Burton Bailey

Mr. Speaker, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, public debt charges are the fastest-growing major expense and have already surpassed Canada health transfer payments. That means Canadians are paying more to service debt than they receive for health care. Can my hon. colleague think of a few ways the Liberal government could improve the amount of debt? Could it cut back on its spending [more]

Mr. Speaker, the government often says health care is a priority, yet the PBO shows that the debt servicing spending this year already exceeds the health transfers. By 2030, the debt servicing cost will hit $83 billion, while health care transfers are projected to only be $67 billion. Will the Liberal government commit that no future budget will allow the debt charges to exceed the Canadian [more]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague's speech was excellent. I would like to ask a very simple question: Could the member think of just a few ways the Liberal government could lower federal spending to get its budget under control?

Mr. Speaker, the simple question I would like to ask the hon. parliamentary secretary is this: How many empty promises will it take before the Liberals admit that announcements and press conferences are not the same as results?

Mr. Speaker, I have a simple question. Why should Quebeckers have confidence in another Liberal commitment when the government's record, across multiple policies, continues to raise questions about delivery?

Mr. Speaker, it was the Conservative government, under then prime minister Harper, that recognized Quebec as a nation. Culture, language and shared ancestry all played a part in determining what a nation is. With this in mind, the province of Quebec demands a level of autonomy that other provinces do not benefit from in Canada. Would my colleague agree that the other provinces in Canada, such as [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to quote Michael Geist, Canada research chair in Internet and e-commerce law: “Patching the old broadcast contribution system onto the Internet was never a good idea, and starting over creates an opportunity for a much-needed full reset and the chance to provide more sensible answers to those questions.” Would the Liberal member agree that the Liberal government failed [more]

C-224 Mr. Speaker, this is a very important question. Billwas shut down yesterday at the health committee and stripped line by line. I felt like we had been misled by the Liberal health committee members. This is truly going to hurt all of the natural health products people. The 80% of Canadians who use these products are going to be forced to either purchase them from the United States at a [more]

Mr. Speaker, I have a lot to say about that. The first thing I would like to say is we would be an energy superpower. We would have a stockpile. We would be able to control our fuel prices. Farmers would not be facing twice the price in fuel costs from year to year. The actual building of a pipeline, if the bureaucracy of the Liberal government was not in the way, could be accomplished in a [more]

finance minister Mr. Speaker, 52 Albertans fear for their jobs because the Liberal government is failing Canadian businesses thanks to rising costs they are struggling to absorb. Technalogix is a 37-year-old Red Deer manufacturer of broadcasting and radar technology. It is getting squeezed by policies that hurt Canadian businesses. Added costs of up to 60% are already making Canadian-built [more]

Prime Minister parliamentary secretary Mr. Speaker, thehas been in power for 18 months and yesterday, he said he just got here. For the first time, I heard hissay we are in an affordability crisis. Every time we talk about these programs, they are band-aids. We need solutions. The Conservatives have put forward a list of things that would make a difference to Canadians, not just a cheque in the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address our Conservative motion calling on this House to recognize that Canada is in an affordability crisis. For workers whose paycheques are barely covering their monthly expenses, families worrying about whether they will be able to provide nutritious food for their kids or even put them in extracurricular activities, low-income seniors whose pensions are [more]

Mr. Speaker, fuel costs have hit record highs, and working Canadians are paying the price. Diesel has gone up 80% in a year. Farmers are spending thousands of dollars a day to keep feeding the country, and those costs hit every grocery bill. Canada should have some of the most affordable energy on the planet, but a decade of Liberal blocking, stalling and delaying has led us here. Foreign wars [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to all our expert witnesses. Mr. Buckley, I'm going to be asking you a series of questions. I'd like to keep it brief, so that we can get through the whole list. Please describe your experience when dealing with Health Canada and the regulatory regime. I'm always hearing from organizations and medical professionals that Health Canada is a major roadblock when [more]