With regard to the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, in reference to section 83.05 of the Criminal Code: (a) what procedure is followed by the department to determine whether a state is a state supporter of terrorism; (b) does the Russian Federation meet the criteria under the aforementioned section of the Criminal Code to be designated as a state supporter of terrorism, and what is the detailed explanation for how the determination was made; and (c) what other legislation, criteria, or factors are used by the department to designate a country as a state supporter of terrorism? With regard to the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act, broken down by fiscal year since 2011-12: (a) what is the total number of penalties issued to (i) individuals, (ii) corporations; (b) what is the total dollar amount collected through fines issued under the act; and (c) what is the total number of vessels (i) forfeited to the government, (ii) retained pending payment of a fine, (iii) disposed of for the purpose of payment of a fine? With regard to Marine Atlantic's decision to have its new ferry built at a shipyard in China: (a) what is the value of the contract for the new ship; (b) did Marine Atlantic study the economic impact of choosing a shipyard in China as opposed to a Canadian shipyard, and, if so, what is the impact, including the (i) number of jobs created overseas as opposed to in Canada, (ii) approximate dollar value of economic benefits, both direct and indirect, for the economy in China as opposed to the Canadian economy; (c) did Marine Atlantic invite Canadian shipbuilders to submit proposals related to the construction of these vessels, and, if so, which shipbuilders submitted proposals and why were those proposals not accepted; (d) does Marine Atlantic plan on altering its procurement processes in the future to ensure that it purchases vessels built in Canada, and, if so, what are the details of such a plan; (e) what action, if any, has the minister responsible taken to ensure that future vessel procurement involves construction at Canadian shipyards; and (f) will Marine Atlantic be required to pay import duties on the vessel, and, if so, what is the dollar value and percentage that is expected to be paid in duties? With regard to the Vaccine Injury Support Program: (a) how many applications for financial compensation were (i) received, (ii) approved, (iii) rejected; (b) how much has been paid out through the program; (c) what is the average payout for approved applicants; and (d) what types of injuries were approved for compensation, and how many claims were related to each? With regard to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): (a) what is PHAC's Management Response and Action Plan for future pandemic or epidemic events; and (b) what are the details of all emergency preparedness exercises and simulations that PHAC has been involved in, since January 1, 2020 including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) entities and organizations involved, (iv) summary of the exercises or simulations, (v) observations and results?

Mr. Speaker, furthermore, if the government's responses to Questions Nos. 1399, 1401 to 1408, 1410 to 1412, 1414, 1415, 1417 and 1419 could be made orders for return, these would be tabled immediately. The Deputy Speaker: Is that agreed? Some hon. members: Agreed.

Mr. Speaker, finally, I ask that the remaining questions be allowed to stand. The Deputy Speaker: Is that agreed? Some hon. members: Agreed.

