Grant Jackson

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, we are three months into the new year and Canadians are seeing more of the same from the Liberal government. Thehas made promise after promise to improve Canada's finances but, as the months go by, the government has failed to deliver a single positive economic outcome. The Liberals promised the best G7 economy, but instead, Canada sits at last place. In fact, Canada's [more]

Thank you, Chair. Mr. Terrazzano, is there any steel in a combine?

Here is one last question from me, and then I'm going to cede my time to Mr. Groleau. What are your thoughts on food prices in Canada right now? What would the impact be of an increasing industrial carbon tax on food prices?

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I certainly agree with that, and I thank you for mentioning Manitoba. Too often our friendly province of Manitoba isn't mentioned in testimony from witnesses. Fertilizer is a big source of employment in my constituency, so this is a great comparison. Koch Fertilizer resides in Brandon, and we have Deep Sky, which started in Alberta, proposing a direct air carbon capture facility in my [more]

I guess my question on that then is, given how badly the digital services tax went when the Liberal government tried to impose that tax on, as you call them, foreign-owned social media platforms, do you have any confidence that the government could achieve any meaningful success? It has resulted in media organizations not being allowed to share their information on these platforms. As that's been [more]

It's an interesting question, and that kind of segues to Ms. Munday, because I am concerned about the quality of information—perhaps, specifically if there are targeted campaigns on social media by foreign state actors. You raised the issue of the party platforms and when they were unveiled. I'm curious if you think the scheduling of the leaders debate also matters for young voters.

Thank you. I cede the rest of my time to Mr. Groleau.

I agree, but I'm also concerned about where the leaders' debates are streamed and about access to them. I am 29, and Ms. Kayabaga and I often debate about whether that makes me a millennial or a gen Z. We're not going to get into that today, but the point is that I don't subscribe to cable, and most of my generation and those younger than me don't. I'm wondering if you have specific suggestions [more]

I am concerned about the impact of disinformation on Canada, in particular the fact that, as you mentioned, there are new strategic partnerships with some countries that are, as we are well aware, some of the largest interferers in Canada's elections. Do you have any specific concerns about what a change in Canadian foreign policy towards a closer alignment with those countries will mean for [more]

Chair, I don't have anything further to say to that.

Thank you, Chair. Thank you very much to the three witnesses for being here today. I have a number of questions. There was some very interesting testimony. I think perhaps I'll start with Ms. Delhon, who went last. I'm curious about your comment that Canada has been complacent and that democracy and cohesion have suffered. Do you have specific examples of other places or countries that have [more]