44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 3, 2022 11:00AM
- Oct/3/22 2:30:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, transparency and accountability are critically important to our government. The rental agreement was negotiated based on fair market value to arrive at a competitive price. Given the location of the land and its proximity to the border, this was an ideal location for CBSA to use for this purpose.
Our government is delivering open, fair and transparent procurement processes, while obtaining the best value for Canadians.
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- Oct/3/22 2:30:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, tens of thousands of homes and businesses are still without power in Atlantic Canada after hurricane Fiona. People have been unable to leave their homes and go to work. They need urgent help as they continue the long recovery.
The Atlantic provinces are asking for employment insurance to help people get through this crisis, and so far they have had no response from the government.
Will the Liberals do the right thing and move immediately to waive EI rules for Atlantic Canadians so that these families can put food on the table at this critical time?
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- Oct/3/22 2:31:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we understand the seriousness and the challenges that Atlantic Canadians are facing when it comes to work right now. We are there with them on the ground. Service Canada has waived the requirement for record of employment. We are looking at what we can do to be more helpful. We are on top of this. I can assure members we will be there for Atlantic Canadian workers.
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- Oct/3/22 2:31:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, they did it for British Columbia. Now it is time to do it for Atlantic Canada.
The Conservative leader is going after workers in order to give millions to CEOs. A contribution is not a tax, it is an investment in the future. It looks as though a recession is inevitable, and families will need protection. Workers are at risk of losing their jobs and the Liberals are dragging their feet on employment insurance. The old system is letting people down, and the Liberals are doing nothing.
We need a modern, effective and accessible system for seasonal workers and the self-employed, and we need it now.
When will the Liberals wake up? In the middle of a recession?
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- Oct/3/22 2:32:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our government understands that EI benefits need to be more fair, more responsive and more adaptable to the needs of Canada's ever-evolving workforce.
That is why we are committed to delivering a full-scale modernization of Canada's EI system. We look forward to launching our long-term plan to improve the EI system.
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- Oct/3/22 2:32:46 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Mahsa Amini, two words that echoed around the world over the weekend, as hundreds of thousands of people protested against the terrorist regime in Iran. In Canada were among the biggest protests, but the Prime Minister did not have the guts to show up, because he did not want to have to explain why he had failed to criminalize the IRGC, the terrorist arm of the Iranian government, which killed over 50 Canadians when it attacked a civilian aircraft.
Will the Prime Minister have the guts to stand today and announce that he is banning this terrorist organization?
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- Oct/3/22 2:33:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we condemn, in the most unequivocal terms, the tragic killing of Mahsa Amini and we stand with the women, her family and her supporters at this very difficult time.
There needs to be consequences for everyone who was responsible for that killing and, indeed, all of the transgressions of human rights in Iran, which is why there are tangible consequences, including, just last week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs listing the morality police as one of those parties that will be sanctioned.
We will continue to explore all options when it comes to holding those responsible and defending human rights here and around the world.
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- Oct/3/22 2:34:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we do not need symbolic sanctions; we need real action against this terrorist organization, and we need it now.
The minister says that he is still exploring. This terrorist organization murdered over 50 Canadians by shooting down a civilian aircraft over two years ago. The government promised that it would ban that terrorist organization. Not long after that, it still has not done it. It is perfectly legal for that group to raise money and organize logistics on Canadian soil after it killed our people. What kind of prime minister fails to stand up for his own citizens after they have been murdered?
Why will he not stand in this place today and ban this group?
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- Oct/3/22 2:34:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what is happening in Iran is completely unacceptable. This is the regime that is persecuting women. This is the same regime that decided to down Flight PS752.
Therefore, we are sanctioning the IRGC's core leadership. We are imposing new sanctions and we will do more, because more needs to be done.
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- Oct/3/22 2:35:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I attended an event in my riding on Friday morning in support of Wendake's Comptoir Agoshin, which provides food and clothing to those in need. I also attended the grand opening of the Val Bon Coeur community fridge in Val-Bélair.
I wanted to share that because these two important events are both about food aid. This is a challenge many families in Quebec and across Canada are facing. People need to eat, but they cannot afford food.
Will the government recognize that and do the bare minimum, which is not raise taxes?
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- Oct/3/22 2:36:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we understand that the cost of living is high for families.
That is why we introduced the Canada child benefit in 2015. Since then, it has lifted 450,000 children across the country out of poverty.
We are here for families, we have been here for families, and we will be here for families.
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- Oct/3/22 2:36:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we are talking about the essentials. We are talking about food. We are talking about families in need. We are talking about people who, as recently as a year ago, were donating food but now need it themselves. That is the reality in Canada today. We are talking about a G7 country.
What the government wants to do is raise taxes.
Could the government at least show some compassion and understand that the answer to the Liberal carbon tax is no, no and no?
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- Oct/3/22 2:37:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we understand very well that Canadian families are struggling with affordability today.
That is why we are going to increase our inflation relief plan. I am thrilled that the Conservatives have decided to support this measure, which will give Canadian families $500. Now is also the time for the Conservatives to support our plan for children's dental care and housing payments. That is real support.
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- Oct/3/22 2:37:49 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there are two constants with the Liberal government: Liberals have never seen a tax they do not like; they have never seen a tax they will not hike.
Conservatives know that a dollar is better left with Canadians than in the hands of the politicians who taxed it. Therefore, will this government cancel its plan to triple, triple, triple its carbon tax on groceries, gasoline and home energy fuels?
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- Oct/3/22 2:38:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know math is not the Conservative Party of Canada's forte. I do not understand how going from $50 to $65 is a tripling, tripling, tripling.
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- Oct/3/22 2:38:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this government will triple the tax on gasoline, triple the tax on energy and make everything Canadians buy more expensive. Liberals do not have a plan for the environment; they have a bone-crushing tax plan. The carbon tax is costing families more and more each day, and Canadians know it.
A carbon tax is a tax on everything. The Liberals are pushing Canadians to the brink of financial dissolution with their high-tax agenda. Will the government cancel its plans to tax gasoline, energy and home energy fuels?
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- Oct/3/22 2:39:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in fact, B.C. has had a price on carbon for the last 10 years, and its pollution level has gone below 2007 levels. Quebec is 3% below its 1990 levels since it has had a price on pollution. The European Union countries are 24% below their 1990 levels, and they have had a price on pollution for the last 15 years.
In fact, the Parliamentary Budget Officer said that Canadians would be getting more money from the price on carbon this year, next year, the year after that and the year after that.
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- Oct/3/22 2:39:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Quebec's tourism industry is sounding the alarm. The decision to end temporary EI measures without a comprehensive reform of the system is putting Quebec's regions at risk.
For example, let us take a seasonal worker. Ten days ago they qualified for EI with 420 hours of employment. Suddenly, they must now have 700 hours. We are talking about whole industries in the regions where accumulating more than 500 hours in a season is exceptional. Workers have been betrayed.
Will the Minister of Employment and Workforce Development fix this before it is too late?
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- Oct/3/22 2:40:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is exactly why we decided to extend the pilot project for seasonal workers and why we have committed to fully modernizing Canada's EI system.
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- Oct/3/22 2:40:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if the tourism industry is sounding the alarm it is because it is also at risk. It is afraid of losing its workers, as are all of Quebec's seasonal industries.
If the federal government takes away their employees' EI this winter, how many will be able to return next summer? If the employees do not return, where will their replacements come from in the middle of a labour shortage?
When will the minister finally understand that by making workers suffer she is also making seasonal industries suffer?
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