With regard to personnel employed by the Department of National Defence (DND) or the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF): (a) how many individuals are currently employed by (i) DND, (ii) CAF; (b) how many of the individuals in (a) are (i) civilians, (ii) regular forces, (iii) reserve forces; and (c) of the individuals in (a)(ii), what is the breakdown by (i) Canadian Army, (ii) Royal Canadian Navy, (iii) Royal Canadian Air Force, (iv) Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, (v) Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, and what is the rank for each? With regard to the federal civil service, as of April 1, 2023, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation or other government entity: (a) how many employees or full time equivalents are currently employed; (b) what was the amount spent on salaries, benefits and other compensation in the last fiscal year; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b), for government entities with both civilian and enlisted or officer employees such as the Canadian Armed Forces or the RCMP, by type of employee? With regard to travellers entering Canada and the ArriveCAN application: (a) how many travellers entered Canada between January 1, 2023, and April 15, 2023; (b) how many and what percentage of the travellers in (a) submitted their information through ArriveCAN prior to their arrival in Canada; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by the type of point of entry used (air, land, sea)? With regard to government interactions and expenditures related to Canada 2020, since October 1, 2022, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what are the details of all expenditures, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) amount, (iii) description of goods or services, including the volume, (iv) related events, if applicable, including the dates, locations, and the title of each event; (b) what are the details of all sponsorships the government has provided to Canada 2020, including the event (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) sponsorship amount, (iv) title, and the purpose of sponsoring the event; and (c) what are the details of all gifts, including free event tickets, received by ministers, ministerial staff or other government officials from Canada 2020, including the (i) date, (ii) recipient, (iii) value, (iv) description of the gift, including the volume and the event date, if applicable? With regard to stakeholder consultations on bail reform conducted by the Minister of Justice or the Department of Justice since October 1, 2022: (a) how many stakeholders have been consulted; and (b) what are the details of each consultation, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) location, (iii) groups and individuals consulted, (iv) names or titles of those who conducted the consultation, (v) summary of the feedback received, (vi) form of the consultation? With regard to the Recovery Fund for Arts, Culture, Heritage and Sport Sectors under budget 2021, and the amendment to the contribution agreement for the funds awarded to the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto signed on November 10, 2022: (a) what specifically did the amendment change in the initial schedule and the initial project list; (b) how did the amendment respect the contribution agreement requirements and fiscal responsibility towards the project; (c) how did the amendment represent good stewardship of public funds; and (d) did the amendment reference the need for the Harbourfront to consult with the public on the changes to the schedule and the project list? With regard to the Village at Griesbach administered by the Canada Lands Company, since the acquisition of the property: (a) how does the Canada Lands Company define affordable housing for the purposes of this property and what is the associated dollar amount to be considered affordable for this project; (b) what is the number of units that are (i) under $600 per month, (ii) under $800 per month, (iii) under $1,000 per month, (iv) under $1,500 per month, (v) under $2,000 per month, (vi) over $2,000 per month; (c) what is the total number of units that meet the definition in (a) that are (i) planned, (ii) currently under development, (iii) completed; (d) what is the total number of units that do not meet the definition of affordable and are (i) in planning, (ii) currently under development, (iii) completed; and (e) what is the total amount of funding that has been (i) committed, (ii) finalized, (iii) advanced to the applicants? With regard to the national inventory of wrecked, abandoned or hazardous vessels, broken down by fiscal year since 2011-12: (a) what is the total number of vessels added to the inventory located (i) on the Pacific coast, (ii) on the Arctic coast, (iii) on the Atlantic coast, (iv) in the Great Lakes, (v) in the St. Lawrence Seaway; (b) what is the total number of vessels removed from the inventory located (i) on the Pacific coast, (ii) on the Arctic coast, (iii) on the Atlantic coast, (iv) in the Great Lakes, (v) in the St. Lawrence Seaway; (c) what risk categories does the government use to prioritize the removal of vessels; (d) what is the current number of vessels in the inventory, broken down by risk category; and (e) does the government have an estimate of the number of abandoned vessels not included in the inventory? With regard to government funding for the removal of wrecked, abandoned or hazardous vessels, broken down by fiscal year and department or agency since 2011-12: (a) what are the details of all projects or initiatives led by First Nations, Inuit or Métis communities or organizations, including the (i) group receiving funding, (ii) date the funding was received, (iii) total amount of funds committed, (iv) location of the vessel or vessels identified for removal, (v) current status of the vessel or vessels; and (b) what is the total number of Indigenous-led projects or initiatives that were denied funding for the removal of the vessels? With regard to individuals who entered Canada through land crossings in British Columbia: (a) how many individuals entered through irregular or illegal crossings, in total and broken down by month since January 1, 2022; and (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by approximate geographic location of the crossings? With regard to the Department of National Defence (DND) and the government’s announcement in August 2019 titled “Canada negotiates new armoured combat support vehicles”: (a) on what date will the 360 light armoured vehicles (LAV) from General Dynamic Land Systems Canada be put into service; (b) what are the names of each variant type of LAV purchased; (c) how many of each variant type was purchased; and (d) on what date is DND expected to complete the sign off or final approvals for the LAVs which are still at General Dynamic Land Systems Canada? With regard to the increase in the number of public service employees between 2016 and 2023: (a) what was the total number of public service workers as of (i) January 1, 2016, (ii) January 1, 2023, in total and broken down by department or agency; and (b) what was the total number of positions added to the public service between January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2023, broken down by occupational group, level, Treasury Board classification, and department or agency? With regard to government contracts with Baylis Medical since January 1, 2020, broken down by department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity: (a) what are the details of all such contracts, including, for each, the (i) date of the contract, (ii) value, (iii) description of the goods or services provided, including the quantity and whether the goods were manufactured by Baylis Medical or by a third party, (iv) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced, competitive bid, etc.), (v) date on which the goods or services were delivered; and (b) for each of the contracts in (a), did the company live up to its contractual obligations, and, if not, what corrective action was taken by the government? With regard to carbon offsets purchased by the government, since January 1, 2016, broken down by year: (a) how much was spent by each department, agency, Crown corporation, or other government entity; and (b) what are the details of each purchase, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) cost, (iii) amount of emissions that the purchase was meant to offset, (iv) vendor? With regard to expenditures related to the Prime Minister's trip to Montana in April 2023: (a) what were the total costs incurred by the government for (i) accommodations, (ii) per diems, (iii) other expenses, for the flight crew and government officials who travelled to Montana in connection with the Prime Minister's trip; (b) in what city or town did the flight crew and government officials stay at in Montana; (c) how much did the Prime Minister reimburse the government in relation to the flight for this vacation; (d) did the Prime Minister reimburse any other expenses related to this vacation and, if so, how much and what was the reimbursement for; (e) did any government officials travel to Montana in a method other than on the Challenger flight which carried the Prime Minister and, if so, how many officials travelled through other means, and how much was spent on their airfare; and (f) are there any costs incurred or expected to be incurred by the government related to the trip that are not included in the response to (a) and, if so, what are those costs or expected costs, broken down by item and type of expense? With regard to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF): (a) what is the number of individuals in the CAF, broken down by type (civilian, military, reserve) and branch as of (i) January 1, 2016, (ii) January 1, 2020, (iii) January 1, 2023; and (b) what is the number of individuals at each military rank as of (i) January 1, 2016, (ii) January 1, 2020, (iii) January 1, 2023?

Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask for an emergency debate on the urgent and escalating wildfire situation in Canada. I want to first say that our hearts are with the 30,000 Canadians who are still out of their homes and the many hundreds who have lost everything in these fires. I thank the firefighters on land and in the air for their brave and dangerous work keeping all of us safe. More than 400 fires are burning right now across the country from Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia. More than 3.6 million hectares have been torched so far this year, and it is only the first week of June. We have a long, hot fire season ahead of us. Local and provincial first responders have been overwhelmed. It is clear that we need to re-evaluate the federal role in wildfire protection and response to develop a more proactive process, instead of the present reactive one, and we must do as much of this as possible as quickly as possible in the next few weeks, before summer truly arrives. This process and support to affected parts of the country should be informed by the urgent debate of Parliament, so I therefore ask for an emergency debate tonight here in the House of Commons.

I wish to inform the House that I have received notice of a request for an emergency debate. I invite the hon. member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay to rise to make a brief intervention.

I thank the hon. member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay for his intervention. The Speaker is prepared to grant an emergency debate concerning the wildfire situation across Canada. This debate will be held later today at 10 p.m., pursuant to the order made on November 15, 2022.

I wish to inform the House that I have received three notices for requests for an emergency debate concerning the same subject. I invite the hon. members for Regina—Qu'Appelle, Calgary Forest Lawn and Parry Sound—Muskoka to rise and make brief interventions. The hon. member for Calgary Forest Lawn.

I thank the hon. member for his intervention. However, in the Chair's opinion the request does not meet the requirements of the Standing Orders.

moved: Motion No. 281 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 283. Motion No. 282 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 284. Motion No. 283 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 285. Motion No. 284 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 286. Motion No. 285 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 287. Motion No. 286 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 288. Motion No. 287 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 289. Motion No. 288 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 290. Motion No. 289 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 291. Motion No. 290 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 292. Motion No. 291 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 293. Motion No. 292 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 294. Motion No. 293 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 295. Motion No. 294 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 296. Motion No. 295 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 297. Motion No. 296 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 298. Motion No. 297 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 299. Motion No. 298 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 300. Motion No. 299 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 301. Motion No. 300 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 302. Motion No. 301 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 303. Motion No. 302 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 304. Motion No. 303 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 305. Motion No. 304 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 306. Motion No. 305 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 307. Motion No. 306 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 308. Motion No. 307 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 309. Motion No. 308 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 310. Motion No. 309 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 311. Motion No. 310 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 312. Motion No. 311 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 313. Motion No. 312 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 314. Motion No. 313 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 315. Motion No. 314 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 316. Motion No. 315 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 317. Motion No. 316 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 318. Motion No. 317 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 319. Motion No. 318 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 320. Motion No. 319 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 321. Motion No. 320 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 322. Motion No. 321 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 323. Motion No. 322 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 324. Motion No. 323 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 325. Motion No. 324 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 326. Motion No. 325 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 327. Motion No. 326 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 328. Motion No. 327 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 329. Motion No. 328 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 330. Motion No. 329 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 331.

