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House Hansard - 271

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
January 30, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 271 - Jan/30/24
The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/30/24 3:32:27 p.m.
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I declare the amendment defeated. The next question is on the main motion. If a member participating in person wishes that the motion be carried or carried on division, or if a member of a recognized party participating in person 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
  • Jan/30/24 3:33:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would request a recorded vote, please. Before the Clerk announced the results of the vote:
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Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille
  • Jan/30/24 3:59:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as you know, the member for Beloeil—Chambly, leader of the Bloc Québécois, was unable to open his app because it failed. He was unable to open Zoom. I seek unanimous consent for his vote to be recorded as no for the last vote.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/30/24 4:00:33 p.m.
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I am hearing “no”s.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/30/24 4:07:52 p.m.
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I declare the motion carried. I wish to inform the House that because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 48 minutes.
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Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Jan/30/24 4:08:07 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am going to try this again. I believe that if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent from all members of the House for the following. I move: That this House calls for the immediate release of Vladimir Kara-Murza, honorary Canadian citizen and Russian democracy and human rights leader.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/30/24 4:08:33 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 Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/30/24 4:09:28 p.m.
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As a reminder to those folks who had the failure of the app, the more we have in to do the count in the chamber, the better this all works sometimes.
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The Deputy Speaker
  • Jan/30/24 4:09:51 p.m.
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When we left this, the hon. member for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook had the floor, and the hon. member has four minutes remaining in debate. The hon. member for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook has the floor.
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Mr. Darrell Samson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/24 4:09:55 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my Conservative colleagues who said that the information I shared about the strength and position of the Canadian economy was so great that they wanted me, like an encore in music, to come back and continue the show. I am very happy to be back here to share some of the news and information. I was sharing that Canada's economy's position in the world is at the top. These are some of the facts the Conservatives need to share and to talk about. Canadians have created one million jobs since COVID and 1.4 million before. That is 2.4 million in total. The unemployment rate, when we came into power in 2015, was almost 7%. Today it is 5.7%, which is very impressive. Inflation, which was at 2% but because of COVID went to 8.1%, is now down to 3.4% and heading downward as we speak. We have a AAA rating once again, which shows Canada's strength. Members should not believe me, but believe the facts. The International Monetary Fund said it is predicting this year that Canada will have the strongest economy in the G7. They said it; I did not say it. The OECD indicated a few months ago that Canada received the third most foreign direct investment in the world. They said it; I did not say it. Because of our position, we are able to continue to support Canadians. Let us not forget that we have already lifted, since 2015, 2.3 million Canadians out of poverty. That is very important information. Canadians appreciate that work but know we have more work to do. As I was sharing about the housing investments, there are four major components of course. The first one is the investments we are bringing forward in housing, which are crucial in ensuring that we are able to fill the demand because when we construct more houses, we have more labour needs. Therefore, we have two approaches to labour. One is internal mobility, which means construction workers can move from province to province and territory to territory. We also have express entry for immigrants coming in to fill some of the jobs in the labour force with education in construction, etcetera. The third piece of this is short-term rentals in provinces and territories where municipalities have prohibited short-term rentals. We will deny the income reduction, of course, on the building and construction of those. Finally, we will support more Canadians with the mortgages. Understanding that the interest rate is up and that there are many challenges Canadians are facing today, we will provide, if they want, tailor-made relief that will allow for a temporary extension of their mortgages and will waive some of the fees. Those who have qualified and want to change banks do not have to requalify, which is very important. Of course, the banks need to communicate with Canadians four to six months prior to the end of their mortgages.
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Mr. Alex Ruff
  • Jan/30/24 4:14:03 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, on a point of order for me and for the member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin, I have had my hand up since we were calculating the votes. I know we are past the calculations now, but as I had technical difficulties, I would like to seek unanimous consent to cast my vote as a nay on the last vote.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Jan/30/24 4:14:36 p.m.
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Is it agreed? Some hon. members: Agreed. The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes): The hon. member for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin.
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Hon. Mike Lake
  • Jan/30/24 4:15:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, I vote nay.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Carol Hughes)
  • Jan/30/24 4:15:31 p.m.
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The votes will be added to the tabulation of the vote. Questions and comments, the hon. parliamentary secretary to the government House leader.
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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/24 4:15:50 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, I know that the member from Atlantic Canada has always been a very consistent, strong advocate for that region of the country. Could he provide, from his personal perspective through consultations and in working with his constituents, his thoughts with respect to the overall budgetary measures of the government?
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Mr. Darrell Samson
  • Jan/30/24 4:16:37 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, that is a very important question because throughout the summer months and in the fall session, I had lots of opportunities to meet many constituents in my riding. I can tell the House that there are a number of areas they are really focused on. One area is seniors. Seniors are looking for support, and they were extremely happy to hear that we had indexed to inflation the OAS and GIS, which is extremely important. Canadians were telling me how proud they were that we had moved forward on indexing the CPP as well. Let us not forget the young families, for whom we have indexed the CCB. Those are very important investments. Nova Scotians were also telling me that up to 300,000 of them benefited from the doubling of the GST and the grocery rebate. Those are very important investments that Canadians have experienced and benefited from, including Nova Scotians such as my constituents in the riding of Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook.
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Mr. Sébastien Lemire (Abitibi—Témiscamingue, BQ)
  • Jan/30/24 4:17:41 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, this economic statement obviously will not make history because it was supposed to address an urgent situation, namely the housing crisis, but the only solutions the Liberals proposed for solving the housing crisis will not apply until 2025 or 2026. We are talking about budgets. They are saying that construction will be pushed back by a year or two or three. Considering the other agreements the Liberal government is making with the provinces, like Quebec, we may have to wait another three years. I would like to know if my colleague feels any embarrassment over this situation. When will there be money to build housing in Rouyn-Noranda or anywhere else in Quebec?
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Mr. Darrell Samson
  • Jan/30/24 4:18:25 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his very important question. Let us not forget that our government is the first government in Canadian history to launch a national strategy. An enormous amount of work has been done since 2015. Through our accelerator fund alone, we are seeing municipalities improving zoning. That will help not just Canadians in my region, but also Quebeckers who live in the beautiful province of Quebec.
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Mr. Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Lib.)
  • Jan/30/24 4:19:07 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, this fall economic statement is about investing in Canadians and supporting Canadians, in particular those who need supports right now. What we are continually seeing from the Conservatives is how they talk down these supports. They start talking about removing the carbon incentive rebate cheques, taking those away from Canadians. They are talking about the putting the GST back on building homes for Canadians who need them right now. I am wondering whether my colleague could share his thoughts on the stark difference for Canadians in terms of an option between what we are providing and what the Conservatives are proposing.
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Mr. Darrell Samson
  • Jan/30/24 4:19:49 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-59 
Madam Speaker, that question is so important, because let us be real: If the Conservatives ever take power, they are going to be making cut after cut. I remember, as if it were yesterday, when the Conservative government in 2014 made major cuts on the backs of our veterans, our men and women who have served and continue to serve. It was totally unacceptable. Since we took power, we have contributed over $11 billion to support the men and women who have served and continue to serve. I can tell young families that if the Conservatives take power, their CCB cheques, which are tax-free and 30% more than what the Conservatives were giving, will be gone as well. We need to continue to focus on and support Canadians. That is exactly what we are doing. We will continue to do that.
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