44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 19, 2024 10:00AM
- Sep/19/24 3:01:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I listened very closely to the question and I would say that there is no smoke without fire.
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- Sep/19/24 3:02:12 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, in the spring, the Liberals promised a plan to spread out asylum seekers among the provinces. It is now the fall, and there is no plan, but that is not stopping Conservatives from concocting ways to sabotage the non-plan before it even sees the light of day. Quebeckers are trapped in the middle, and their public services are overwhelmed. Some asylum seekers in Quebec are unable to get their basic needs met because Quebec has exceeded its intake capacity.
When will the Liberals and the Conservatives understand that their irresponsibility is hurting Quebeckers and asylum seekers?
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- Sep/19/24 3:02:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is everyone's responsibility to adopt a humanitarian approach to asylum seekers. The provinces have to be on board. If some provinces attempt to gain political advantage at the expense of asylum seekers, that will get complicated.
These conversations will be ongoing. We will keep working with the provinces to make sure they are doing their fair share. The burden is obviously greatest for Quebec and Ontario, but we are working to achieve a more even distribution.
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- Sep/19/24 3:03:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it was interesting yesterday in committee to be able to talk to forestry workers. They are very worried about their future. The Minister of Environment's order is putting at least 1,400 jobs in jeopardy, not to mention the closure of several businesses and the possible disappearance of some communities. If the Conservatives were in power, we would not be talking about an order.
That is why I do not understand why the Bloc Québécois is keeping the Liberals in power without negotiating the cancellation of the order. Why does the “Liberal Bloc” not understand that our regions need the forestry sector and our workers?
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- Sep/19/24 3:04:08 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that, in 2013, the Harper government used the same emergency order to protect a species. It was not radical then, but suddenly it is radical now because we are the ones using it. It is hogwash.
I met the workers too. They came to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. Experts, environmentalists, the first nations and workers are saying that we must protect the forest to protect jobs.
Only the Conservative Party does not understand that.
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- Sep/19/24 3:04:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with the cost of living, inflation and interest rates, Quebeckers already have a lot on their plate.
Now, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change wants to make life even harder for forestry workers by imposing his catastrophic order. Many of them are worried and wonder why he is choosing to go after them.
At the same time, the Bloc Québécois, which claims to defend Quebeckers, is supporting the Liberals by giving them its vote of confidence without even demanding that the order be revoked.
Will the Prime Minister think about the people and promise not to impose his order?
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- Sep/19/24 3:05:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we held consultations with hundreds of people over the summer: workers, people from the regions, experts, industry representatives, environmental groups and first nations.
The order is being developed, and there is a very simple way for us not to have to impose our order. The Quebec government must, as it has promised, present a plan for protecting caribou habitat. It is quite simple. Quebec has committed to doing this eight years ago. At some point, there needs to be action. The Conservatives, of course, will never act.
We are taking action to protect the environment, and to protect jobs as well.
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- Sep/19/24 3:05:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, not only is the Bloc Québécois helping to keep the Liberals in power, but it is also holding up important work in committee to protect the Prime Minister.
Hiring carbon tax Carney is a conflict of interest, and the Bloc Québécois is okay with Mr. Carney advancing his interests without being accountable to Parliament. He should be required to come to committee to answer to Canadians.
Why does Mr. Carney not hold a job as a public servant, one that can be examined by the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, instead of hiding from Canadians?
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- Sep/19/24 3:06:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is the same thing with the Conservatives.
There are Canadians who want to contribute to this country, but they do not share the Conservatives' partisan vision. What do the Conservatives do? They attack them. That is not respectful. That is not appropriate in our democracy. It is possible to disagree without attacking Canadians.
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- Sep/19/24 3:07:00 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives attempt to block energy jobs from Nova Scotians and stand against prosperity for Atlantic Canada, our Liberal government is working hard to reduce energy costs while ensuring good jobs for Nova Scotians today and into the future.
Can the Minister of Energy inform this House of our plan to protect Nova Scotians from an expensive power rate increase?