The hon. member for Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne is rising on a point of order.

Mr. Speaker, I believe the Table has received notice from all parties that they agree to dispense.

I suggest that we make sure the Table gets that information. Just to clarify, once the agreement has been made among the parties, even though it is after 6:30 p.m., a motion to move forward on this would probably be in order. If somebody could move that motion, it would be beneficial. Just to make sure that everything is in order, let us pause to make sure the text reflects the agreement that has been had among the parties this evening.

We have a point of order from the hon. deputy government House leader.

Mr. Speaker, we ask for unanimous consent that the remaining motions be deemed moved by the member for Calgary Forest Lawn and seconded by the member for Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry.

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.

moved: Motion No. 330 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 332. Motion No. 331 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 333. Motion No. 332 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 334. Motion No. 333 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 335. Motion No. 334 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 336. Motion No. 335 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 337. Motion No. 336 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 338. Motion No. 337 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 339. Motion No. 338 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 340. Motion No. 339 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 341. Motion No. 340 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 342. Motion No. 341 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 343. Motion No. 342 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 344. Motion No. 343 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 345. Motion No. 344 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 346. Motion No. 345 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 347. Motion No. 346 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 348. Motion No. 347 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 349. Motion No. 348 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 350. Motion No. 349 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 351. Motion No. 350 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 352. Motion No. 351 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 353. Motion No. 352 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 354. Motion No. 353 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 355. Motion No. 354 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 356. Motion No. 355 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 357. Motion No. 356 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 358. Motion No. 357 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 359. Motion No. 358 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 360. Motion No. 359 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 361. Motion No. 360 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 362. Motion No. 361 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 363. Motion No. 362 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 364. Motion No. 363 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 365. Motion No. 364 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 366. Motion No. 365 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 367. Motion No. 366 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 368. Motion No. 367 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 369. Motion No. 368 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 370. Motion No. 369 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 371. Motion No. 370 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 372. Motion No. 371 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 373. Motion No. 372 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 374. Motion No. 373 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 375. Motion No. 374 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 376. Motion No. 375 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 377. Motion No. 376 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 378. Motion No. 377 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 379. Motion No. 378 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 380. Motion No. 379 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 381. Motion No. 380 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 382. Motion No. 381 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 383. Motion No. 382 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 384. Motion No. 383 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 385. Motion No. 384 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 386. Motion No. 385 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 387. Motion No. 386 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 388. Motion No. 387 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 389. Motion No. 388 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 390. Motion No. 389 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 391. Motion No. 390 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 392. Motion No. 391 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 393. Motion No. 392 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 394. Motion No. 393 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 395. Motion No. 394 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 396. Motion No. 395 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 397. Motion No. 396 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 398. Motion No. 397 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 399. Motion No. 398 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 400. Motion No. 399 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 401. Motion No. 400 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 402. Motion No. 401 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 403. Motion No. 402 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 404. Motion No. 403 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 405. Motion No. 404 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 406. Motion No. 405 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 407. Motion No. 406 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 408. Motion No. 407 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 409. Motion No. 408 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 410. Motion No. 409 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 411. Motion No. 410 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 412. Motion No. 411 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 413. Motion No. 412 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 414. Motion No. 413 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 415. Motion No. 414 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 416. Motion No. 415 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 417. Motion No. 416 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 418. Motion No. 417 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 419. Motion No. 418 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 420. Motion No. 419 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 421. Motion No. 420 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 422. Motion No. 421 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 423. Motion No. 422 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 424. Motion No. 423 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 425. Motion No. 424 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 426. Motion No. 425 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 427. Motion No. 426 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 428. Motion No. 427 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 429. Motion No. 428 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 430. Motion No. 429 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 431. Motion No. 430 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 432. Motion No. 431 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 433. Motion No. 432 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 434. Motion No. 433 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 435. Motion No. 434 