Jason Groleau

Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is completely lacking in transparency. At the Major Projects Office, employees work for the government but are paid by private companies that could benefit from decisions that are, shall we say, favourable to them. Who pays whom? Who decides what? Who keeps an eye on all these people? Who benefits? Above all, who is lining their pockets? The Liberals refuse to [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thepromised a great deal with the United States, but there are no results. It is a total failure. Last week, the Prime Minister said that he could wait two or two and a half years before negotiating with the Americans. However, a few days ago, before calling the by-elections, who did he call? He called Donald Trump to negotiate. What a coincidence. It is déjà vu all [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thewas elected on a promise to save us from Mr. Trump. Where is the deal? There is no deal. All we get are promises and empty talk, never any results. Our businesses are paying the price for his failure. Quebec has lost 130,000 jobs since January. Will the Prime Minister succeed in delivering the deal he promised, or will he continue putting on a political spectacle?

Minister of Finance Minister of Industry Mr. Speaker, the Liberals' abandonment of the steel sector is causing tremendous harm to Canadian workers. Following the loss of 500 jobs at Stelco, another 2,000 jobs are now being lost across Canada. In recent months, dozens of Quebec businesses have contacted us to denounce the Liberal government, which is completely out of touch with reality. These [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have completely abandoned the Canadian steel industry. The American tariffs are costing businesses a fortune. Just ask Groupe Camnor, Beauce Atlas or Garaga. The tariffs are costing them each an extra $1.5 million a month. That amounts to an additional $54 million a year for these three incredible businesses in Beauce. Prime Minister Thepromised us a deal with the [more]

Madam Speaker, I have the utmost respect for my colleague. The words “responsibility” and “accountability” should be heard a lot more here in Parliament. As parliamentarians, we are taking action, representing taxpayers and managing public funds. While people are struggling to put food on the table, the government is spending $200 million on a 25- by 35-foot concrete slab. That is unacceptable.

Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague for his question. I mentioned this in my speech. I asked what the criteria are. Does a bidder have to know someone in the ministers' offices to get a contract? It should not be that way. There needs to be a lot more transparency on this file. Far too much taxpayer money is being spent haphazardly. There needs to be more discipline.

Madam Speaker, you will have to excuse him. He is new here and is struggling this morning. We are all in favour of national sovereignty. That is clear. We are just asking the government to exercise discipline, but it never does. I want to come back to the decision to spend $200 million on a 24- by 35-foot concrete pad. It makes no sense. That should not happen. The government should be [more]

Madam Speaker, these measures are going to help big corporations. What I am saying is that the Liberals are turning their backs on our SMEs. Tariffs are having an impact: thirty-two per cent of Canadian businesses plan to scale back their operations, 24% are planning a hiring freeze and 23% intend to cancel their investments in Canada. The Liberal government has collected over $9.7 billion in [more]

Madam Speaker, U.S. tariffs are hurting our small and medium-sized businesses. SMEs account for 99.7% of businesses in Canada and support nearly eight million jobs. According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, tariffs are leading to additional costs of $187,000 a month per exporting business. Why are the Liberals sending our money abroad, to the tune of billions of dollars, [more]