speaker.
The Honorable Member for Windsor West, mister Speaker. Eighteen United Nations agencies and
international NGOs, including unise UP and Save the Children called for an immediate seaspire
in Israel Palestine, expressing shock and horror at the mounting death poll from the
conflict, saying it's a graveyard for children. It's been thirty days. Enough
is enough. The UN and the NGO heads said in a rare joint statement,
this must stop now. When will this government finally do what most of
the world has called for, and that's an immediate seaspire to save the children
right now, the Honorable Parlimentary Secretary, thank you, mister Speaker. We
unequivocally condemn the Hamas terrorist attack. The price of justice cannot be the continued
suffering of all Palestinian civilians. What is unfolding in Gaza is a human tragedy.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs has been to the region twice to oversee our
efforts to help Canadians but also to de escalate the situation. That's why we
continue to call for international humanitarian law to be upheld and for humanitarian pauses so
that Canadians can leave, humanitarian aid can get in, and all hostages are
released. Canada is committed to a goal of a just and lasting piece in
the Middle East. The able Member from Yukon, Mister Speaker, we know
that many Canadian families are struggling to make ends meet, and this is particularly
the case in the Yukon, where more than half a family spend over thirty
percent of their income on housing. The Minister of National Revenue recently made an
important announcement alongside Miss Tracy Ann McPhee, Yukon Minister of Health and Social Services.
Can the Minister of National Revenue inform the House of this announcement and how
it will affect our Yukon families The Minister, thank you, Mister Speaker.
I'm proud to announce that Yukon families can now apply for the Canada Child Benefit
when registering for the birth of their newborn through the Automated Benefits Application Service of
Yukon Vital Statistics Office. It's the quickest and easiest way to apply for and
receive the benefit. It's more than five thousand and five hundred dollars on average
per year for Yukon families. Thank you, the Onble Member for megontiklerable after
eight years of this Liberal government, this prime minister is not worth the cost
and they want to stay in power for the next two For the next two
years, the Liberal Block coalition vote against our motion to eliminate or pause the
carbon tax on all forms of heating. Yes, it costs, it's expensive
to vote for the Block as well, it doesn't does it not bother the
Block to vote the Liberals for the next two years. What promise did the
Prime Minister make for the unconditional support of the Block? The Honorable Minister,
we seem to have found ourselves in a time machine here. They wanted to
make us step back in terms of the rights of women and take steps back
in terms of climate change and the fight against it. They're not even able
to describe climate change. They want to bring us back to the Stone Age.
The Honorable Member for me Antickla, We're going we're looking at a government
from the Stone Age. We are going to vote on a motion that will
require the government to pause all carbon tax on home heating for all Canadians.
The Block has chosen its camp. They want to radically increase the carbon tax,
and it's imposed in favor of a twenty percent extra tax to each leader
of gas. It's expensive to vote Block. What did the Prime Minister promised
its partner, the Block, to raise taxes on the backs of all Quebecers.
The Honorable Minister, mister Speaker, for a rare time, I agree
with my colleague, we are going to have a government from the Stone Age.
We're taking a step back back on fundamental rights in terms of arms control,
a step back in terms of the fight against climate change. Hearly said
this, we're going back to the Stone Age. Mister Speaker, this is
incredible. We'll never take a step back. The Honorable Member for Luis sin
Laurent, Mister Speaker. After eight years of this Liberal government, who would
have believed it? The Bloc is now behind the moral supporting the Liberal government.
Morally. They seem to be getting along quite well because their position in
terms of heating divided Canadians. But that's exactly what the Block wants to do,
divide and create problems. The Bloc wants to radically increase carbon tax.
It will inspire them. My question is that will members be able to vote
for common sense the proster. I think all members would like colleagues order.
I think all colleagues would like to hear the answer from the Honorable the honorable
minister. Mister Speaker, my colleague that was the last person to speak at
the National Assembly before the adoption of the carbon market. It was adopted via
unanimous consent. If he didn't like it, then why didn't he raise his
voice then and speak against it? Why did he change his position today because
he didn't speak out against unanimomy at the time. What has changed for my
colleague over the past few years. He wants to go back to the stone
Age and we won't go there, Mister speaker. Order, then, the
Honorable Member for Luis in Laurent, Mister Speaker. Another thing means that the
block is really buddy buddy with the Liberal Party. The party Quebequa's budget.
It talks about the poor management of the Liberal government. Is now an argument
in favor of independence. No, we're not going back to the Trudeau stone
Age, that's for sure. Will the blocks be blocks members be able to
speak up and make sure that all of their members will be able to vote
for common sense. An all order is that I had the Honorable Minister.
Thank you, mister Speaker. We're seeing once again that every time a Conservative
member rises there's something hiding. They're not able to say the truth. They're
not able to take responsibility for what they did in the past. It's really
rare when you have a Quebec colleague, well, when they supported the carbon
market, they should have been proud of what happened in Quebec and proud to
be able to protect the environment across Canada. Then ahead, the Honorable Member
for rival Don Mister Speaker, more than two hundred and twenty one thousand SMEs
or at risk of bankruptcy if the federal government does not defer repayment of sea
balloons without the loss of the subsidy. We're not talking about billionaire multinational companies.