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 436. Motion No. 435 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 437. Motion No. 436 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 438. Motion No. 437 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 439. Motion No. 438 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 440. Motion No. 439 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 441. Motion No. 440 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 442. Motion No. 441 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 445. Motion No. 442 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 446. Motion No. 443 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 447. Motion No. 444 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 448. Motion No. 445 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 449. Motion No. 446 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 450. Motion No. 447 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 451. Motion No. 448 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 452. Motion No. 449 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 453. Motion No. 450 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 454. Motion No. 451 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 455. Motion No. 452 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 456. Motion No. 453 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 457. Motion No. 454 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 458. Motion No. 455 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 459. Motion No. 684 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 460. Motion No. 685 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 461. Motion No. 686 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 462. Motion No. 687 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 463. Motion No. 688 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 464. Motion No. 689 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 465. Motion No. 691 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 466. Motion No. 692 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 467. Motion No. 693 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 468. Motion No. 694 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 469. Motion No. 695 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 470. Motion No. 696 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 471. Motion No. 697 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 472. Motion No. 698 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 473. Motion No. 699 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 474. Motion No. 700 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 475. Motion No. 701 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 476. Motion No. 702 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 477. Motion No. 703 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 478. Motion No. 704 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 479. Motion No. 705 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 480. Motion No. 706 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 481. Motion No. 707 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 482. Motion No. 708 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 483. Motion No. 709 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 484. Motion No. 710 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 485. Motion No. 711 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 486. Motion No. 712 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 487. Motion No. 713 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 488. Motion No. 714 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 489. Motion No. 715 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 490. Motion No. 716 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 491. Motion No. 717 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 492. Motion No. 718 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 493. Motion No. 719 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 494. Motion No. 720 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 495. Motion No. 721 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 496. Motion No. 722 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 497. Motion No. 723 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 498. Motion No. 724 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 499. Motion No. 725 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 500. Motion No. 726 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 501. Motion No. 727 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 502. Motion No. 728 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 503. Motion No. 729 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 504. Motion No. 730 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 508. Motion No. 731 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 509. Motion No. 732 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 510. Motion No. 733 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 511. Motion No. 734 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 512. Motion No. 735 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 513. Motion No. 736 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 514. Motion No. 737 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 515. Motion No. 738 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 516. Motion No. 739 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 517. Motion No. 740 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 518. Motion No. 741 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 519. Motion No. 742 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 520. Motion No. 743 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 521. Motion No. 744 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 522. Motion No. 745 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 523. Motion No. 746 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 524. Motion No. 747 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 525. Motion No. 748 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 526. Motion No. 749 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 527. Motion No. 751 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 528. Motion No. 752 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 529. Motion No. 753 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 530. Motion No. 754 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 531. Motion No. 755 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 532. Motion No. 756 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 533. Motion No. 757 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 534. Motion No. 758 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 535. Motion No. 759 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 536. Motion No. 760 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 537. Motion No. 761 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 538. Motion No. 762 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 539. Motion No. 763 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 540. Motion No. 764 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 541. Motion No. 765 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 542. Motion No. 766 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 543. Motion No. 767 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 544. Motion No. 768 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 545. Motion No. 769 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 546. Motion No. 770 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 547. Motion No. 771 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 548. Motion No. 772 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 549. Motion No. 773 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 550. Motion No. 774 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 551. Motion No. 775 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 552. Motion No. 776 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 553. Motion No. 777 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 554. Motion No. 778 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 555. Motion No. 779 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 556. Motion No. 780 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 557. Motion No. 781 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 558. Motion No. 782 