Adam Chambers

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, theassumed in his first budget that interest rates would stabilize and go lower, except they have actually been going up, including at the Bank of Canada. That means that Canadians will pay more when they renew their mortgage, but it also means taxpayers are on the hook for billions more. Why is that? It is because the Prime Minister chose to double the size of the [plus]

Mr. Speaker, it was devastating for social services delivery across the country when the Liberal government started downloading additional responsibilities, because it had to drastically cut its spending to make the bond markets happy. The bond markets are not happy right now, and we might see continued pressure on our fiscal finances as a result.

Mr. Speaker, I have shared many good conversations about economics with my colleague. I find him to be incredibly smart, and his question is quite correct. Prime Minister Thedoes not need to show up to question period every day, and he does not, which is maybe why we are asking that he might show up to a committee to answer some questions about this. finance minister Prime Minister While I have [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I was unaware that the member was such a proponent of supply-side economics. Prime Minister The truth is that the fiscal position of this country is being eroded. It is not getting better under the, even though he made that commitment to Canadians, when we are going to spend nearly 14¢ out of every tax dollar brought in on interest on the debt. Interest on the debt is the [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the constituents and residents of Simcoe North to talk about some important issues facing the economy and the importance of promises. What is a promise if one has no intention of keeping their word? When a politician makes a promise, some people immediately think the politician has no intention of keeping their word. I think many politicians make promises [plus]

finance minister Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has warned Canadians that the newandwill not even meet their own fiscal targets and anchors. The Prime Minister, that is, refuses to meet the standards he has imposed on himself and promised. If the Prime Minister is continuing to break these promises, they are about as unreliable as previous prime minister Justin [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I happen to think the members of Parliament from multiple parties who have spent decades in this place have made valuable contributions to this country. Prime Minister The fastest-growing expense in this budget is interest on the debt. In fact, in just a few years, almost 14¢ of every dollar earned by the government will go to paying interest on the debt. When thecame in, that [plus]

Mr. Speaker, I request that it be carried.

S-217 Mr. Speaker, it was a pleasure indeed to hear the wonderful words of my colleagues from multiple parties in this chamber about the need for greater transparency at the CRA and, if I heard correctly, general support of the principles of Bill. Calgary Crowfoot I have to commend my hon. colleague fromfor his following of this issue, from sponsoring a bill similar to this in a previous [plus]

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Welcome to committee. Thank you for your opening statement. I have a few questions. Before I get into the bill, I heard you reference changes to the Competition Act as it relates to refusal to deal. Are you aware of any cases under this new section that are specifically related to the automobile sector and repairing automobiles?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Sir, congratulations. It's a pleasure and an honour to have an opportunity to propose changing the statutes of Canada. I commend you for your efforts. I have a couple of questions on durability. Do you think the federal government is well placed to suggest or impose a minimum-life standard for a particular product?

The way you've described it to the committee, when I heard you say it, to me, you said that automobiles may be covered by that provision. Is that what you believe the intention was?

I will ask this, because it's relevant to the committee, given some of the other studies we're doing: How do you think about China versus Japan in that sense? Are they complementary to your business? Does doing more in one prevent you from doing more in the other, for example?

Thank you very much. Could I bring you back to port operational efficiency for a moment? I know you didn't have a position on whether a port should be privatized. On hearing your testimony, I guess your primary concern is the operational efficiency of a port. Is that fair?

We can choose any word you like, but should the federal government set a standard for the minimum useful life of a product like a washing machine or a hair dryer? Do you envision your bill giving the federal government the power to choose or impose a standard or suggest a standard that would set a minimum useful life for a particular product?

Thank you. I hope that the report will consider the total cost to consumers, both the lifetime cost and the upfront cost. My final question is around.... As I understand it, you would like to create a minimum standard that must be met across the country, because there are some provinces that don't have these standards already. Isn't it the case that importers typically have to align themselves [plus]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Morin, I certainly appreciate that you've had an opportunity to give us a lot of advice. Like Mr. Naqvi, I have a couple of questions—a macro picture for you. How do you think about which markets are more lucrative than others? For example, there's the Japanese market versus the Indonesian market and the Chinese market. How do you rank those? Where do you think the [plus]