44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 19, 2024 10:00AM
- Sep/19/24 2:44:06 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us not forget that seniors are watching us. They have had it with evasive answers. It is time for decisions.
All year, I have been meeting with seniors throughout Quebec, and they are unanimous. The Liberals have to increase old age security for people aged 65 to 74, just like they did for people 75 and older. It is urgent. There is no justification for creating two classes of seniors.
Will the Liberals end this by raising old age security by 10% starting at age 65?
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- Sep/19/24 2:44:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I know that it is painful. I know that they do not like to hear this, but actions and votes have consequences. The Bloc Québécois voted against the national dental care program that is currently under way in the member's riding. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Bromont in the Eastern Townships with my colleague. I met one of her constituents, who is one of the 14,000 people in that riding who are currently receiving dental care. She expressed her thanks.
My colleague voted against that.
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- Sep/19/24 2:45:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have a choice: Either they put an end to the two classes of seniors that they created or they go to the polls to keep those two classes of seniors.
The Bloc Québécois has made its choice. We choose the side of all seniors, the side of equity and justice. It is time for the Liberals to make a choice. They can choose to do away with age discrimination or they can choose to promote this unjustifiable discrimination.
What will it be?
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- Sep/19/24 2:46:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, once again, the member is raising the spectre of an unnecessary election instead of taking concrete action, like voting to help Quebec seniors, which is something she has not done since she arrived here. She voted against increasing the guaranteed income supplement. She voted against the dental care plan that 14,000 people in her own riding have signed up for. Still, the member claims to speak on behalf of seniors.
The government that is getting things done for our seniors is a Liberal government.
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Sep/19/24 2:46:43 p.m.
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Once again, loud voices are being heard. I know the member knows who I mean. I therefore ask members not to speak until they are recognized by the Chair.
The hon. member for Jonquière.
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- Sep/19/24 2:46:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, not only are the Liberals discriminating against seniors, but they are even going so far as to cut funding to the organizations that support them. For months, they have been depriving community organizations of funding from the age well at home initiative because they refuse to come to an agreement with Quebec. This is yet another cynical attempt to encroach upon Quebec's jurisdictions at the expense of seniors.
Quebec's intergovernmental affairs minister said, “That is disgusting”. Those are his words, not mine.
When will the Liberals come to an agreement with Quebec and stop holding seniors hostage?
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- Sep/19/24 2:47:42 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we do in fact have a very important pilot project that is helping seniors live well in their own homes. We are receiving some excellent projects, including one from the Centre communautaire l'entraide plus de Chambly. We have another project called Ancrage. Thanks to a growing pool of volunteers, this project proposes to expand and add more assisted living services for vulnerable low-income seniors in mostly rural areas.
That is where the Government of Quebec is blocking things. What my colleague should do is talk to the Government of Quebec to get the money flowing.
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- Sep/19/24 2:48:26 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of this costly coalition, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up. The NDP-Liberal government's reckless policies have forced two million people to food banks. Its destructive carbon tax has made it almost impossible for farmers to make affordable food to put on the tables of Canadians.
Canadians want and deserve a carbon tax election. They can decide between the costly coalition and a common-sense Conservative government that will axe the tax, build the homes, fix the budget and stop the crime.
When will the lame-duck Prime Minister call a carbon tax election so that Canadians can have their say?
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- Sep/19/24 2:49:02 p.m.
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I will remind members to be careful about making comments about specific members of Parliament.
The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
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- Sep/19/24 2:49:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, let us review the facts about the carbon price for a moment. The carbon price reduces pollution and puts money back into the pockets of Canadians. In fact, eight out of 10 families receive more money back than they pay with an increasing price on pollution. It is the single best market mechanism known to reduce carbon footprints. We used to have a lot of parties in this chamber supporting that price. Unfortunately, we have seen a flip by virtue of the leader of the NDP's position. What that does is it signals voter cynicism. However, it also signals to progressives, including those in my riding of Parkdale—High Park, that if we want a party that is going to fight against climate change, our only choice is the Liberal Party of Canada.