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 559. Motion No. 783 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 560. Motion No. 784 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 561. Motion No. 785 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 562. Motion No. 786 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 563. Motion No. 787 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 564. Motion No. 788 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 565. Motion No. 789 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 566. Motion No. 790 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 567. Motion No. 791 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 568. Motion No. 792 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 569. Motion No. 793 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 570. Motion No. 794 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 571. Motion No. 795 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 572. Motion No. 796 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 573. Motion No. 797 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 574. Motion No. 798 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 575. Motion No. 799 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 576. Motion No. 800 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 577. Motion No. 801 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 578. Motion No. 802 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 579. Motion No. 803 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 580. Motion No. 804 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 581. Motion No. 805 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 582. Motion No. 806 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 583. Motion No. 807 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 584. Motion No. 808 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 585. Motion No. 809 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 586. Motion No. 810 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 587. Motion No. 811 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 588. Motion No. 812 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 589. Motion No. 813 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 590. Motion No. 814 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 591. Motion No. 815 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 592. Motion No. 816 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 593. Motion No. 817 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 594. Motion No. 818 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 595. Motion No. 819 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 596. Motion No. 820 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 597. Motion No. 821 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 598. Motion No. 822 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 599. Motion No. 823 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 600. Motion No. 824 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 601. Motion No. 825 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 602. Motion No. 826 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 603. Motion No. 827 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 604. Motion No. 828 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 605. Motion No. 829 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 606. Motion No. 830 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 607. Motion No. 831 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 608. Motion No. 832 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 609. Motion No. 833 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 610. Motion No. 834 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 611. Motion No. 835 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 612. Motion No. 836 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 613. Motion No. 837 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 614. Motion No. 838 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 615. Motion No. 839 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 616. Motion No. 840 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 617. Motion No. 841 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 618. Motion No. 842 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 619. Motion No. 843 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 620. Motion No. 844 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 621. Motion No. 845 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 622. Motion No. 846 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 623. Motion No. 847 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 624. Motion No. 848 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 625. Motion No. 849 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 626. Motion No. 850 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 627. Motion No. 851 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 628. Motion No. 852 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 629. Motion No. 853 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 630. Motion No. 854 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 631. Motion No. 855 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 632. Motion No. 856 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 633. Motion No. 857 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 634. Motion No. 858 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 635. Motion No. 859 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 636. Motion No. 860 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 637. Motion No. 861 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 638. Motion No. 862 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 639. Motion No. 863 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 640. Motion No. 864 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 641. Motion No. 865 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 642. Motion No. 866 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 643. Motion No. 867 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 644. Motion No. 868 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 645. Motion No. 869 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 646. Motion No. 870 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 647. Motion No. 871 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 648. Motion No. 872 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 649. Motion No. 873 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 650. Motion No. 874 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 651. Motion No. 875 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 652. Motion No. 876 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 653. Motion No. 877 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 654. Motion No. 878 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 655. Motion No. 879 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 656. Motion No. 880 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 657. Motion No. 881 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 658. Motion No. 882 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 659. Motion No. 883 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 660. Motion No. 884 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 661. Motion No. 885 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 662. Motion No. 886 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 663. Motion No. 887 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 664. Motion No. 888 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 665. Motion No. 889 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 666. Motion No. 890 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 667. Motion No. 891 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 668. Motion No. 892 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 669. Motion No. 893 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 670. Motion No. 894 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 671. Motion No. 895 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 672. Motion No. 896 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 673. Motion No. 897 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 674. Motion No. 898 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 675. Motion No. 899 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 676. Motion