Dane Lloyd

Mr. Speaker, related to my hon. colleague's last question and her answer, I wonder if the member is aware of the value of the productivity mega tax deduction for Canada's oil and gas sector. Much of the revenue the government has projected to raise in the next few years relies on the success of our oil and gas sector. I wonder if the member can tell us how excited she is about the productivity [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, if I mastered my own finances the same way themasters the budget, I would not qualify for a payday loan at Money Mart. The Prime Minister told Canadians his deficit was only a measly $62 billion but when he includes his so-called investments, it reaches $150 billion. This kind of accounting trickery would not get someone a bank loan from the Prime Minister, but he [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, theclaims his budget will make Canadians masters of their own destiny but with this massive debt binge, the only masters are global bankers and bondholders. The total deficit, projected at $150 billion, undermines our economy. Debt interest payments are now over $1 billion each week, and the fiscal guardrails are far in the rearview mirror. Canada lost over 50,000 [more]

Mr. Speaker, I note that the hon. member is a climate change champion and that he talked a lot about the clean energy investments his government is making. I want to ask about the productivity mega tax deduction. It is estimated that this tax deduction will provide a $2-billion annual tax break to Canada's oil and gas sector. We are certainly excited about that in Alberta. I wonder if the member [more]

Mr. Speaker, this issue about the contract with the Commissionaires and Allied Universal is not just about veterans' jobs. The Corps of Commissionaires is a non-profit corporation, and the excess revenues that it produces beyond wages are primarily sent toward benevolent funds and charitable causes. These include its national bursary program as well as sponsorship for veterans' organizations like [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise in the House of Commons to speak. Riding Mountain I will be splitting my time with the member for. Today I am proud to support our Conservative motion on the issue of veterans hiring. In this country, people who serve in our military oftentimes will leave that service with challenges. One of those challenges is finding meaningful employment. The [more]

Mr. Speaker, that is what Parliament and the House of Commons are here for. They are here to hold the government accountable. I take pleasure in doing that. I hope that we can get better results for Canadians. This is just one such case. I think if we had not shed light on this issue, it would have gone by unnoticed. Day after day, year after year, as the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires loses [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is critically important to note that the government claims its hands were tied and that another company had a competitive bid. It came in at $80,000 less. I know for a fact that the government does not just consider the financial value of an award. It has to consider a broad spectrum of factors in making a decision. For the government to hide behind an $80,000 contract decision to [more]

Mr. Speaker, actions speak louder than words, and the government did exactly the opposite of what the member just said. Prime Minister The Canadian Corps of Commissionaires is a not-for-profit that prioritizes the hiring of Canada's veterans. For generations, the Canadian government has provided it the right of first refusal for security contracts. The Commissionaires put in a competitive bid, [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would tell the member to reach out to the Interfaith Committee on Canadian Military Chaplaincy. This organization has a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Canada that it is to have annual meetings with the Minister of National Defence. It has not had a single meeting since the Liberal government took power in 2015. The member says that he has not heard from any [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thevowed to make Canada its own best customer. He promised that when his government spends, it will select Canadian suppliers and Canadian jobs first. When it comes to election time, the Prime Minister is elbows up, but when it comes to contract time, he chooses America first. Prime Minister He awarded a U.S. security firm with ties to Trump's ICE a $12-million [more]

Mr. Speaker, on the issue of chaplaincy and the ability to pray at ceremonies, I note that under the government's policy, it has a specific section regarding indigenous cultural practices. This policy says that an indigenous person is not allowed to share their spiritual practices. In fact, that has to be religiously neutral. There could be a situation where an indigenous person mentions the word [more]

Mr. Speaker, the gap in this country between the haves and the have-nots is growing wider and wider. Liberal inflationary spending and taxes are driving up the cost of living for those who are struggling and padding the pockets of the wealthiest. Canadian families are already the most indebted in the G7. With rising inflation and interest rates, they will now have to pay more for their mortgage, [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Bank of Canada just raised its interest rate for the first time in three years, hitting Canadians with higher mortgage and borrowing costs at a time when families are already struggling to make ends meet. The cost of fuel, food and homes keeps rising. Families are already going further into debt each month just to make ends meet, and now they have to pay higher interest. We know [more]