Dominique O'Rourke

Mr. Speaker, my dad grew up in my hon. colleague's riding. I thank the member for being a tireless defender and an advocate for action on anti-Semitism. It is shocking to me that in a city like Guelph, members of the Jewish community are worried about their safety. They are looking for leadership. They are looking to us to do something. I ask my colleague, with regard to the protection of [more]

Mr. Speaker, it puzzles me that the member from Windsor would not be celebrating that federal government investments in the NextStar plant mean 1,100 jobs in his riding. The people at Stellantis are excited to add a third shift. The people are looking to government to support them in this difficult period with a challenging trading partner. I am hearing a lot of “throwing up our hands” on the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have two things. One is that there are ongoing negotiations with Washington regarding unjustified, illegal tariffs. That is number one. Number two is that this uncertainty caused by the American tariffs has put a hold on things like the Honda plant. It has created uncertainty, so a number of automakers are waiting to see. That is a private sector decision. What is the opposition's [more]

Mr. Speaker, given that my hon. colleague is the former finance minister for the province of Quebec, I would like to ask him whether eliminating the GST on vehicles manufactured in Canada could increase the deficit. I would also like him to comment on the government's plan for the automotive sector and on the importance of investing in that industry, both now and in the future.

Mr. Speaker, $3 billion in the strategic response fund, $1.5 billion for infrastructure to create certainty in electrification and $1 billion for tariff relief is not waiting it out. Supports for workers and retraining to help auto plants retool and auto parts manufacturers keep people on the shop floor is not waiting it out. I have confidence in our ambassadors and our negotiating teams. We all [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition on behalf of citizens and residents of Canada concerning the start-up visa program. The petitioners are concerned that in recent years, start-up visa applicants have faced extensive and unpredictable processing delays, often lasting several years, despite having undergone rigorous vetting by designated organizations. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and [more]

Mr. Speaker, what is before the House today is a rather myopic look at a few things that could happen in the auto sector, whereas the Liberal government's plan is comprehensive. I wonder if my colleague would talk about how the government's automobile strategy looks at the full supply chain and what the benefits are for Canada, looking at things from critical minerals to the dealership.

Mr. Speaker, we just cannot run the 2026 auto sector with a 1965 rule book, unless the plan is to drive Canada straight into the past. The members opposite are saying we need a plan. On February 5, the new government presented a plan in consultation with all of the industry associations and workers. It was received with universal acclaim. Battle River—Crowfoot This is not the first time the [more]

Mr. Speaker, if the Government of Canada had a magic wand for tariff-free access to the United States, the Conservatives would oppose it. We can do more than one thing at a time. We can fight for the auto sector and the canola sector and the fisheries sector. That is what being in government is. It is all of it. We cannot have a myopic plan that does not consult anybody and will not yield any [more]

Thank you, Chair Carr. Dr. Dehghantanha, it's nice to see you again. Thanks very much for an earlier conversation at the University of Guelph. The University of Guelph has the Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence, as well as the AI for Food initiative. Given that Ms. Cukier was talking about having a sectoral approach to AI adoption and that we tend to be [more]

Thank you. I have another question. When speaking with Dr. Beth Parker from the groundwater research centre at Guelph, I asked her whether AI will allow her to accelerate discovery. She said, “We still have to go and get the core samples. We still need the data.” That goes to Ms. Cukier's earlier comments. I'm struggling with the timelines we're discussing. Sometimes it's 12 to 18 months or [more]