Thanks, Chair.
As I was saying, with Bill C-48, the tanker ban, which lets our resources get to the west coast but we can't sell them to any markets off of that coast because of the ban itself, and the industrial carbon tax, which needs to be removed to make Canada more competitive on the world stage, not to mention our low-carbon energy, which is the highest in environmental and human rights standards—probably around the world—and it's something that we should be proud of, this Liberal government is set on keeping our good product in the ground, enabling more dollars for dictators and less powerful paycheques for our people here in Canada. That's not to mention the job-killing oil and gas cap, which, according to Deloitte, could cost 110,000 good-paying Canadian jobs. This attack on our energy sector over the last 10 years, by this government, shows how unserious they are.
It is Canadians who are asking for a budget this spring. They cannot wait until the fall. What Canadians are asking for in that budget is a plan to unlock our energy industry, to unleash our resources and to get rid of some of those anti-energy bills that the government brought in. What they're asking for is to control the cost of living in this out-of-control inflationary crisis, which this government created, in which food prices are the highest in the entire G7. They're asking this government to bring in some common-sense policies—or adopt ours, in fact—that would actually get homes built in this country.
Of course, that also includes controlling the government's spending so that interest rates don't go up...caused by inflation. As I said before, this new Prime Minister wants to spend more than the old guy, Justin Trudeau, and he was upfront with that on day one. It could make inflation and interest rates go up.
In this budget, Canadians want crime under control. Under this government, the “soft on crime” policies they brought in—Bill C-5 and Bill C-75—give repeat offenders easy access to bail. What we see in this country is that Canadians are scared. They're scared to be at home or in their cars, and they're scared to send their kids to school alone. This country is not safe anymore because of the “soft on crime” policies of this government. Those two bills need to be repealed. Canadians are saying that now, under this government, criminals have more rights than victims do because repeat offenders are easily getting bail. We need to keep repeat offenders in jail and not give them bail. We see across this country that extortions are up more than 300% because Canada has become a safe haven for criminals and those who are committing extortion.
Lastly, Canadians want to see a plan for immigration. The Bank of Canada said that it was the population growth under this government—this out-of-control population growth—that was contributing further to the housing crisis. The Liberals expanded the population growth in order to get more votes, but Canadians are suffering without proper services. There are not enough jobs. There are not enough homes because new home starts have gone down under this government, not to mention that housing costs have doubled. Even newcomers are not able to survive.
I came here as a newcomer, and so did my family. Back then, you could live off of one paycheque. It's just not the same anymore. Canada is not the same country anymore. That's what we keep hearing all over the place, so we need to restore what Canada used to be. It used to be a place where your hard work could earn you a powerful paycheque that could afford affordable housing and groceries, and you could have those things while living in a safe neighbourhood. That was the Canadian dream, and that dream needs to be restored.
That's why now, more than ever, Canadians need a budget from the Liberal government—now, in the spring, before the summer starts—so that there's some assurance that this Prime Minister, who said he had a plan, actually shows that he has a plan. Once again, we are calling on this Liberal government to release a budget this spring to give Canadians some assurance that they can live in that Canada we once used to know and still love.