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House Hansard - 285

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 26, 2024 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 285 - Feb/26/24
Mr. Chris Warkentin
  • Feb/26/24 2:37:30 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, look over there.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/26/24 2:37:40 p.m.
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I am going to ask the hon. member to restrain himself while I try to give an explanation to all members. As I was saying to colleagues, it is so important for us to keep our voices down and to restrain ourselves—
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Mr. Chris Warkentin
  • Feb/26/24 2:40:07 p.m.
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Look over there.
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The Speaker
  • Feb/26/24 2:40:25 p.m.
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I am going to ask the hon. member once again to please follow the good example of his whip and restrain himself while the Chair is talking. It is so important for colleagues to be quiet so that the Chair can hear the question and if, on occasion, members say something that is untoward or unparliamentary, the Chair or the table could hear that comment to make sure that things happen with an appropriate parliamentary tone. I am going to give the hon. member for Lethbridge 10 seconds to put her question if she chooses. Would the hon. member for Lethbridge like to have those 10 seconds?
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Mrs. Rachael Thomas
  • Feb/26/24 2:40:44 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the minister across the way had something to say to me before and perhaps would say it on the record.
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Hon. Anita Anand (President of the Treasury Board, Lib.)
  • Feb/26/24 2:41:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, on this side of the House, we agree that the contrast could not be more stark. Because of the Canada carbon rebate, we are putting money back in the pockets of Canadians. In the hon. member's own province, $1,800 will go back to Canadian and Albertan families. Because of the Canada carbon rebate, $1,200 for Manitobans— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Feb/26/24 2:41:34 p.m.
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I want to remind members to be very judicious, if they are going to quote from something. Otherwise, it could be perceived as a prop. I will ask the hon. minister to continue. She has six seconds left on the clock.
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Hon. Anita Anand
  • Feb/26/24 2:41:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I will close by saying that the Leader of the Opposition's climate denial would axe all of the rebates that we are giving—
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The Speaker
  • Feb/26/24 2:42:03 p.m.
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The hon. member for New Brunswick Southwest.
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Mr. John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, CPC)
  • Feb/26/24 2:42:09 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while common-sense Conservatives will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime, the NDP-Liberal Prime Minister is not worth the cost, the crime or the corruption after eight years. Canadians are paying higher prices because of sky-high taxes. Today in New Brunswick, we pay almost 60¢ more for gasoline per litre than they do in neighbouring Maine. On April 1, the carbon tax is going to go up again, 23%. Will the Liberals axe the carbon tax and give Canadians a break?
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Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson (Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Lib.)
  • Feb/26/24 2:42:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, what do we call someone who says one thing and does the other? We would say they are acting hypocritically. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Feb/26/24 2:43:00 p.m.
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Order, order. The hon. minister.
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Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson
  • Feb/26/24 2:43:25 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we would say that they are acting hypocritically. The Conservative Party says it has principles, and if we do not like them, it has other principles. In the 2021 Conservative platform, on which every one of those members of Parliament was elected, the platform said: We recognize that the most efficient way to reduce our emissions is to use pricing mechanisms. The Conservatives' position is not only devoid of facts, but their position is the height of hypocrisy. How can Canadians believe anything these folks say?
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Mr. John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, CPC)
  • Feb/26/24 2:43:57 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us remember, these Liberals promised they would never increase the carbon tax by more than $50 a tonne. It is skyrocketing, up to $270 a tonne. It is going to go up again on April 1. Voters in my district see that every day when they cross the line to buy gas in Maine. It is 50¢ a litre cheaper. On top of that, the Liberals are now collecting the HST and the GST on gasoline and energy, another $5 billion. When are these Liberals going to stop punishing Canadians and give Canadians a break?
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Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Feb/26/24 2:44:37 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources just asked this minister, the member a question. Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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The Speaker
  • Feb/26/24 2:44:45 p.m.
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Order. The hon. government House leader.
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Hon. Steven MacKinnon
  • Feb/26/24 2:45:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the category of “God forbid”. The member, like all of his colleagues, every single person who has asked a question in Question Period today, went to their constituents' doorsteps with a brochure that said, “Elect us, we will have a price on carbon.” How do those members now stand up, with a serious face, in front of Canadians, and say that they are not misleading them today?
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Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/26/24 2:45:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the government already owed Quebec $470 million for services rendered to asylum seekers. Its debt has just climbed to $1 billion. These are not projections, these are the bills incurred for guaranteeing the asylum seekers quick access to social assistance, temporary housing, health care and schooling. Ottawa's refusal to pay Quebec what it owes is sabotaging our capacity to not only integrate these asylum seekers, but also serve the entire population. When will the government reimburse Quebeckers?
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Hon. Marc Miller (Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Lib.)
  • Feb/26/24 2:46:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as the member knows full well, since 2015, we have paid Quebec $5.2 billion under the arrangement we have with the Government of Quebec, the Canada-Quebec accord. We are prepared to do more. We are prepared to sit down and work with Quebec. Ideally, we do not do that in public. It should be known that we have a good relationship with Quebec. We are currently working with our officials to determine what is our responsibility and what is Quebec's responsibility.
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Mr. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Lac-Saint-Jean, BQ)
  • Feb/26/24 2:47:01 p.m.
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It is a great relationship, Mr. Speaker. For months, the minister has been repeating that he is at the negotiating table with Quebec, but there are no negotiations going on. The Quebec immigration minister confirmed that on Thursday, when she said that the federal government has been wasting Quebec's time for two years. Fortunately, we know that the premiers will be meeting in the coming weeks. I would like to remind the House that Quebec's budget will be tabled on March 12 and that we are talking about $1 billion here. Will the government announce today that it will pay back Quebeckers?
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