Jean-Denis Garon

Mr. Speaker, this reminds me of the discussion we had yesterday and the witnesses we heard from at the finance committee. We all agreed that Canada has a productivity problem and that we need to grow our collective wealth. We also have to make sure that people's income, especially that of the poorest 20% of households, rises faster than the cost of living. That calls for private investment. We [more]

Mr. Speaker, I take issue with the question itself. The structure of the question seems like sophistry. What the member is saying is that because the transition will take time, there is no point in doing it step by step and we should abandon the attempt altogether and just drown ourselves in oil. We have consistently acknowledged that this will take time. We have not said that all pipelines must [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am quite fond of the member for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin. It is a pleasure to work with him. The answer is yes. That is why we voted in favour of that benefit and that is why we welcomed that cheque. That is exactly what we were saying. This cheque, which is the former GST rebate, takes into account household composition, family allowances and income. It is targeted, and it is the kind [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Joliette—Manawan for giving an excellent and very informative speech, as usual. His answers to the questions were equally insightful. We are here to discuss gas prices, because the situation today is truly troubling, distressing and worrisome for families. One of the reasons we are discussing this issue today, if not the only reason, is President Trump's [more]

I understand that the interpretation didn't work, that the witness didn't understand the question and that I just lost a minute of my speaking time.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Welcome to the witnesses. To the ladies from Equifax Canada, a few years ago, there was a problem with my financial institution. It lost my data and then opened up an Equifax file for me, but under the wrong name. It was not my correct name. I was told to call Equifax and try to get them to correct my name. The Equifax people asked me to send faxes and documents. I never [more]

I will not use my status as an elected official to get better service. I just wanted to say that you have so much real-time data that sometimes I wonder about its reliability. You're saying that I'm part of the 1% of people affected. So that's unlucky. Many groups, including the Canadian Credit Agency, rely on a 2004 study that found that only 79% of credit files were accurate and that more than [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to thank my colleagues for their understanding. I really appreciate it. In recent years, many people have said that the rapid population growth caused by immigration and other factors combined with a housing supply that has not kept pace may have put upward pressure on housing prices, because the number of homes available in the short term is fairly fixed. As of [more]

No, but do you expect interest rates to rise at some point? You can plan ahead. The entire financial sector is anticipating what the Bank of Canada will do. Contingency plans are being prepared. That is the Department of Finance's job. We have never had an oil shock without an eventual hike in interest rates. Do you expect it to be different this time given the uncertainty we are facing?

I have a question on another subject. We are in the midst of an oil shock. We know that the war in Iran is causing a significant supply shock. Stéphane Marion, from the National Bank, recently indicated that never before in the history of Canada or even in the history of the industrialized countries has there ever been an oil shock of this kind without interest rate hikes from the central banks. [more]

I think that could be a good avenue to explore. I want to throw that out there very quickly. I also get the sense that household incomes in recent years have not kept up with house prices. Aside from all the demographic challenges, does the fact that revenues haven't kept up with price increases to date explain the market adjustment we are seeing now? Does it contribute to that?

Madam Chair, can I have my time back if I repeat my question?

Madam Chair, you won't be surprised by the nature of the point of order. In general, things are going smoothly with interpretation and there are no worries. I commend the interpreters for their work. They're doing an amazing job. I just want to point out to you though that, when you have two and a half minutes, you're a member of the second opposition, and you ask a 30-second question and, [more]

Thank you.

You are repeating my question. My question is this: Does the shift from policies that stimulate demand to policies that stimulate supply not amount to an acknowledgement that the government, and the Trudeau government in particular, has been taking the wrong approach for several years now? When an economist becomes Prime Minister and makes drastic changes to this policy, does it not indicate [more]

I rise on a point of order, Madam Chair.