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House Hansard - 264

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 7, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 264 - Dec/7/23
Mr. Francesco Sorbara (Vaughan—Woodbridge, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/23 3:11:24 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, Canadian workers built this country and it is Canadian workers who will meet the challenges of our time. We believe that workers do not just need a seat at the table where decisions are made; they should lead it. This is the idea behind the sustainable jobs act. It is why we tabled Bill C-58 to ban replacement workers and why we launched the union-led advisory table this week. Of course, the Conservatives continue to oppose every effort to bring workers to the table, because they are scared of workers. Can the Minister of Labour share how our government continues to bring workers to the table to find solutions to the challenges of our time despite Conservative obstruction?
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Hon. Seamus O'Regan (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/23 3:12:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yesterday, we brought together labour leaders from all across the country at our new union-led advisory table, which will advise the government on some major macroeconomic issues that have real kitchen-table consequences on a lot of workers in this country, namely the energy transition, climate change and the housing crisis. We will do that at this table in the same way we will with Bill C-50, an 11-page bill that the opposition has found 20,000 reasons to oppose to prevent workers from having a say at the table. What are they so afraid of? Why are they so afraid of workers?
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Mr. Randall Garrison (Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke, NDP)
  • Dec/7/23 3:12:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, anti-2SLGBTQI+ hate crimes in Canada are up 80%. What my community needs right now is action to help keep people safe, especially the most marginalized. Thousands of Canadians have already called on the government to implement the recommendations in the “White Paper on the Status of Trans and Gender Diverse People”, but trans and gender-diverse organizations need resources now. Will the Minister for Women and Gender Equality commit to stable funding for trans and gender diverse-led organizations to make sure they can push back against hate and violence?
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Hon. Marci Ien (Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/23 3:13:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for his work on the white paper and for all he does for the community. Yes, we will always support trans communities; we will always support queer communities across this country. This is why we have a $100-million plan, a 2SLGBTQI action plan, that puts money in the hands of those on the front lines who are helping those communities. On this side of the House, we will always be on the side of those communities.
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Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Dec/7/23 3:13:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it has been two years since the PM promised an oil and gas cap; today we learned what big oil's 2,000 meetings with the government got it. It got a so-called cap that will allow oil and gas production to go up; carve-outs for big oil to buy its way into compliance using the excess profits it has gouged from Canadians; and a weaker oil and gas target than even the insufficient one that the government had previously set. When will the current government put our children's future ahead of big oil's greed?
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Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Dec/7/23 3:14:35 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, today was an important day for the environment and the economy. Canada became the first country to put a cap on oil and gas emissions, with a trajectory to produce net-zero emissions by 2050. I would also say that we released the emissions reduction progress report today. What it shows is that we are well beyond the initial target we had when we were elected, which is 30% reduction; we will more than achieve the 2026 interim milestone, and we are on track to achieve our 40% reduction by 2030.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/7/23 3:15:03 p.m.
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I draw the attention of hon. members to the presence in the gallery of: The Hon. Jeremy Harper, Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
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Mr. Martin Champoux
  • Dec/7/23 3:15:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I hope that you will find there is unanimous consent for the following motion: That the House (a) recall that Radio-Canada had 29% of the audience share in Quebec in 2022 and 2023— Some hon. members: No.
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The Speaker
  • Dec/7/23 3:15:55 p.m.
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I am sorry, but I have already heard some “no”s. The hon. member does not have unanimous consent. The hon. member for Nunavut is rising on a point of order.
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Ms. Lori Idlout
  • Dec/7/23 3:16:13 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies seems to have shown the continual Conservative pattern of ignorance when it comes to indigenous peoples. There has been decades of work, years of work, to make sure that Canada—
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The Speaker
  • Dec/7/23 3:16:38 p.m.
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I would ask the hon. member to quickly raise the point of order so the Chair can understand it. The hon. member for Nunavut.
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Ms. Lori Idlout
  • Dec/7/23 3:17:00 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, the point of order is based on a question that was raised by the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies. The level of ignorance by the Conservative Party about indigenous peoples, first nation—
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The Speaker
  • Dec/7/23 3:17:23 p.m.
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I am just going to ask the member to please get straight to the point. The Chair would like to recognize her for the final time. Can the hon. member for Nunavut please raise the point of order she wants to raise?
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Ms. Lori Idlout
  • Dec/7/23 3:17:35 p.m.
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Uqaqtittiji, the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies was misleading this House about the existence of first nations in Nunavut. I would like the party to realize that there are three—
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The Speaker
  • Dec/7/23 3:17:56 p.m.
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This is veering into debate. I have shown great patience with the hon. member. The hon. member for New Westminster—Burnaby.
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Mr. Peter Julian
  • Dec/7/23 3:18:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, she was raising a legitimate point of order. There was misinformation provided by the member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies. I would appreciate, and I think all members of the House would appreciate, her being able to complete her point of order.
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Mr. Charlie Angus
  • Dec/7/23 3:18:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. When a representative of the Inuit people tries to speak in the House, she is shouted down by a bunch of white guys on the Conservative backbench, and it is supported by the behaviour in the House. That is unacceptable.
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Mr. Garnett Genuis
  • Dec/7/23 3:19:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. The member for Timmins—James Bay frequently tries to shout down the indigenous woman in our caucus, the member for Lakeland, at the natural resources committee—
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The Speaker
  • Dec/7/23 3:19:52 p.m.
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Again, this sounds like debate.
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Hon. Andrew Scheer (Regina—Qu'Appelle, CPC)
  • Dec/7/23 3:20:01 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the government House leader if she can inform the House as to the business for the rest of this week and into next week. I note that today is the final supply day, which means that we will be dealing with the supply bills this evening. Members may know by now that Conservatives have put on a number of opposed items in an effort to highlight the pain the Liberal carbon tax is imposing on Canadians, who are struggling with food prices at grocery stores. I would like to take this opportunity to let the government House leader know that we can wrap all that up very quickly if she will do everything she can to ensure that the Senate repeals its amendment gutting Bill C-234, which would have the effect of taking the carbon tax off farmers to bring grocery prices down. If she would commit to doing that, we could deal with the supply bill this evening in an orderly and timely manner. If not, in order to ensure Canadians understand the devastating impact the carbon tax will have on them, we will be voting around the clock until the government gets it through its mind that the carbon tax is causing all this misery for Canadians.
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