No. 900 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 677. Motion No. 901 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 678. Motion No. 902 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 679. Motion No. 903 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 680. Motion No. 904 That Bill C-47 be amended by deleting Clause 681. He said: Mr. Speaker, as Tupac once said, “All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.” More Canadians I talk to today feel like that is exactly the position the current Liberal government has put them in: a dirty, nasty, unbelievable position because of its overspending. We used to have something called a Canadian dream here in Canada. After eight years of the current Liberal-NDP government, that Canadian dream is dead for so many people. I will tell members why. It is because Canada is now seeing one in five Canadians skipping meals, and we are seeing 1.5 million Canadians going to food banks in a single month. Two in five Canadians are borrowing money from friends and family just to put food on the table, and nearly a third of Canadians are struggling just to get by. When we talk about what the Canadian dream used to be and what it used to represent, now we see that the dream is gone for many newcomers and those living here who are just struggling to barely get by. These are not statistics of a country that is prospering or one that people can look forward to moving to, but that is the reality after eight years of the current government's failed policies. Members might ask why Canadians are feeling this way. As Thomas Sowell once said, “The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.” Having a government that has added more debt on the backs of Canadians than all governments before it combined is what plunged Canadians into the worst cost of living crisis in history. Inflation has ravaged our country and Canadians for a very long time. On top of that, we have a Liberal government that does not stop raising taxes. People are already being pile-drove by the cost of living crisis because of out-of-control spending, which made interest rates go up as well. Then the Liberals pile more taxes on Canadians. We see two payroll taxes; an excise escalator tax; carbon tax 1.0, which went up; and a second one that the Liberals are going to introduce to make gas, groceries and home heating even more expensive. I will take members back to a few months ago, in November. Do they remember when the finance minister fooled us all? She said she had an epiphany. First, she finally admitted that deficits fuel inflation. That is what she said. She also said she was going to be careful. She said she did not want to throw more fuel on the fire of inflation. Even in her fall economic statement, the minister fooled us once again. She showed in the fall economic statement that she would have a balanced budget by 2027. She said there would be no more deficits. She even had it down in writing for Canadians to see. It took until just six months after that for her to do a massive flip-flop and say she was just kidding and that not only is she not ever going to stop spending money, but her inflationary deficits will never end. She said she will never balance the budget. She turned on her own word and threw a $60-billion jerry can of fuel on the inflationary fire that she started in the first place. Member should remember that the finance minister is the one who said that deficits fuel inflation. Those were her words. It is something the Conservatives had been saying from day one and that the Liberals refused to acknowledge. It is not just us. The possible future Liberal leader and the finance minister's possible seatmate when the Liberals are on this side of the House, Mark Carney, said that inflation in Canada increasingly reflects what is happening in Canada. If members do not want to believe him, we have a former Liberal finance minister, John Manley, who said, “[The Liberal Prime Minister's] fiscal policy is making it harder...to contain inflation.” This is something that was also confirmed by the current Governor of the Bank of Canada, Tiff Macklem. Where does all this wasteful spending lead, with the added-on $60 billion? It is going to lead to each and every Canadian household having another $4,200 of debt put on their backs. This is because the government, supported by its coalition partner, the NDP, just cannot help itself but to continue to tax Canadians further and further into bankruptcy. It is at the point now where we are seeing insolvencies going up more than ever. More Canadians are visiting food banks than we have ever seen before. Why is this? It is because this trust fund Prime Minister does not understand the pain of Canadians. How could he understand it? He is the same guy who spent $6,000 a night on a hotel room. How does he understand the pain of what he is putting Canadians through? We see wasteful spending of $22 billion on consultants. Those consultants are covering up for the incompetence of the government, especially its ministers. That is the ministers' job. They are supposed to be figuring out how to fix the airports and immigration system that they have made a huge mess of, yet they are hiring more and more consultants to try to cover for their problems. What is that doing? That is adding more taxes on to Canadians and driving more people to the food banks. While we are talking about food banks, we had some of them testify at committee recently. All we hear from the Liberal side is that everything is fine, that things are great here in Canada and that people have never had it so good. However, the CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank said, “The underlying reasons for [higher food bank usage] are complex, but I can summarize them in one sentence: People do not have enough income to afford the rapidly rising cost of living.” We have already established that the government brought out-of-control inflationary deficits that pile-drove and forced Canadians into this cost of living crisis. Then, the government piled on more taxes, such as carbon tax 1, which was a scam all along; it made gas, groceries and home heating more expensive. Now, on July 1, it is going to pile-drive another one, carbon tax 2.0, which is going to take even more out of Canadians' pockets. It is going to make gas, groceries and home heating even more expensive. This government is not “responsible” or “fiscally prudent”, although these are words that the finance minister sometimes likes to use. This is a government dead set on bankrupting more and more Canadians and taking more and more from them. Canada is not the country it used to be, where a person could put in hard work and expect to get something back. Now, people are working harder than ever, yet they do not see a promise that they are ever going to be able to afford a home. Interest rates keep going up because of the government's out-of-control spending. Those interest rates might go up even further. We have a housing crisis in this country, because of the out-of-control spending by the government; this budget, again, is going to add another $60 billion of fuel to that fire. Conservatives continue to stand up for the betterment of Canadians. We are calling for a few simple things. When Conservatives take over, we are going to bring home powerful paycheques, lower prices and more affordable homes that Canadians can actually afford. Our two simple requests for this out-of-touch Liberal-NDP government are to lower the deficit and axe the tax. Lowering the deficit would lower inflation, and with that, the interest rates would come down. Axing the scam of both the failed carbon taxes would let Canadians keep more in their pockets. Let us bring down the cost of gas, groceries and home heating; let us bring it home for Canadians and actually do something to help them out.

Quoting from Tupac was awesome. I thought that was great. Questions and comments, the hon. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.

Mr. Speaker, the member talks almost exclusively in bumper sticker slogans that the Conservative Party recycles. Recycling slogans is the only environmental plan it has. Why does he not mention anything about climate change, in terms of affordability, and its impact on food prices and impact on Canadians? However, I will not ask him that. My question is this: Before standing up in this House and ignoring climate change, did he even go outside today to see the smoke in the air in the nation's capital from forest fires elsewhere, or is he just going to put his head in the sand and continue with the old ways of the Conservative Party?