John-Paul Danko

Mr. Speaker, when the member and several others opposite stand up, it is often the same string of hyperbole and cynicism that we hear over and over again. I often think about how sad it would be to live in a world that is that cynical all the time about everything. I grew up in Canada's steel city, Hamilton. My family worked in the steel industry. Steel is in our blood. I want to give the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I did not get to that in my speech, but I am glad I get to answer it here. As we are investing $51 billion to build Canada strong and $13 billion in the affordable homes plan, or Build Canada Homes, we need to make sure that we have the next generation of workers in the skilled trades available to work on those projects. I spent 20 years working in heavy civil construction, working [more]

Mr. Speaker, the member opposite spoke about her real concern for the affordability concerns that her residents are facing. She spoke a lot, in particular, about the increase in fuel prices and how that impacts farmers, as well as the increased costs of fertilizer. I just want to give the member an opportunity. This has been caused by a unilateral war by the Trump administration against Iran, [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is fascinating to hear the anti-capitalist rhetoric from the NDP, the party that is supposed to be representing workers. Will the member opposite acknowledge that there are thousands of workers who work in the private sector and in the oil and gas industry, who make the steel and the components that go into that industry and who are benefiting from the government's investments?

Mr. Speaker, as the representative for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, I want to take this moment to congratulate the Ancaster Lions Volleyball Club. The 18U rep team won a gold medal at nationals this past weekend in Calgary. The adage in sports is that we want to win the last game we play, and for many of these players, this was their last game of competitive volleyball. It was just amazing to [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is important to recognize that part of the build Canada strong fund, that $51-billion build communities strong fund, also includes investment in community infrastructure, recreation infrastructure and sport infrastructure. On top of that is a specific $775 million to build up sport across Canada, as I said, from house league level all the way up to Olympic level athletes. I [more]

Mr. Speaker, the International Monetary Fund said straight up that Canada is in the best fiscal position of the G7. I am wondering if the member opposite understands the difference between investment and spending, because Canadians sure do.

Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives just love their conspiracy theories. Our government is investing in affordable housing. An hon. member: What is the street address? John-Paul Danko: It is 1686 Main Street West, unit 3, where it has always been. Mr. Speaker, our government is making generational investments to make sure that residents have the opportunities they deserve in Hamilton and [more]

Mr. Speaker, the member spoke about his time serving in Canada's Armed Forces. Just recently, I had the opportunity to spend some time at the HMCS Star in Hamilton speaking with recruits, reservists, veterans and cadets, the young men and women in Canada's military who are so proud of their country and their service. I spoke with the commander who talked about the increase in recruiting and [more]

I have a point of order, Chair. I'm confused. Are we doing another round?

Thank you. We'll switch to consulting. In your opening statement, you talked about the reduction of management consultants as a strategy to save public funds. I worked in consulting for 20 years as a consulting engineer, mainly in large, heavy, civil public infrastructure projects. One thing that was always interesting was saying when to bring in an external consultant—when you needed external [more]

Thank you, Chair. Some of the things that I'm most excited about here in Ottawa are the restoration, renovation and structural upgrades that are ongoing for Centre Block. Canada's Parliament Buildings have been described as a cathedral to democracy. They're an icon for residents across Canada and around the world. On the significant amount of work that's going on there, there's the historical [more]