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House Hansard - 189

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 2, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 189 - May/2/23
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • May/2/23 3:04:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I wish the hon. member, in good conscience, would speak to his colleague from Sarnia—Lambton, who stood in this House and voted against the housing accelerator fund after praising it in committee and praising it in the House of Commons. This is the problem with that party. The Conservatives have no policies when it comes to actually delivering housing affordability and a housing supply for Canadians. The member's colleague from Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon went further and said that the federal government should withdraw from housing investments and leave everything to the provinces and the market, and somehow it will magically be okay. Canadians expect better from the official opposition.
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Mr. Scott Aitchison (Parry Sound—Muskoka, CPC)
  • May/2/23 3:05:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I can assure members that when we replace the Liberals as the government, we will deliver better. We will not waste taxpayers' money so egregiously to achieve nothing for results. Under the Liberals, local politicians are delaying and even blocking new housing. Saskatoon guarantees a building permit for a house in five days. It can be done. There is no reason for the delay. When will the government finally stand up to local politicians who are creating costly delays, so we can get the homes built that Canadians so desperately need?
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Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • May/2/23 3:06:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we know that the key to building more housing supply is to work with provinces and municipalities. The Conservatives do not understand that. In fact, their leader, this morning in this chamber, denigrated and attacked three of the mayors of Canada's largest cities. That is not going to build one unit of housing for the most vulnerable in this country. What we have done is bring real solutions, including the housing accelerator fund, which will double the number of new homes built in Canada. Instead of supporting that and getting serious about this issue, the Conservatives offer gimmicks and buzzwords.
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Mr. Richard Bragdon (Tobique—Mactaquac, CPC)
  • May/2/23 3:06:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I grew up in the small forestry town of Nackawic, New Brunswick, which also happens to be the home of the world's largest axe. At the rate this government is increasing taxes, including a 41¢-per-litre hike on Canadians' heating, eating and meeting, we might need an even bigger axe to slay all of these back-breaking taxes. Will the Prime Minister, who is out of touch, take his boot off the backs of hard-working Canadians who are out of money and finally axe this failed, ineffective and punitive carbon tax?
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Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/2/23 3:07:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would ask my hon. colleague to work with me; it is going to be a bit difficult to follow. In 2006, the Conservative Party was against carbon pricing. Then, in 2008, the Conservatives were in favour of carbon pricing. Then, in 2009, they were against the fact that they were in favour of carbon pricing. That changed again in 2011, and it changed again during the last election campaign, when the Conservative Party of Canada campaigned in favour of having carbon pricing, and now they are against it. If we give it another year or so, they will be back in favour of carbon pricing.
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Mr. Kody Blois (Kings—Hants, Lib.)
  • May/2/23 3:08:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, three years ago, 22 people were killed in Nova Scotia in what was the worst mass shooting in Canadian history. The victims were friends, families and neighbours, and all Nova Scotians were touched by this tragedy. Last week, our government announced funding, in partnership with the Province of Nova Scotia, dedicated specifically for mental health support for those who were impacted. Can the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions update this House on how that will support those who have been impacted by this terrible tragedy?
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Hon. Carolyn Bennett (Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, Lib.)
  • May/2/23 3:08:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, our hearts go out to all the people of Nova Scotia so affected by this tragedy. I want to thank the member for Kings—Hants for his work to support all of those impacted. Our government is investing an initial $9 million, along with $9 million from the Nova Scotia government, to design and deliver mental health, grief and bereavement services in Cumberland, Colchester and Hants counties, as recommended in the Mass Casualty Commission's final report. We will also continue to work with community organizations to ensure that the appropriate supports are available for all Nova Scotians.
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Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • May/2/23 3:09:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, part of my riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith is on the traditional territories of the Snuneymuxw First Nation. Snuneymuxw entered into a treaty in 1854, yet this agreement has not been upheld. The government has committed to transfer land where the former Nanaimo Indian Hospital stood to Snuneymuxw, but continues to delay despite being aware of the potential presence of unmarked graves at this site. It is shameful. Will the government finally transfer this land to Snuneymuxw so they can move forward as they see fit to ensure justice and healing can begin?
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Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Lib.)
  • May/2/23 3:09:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I did have the opportunity, a few months ago, to sit down with the leadership of Snuneymuxw First Nation to discuss this specific issue. I believe we are quite close on a resolution that would confirm the member opposite's question. I would be glad to sit down with her but even more glad to conclude this in the right way. It has been a long time coming.
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Mr. Brian Masse (Windsor West, NDP)
  • May/2/23 3:10:19 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the late great Gordon Lightfoot sang “Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings” in his song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a tribute to the Great Lakes and their power. Our Great Lakes are a Canadian treasure, but from climate change to toxic waste pollution these lakes are increasingly under threat. Millions of people and several ecosystems are dependent on the largest concentration of fresh water in the world, yet, to our embarrassment, the government has not matched the U.S. in respecting our Great Lakes. While many great organizations are engaged in their protection, why is the Liberal government still refusing to show leadership on protecting our Great Lakes?
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Hon. Steven Guilbeault (Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Lib.)
  • May/2/23 3:10:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is quite the opposite. The last budget from my friend and colleague, the Minister of Finance, made provisions for record-level investment in the Great Lakes in the history of Canada. We are working with our partners across the Great Lakes on this side of the border as well as on the other side of the border. We are in the process of creating, for the first time ever in Canada, an independent Canada water agency that will help us address freshwater issues all across the country.
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The Speaker
  • May/2/23 3:11:28 p.m.
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Following discussions among representatives of all parties in the House, I understand there is an agreement to observe a moment of silence in honour of Gordon Lightfoot. I now invite hon. members to rise. [A moment of silence observed]
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Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • May/2/23 3:13:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations, and I hope that if you seek it, you will find consent for the following motion. I move: That, given that: (i) on October 27, 2022, the House unanimously recognized that what happened in residential schools was genocide, (ii) decades of insufficient action from all levels of government have failed to address the effects of this genocide, including the crisis of violence against indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people with the urgency it deserves, (iii) families in Winnipeg and throughout the country continue to experience the tragic loss of loved ones to this crisis, the House call on the government to: (a) declare the continued loss of indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people a Canada-wide emergency; and (b) provide immediate and substantial investment, including in a red dress alert system, to help alert the public when an indigenous woman, girl or two-spirit person goes missing.
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The Speaker
  • May/2/23 3:14:11 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's moving the motion will please say nay. It is agreed. The House has heard the terms of the motion. All those opposed to the motion will please say nay.
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The Speaker
  • May/2/23 3:15:06 p.m.
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It being 3:15 p.m., pursuant to order made on Thursday, June 23, 2022, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of the hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent to the motion for second reading of Bill C‑31. Call in the members. And the bells having rung:
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The Speaker
  • May/2/23 3:16:41 p.m.
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The question is on the amendment. May I dispense? Some hon. members: No. [Chair read text of amendment to House]
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The Speaker
  • May/2/23 3:29:32 p.m.
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I declare the amendment lost. The next question is on the main motion. If a member of a recognized party present in the House wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division or wishes to request a recorded division, I would invite them to rise and indicate it to the Chair.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux
  • May/2/23 3:30:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded vote.
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The Speaker
  • May/2/23 3:41:58 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-47 
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Finance.
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The Speaker
  • May/2/23 3:42:28 p.m.
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I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 25 minutes. We have a question of privilege. The hon. member for Wellington—Halton Hills.
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