Jonathan Rowe

Mr. Speaker, it was not very long ago that BC Ferries awarded a contract to China. That was not in the interests of the Canadian people, and most people we talked to on the street thought it was absolutely ridiculous. Meanwhile, the federal government gave billions of dollars to BC Ferries, but the Liberals just shrugged their shoulders with no regard. Would allowing this Crown corporation open [more]

Madam Speaker, when I am in my riding, I hear a lot of small business owners say that they cannot succeed or get ahead because there is so much red tape and there are so many rules. They cannot even sell a loaf of bread without all of these regulations. I am curious if the hon. member would like to speak to how we need to strike a balance among reducing red tape, having a deregulated economy [more]

Mr. Speaker, youth unemployment is skyrocketing right now. When I was in high school, not very long ago, if someone wanted a job, they went down to McDonald's with their resume and were given a job on the spot. As long as someone showed up for work and did a good job, they could work. Kids are coming up to me, almost in tears, saying that they applied to 130 places and put out hundreds of [more]

Mr. Speaker, oftentimes I hear people across the country, especially Liberals across the aisle, say that these high oil prices are because of Donald Trump and wars around the world. Would the hon. Conservative member like to talk about these issues and what our policies are on them?

Mr. Speaker, they are great ideas and great proposals. A lot of them seem like our ideas, but the devil is in the details. Let us talk about the school lunch program. It is a great program that feeds kids, but out of 64 schools in my riding, four get lunches. Where is the fairness in that?

Mr. Speaker, I think everyone knows that admission is the first step to recovery. I think that in order for the economy to recover and for things to be affordable, we need to realize it, to come to Parliament, put on our big-boy pants and recognize that we are in an affordability crisis and that we need to bring in measures that provide real relief to all Canadians, not just to the select few [more]

C-38 Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise here tonight on behalf of the hard-working people of The Eastern Peninsulas and Newfoundland and Labrador to speak to this bill, Bill, the Canadian fuel affordability act. When I heard the Liberal government was bringing forward legislation to extend the suspension of federal fuel taxes, I was surprised. I was pleasantly surprised, but surprised. Prime [more]

Mr. Speaker, we put forward a motion today. The Liberals voted against our motion to admit that we are in this affordability crisis that my colleague just spoke of. I wonder if my colleague may want to share. Perhaps admitting there is an affordability crisis could lead to a permanent reduction in taxes and gas tax, to give permanent relief to Canadians. Would he like to discuss that further?

Mr. Speaker, two weeks ago, I got up here and sounded the alarm on the France crab grab, and the Liberals tried to dismiss it as fearmongering. Once they started to realize that this was a $60-million issue, all the minister did was say that she was disappointed in France's intent. Prime Minister Newfoundlanders and Labradorians do not want a government that is simply disappointed. Will thestand [more]

My first question is for Mr. Mari. You mentioned that there's a lot of red tape for some city folk who try to upgrade the insulation in their houses when there are slight expansions in their walls. I'm guessing there's probably two to six inches of expansion. The Conservatives have identified that with building houses, the municipal red tape within cities is a big issue. Would you be able to [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Before I ask a question of today's witnesses, I have a motion that I would like to quickly put on notice. To be clear, I'm not moving it here today. In Newfoundland and Labrador, we have a lot of coastal communities that are at risk of federal violation because the regulations are quickly changing. These requirements create serious challenges for municipalities that lack [more]

What surprises me is that a lot of times, you might add two inches or six inches onto the side of the house, but the eave still doesn't change. You're still not physically making the roof of the house any wider. It's just mind-boggling how much red tape our country has and how much we need to get rid of that to incentivize municipalities to build new homes, as you said, and also to retrofit [more]

I'm glad you talked about that, because that is a big issue. Energy is essential for heating our homes and moving in our vehicles. That's why the Conservatives are big on axing the tax on these energies, increasing salaries in the country and bringing home powerful paycheques so that we can increase the income such that people are not in energy poverty. Thank you for your clarification.