We're talking about small businesses that contribute to the vitality of our regions.
Here in Rivere do Noir, two hundred and thirteen SMEs have alerted the Quebec
Federation of Independent Businesses that bankruptcy is looming. Mister Speaker, when will the
minister finally offer businesses the postponent they're asking for and avoid a wave of bankruptcy
bankruptcies on her conscience, minister, mister speaker, we've already granted small businesses
one additional year to refund part of the Sea Bologne. When they ask for
more assistance, we offer greater flexibility in terms of refinancing and more time and
a one year prolongation of the deadline for for the refund. Unlike the Conservatives,
that will bring us back to the Stone Age. Thank you, mister
speaker. Hello order the honorable member for Tourrevie, Mister speaker, it's even
worse than tourrivie. Two hundred and eighty eight SMEs have said that they'll go
bankrupt if the federal government doesn't postpone repayment of seabloons for one year with no
loss of the subsidies two hundred and eighty eight to business bankruptcies. Imagine the
number of job losses that this would represent. The Minister cannot condone this by
her inaction. Does she know how many bankruptcies are likely to occur in her
region? Can she justify? How can she justify to these entrepreneurs that she's
going to turn their back on them rather than offer them a one year postponement
as they've requested that I have the Honorable Deputy Prime Minister. Mister Speaker.
We are proud of having created a program that provided forty nine billion in support
to our SMEs across the country. And what's important today is that small businesses
have until December thirty first, twenty twenty six to refund their sea blown and
full We are here for our small businesses in Quebec and across Canada at these
essential times, the Honorable Member for Shikutor, Mister Speaker. After eight years
of this Liberal government, food banks are overflowing, groceries cost more, and
now today the Block is supporting the Liberals to maintain the carbon tax on the
back of Quebecers. Mister Speaker, it costs expensive to vote for the Block.
It's expensive. Are the Liberals forming new coalition with the Block to increase
taxes on the backs of Quebecers A law order order? The Honorable Permittany Secretary
with you. Thank you, mister Speaker. Unfortunately I have to explain this
once again. There is no carbon price in Quebec. Attacks Rather, Canadians
are concerned by climate change and we need a plan, mister Speaker. Those
conservatives, mister Speaker, are not worth the risk, and that is why
we created a system. Thank you, mister Speaker. The Honorable Member from
Saint Albert Edmonton is the speaker. After eight years of this MDP liberal government,
Alberta got shafted yet again. With Liberal support collapsing in Atlanta, Canada.
This desperate prime minister gave Atlantic Canadians a pause on his putative carbon tax
on home heating, while Alberton's got nothing. Today, the liberal minister from
Edmonton Center has a choice. Will he support our common sense conservative motion to
axe a tax on home eating or will he once again sell out his constituents
to his boss, the Prime Minister, The honorable minister, Mister Speaker,
I thank the honorable member for his question, and he knows well that we
have billions of dollars in budget twenty three for carbon capture use in storage.
We have green and clean electricity regulations and money that will benefit Alberta. But
mister Speaker, that member doesn't want people to know he's one of the youth.
He's one of the CPC silent thirty who have not come to the a
of al Burtons. He is not defending the Canada pension plan. He doesn't
care that the Conservative government of Alberta are scaring pensioners. He's silent. We're
going to provide, We're going to protect pensions. That's our job, but
we're going to do it every day. The Aarmor member from Calgary forrest Lawn.
She plans on quadrooping the gas of the tax on gasco. She's in
home heating. He gave three percent of Canadians a pause on the carbon tax
for home heating, whereas where his poll numbers were tanking and his MPs were
revolting, the Liberal Rural Affairs Minister said, if people on the prairies want
to pause on the tax, they should elect more Liberals. Well, the
MP of Calgary Skyview is a Liberal, but his constituents don't get the pause.
Well the Prime Minister let that member mail in a free vote on our
clements. Sends Conservative mission to take the tax off and keep the heat on
and shove this carbon tax where the Prime Minister's poll numbers are in the gutter.
The Honorable Ministers Speaker, another silent Conservative on the issue of pensions and
Alberta. What a shame to be a Caligary Conservative. But mister speaker,
let's talk about conservative priorities coming out of Alberta, instead of building housing,
instead of growing our economy, instead of actually doing the work of Elberton's What
does the UCP AGM what are their priorities, mister speaker turning back protections for
LGBTQ. Two people taking our province back. Mister speaker, they're actually voted
in favor of conspiracy theories. When it comes to voting machines and fifteen minute
cities, they're out of touch and they are reckless and not worth the cost.
