44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 18, 2024 10:00AM
- Jun/18/24 3:03:59 p.m.
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Colleagues, like I was having difficulty hearing the member for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley, I am also having difficulty hearing the Deputy Prime Minister.
I would ask that the Deputy Prime Minister please respond again, from the top, and I am asking all members to please allow the Speaker to be able to hear the member.
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- Jun/18/24 3:04:21 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to do so.
These deflecting and deceiving Conservatives should be a little careful when it comes to talking about gold-plated public pensions. After all, they are led by someone who has worked his entire life for the government and someone who currently lives in government, luxurious housing and has a government chef.
Now, when it comes to working people, we are on their side. The Conservatives have just shown that they are not.
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- Jun/18/24 3:05:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Environment, with the support of the Bloc Québécois, is preparing to force more radical policies on Quebeckers by imposing a decree that will destroy the forestry industry in Saguenay—Lac‑Saint‑Jean.
TVA Nouvelles reports that the Bloc environment critic also believes that it is fine for Ottawa to get involved in the caribou issue. The Conservative Party is the only one defending Quebec's forestry workers.
Can the Minister of Environment let Quebec manage its territory the way it sees fit?
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- Jun/18/24 3:05:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. He knows very well that we have always been there for the forestry industry. We will always be there for the forestry industry.
Forestry workers understand that we have to balance the environment and the economy. They, too, want to ensure there are jobs now and for generations to come.
That is why we will continue to invest in innovation, continue to support the industry and always side with forestry workers in Quebec and across the country.
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- Jun/18/24 3:06:05 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance, who never thinks about farmers or consults them.
With help from the Bloc Québécois, she found a new way to undermine our farming sector. This new tax increase on capital gains will jeopardize the retirements and succession plans of our farming families. The president of the UPA, Martin Caron, wrote the minister a letter on June 6. It was a heartfelt plea denouncing this situation.
Will she make a promise today that no farmer will lose their retirement because of this tax increase?
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- Jun/18/24 3:06:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a proud farmer's daughter, I truly want to reassure my hon. colleague that I often talk with farmers and I respect their work very much.
That is why I am proud to announce that on June 25, we are increasing the lifetime capital gains exemption to $2.5 million for a couple. This is an important measure for farmers in Quebec and Canada.
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- Jun/18/24 3:07:23 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, thousands of seniors, including those in my riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, have already been to see their dentist to get dental care. This shows the importance of implementing the Canadian dental care plan.
Unfortunately, the opposition continues to oppose this program day after day.
Can the Minister of Public Services and Procurement give us an update on how successful this program has been for seniors in Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel?
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- Jun/18/24 3:08:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, not only is the Conservative leader against the Canadian dental care plan, but he also misled seniors in Quebec City by saying on the radio just a few days ago that the Canadian dental care plan does not exist and that people should not try to register for it. That shows contempt for seniors in Quebec.
The good news is that it is not working, because over one-third of the two million seniors who have already registered are in Quebec. Another piece of good news is that, next week, as of June 27, all children between the ages of zero and 18 and people with disabilities will also be able to sign up for the new Canadian dental care plan.
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- Jun/18/24 3:08:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, congratulations for all the wrong reasons. Canada is now a world leader in high taxes. Ranked behind only Chile and Denmark, we now have the third highest capital gains tax rate in the world. In the midst of a productivity crisis, how can the Minister of Small Business support a tax hike that will kill jobs and decimate our entrepreneurs?
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- Jun/18/24 3:09:11 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, yet again, the Conservatives need to work just a little harder, not only on being less hypocritical about support for working Canadians, but also on just getting their facts straight. After this move, the capital gains rate in Canada will be lower than the tax paid in California or in New York City. Furthermore, the METR, Canada's marginal effective tax rate, is the lowest in the G7, and anyone who read the budget would have seen that.
