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Context: House Hansard - 138 - Nov/30/22

Mr. Pat Kelly (Calgary Rocky Ridge, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:13:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, cold kills not often by direct exposure but quietly. People who are stuck in cold homes are more likely to die from high blood pressure and cardiac events resulting from their body's struggle to maintain circulation. Reports say that 150,000 people will likely die from the cold in Europe this winter due to soaring energy costs amid Putin's murderous war on Ukraine. While Germany restarts its coal-powered plants, the Liberal government continues to block LNG projects and pipelines that could supply the world with affordable cleaner energy. Thousands of Canadians also cannot afford to heat their homes due to inflation, taxes and supply constraints. It is time for the government to cut the carbon tax and get out of the way so that Canada can supply the world with affordable energy. Its failure to do so will likely cause some vulnerable people to lose their lives this winter.

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Mrs. Sophie Chatel (Pontiac, Lib.)

Nov/30/22 2:14:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last week the entire Outaouais region was preparing for the United Nations COP15, to be held soon in Montreal. As part of our For a Green and Prosperous Outaouais initiative, which I launched a year ago with my partners at the Conseil régional de l'environnement et du développement durable de l'Outaouais, or CREDDO, we brought together more than 70 biodiversity experts and elected officials from the region, including our indigenous communities on the Kitigan Zibi reserve, to bring our voice, the voice of the Outaouais, to COP15 in Montreal. I would like to thank everyone who made this event a great success. It is with communities as committed as the Outaouais that we will achieve our global targets for protecting nature and biodiversity.

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Mr. Martin Shields (Bow River, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:15:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today we celebrate the birthdate of a great leader, Winston Churchill. Remembered for his leadership and heroism during the Second World War, he had boldness and determination quite unlike any other, which consistently shone through over his six decades in public service to his country. In 1929, after his ninth re-election as a parliamentarian, the British Bulldog, as he was known, visited my province of Alberta as part of a North American tour. Revelling in the beauty of these great plains to the mountains, he said: I’ve heard so much about this wonderful province of Alberta that I don’t want to miss anything. Today Alberta honours the late, great prime minister. In the spring of next year, his statue is to be unveiled in downtown Calgary. Remembering Churchill’s legacy, in his own words: All the greatest things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honour; duty; mercy; hope.

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The Speaker

Nov/30/22 2:16:26 p.m.
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I just want to remind hon. members that S.O. 31s are going on. When you are talking to each other, please try to whisper. If you are talking in a loud voice, then it gets in the way of the person getting their message across. I just want to remind the hon. members to get very close to each other and whisper, and then go back to their seats, if they have something important to say to each other. The hon. member for Lévis—Lotbinière.

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Mr. Jacques Gourde (Lévis—Lotbinière, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:17:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, rural communities have been hit hard by the Liberals' inflationary policies. Everything costs more, much more. With the triple carbon tax that is rapidly increasing because of the Liberals' incompetence, the cost of transportation in these communities has cut into family budgets and hurt small main street businesses in Canada's rural communities. The Prime Minister lives in an ivory tower and does not recognize the challenges faced by Canadians living in rural areas. It is high time that the Prime Minister travelled to the interior of our country to see the problems that all Canadians are experiencing. His obsession with increasing the carbon tax will have an impact on many Canadians' financial autonomy and leave them cold and hungry. The Prime Minister has spent so much money since 2015, that he has to pick the pockets of Canadians to hand out some goodies during the holidays. For the well-being of all Canadians, it is time for Canada to have a competent, proud and strong government, a Conservative government.

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Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)

Nov/30/22 2:18:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was just over 30 years ago that women were first allowed to participate in all military workplace settings, including combat by land, sea and air. How these environments impact their fertility and pregnancy, and even the epigenetics of their offspring, remains largely medically unknown. Many military members delay their pregnancies to support their military careers, but then some find themselves with PTSD upon release and facing a lack of health care providers familiar with PTSD treatments and medications that are safe to continue when pregnant or breastfeeding. Perinatal and mental health services for veterans and military women appears in three mandate letters for the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Veterans Affairs, and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, but nothing is moving forward. I challenge those ministers to get to work on this important issue. Military and veteran women deserve to have equitable research and knowledge about the risks of the unique workplace exposures possible from the military.

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Hon. Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Lib.)

Nov/30/22 2:19:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in honour of Jewish refugee day, I would like to commemorate the nearly one million Jews who were forced into exile from Iran and other countries in the region beginning in 1948. This forced migration was marked by a religious persecution and even genocide. Many individuals and families found safe harbour here in Canada. The communities that thrive today contribute so much to the diverse mosaic of the Canadian identity. Anti-Semitism and racism of all kinds remain a part of the lived experience for people in Canada and around the world. One of our best defences against this can be found through education. B'nai Brith, Canada's oldest Jewish advocacy organization, will host a virtual commemoration of the story of Jews from Iran and Arab lands this evening. The event can be accessed through the B'nai Brith website. It is through education that we can build our defences against hatred in all of its forms.

