Jamie Schmale

Mr. Speaker, Mariposa Dairy has been warning the government about this threat since March 2025. It told Ottawa then that tariffs could devastate the Canadian agricultural industry when it comes to dairy goats. On one hand, the Liberals are saying they are here for workers, yet after a year of waiting, time is running out as the company takes on more and more debt. Will the government commit [more]

Mr. Speaker, Mariposa Dairy in Lindsay supports 200 Ontario dairy goat farms and exports more than $60 million a year in cheese to the United States. Because of U.S. tariffs, the company is being hit with a $4.5-million bill every month. It has warned that without an immediate solution, the entire Canadian dairy goat industry will be decimated. What specifically is the government doing to secure [more]

Thank you very much, Chair. Thank you again to our witnesses for being here on this very important discussion we're having. Maybe I'll start with you, Minister Laking, and then I'll jump up to the Northwest Territories—or over to the Northwest Territories—if that works. You mentioned in your opening remarks the cost of electricity, but these types of situations don't just pop up. I'm guessing [more]

Maybe I'll jump over to the Northwest Territories. Minister, thanks to Mr. Zimmer, the three of us here on this side had an opportunity to travel to the Northwest Territories. The topic of energy and aging infrastructure seems to be an ongoing issue. I know it's important to have that partnership because the territories can't do it alone. At the same time, we heard about how the cost of energy, [more]

That emergency work usually is more costly than the normal work. Your government was sworn in about a year or so ago. Congratulations. You got 66% of the vote in your riding. Well done. I'm jealous. At the same time, you spent some time working within the government, either municipally or at the territorial level. What kinds of investments were made over the last, say, 10 years to upgrade the [more]