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- Sep/19/24 3:07:32 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour for his ongoing excellent work in the province of Nova Scotia.
I was in Halifax earlier this week to announce the negotiation of a $500-million loan guarantee with Nova Scotia Power. That will take the projected rate of increase in electricity rates in Nova Scotia from what was going to be 19% next year to the rate of inflation. It is an important step forward.
The federal government is working to ensure affordability with respect to energy on a go-forward basis. We need to work to ensure affordability, reliability and a non-emitting grid in every province and territory in this country.
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- Sep/19/24 3:08:20 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, after nine years, taxes are up, costs are up, crime is up and time is up.
Let us play some Jeopardy. I will have conflicts of interest for $1,000. The answer is, this person is advising the Prime Minister while also negotiating a $10 billion contract with his own company. He is also not subject to conflict of interest rules. The correct response would be, who is carbon tax Carney?
Why is it that these Liberals want to pad the pockets of insiders and play Canadians for fools while enriching their own best friends?
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- Sep/19/24 3:09:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I guess the member opposite will only get half a gold star from his leader today, because all he did was announce the slogans, but he forgot to attack the other political parties.
When it comes to eminent Canadians who do not share the vision of the Conservatives, they attack them. There is a diversity of views in the country and whether we agree with people or not, it does not mean we should denigrate their character.
The Conservatives should be ashamed of how they treat their fellow Canadians.
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- Sep/19/24 3:09:41 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, did she actually just say that we should be ashamed of how we treat our fellow Canadians? The reality is that—
Some hon. members: Oh, oh!
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- Sep/19/24 3:09:53 p.m.
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This is very important. The best way to keep personal attacks out of this is to, frankly, not take the floor when members are not recognized by the Speaker. That way, we would not have unfortunate comments that I am certain that outside of this place, when members are downstairs in a room somewhere or talking to each other as real people, they would regret.
The hon. member from Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, from the top, please.
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- Sep/19/24 3:10:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that answer speaks about shame. Those Liberals should be ashamed for the way they are squandering Canadians' money, while people are lined up at the food bank day after day.
That answer tells us another day at the office, another Liberal scandal, no big deal. This is a Liberal government that is long on entitlements and short on ethics.
Carbon tax Carney started advising the Prime Minister shortly after one of his best friends got a $2 billion government contract. Why is the government lining the pockets of its friends, while Canadians line up at food banks?
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- Sep/19/24 3:11:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if that member wants to talk about entitlements, he should talk to the leader of his party who has a calculated $2 million pension and who lives in government housing, while at the same time looking to cut the pensions of Canadians, raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67, and cut the Canada child benefit and other benefits that help Canadians.
If that member wants to talk to entitlements, he should look in the mirror first.
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- Sep/19/24 3:12:06 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 this fake feminist Prime Minister is still up to his old tricks.
Like so many women before, he shoved aside his female finance minister for his rich, conflict of interest, carbon tax crony, I mean Carney, to take over. Carbon tax Carney will slap the carbon tax right back on home heating oil and let Canadians freeze in the dark this winter. He can afford those taxes, but they cannot.
Why is the finance minister letting herself be humiliated like this?
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- Sep/19/24 3:12:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we will not take any lessons from the party opposite when it comes to fighting for equality in the country.
The Conservatives were against $10-a-day child care. These are the cuts that they want to make. They want to ensure and they support back door legislation that actually would ban abortions and take away women's right to choose, or there is the fact that their leader uses misogynistic hashtags in videos to attract men who hate women.
We will not take any lessons from the Conservatives when it comes to ensuring that we support women in the country.
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- Sep/19/24 3:13:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this summer, I, like many Canadians, watched in horror as wildfires ravaged the municipality of Jasper and Jasper National Park. Jasperites are strong and resilient, and despite the devastation, we will rebuild stronger than before.
I was able to visit the wildfire command centre in Jasper with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Employment and the mayor of Jasper.
Could the Minister of Employment update Canadians on how our government is supporting residents and businesses in Jasper?
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