Jason Groleau

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals have completely abandoned the Canadian steel industry. The American tariffs are costing businesses a fortune. Just ask Groupe Camnor, Beauce Atlas or Garaga. The tariffs are costing them each an extra $1.5 million a month. That amounts to an additional $54 million a year for these three incredible businesses in Beauce. Prime Minister Thepromised us a deal with the [more]

Madam Speaker, you will have to excuse him. He is new here and is struggling this morning. We are all in favour of national sovereignty. That is clear. We are just asking the government to exercise discipline, but it never does. I want to come back to the decision to spend $200 million on a 24- by 35-foot concrete pad. It makes no sense. That should not happen. The government should be [more]

Madam Speaker, U.S. tariffs are hurting our small and medium-sized businesses. SMEs account for 99.7% of businesses in Canada and support nearly eight million jobs. According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, tariffs are leading to additional costs of $187,000 a month per exporting business. Why are the Liberals sending our money abroad, to the tune of billions of dollars, [more]

Madam Speaker, when families in Beauce sit down to make their budget, they naturally begin with the essentials: groceries, housing, electricity, car payments, school supplies, clothing and all the other basic necessities. Then they look at what is left in their wallet and, unfortunately, they are forced to make choices. There are always choices to be made. They may have to postpone a repair, [more]

Madam Speaker, these measures are going to help big corporations. What I am saying is that the Liberals are turning their backs on our SMEs. Tariffs are having an impact: thirty-two per cent of Canadian businesses plan to scale back their operations, 24% are planning a hiring freeze and 23% intend to cancel their investments in Canada. The Liberal government has collected over $9.7 billion in [more]

Madam Speaker, I have the utmost respect for my colleague. The words “responsibility” and “accountability” should be heard a lot more here in Parliament. As parliamentarians, we are taking action, representing taxpayers and managing public funds. While people are struggling to put food on the table, the government is spending $200 million on a 25- by 35-foot concrete slab. That is unacceptable.

Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague for his question. I mentioned this in my speech. I asked what the criteria are. Does a bidder have to know someone in the ministers' offices to get a contract? It should not be that way. There needs to be a lot more transparency on this file. Far too much taxpayer money is being spent haphazardly. There needs to be more discipline.

Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague, who is a great hockey player by the way. I have had to face off with him a few times. That is a good question. Yes, the purpose is national security, and yes, we need launch capabilities. However, as I have been saying all day, people are struggling to eat and yet money is being spent with reckless abandon. It is important to manage Canadians' money [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague from Richmond—Arthabaska—des-Sources on his excellent speech. We are experiencing an affordability crisis, and we had a vote today. I would like to ask him the following question: How does my colleague view the fact that the Bloc Québécois wants to reintroduce the excise tax on gasoline?

Mr. Speaker, he is right that I was not here in 2023; I was not around. That is a good point. In fact, it is one of the only good points he made on the subject. Earlier, I talked about inflation. I would like to point out that inflation did not start when the excise tax suspension was extended. It has been around for years, since 2019. As far as I know, the tax was in effect then. What we are [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am a bit surprised by his question. We moved a motion earlier because we wanted to talk about affordability. He voted against that motion, so I am having a hard time understanding his question. Again, the Liberals have set an end date for the taxes. Why not eliminate them altogether? That would give Canadians and Quebeckers, including the people of Beauce, a bit of breathing room.

Mr. Speaker, today I am going to talk about a subject that directly concerns the wallets of Canadians, Quebeckers and, obviously, the people of Beauce. I am going to talk about diesel prices, which have an impact on our families, on inflation, on the cost of groceries and on our constituents' abilities to make ends meet. To begin, I would like to talk about my magnificent region, Beauce. Beauce [more]

Mr. Speaker, what the minister is telling us concerns a program affected by fraud. I, on the other hand, am talking about skilled workers in our regions. They refuse to deport non-citizens who have no legal right to remain here, who abuse our system and who are a financial burden on taxpayers. The regions of Quebec are being hit hard by U.S. tariffs. Our unemployment rate is among the lowest in [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are allowing hundreds of thousands of non-Canadian citizens with expired visas to remain in the country and benefit from our public services. Thewould rather deport our skilled immigrant workers, such as machinists, who obey the law, are integrated into our regions, contribute to society and work in our factories. Why are the Liberals penalizing skilled [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Brome—Missisquoi, whom I hold in high regard, for his excellent question. Why am I saying that this is not enough? I do not know whether the Liberals have any data suggesting that diesel prices will fall in the coming weeks, but for the time being, prices are increasing month after month. I do not know whether they are aware that there is [more]

Good morning, Mr. Chair. Mr. Sari, I would like to congratulate you on your first bill. It's exciting. You've worked hard. I offer you my congratulations. Could you explain to the public exactly what your bill entails and what it will mean for them?

How do you intend to implement this bill without imposing additional costs on taxpayers, without increasing bureaucracy and without opening up further government funding streams? How are you going to do that?