Leslie Church

Mr. Speaker, the very first day that the government formed, we delivered a tax cut for 22 million Canadians, and affordability has been at the top of our agenda ever since. We are going to continue making progress when that member gets to see the federal budget later this afternoon. We are going to be committed to the programs that we have created and brought forward, things like our national [more]

Mr. Speaker, Rick Hansen turned an extraordinary journey 40 years ago into a movement that changed Canada and the world: over 26 months, 34 countries and 40,000 kilometres, powered by his own physical strength and the strength of his belief. He challenged all of us to think bigger about disability, about opportunity and about the country we can build together. Man in Motion: The Rick Hansen [more]

Mr. Speaker, if we look at the report from The Salvation Army, it notes that 83% of respondents say that support services improved their family's well-being, and 53% say that it improved their access to food. That is why our government is funding these services through things like the national food security strategy. When we look at these reports, they talk about services like the groceries and [more]

Mr. Speaker, any time a child or family in Canada is hungry, it should stop us all. It is why this government made the national school food program permanent. It is why we tied the Canada child benefit to inflation. It is why we introduced the Canada disability benefit. It is why we are not finished. I would invite the member opposite to stay tuned tomorrow, when we introduce budget 2026. Those [more]

Mr. Speaker, I cannot help but pick up on that member's comment about compassion. I will talk about compassion. Compassion is a national school food program that is available in 63 public school jurisdictions in that member's province, a program that helps nearly 60,000 kids not go hungry at school. That is compassion. That is what this government stands for, and what we are going to continue to [more]

Mr. Speaker, this is the government that, from day one, has cut taxes for more than 22 million Canadians and reduced the fuel excise tax on Canadians as well. Despite the uncertainty that our economy is facing, GDP growth picked up earlier this year and is going to continue next year. The Bank of Canada expects growth to increase as a result of the government's measures, measures such as our [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, we absolutely take no lessons from the other side of the House when it comes to the national school food program. I was at that committee meeting, and I heard from the Coalition for Healthy School Food, from the Breakfast Club of Canada and from students who have written to ourabout how the national school food program is helping them every single day in their schools. [more]

Mr. Speaker, once again, we are going to take no lessons from the Conservatives in terms of affordability for families. We have been delivering it. We have put in place longer parental leave options, shared parental benefits, greater support for working families and, perhaps most importantly and most historically, a Canada-wide early learning and child care program saving families over $16,000 a [more]

University—Rosedale Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague fromfor splitting her time with me. A little less than a year ago, in December 2025, I visited the Hospital for Sick Children, or SickKids, as we know it in Toronto and across Canada. It has been called the world's best children's health care centre. It is 150 years old. That day last December, I met with seven researchers and pediatricians [more]

Madam Speaker, the bill would make provisions for penalties in this scheme, and the companies have an interest in having their products in market. We want to make sure those products are safe, so if they are designed safely and if they meet the test the commission would set out, then we are going to feel much more reassured about their presence inside our digital borders. We definitely know there [more]

Madam Speaker, I have heard those concerns raised, but where I come down on this issue is believing we need action today. We need a commission that is going to be flexible, that is going to be able to adapt to the way technology is changing in front of our eyes right now. If we wait to get that just perfect, if we wait to hammer out all of those details, the technology, the platforms will [more]