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Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C-78 November 28th, 2024
Madam Speaker, during the last Harper government, which was a majority government, of course, Stephen Harper time allocated over 100 government bills. Considering that, I would imagine that it is hard for Canadians to believe that the current Conservative Party is so upset about the fact that there is a time allocation here.
Considering that record, would the member agree that time allocation on over 100 bills is deeply undemocratic?
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑78 November 28th, 2024
Madam Speaker, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on the Department of Finance to give affected small businesses a minimum credit of $1,000 in their GST/HST accounts to offset the administrative and programming costs because of the impact this short-term GST cut will have on them. New Democrats are in favour of that and think that making this GST cut permanent is the way to go.
In light of that, is the government willing to move forward with that $1,000 credit for the losses businesses may have?
Business of the House November 28th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. There have been discussions among the parties, and, if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion:
That, notwithstanding any standing order, special order or usual practice of the House, the House do now proceed to Statements by Members followed by Oral Questions, and that the usual allotment of time be afforded for each rubric.
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑78 November 28th, 2024
Madam Speaker, the CFIB was commented on by a Conservative colleague. The CFIB is calling on the Department of Finance to give affected small business owners a credit of a minimum of $1,000 in their GST/HST accounts to cover the program's administrative and programming costs for the holiday season. Certainly, the NDP is in favour of that. Is the government willing to do that to ensure that this is not hurting those small business owners?
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑78 November 28th, 2024
Madam Speaker, on a point of order, maybe you could remind the hon. member that we are not allowed to use props. He should remember that.
Government Business No. 43—Proceedings on Bill C‑78 November 27th, 2024
Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. This place has to function based on facts. That was absolutely untrue; I want the member to retract it and apologize for saying something he knows is untrue.
U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Products November 26th, 2024
Mr. Speaker, two things we have been talking about tonight, of course, are trade deals and a renegotiated CUSMA.
I was certainly concerned about the loss of 10% of the supply-managed sector, such as dairy farmers here in Canada, egg producers, chicken farmers and so on, that was negotiated by the Liberal government. If there is a future negotiation in terms of, clearly, what Trump has been talking about, which is to reopen CUSMA, I am concerned about what that might mean.
What are the hon. member's concerns about that for those supply-managed sectors?
U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Products November 26th, 2024
Madam Speaker, one of the things the member mentioned briefly was about free trade versus fair trade. I would really love for him to expand on that, why the Democrats believe in fair trade and how we would negotiate trade deals differently so they actually do benefit the workers he was talking about.
Privilege November 22nd, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I cannot understand why the member does not want to follow the rules of this place. The member for Edmonton Strathcona is clearly doing her job as a foreign affairs critic and as a member of Parliament in the House. She is standing up for communities; it is not meddling to do so.
Privilege November 22nd, 2024
Mr. Speaker, I really appreciated how much the member focused on the importance of whistle-blowers in coming forward and calling out the government of the day when it is breaking laws. I absolutely agree. I find it very difficult when those whistle-blowers are attacked and discredited.
However, in 2012, a special adviser to the justice department, Edgar Schmidt, raised concerns that the department and the Conservative government were not upholding their obligation to notify Parliament regarding concerns they had about their bill at the time, the Fair Elections Act, saying it was unconstitutional. The member's leader, the member for Carleton, was trying to ram it through Parliament at the time.
Schmidt blew the whistle on the instructions he received from the government to cook the legal analysis and cover up for the blatant attacks on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Schmidt was suspended without pay and barred from office for speaking out. I am eager to ask the hon. member whether he would stand up today to apologize to a public servant like Edgar Schmidt for being a whistle-blower and standing up for what is right, or will he just continue to stand in the hypocrisy that seems to be such a large part of the Conservative Party?