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House Hansard - 229

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 4, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 229 - Oct/4/23
Mr. Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, NDP)
  • Oct/4/23 3:24:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know the Conservatives love a history lesson, so let us go back in time to when the Conservatives were in power. Ground beef went up 128%, coffee went up 89% and bread went up by 60%, and the Conservatives' response was to give billions in tax giveaways to wealthy corporations. Now, after eight years of Liberals, food prices have also increased by 30%. Now the Prime Minister's solution is to ask greedy CEOs nicely to stabilize their prices. When will he have the courage to take on the real problem, which is corporate greed?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:25:10 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadian grocery bills are just too high. That is why we are taking immediate action. We called the top CEOs to Ottawa to discuss how they can make groceries more affordable. Should they fail to show results, their inaction will have consequences. We are also moving forward on competition reforms, because we know increased competition is good for consumers. Unfortunately, the Conservative Party has chosen to obstruct debate on the competition reform bill, but we are going to continue to move forward, because that is what Canadians need.
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Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Oct/4/23 3:25:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while the minister responsible for people with disabilities says it is going to be 18 more months until anyone receives the Canada disability benefit, Canadians with disabilities continue to disproportionately live in poverty across the country. Like me, the Prime Minister has never had the experience of living under the crushing weight of legislated poverty, but he can do something about it. He could immediately introduce the disability emergency response benefit, as the disability community has called for. Will he do it?
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Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:26:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I agree there is much more to be done in supporting Canadians with disabilities, but we have done a significant amount over the past years and we will continue to do so to address the ongoing barriers faced by persons living with disabilities. We are focused on improving the lives of Canadians in the long term, and the historic Canada disability benefit is just one of the steps our government is taking. Our government is looking forward to doing the work directly with the disability community completely in the spirit of “Nothing about us without us.”
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The Speaker
  • Oct/4/23 3:27:15 p.m.
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The member for Port Moody—Coquitlam is rising on a point of order.
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Ms. Bonita Zarrillo
  • Oct/4/23 3:27:17 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to ask for unanimous consent to make my statement over. There was some accidental walking in front of my shot earlier today. I would like to do it again.
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The Speaker
  • Oct/4/23 3:27:34 p.m.
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Is there consent? Some hon. members: No.
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The Speaker
  • Oct/4/23 3:30:13 p.m.
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Pursuant to order made on Thursday, September 28, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the member for Carleton related to the business of supply. Call in the members.
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The Speaker
  • Oct/4/23 3:45:06 p.m.
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I declare the motion lost. Order. I would encourage members to continue their conversations outside the chamber. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded division, Government Orders will be extended by 13 minutes.
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Mr. Blake Desjarlais
  • Oct/4/23 3:45:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a report on indigenous rights and justice, entitled “Indigenous Lobby Day 2023”, by the Canadian Labour Congress. It calls for safe drinking water for indigenous communities, immediate action on missing and murdered indigenous persons and honouring residential school children and their families. I ask for the consent of the House to table this report.
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The Speaker
  • Oct/4/23 3:45:42 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member moving the motion will please say nay. Some hon. members: Nay.
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Mr. Kelly McCauley (Edmonton West, CPC)
  • Oct/4/23 3:46:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 11th report of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates, also known as the mighty OGGO, entitled “Travel Expenditures Related to the Office of the Governor General's Secretary since 2014”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.
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Mrs. Kelly Block (Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, CPC)
  • Oct/4/23 3:46:58 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a supplementary report to the report from the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates. This supplementary report is the result of an unwillingness by the Liberal-NDP coalition to take firm action to rein in the outrageous spending by the Office of the Governor General, which demonstrates a callous disrespect for Canadian taxpayers through lavish spending on catering and clothing. It is timely given the news today that the Office of the Governor General has spent $117,000 in dry cleaning since 2018. This should not be allowed to continue, let alone softly approved by a lack of action to end it. The trust of Canadians must be restored in the role of the Governor General. The best way to do that is to take strong measures to address this overspending at the expense of Canadian taxpayers. That is why Conservatives are recommending the following: reforming the Governor General's pension to match the pension of an MP, as former governors general receive a pension of roughly $150,000 per year regardless of the length of time in office; ending the clothing allowance; ending the expense account for former governors general; and legislating a requirement for the Office of the Governor General to publish on its website an annual report on its activities, including its financial statements, similar to that of the Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia. The government must act to restore Canadians' trust in the institution of the Office of the Governor General.
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Mrs. Julie Vignola (Beauport—Limoilou, BQ)
  • Oct/4/23 3:49:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a dissenting opinion concerning the Governor General's expenses.
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The Speaker
  • Oct/4/23 3:49:12 p.m.
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All those opposed to the hon. member's request will please say nay. It is agreed. The hon. member.
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Mrs. Julie Vignola
  • Oct/4/23 3:49:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to table a dissenting report on the Governor General's expenses. The recommendations in the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates' report are adequate, but they do not address the core of the problem or fix the root cause, in other words, the very role and function of the Governor General. In my dissenting report, I therefore propose to remedy the problem directly by calling on the federal government to abolish the position of Governor General.
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Mr. Alex Ruff (Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound, CPC)
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-358, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act (carbon pollution pricing). He said: Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to introduce my first private member's bill today. This bill, an act to amend the Excise Tax Act, is quite simple in its objective. This is to remove the GST from the carbon tax. Removing a tax from a tax is just common sense. While many Canadians would prefer to axe the carbon tax altogether, this is a common-sense interim measure to provide relief to millions of Canadians while we await a future Conservative government. With the carbon tax set to increase over the coming years, the GST collected on such a tax will increase with it. Given the current inflationary environment that is driving up the costs of everyday goods, there is no need for Canadians to be paying a tax on a tax. I encourage members from all parties to support the swift passage of this common-sense bill to make life more affordable for all Canadians.
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Mr. Brad Vis (Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, CPC)
Mr. Speaker, today, I rise on behalf of residents of Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon who are frustrated with Canada's handling of plastic waste. In 2020, the member for York—Simcoe tabled Bill C-204, which was passed by the House but died on the Order Paper when the last Parliament was dissolved. The bill would have banned the export of plastic waste for final disposal, but the Liberals prevented it from passing. My constituents are calling upon the Government of Canada to toughen penalties for those who violate international laws on waste exports and to enact a ban on the export of plastic waste for final disposal. It is time for the Liberals to stop talking about protecting our environment and start doing something about it.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:53:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is my first opportunity to rise in the House since your election; congratulations to you. I have two petitions to present today. The first is from members of my community who are part of the Falun Gong community; they are bringing three asks to the attention of the government specifically. The first is that a resolution is passed to establish measures to stop the Chinese Communist regime from systematically murdering Falun Gong practitioners for their organs. The second is to amend Canadian legislation to combat forced organ harvesting. The third is to publicly call for an end to the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Oct/4/23 3:54:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the second petition I have also comes from members in my community. They draw to the attention of the government that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has warned us repeatedly of rising temperatures over the next two decades. The petitioners indicate that we, as Canadians, are certainly feeling the impacts of climate change, including increased flooding, wildfires and extreme temperatures. They also draw to the House's attention that addressing the climate crisis requires drastic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and, in 2021, the federal government committed to cap and cut emissions from the oil and gas sector to achieve net zero by 2050. They call on the government to move forward immediately with bold emissions caps for the oil and gas sector that are comprehensive in scope and realistic in achieving the necessary targets that Canada has set to reduce emissions by 2030.
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