Rhonda Kirkland

Mr. Speaker, we could do what the Liberals are doing right now, which is sitting back, doing nothing and managing the decline that is happening. What we can do, instead of simply offering supports, new job training and all these things to manage this decline, is not sit on our laurels. We can present a plan. We can try to negotiate. Something that Unifor members across this country understand is [more]

Mr. Speaker, as always, it is an honour to rise this morning on behalf of my neighbours in Oshawa about a great concern that touches so many of our lives. I would like to take a brief moment, though, to thank those of this House, as well as those of the Christian community who joined us this morning at the 60th National Prayer Breakfast. I was honoured to be in attendance. In my community, the [more]

Mr. Speaker, let me correct the record. Conservatives do not want to end the electrification of future manufacturing and of vehicles. We simply would like the market to decide how that will go. On the other hand, I think we can have both. I think we can have oil and gas. I think we can have electrified vehicles, and we will move away. What I do not agree with— An hon. member: Oh, oh! Rhonda [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, it is interesting. We hear words like “appreciate,” “we understand,” and “we stand with our auto workers.” I suggest the Liberals stand with them in the unemployment lines, and that is unacceptable to Conservatives. We are not the government right now. We are the opposition. It is up to the Liberal Party of Canada and the Liberalto negotiate a deal to the betterment of [more]

Mr. Speaker, the basis of any successful negotiation strategy is figuring out what the person we are negotiating with needs, what they are looking for and what they want. Our country, as it currently is run, seems to be capitulating to everything that the U.S. wants. I suggest we look at negotiating: They are looking for this; we are looking for this. How can we make that work together to the [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am very proud of the work that our Conservative opposition has done on this plan. I would like my colleague, if he would, to summarize the difference between the Liberal plan and the Conservative plan.

Excuse me for interrupting. I just want to check this. Was your office at all aware of or briefed on the Oshawa case prior to it happening? Were you aware that it was going to happen?

Will you commit to reviewing it?

Is that a yes or a no?

That's fair. I'm going to move on. Do you think that when a convicted first-degree murderer and child rapist who is supposed to be serving a life sentence is released into a community for 72 hours unescorted, as in Oshawa recently, it creates a loss of confidence in our government's ability to prioritize community safety?

Yes. Durham Regional Police issued a warning that we should watch our backs.

Thank you. I would appreciate your clarification on that. I've heard from hundreds of Oshawa residents, like loved ones of Darren Pepin, who were outraged by the temporary unescorted release of first-degree murderer and child rapist Ray. Do you personally feel that these individuals have a right to be outraged by his release?