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- Sep/19/24 2:50:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, when a single mother is deciding whether to put milk in the fridge or gas in the car for their children, that answer is going to give them no comfort this winter. The NDP has sold out Canadians, and for what? It is time to know the truth.
Will the NDP stand with Canadians and make sure there is the carbon tax election that they want? Otherwise, is it true that the leader of the NDP cares more about his pension than what Canadians want?
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- Sep/19/24 2:50:33 p.m.
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The hon. member for Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa.
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- Sep/19/24 2:50:40 p.m.
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I am trying to provide members with as much leeway as possible, knowing that some questions come around and end up being relevant to the administration of government. This is an important time for us to seek accountability from the government. It is important, then, to ask questions that are germane to the administration of the government as opposed to questions that are better directed in a private conversation or in a public declaration, not at question period, because it is not relevant to the administration of government.
The hon. member from Vancouver Kingsway.
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- Sep/19/24 2:50:40 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years of the NDP-Liberals, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up, but instead of fighting for Canadians, the NDP leader sold out workers by voting to increase the carbon tax to 61¢ a litre. In fact, he voted for the carbon tax 24 times. We know that the NDP leader is keeping the Prime Minister in power to secure his own pension.
Will the Prime Minister listen to Canadians and call a carbon tax election?
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- Sep/19/24 2:52:02 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals just appointed Mark Carney, a millionaire investment banker from Goldman Sachs, to dictate their economic agenda. The Conservatives have lobbyists from Loblaws and Walmart sitting on their front bench and setting policy. New Democrats are listening to working Canadians, who are experiencing real economic struggles on the ground. Canadians deserve a government that understands their needs and works for them.
Why do the Liberals and Conservatives keep putting the interests of elites ahead of hard-working Canadians?
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- Sep/19/24 2:52:38 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to quote the member for Edmonton Strathcona. In June 2024, she said, “economists, journalists and members of Parliament have made it very clear that the carbon tax is not what is responsible for the cost of food increasing so much.”
I can also quote the member for Victoria, who said, “the PBO has put out a number of reports that confirm...that 80% of Canadians get more money back than they pay.” That was in March 2024. In September 2022, the member for Victoria also said that the carbon tax is a crucial part of any climate plan.
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- Sep/19/24 2:53:22 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, indigenous peoples across the country face a horrific housing crisis brought on by constant government underfunding rooted in systemic discrimination. The Liberals are holding back 99.8% of the promised housing funding for indigenous communities. It is shameful. The Conservatives are no better. They voted over and over again against funding indigenous housing.
When will the Liberals end this discrimination and make sure indigenous people have the homes they need?
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- Sep/19/24 2:54:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this government has been investing in historic ways to close the infrastructure gap for first nations communities across the country. I do not know where the member is getting her information from, but it is incorrect, quite frankly. We have spent all of our housing allotment every year. In fact, we have accelerated our expenditures in housing, and we are working with first nations on solutions that will be long-lasting and respectful of their culture and identity.
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- Sep/19/24 2:54:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence, I hear from experts, members and academics alike about the importance of creating a respectful and professional work environment for the brave men and women of our armed forces. Over the past two years, Canadians have watched as Supreme Court justices Arbour and Fish have put forward recommendations to modernize Canada's military justice system.
Can the Minister of National Defence please update this House on the progress we are making on these very important recommendations?
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- Sep/19/24 2:55:15 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to share with the House that the military justice system modernization act is being debated in the House this week. Among a number of substantive amendments to the National Defence Act, this legislation would codify in law that CAF would no longer have jurisdiction over Criminal Code offences and sexual offences committed in Canada, and it would increase the independence of military justice actors.
This is the right thing to do for our people, for our military and for our country. Let us not engage in political gamesmanship with this important legislation. Let us get it to committee to allow it to do its important work, and let us get it done. People are counting on us.
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