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Mr. Maxime Blanchette-Joncas (Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, BQ)

Nov/30/22 2:20:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today I want to acknowledge the works of Victor‑Lévy Beaulieu, a giant of Quebec literature and a proud resident of Trois‑Pistoles. Last month, Mr. Beaulieu was selected to receive the Prix de la langue française, one of the highest honours awarded to a writer in the entire Francophonie. He is the first Quebecker in history to receive this honourable distinction. A man of many talents, Mr. Beaulieu has written novels, literary essays, plays and screenplays. He was also a teacher, a columnist and an editor. In addition to producing a monumental collection of works over the span of five decades, he also engaged in politics; above all, he is a staunch defender of the Quebec nation and a proud sovereignist. Unfortunately, the Académie française and Académie Goncourt did not allow Mr. Beaulieu to accept his award when his health prevented him from travelling. This regrettable choice only emphasizes the importance of celebrating the talent and contribution of Victor‑Lévy Beaulieu to Quebec culture and the Francophonie.

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Mr. Dan Albas (Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:22:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, back in August, the Prime Minister made a speech in which he talked about the complex challenges facing Canada. The Prime Minister was clear that strong institutions are among those things that guarantee our freedom. Let us pause for a moment and reflect on the current state of our institutions. There is an immigration backlog of over a million people. Many Canadians still cannot obtain a passport in reasonable time. Canadians still pay the highest wireless bills in the world, yet we see the government desperately trying to regulate and censor online content despite the fact that many Canadians lack high-speed Internet services to access it. We have a government actively outlawing our grandfathers' hunting rifles while looking us in the eye and saying that it is not. Canadians are paying more and getting less. It seems like everything is broken under the current Liberal government, but we can fix this. Canada needs an accountable and affordable Conservative government. Under the leadership of the member for Carleton, we will bring back hope, win the support of Canadians and clean up this Prime Minister's mess.

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Mr. Francis Scarpaleggia (Lac-Saint-Louis, Lib.)

Nov/30/22 2:23:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, progress depends on sound public policy. Public policy is both a science and an art. It relies on rigorous analysis and an acute sense of the possible. Today, graduate students from McGill's Max Bell School of Public Policy are on Parliament Hill to build on their study and exploration of the issues facing our country. They are here to learn first-hand about government decision-making in a Westminster parliamentary system. They are accompanied by the program's founding director, Professor Chris Ragan, one of Canada's top economists. Professor Ragan has succeeded in bringing together academics and practitioners in myriad subject areas to create one of the country's leading faculties dedicated to excellence in public administration. I ask members of the House to join me in welcoming our Max Bell visiting students to the nation's capital today. We look forward to these bright young minds returning soon, to take up roles and responsibilities that will guide our ship of state into a promising future.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:24:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on November 7, Global News reported that the Prime Minister received briefings from CSIS saying that China had funnelled money to federal candidates. The Prime Minister says that he heard nothing about it and knew nothing about it, but since that news came out on November 7, has he asked CSIS whether there is any proof of those allegations?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Nov/30/22 2:25:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think all Canadians understand that I need to be deliberate about my answers, when it comes to matters of national security. Canada and its allies are regularly targeted by foreign states like China, including during our elections. Our national security agencies, under this government, are taking more action than ever. We created an independent panel to evaluate foreign interference threats to Canadian elections and that panel confirms that election integrity was not compromised. Yes, I am regularly—

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The Speaker

Nov/30/22 2:25:49 p.m.
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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:25:52 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is very interesting. He has received briefings. The question, then, is whether he received those briefings since November 7, when Global News reported that CSIS had said the Chinese government had funnelled money to nearly a dozen candidates. The Prime Minister says he knew nothing about money from China to candidates. However, presumably he would have been curious enough to ask, when he read about it in the news. Did he?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Nov/30/22 2:26:28 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I think members and all Canadians understand that I need to be deliberate about my answers when it comes to a matter of national security. Canada and its allies are regularly targeted by foreign states like China, including during our elections. Our national security agencies, under the current government, are taking more action than ever and indeed are among the global leaders on countering foreign interference in elections. We created an independent panel to evaluate foreign interference threats to Canadian elections that confirms that election integrity was not compromised. I am briefed, but more, all parties are briefed on threats—

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The Speaker

Nov/30/22 2:27:08 p.m.
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The hon. Leader of the Opposition.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:27:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the question is whether he has been briefed since November 7 about whether or not a foreign power funnelled money to Canadian federal candidates, yes or no?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Nov/30/22 2:27:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as I have said a number of times in the House, to this moment, I have not. In all the briefings I have received, there has never been information around candidates receiving money from China in the 2019 election or in the 2021 election. We have independent public servants who are engaged to oversee the integrity of elections. They confirmed the elections did complete themselves with full integrity.

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Hon. Pierre Poilievre (Leader of the Opposition, CPC)

Nov/30/22 2:28:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, did the Prime Minister ask for briefings on the allegations that were in the November 7 story, yes or no?

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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)

Nov/30/22 2:28:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know the member opposite, who sat in a cabinet, understands the importance of respecting national security guidelines. On top of that, I know the member opposite understands how important it is to ensure the integrity of our elections, because he was the minister for elections integrity under that previous government. However, under that previous government, while he was making reforms to our elections act, he did absolutely nothing on foreign interference. What we did was bring in a number of mechanisms and a number of new tools to ensure the integrity of our elections.

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