Richard Bragdon

Mr. Speaker, it is always good to have a debate with fellow Maritimers in the House. I will say this. Once again, the projects the member just listed are projects that have been announced but have not yet been delivered. We need real results to start kicking into place. Let us not blame Canadians for being somewhat skeptical when they hear more proclamations from the government. Let us remember [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is an absolute honour to rise in the people's House again and speak to this important piece of legislation that the government has brought forth. I would like to begin by reflecting on an old story that I have referenced before but that certainly applies yet again here in the House. There was a father who had two sons, and he challenged them to go to work in his vineyard. He [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from the beautiful province of Quebec. What we need now is a government that will actually do something. We need a government that gets real things done for Canadians. When we rank 38 out of 38 among OECD nations for GDP per capita, that is an indictment of the government's policies, which have failed to deliver real results. Even though the pronouncements are [more]

Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley. What a great representative he is for his people in standing up for hard-working Canadians, farmers and resource workers. One expression comes to mind. There's a song that has words that say that we need “a little less talk and a lot more action”. It is time for action now to get results for Canadians.

Mr. Speaker, a young lady who contacted me was wondering how her family was going to make ends meet, let alone provide a Christmas for her children with her husband now facing unemployment. We know that forestry mills are facing huge competitive disadvantages here in Canada, namely because of tariffs, over-regulation and the industrial carbon tax, which costs the mill in Nackawic over $2 million [more]

Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart. The announced idling of the AV Nackawic mill is putting hundreds of hard-working Canadians out of a job heading into Christmas. This is not the first time my hometown has experienced this. My father worked at the same mill for over 50 years and experienced a closure in 2005. I am receiving calls from families wondering how they will make their house [more]

Thank you, Mr. Freeman. I have a short time, and I want to allow a colleague to ask a question as well. Were you consulted? Was Veterans Affairs Canada consulted on this decision, which impacts veterans and military families? It is a building that was dedicated for years to serving those families. Were you consulted about this decision, yes or no?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses. First and foremost, thank you for your service and for the tremendous care that you provide for each of those veterans you serve and their families. Oftentimes, the folks who work closest to and are nearest to those who are walking through the shadows, as it were, of life and circumstances never get the recognition they certainly deserve. Thank [more]

I'll turn it over to Ms. Cobena for the remainder of my time.

Thank you. Would you like to add anything to that, Debbie? This could be to both of you, as you talked about that bureaucratic maze above the frontline workers at VAC. What would you both identify as the biggest impediments to getting the resources that you need to where they're needed? Can you speak to that? What have you encountered and experienced to be the greatest impediments?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for being here today. Motion 16 recognizes that Canada's growing armed forces could lead to an increasing number of veterans over the coming decades and, of course, over the coming years. Has Veterans Affairs undertaken any planning to determine how the demand on veterans services and facilities could change as a result? Are there particular [more]

Mr. Chair, just quickly, I would simply request—

I think what many veterans would want to know and, of course, what Canadians as a whole want to know, is that the response from the department and from the government is matching the urgency of the moment and the need. All of us in this room can reflect and perhaps know of or have encountered or met with veterans who are transitioning across very difficult terrain and are navigating, along with [more]

Obviously, it is an urgent situation across the country. I think that Canadians from coast to coast would want to make sure that our veterans get the best care possible and get all the support they need in trying times or in their time of difficulty. Do you feel that the urgency of the response has met the urgency of—for lack of a better expression—the situation? Do you feel as though the [more]

Yes. Thanks, Mr. Chair. Technical difficulty—Editor [] any documentation that was brought forth as it pertains to the decision that was made around the repurposing of St. Luke's Chapel at base Gagetown. If you could provide that to the chair of the committee, that would be great.

Mr. Speaker, where are the results? New Brunswick families are feeling the effects of this Liberal recession every day. Canada is the only G20 country in a recession. GDP has shrunk for three of the last four quarters, and unemployment is the second highest in the G7. Prime Minister If things are going to well, why will thenot stand up and defend his record?

Mr. Speaker, according to that member on that side of the House, everyone should just be happy. That member is getting an announcement. Another member is getting an announcement. Another member is getting a commission. Members are getting rhetoric. Guess what? There are still no results. Canadians want results. Show us the results.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Minister, for being here. I just want to follow up in regard to the Nappan research facility and the research facilities across the country. We have heard multiple witnesses over various committees raise the alarm bell on the closures of these research facilities. This is detrimental to food security across this country. I cannot recall one witness who [more]