Melissa Lantsman

Prime Minister culture minister Attorney General Mr. Speaker, we get it. They got follow-up emails, but even her Liberal colleagues are telling the CBC that she is not fit for the job. However, none of that seems to matter to the Liberal, because this is how it works in Liberal Ottawa. Step one is someone fails at their job. Step two is they get a promotion. Step three is they start the cycle [more]

immigration minister Mr. Speaker, we can add the Auditor General's name to the long list of people who know theis not very good at her job. She already has no idea how to address the millions of expired visa holders in Canada, and a new report found that, of over 150,000 fraudulent immigration cases, less than 3% were investigated. There is no accountability for the fraudsters and no [more]

Mr. Speaker, the only thing that is shameful is an answer like that from somebody who has been here for 10 years and whose government has created a homegrown problem with out-of-control taxes, out-of-control spending and mountains of red tape. Now we have the only shrinking economy in the G7, the second-highest unemployment rate, the highest household debt and the highest food inflation. Everyone [more]

Mr. Speaker, nobody, not even the Liberal government, can sugar-coat the findings in the most recent jobs report. It revealed the largest collapse in full-time jobs since COVID. Over 100,000 jobs were lost, with a youth unemployment rate of 14% now. TD called it “weak”, while CIBC called it “very bad”, and BMO called it “simply brutal”. However, it is more than just words. It is empty bank [more]

Mr. Speaker, there has been a lot written and said about the government's new focus on China. I think our U.S. counterparts would also be rather concerned. The matter at hand is the difference between securing a trade relationship, opening markets to farmers, and creating a strategic partnership with a country that does not share our values or our national security interests and, frankly, has [more]

Mr. Speaker, I know this is supposed to be a gotcha question, but this is the party of free trade. This is a party that signed more free trade agreements and had the richest middle class before the Liberals took over more than 10 years ago. We support expanding trade, but the matter here is that free trade has to be fair for all of the participants. We also cherish our values of freedom, [more]

Winnipeg North Mr. Speaker, once in a while the member fortells the truth in this House. I will leave it to them. I laid out very clearly that free trade needs to be fair trade. Access of products to our market and fairness for U.K. pensioners should be at the centre of this conversation, and they certainly have not been.

Mr. Speaker, let me explain something back. Just because one does not have to do something, it does not mean they should not, especially when they lead their allies to believe that they will. We have a name for that. The Liberals cannot paper over a 10-year record of shutting down the oil and gas sector, leaving our country weaker, more dependent and unable to step up when it matters. They can [more]

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, yesterday themade the absurd promise that Canada would “do its part” to help stabilize global oil markets, but Canada cannot do its part because after a decade of Liberal energy policies, we do not have a strategic oil reserve. When allies need energy and markets need stability, Canada has nothing to offer but the minister's promises. [more]

Leader of the Opposition Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, last week, thewent to the U.K. and Germany, and that visit was received very well. The Leader of the Opposition spoke to theabout his visit to the U.S. and stands ready to help. He is going to go to Michigan to speak about auto and to Texas to speak about our resources, to ensure that jobs are kept in Canada. We look forward to that visit. [more]

Edmonton Manning Mr. Speaker, I am going to split my time with the hon. colleague from, a great parliamentarian to work with, a thoughtful guy and a friend. Today, we are debating trade, if members have been paying attention. There are few issues that are closer in the minds of Canadians at the moment. Across the country, Canadians are worried about their families and their savings and whether [more]