Ask all members to please listen to their whips in terms of having more
order in this house so that we could hear not only the questions but the
answers. Let it add the honorable Member for Dorval Lachine LaSalle, Thank you,
mister speaker. I am very proud of our national content creators, whether
in Quebec or elsewhere in Canada. Last week Montrealers once again welcomed people from
all over the world to Cinemania, a festival that has enjoyed nearly three decades
of success and showcased some of the most incredible Francophone voices and creations that Canada
has to share. Can the Minister tell us more about the important international agreement
that was signed last Friday, the Honorable Minister of Canadian Heritage, thank you,
mister speaker. My colleague is absolutely right. Canada. Last week welcomed
for the first time in Canada, the President of Switzerland and my colleague,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs, signed a co protectional co protection audio visual agreement
to increase the number of films and projects with higher budgets. So it's an
excellent piece of news for our creators in Canada. This was international and international
efforts. We're going to continue to support our audio visual producers because we know
how important they are in Canada. We're from Portage Liser, mister speaker.
The Prime Minister plans to quadruple the tax on heat, gas and groceries,
but now he's decided to pause the pain for just three percent of families in
areas where he's plummeting in the polls. The Liberal Rules Affairs Minister, set
of people in the juries want a pause on the tax. They should have
elected more Liberals. But the people in Saint Boniface, Saint Vittel did elect
a Liberal MP, and yet his constituents aren't getting the pause. So the
question is will the Prime Minister allow the MP for Saint Bonaface Save Hotel to
freely vote to take the tax off keep the heat on for his constituents.
The Honorable Minister Special mister speaker, the member is talking about a national program,
a national program that rids to get rid of polluting expensive home heating oil
and to transition those homes into free with free heat pumps into those homes.
Mister Speaker, this national program is applicable across Canada. It's applicable in Manitoba
where are thousands of people who use home heating oil. It's great for the
environment, it's great for affordability. I plan to support this. The Honorable
Member from Charles Wood, Saint James Asidaboya Headingley. The Prime Minister plans to
quadruple the tax on heat, gas and groceries, but then he decided to
pause the pain for three percent of families and areas where he was plummeting in
the polls and his MPs were revolting. The Liberal Roal Affairs Minister actually said
if people on the prairies wanted a pause on the tax, they should have
elected more liberals. But here's the thing. The people of Winnipeg Cell Center
did elect a liberal MP, and yet his constituents are not getting the pause.
Well, the Prime Minister allowed that MP from Winnipeg Cell Center a free
vote to take the tax off and keep the heat on for people in his
commuter Once again, I'd like to encourage all members, colleagues, all members
to please hold your comments back to the time that you have the floor to
ask a question or to give an answer. That way we can hear everything
that's going on from all ends of the House. The audible Minister, thank
you speak time for that member to stop spreading misinformation. This is a national
program, mister speaker. The national program that aims to transition expensive, environmentally
damaging the home heating oil into transition into free heating pumps. Mister speaker,
this is a national policy that's applicable across Canada. There are thousands of homes
in Manitoba who are eligible to the program. This is great for the environment,
this is great for affordability. The alible member from Selkirk Interlay Eastman as
a speaker every day. The member from what I the North gets up into
this place and talks and talks and talks and says that finitely not Allie cheering
once for you once again. Before I return to colleagues, Jerry, before
I return to the Member from Selkirk into like Eastman, I'm going to ask
all colleagues once again to please, when you have the floor, use it.
When you don't have the four listen to the person who dats the Honorable
Member from twenty five. Honorable Member, excuse me, excuse me, excuse
me. I know the I know the Honorable Member is is anxious. I'd
like to give the Honorable Member the opportunity to start his question from the top.
Come out, mister speaker. Every day the Member from the North Winnipeg
gets up here and all he does is talk, talk and talk. Only
the Liberals like it because he says absolutely nothing. But according to the Liberalbural
Affairs Minister, the Member from Winnipeg North failed the fast, stand up and
fight for Anotobins. Because of him, Mount Tobins have been left out in
the cold. They can't afford the heat and eat. After eight miserable years
of this Prime Minister and his Puniti carbon tax, Mounttobins at this useless Liberal
MPs are not worth the cost. Well, the Prime Minister allow the member
for will I would have liked to have heard the honorable members end of question.
Unfortunately the Honable members time had expired and then some. This is the
reason why it's important for both sides of the House to please allow the member
to ask a question without take without interrupting, so that we can hear the
question and the member can profit from the full time that the member would be
entitled to. Is the Honorable Parliamentary Secretary, Thank you, mister Speaker.
The member wants to hear more from you. I'm happy to go. Oh
no. At the end of the day, I want to remind members across
the way something an issue with the Conservative Party. Remember I obviously said like
a fish on a dock, sat slopping all over the place, mister speaker.
That applies on the carbon price too. I'll tell you what the leader
of the Conservative Party doesn't tell canadianas he's going to take away the rebate,
mister Speaker, that's going to take out of the park. It's eighty percent
of the constituents of Winnipeg North, the people I represent, money out of
their pocket. Shame on the leader for the official opposition for being so reckless
and risky. Mister speaker, do your jobs. Okay, So one thing
that was actually said in this We are citizens and we can take action,
and we can write letters and we can make our opinion known to our political
figures of how expensive it is to heat and maintain our homes to purchase food
because of carbon taxing, and how we actually feel about carbon taxing. There
are ways to address climate change, and there are ways that are better than
others, and maybe the carbon tax is exactly the best way for Canada to
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