Ted Falk

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, I will summarize the last paragraph. Recent developments in federal leadership, including the role and influence of the, have raised questions among Canadians about governance and public trust. The petitioners are asking the Government of Canada to take immediate and meaningful action to restore public trust and confidence in federal leadership, as they are concerned [more]

C-5 C-39 Mr. Speaker, we talk a lot about broken promises. I remember it was only about 18 months ago when the member across the way was speaking very passionately about what Billwould do and how it would accomplish all these big projects. He talked about the promises that were made at that time. Unfortunately, now we are going to also be looking at Bill, because apparently Bill C-5 did not do [more]

Mr. Speaker, I am presenting a petition signed by over 5,000 Canadians. I am going to read it verbatim. Whereas public confidence in federal leadership is essential to the effective functioning of Canada’s democratic institutions, many Canadians have expressed concerns regarding transparency, accountability, and decision-making at the highest levels of federal leadership, and recent developments [more]

Mr. Speaker, it is true that farmers have to absorb the cost of increased diesel fuel prices, and they have increased almost 100%. In other words, for Canadians watching today, the price of diesel fuel has almost doubled in this last year, and farmers have no choice. They have to put diesel fuel into their combines, trucks and tractors, and they also have to then have that product shipped to the [more]

C-38 Mr. Speaker, the issue that we are looking at today is Bill, which proposes four cents a litre on diesel fuel alone and 10¢ a litre on gasoline. Like I said before, four cents a litre on diesel fuel to farmers, truckers or contractors is a rounding error. The crisis that folks in manufacturing and transportation are facing is affordability. The Liberals today had an opportunity to recognize, [more]

Kamloops—Shuswap—Central Rockies Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the hon. member for. Before I begin my speech, I would like to recognize our parliamentary staff who are sitting here late into the evening, the clerks, the recorders, the Sergeant-at-Arms and the technicians, as well as the Parliamentary Protective Service. I want to thank them for putting in the extra time to make [more]

Mr. Speaker, my friend and colleague's fishers just off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador have been experiencing a lot of challenges lately, not the least of which is the snow crab quota aspirations of the French. Now, they are faced with higher diesel prices, which impact every fisher because those big fishing boats are powered by diesel. They are experiencing a significant increase in [more]

The Eastern Peninsulas Minister of Fisheries Mr. Speaker, the member forasked a legitimate question of the, who, during her very condescending response, gave the member, or at least somebody on this side, the bird. I would ask that she apologize. Minister of Natural Resources Thecould confirm that and so would the tapes.

Do you think they're adequate? Do you think the government should have ownership stakes in the companies it provides significant funding to? I think your company has received $10 million, roughly.

Thank you very much. Mr. Reid, your company has received considerable amounts of public funds. What kinds of guarantees or parameters need to be in place for companies to protect Canadian IP and Canadian talent, after having received substantial funds from the Canadian public?

Thank you Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the Auditor General for the fine work she did on this report. She did a tremendous job. She took a non-partisan approach to the use of public funds, and she provided a scathing report to this committee on the green slush fund. There was the appointment of directors who clearly had conflicts of interest and the inability, seemingly, of these directors to [more]

Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you to all of our witnesses for coming to committee today. I'm sure you're going to contribute to our study here. C-27 Mr. Sookman, I would like to begin with you. During the Liberals' last attempt at presenting AI legislation, Bill, you were quite critical. Can you name the specific items you found most egregious in that legislation?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That point of order is exceptionally interesting to me. That he wouldn't be interested in the facts surrounding why Canadians would want $34 million of their money recouped, which was—

Mr. Carr Thank you, Madam Chair. I think you're doing an excellent job, by the way, for the record. I think's job is on the line. Mr. Buteau, I'd like to begin with you. You've talked about a very important part of AI, and that's the whole aspect of safety and controllability. Where do we go with all of this? You talked about the arms race a little, and I liken it a bit to having a nuclear [more]

I believe you said, back in 2024, that the wisest choice for Canada would be to take a wait-and-see approach and to look at some of the countries that are leaders in this field, like United States and the U.K. From your observations in the last year, or even the past six months, which jurisdictions do you think are at the top of the game?

C-27 I'm not sure how familiar you were with Bill, when the Liberals attempted to pass that during the last Parliament. If you're at all familiar with it, though, what aspects of that bill should we keep, and what needs improvement?