Kent MacDonald

Mr. Speaker, the member's speech was very informative. Our government has been diversifying to help the agricultural sector. We recently opened trade with Mexico. In particular, potatoes are going to go into Mexico. There are exporters in my riding who are very excited about that. Can the member speak to that?

Mr. Speaker, it is planting time in P.E.I., so I give a big shout-out to farmers who are once again heading to their fields, beginning the important work of seeding new crops. Farming families rise early and work long hours, all while facing the uncertainties of climate change, input costs and global disruptions, yet they continue to deliver with determination and pride. They are the ultimate [more]

A lot of the negotiations end up at a supplementary agreement for shorter-term funding, and they are contentious, so you might get four or five of those ongoing with different sunset dates. An example I'm quite familiar with is in agriculture. They do a five-year national policy framework. It seems to work quite well. Once the provinces sign on to it and it's negotiated, it seems to work quite [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the witnesses today. Ms. Robson, I'll go back to what you said in your opening remarks with regard to the federal model we're in. I represent the smallest province in the Confederation: P.E.I. We are highly reliant on the federal government for transfers to our province. About 40% of the P.E.I. budget is based on federal transfers, but I don't agree with [more]

I'm going to cede the rest of my time to Mr. Leitão.

High household debt is obviously something many Canadians are struggling with. As government officials, what would you recommend we do differently in policy, other than the affordability measures we've put in? Since our government was formed a year ago, we've brought in a groceries and essentials benefit, which is going to help out families with up to $1,900 this year, and then with $1,400 for [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to the witnesses. Prime Minister Carney We've seen an evolving theme as we've been doing this study for several weeks now and hearing from a lot of different witnesses. The picture is obviously that there are Canadians struggling with household debt. I think the high inflation that ended about a year and a half ago is starting to offer some relief. I heard the [more]