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- Jun/18/24 3:09:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, this Prime Minister is not worth the cost. Shaughn, a 20-year veteran planning to retire next year, is gutted that he will have to put that off, given the Liberal government's punitive policy on capital gains. It was not enough for the Prime Minister to leave veterans high and dry because they were asking for more than he could give. Now, despite Shaughn's decades of service and prudent planning for his retirement, the Prime Minister wants to take even more, so my question is this: How is that fair?
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- Jun/18/24 3:10:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have already established that the Conservatives are not on the side of working Canadians. They are not on the side of the nurse, the plumber or the soldier who is living from paycheque to paycheque. They are on the side of the multi-millionaire who has already made $250,000 in capital gains profit in a given year. However, in opposing this measure, they are also opposing dental care that will help nine million Canadians, school food for 400,000 children and our plan to build four million homes in Canada. Shame on them.
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- Jun/18/24 3:11:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the environment minister is already under fire for his $30-billion carbon tax cover-up. He was a lobbyist for Cycle Capital. Cycle Capital companies got more than $200 million from the Liberal green slush fund. Now we learn that he is still a big shareholder in Cycle Capital, and since he became environment minister, Cycle Capital companies have gotten another $17 million from the green slush fund.
Liberal insiders are getting rich on taxpayer money. There is a carbon tax cover-up. The environment minister is profiting from the green slush fund sleaze. When will Liberal corruption end?
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- Jun/18/24 3:11:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, do those members know what is profiting from all the work of this government and all the members in the House? It is record investment in green technologies in our country. We rank number one, ahead of China, for the battery ecosystem in the country and have more—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Jun/18/24 3:12:14 p.m.
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Colleagues, we are almost there. There are a couple of more sleeps.
The hon. Minister of Innovation, from the top, please.
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- Jun/18/24 3:13:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I have more to say for the sleepy Conservatives.
On this side of the House, we know what we are doing. Thanks to the work of this government, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Environment and the Prime Minister, we have seen record investment in our country. We rank first in the world for the battery ecosystem, ahead of China. In Windsor, St. Thomas, Bécancour and Kingston, Canadians are winning, Canada is winning, and we will fight for Canada at every step of the way.
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- Jun/18/24 3:14:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last month, eligible Canadians were able to begin receiving care under the Canadian dental care plan. In my community of Newmarket—Aurora and across Canada, many seniors who have not been able to afford a dentist are now able to visit participating dental providers.
Could the Minister of Health update the House with respect to how many Canadians have already received care under the plan, and about the newest cohort that can begin applying for the Canadian dental plan?
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- Jun/18/24 3:14:53 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for Newmarket—Aurora for his incredible advocacy, along with the parliamentarians in the House who are standing with vulnerable Canadians who need dental care.
In just six weeks, more than 200,000 seniors from coast to coast to coast were able to receive dental care. To put that in practical terms, the call centre got a call yesterday from an 87-year-old woman, in tears, because for the first time since she was 11 years old, somebody allowed her to get her mouth taken care of.
We are going to make sure that all nine million Canadians everywhere in the country get the care they need.
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- Jun/18/24 3:15:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been saying for years that their grievance system is broken. Today's ombudsman's report confirmed this. On average, Canadian Armed Forces members have to wait 1,000 days to get compensated when there is a mistake with their pay. People are frustrated, they are tired and they are angry. Our men and women who bravely serve our country and keep Canadians safe deserve better.
The government keeps failing our armed forces. Will the minister tell us the steps he will take to implement the ombud's recommendations?
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- Jun/18/24 3:16:13 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, from COVID-19 to natural disasters and for their excellent work in Europe, our brave men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces have always been there for Canadians. It is our job to make sure that members of our forces and their families are well supported.
That is why I have accepted all of the ombudsman's recommendations to transform and modernize our military grievance system. As well, we are making significant new investments to support those members, with $100 million for child care, nearly $300 million for a housing strategy and nearly $500 million to digitize the health care records. We and our government will always be there for the members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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