Tim Hodgson
Markham—Thornhill, Ontario · Liberal · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, while I know the Leader of the Opposition is not interested in working with the Prime Minister , here is who is: the Premier of Alberta, the Premier of Saskatchewan, the Premier of Ontario and the Premier of Nova Scotia. They are all conservatives, and they all want to work with us.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance is not the only person with good news. The Prime Minister today announced $5 billion of new investment in this country from Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Portugal. We are focused on bringing capital to this country and investment into this country to create jobs.”
“Mr. Speaker, while I know the member across does not want to help us build Canada, let us talk about who does want to help us build Canada. Today, we announced $5 billion in new investment from Japan, Italy, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Portugal. They want to help us build. Why do the Conservatives not try and help build?”
“Mr. Speaker, the hon. member talks about critical minerals. I have good news. Today we found 13 new projects to invest in critical minerals, with $5 billion invested in Canada and in critical minerals from seven different allied countries. Maybe they should watch the news sometime.”
“Mr. Speaker, my colleague, the Minister of Finance , is not the only person who has good news today. I want to let members know that the 2,000 workers at Woodfibre LNG are working hard, and they will be producing new LNG in 2027. By the way, the 1,000 workers at Cedar LNG are also working hard, and they will be producing new LNG in 2028.”
“Mr. Speaker, I know they want to go back six years and re-fight an election from six years ago. Unfortunately, it is today, which is good for Canada. What we hear is the Premier of Alberta saying she has never been as optimistic about the country. We hear that from all of the premiers. They want to build with the government.”
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“Mr. Speaker, I am glad the member opposite has realized there is a trade war. That trade war is creating challenging times for the people of Crofton, and we understand that. I was on the phone with the CEO today working on new solutions to retool that mill. I was on the phone with the minister of forestry looking at new fibre solutions for the mill. We are standing up for the forestry industry. The Conservatives just complain.”
“Mr. Speaker, we are in a trade war. It is time to recognize that. Our agreement with Alberta is about a team Canada plan to strengthen our hand and put Canada in a position to win that trade war. We are going to do it by growing exports beyond a single customer and by driving down emissions with strong industrial carbon pricing and a commitment to major decarbonization projects in partnership with jurisdictions and in partnership with first nations.”
“Mr. Speaker, I will continue. This MOU is about growing exports beyond a single customer, while driving down emissions with strong industrial carbon pricing and a commitment to decarbonization projects. Our goal is to create investment certainty, reduce regulatory overlap and ensure meaningful consultation with provinces and indigenous communities.”
“Mr. Speaker, Canada is in a trade war, and it is about time we all recognize that. Our agreement with Alberta is a wartime-like team Canada plan to strengthen our hand and put Canada in a winning position— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”
“Mr. Speaker, here the Conservatives go again with conspiracy theories. Perhaps they could get on board with getting things built. They should stop undermining investment certainty and stop trying to scrap policies that will get us to be an energy superpower in a low-carbon world.”
“Mr. Speaker, I guess the member opposite did not listen to his premier because his premier said it was a great day for Alberta. If the Conservatives are serious about getting things built, they should clarify whether they support this made-in-Canada agreement or whether they will keep opposing co-operation, undermining investment and scrapping policies that will help Canada compete in a lower-carbon world.”
“Mr. Speaker, last week I invited the Conservatives to come to Calgary. What they would have seen is not one but two standing ovations from a sold-out crowd in Calgary. That is because this MOU is about getting results for Canadians. That means more certainty for investment, unprecedented collaboration with Alberta and a clear path to move energy infrastructure projects forward. This will get done while increasing the durability of industrial carbon pricing, requiring consultation with British Columbia and respecting the rights of indigenous peoples. That is how we build Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, this Prime Minister so far has referred $117 billion of projects to the MPO. Maybe the member can join us tomorrow in Calgary and see how this government, with the provinces, is building Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, that plane is going to get pretty full. I invite the member across to buy a ticket and come to Calgary to see how the federal government can work with a provincial government to build Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Conservatives seem determined not to want to see any development in this country. What we understand is that it is federal government jurisdiction to approve a pipeline. We also understand that if a proponent wants to take it to the Major Projects Office, we expect them to work in conjunction with the affected jurisdiction and to consult first nations. The Premier of Alberta understands that; unfortunately, the members of the opposition do not.”
“Mr. Speaker, here we go again with conspiracy theories. We are focused on building Canada. We are focused on working with Alberta to grow our natural resources in a responsible way in consultation with first nations. That is how we build, not with conspiracy theories.”
“Mr. Speaker, we are in a trade war. While the members opposite engage in conspiracy theories, our Prime Minister will stand up later today and announce major new supports for the forest products industry, on top of the $1.2 billion we have already announced. That is how we stand up for Canada.”
“Mr. Speaker, we are going to do what we need to do, which is build Canada strong. The Prime Minister has been clear: Major projects will only proceed with rigorous environmental assessments and clear contributions to Canada's climate change objectives.”
“Mr. Speaker, we care about the forestry industry. That is why we announced $1.2 billion in support for the industry. That is why we are meeting almost every day with the industry, as recently as last night. We have good news for the opposition: There will be new supports coming this week for the forestry product sector.”
“Mr. Speaker, our government fully understands that the ultimate jurisdiction for interprovincial pipelines rests with the federal government. At the same time, our government has been clear that we expect a proponent for a major project, for it to be designated, to work with the impacted jurisdictions and with first nations. They do not understand that. The Premier of Alberta understands that. They want to work with us.”
“Mr. Speaker, this government will look at any project, including a pipeline brought forward by a proponent. We have a process under Bill C-5 to look at it. When a pipeline comes forward, if the Government of Alberta wants to bring it forward, we will look at it then.”
“Mr. Speaker, I know the member opposite is nostalgic for the previous government, but that is not who is working right now. Canada will be a leading global energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy. We did not ask for this trade war, but we will win it. We got elected to build strong nation-building projects. We got elected to grow our economy. We got elected to reinforce Canadian autonomy and independence. We will do that in conjunction with indigenous peoples and environmentally responsibly.”
“Mr. Speaker, like Lucas, I lived in a forestry town. I know what it feels like. I know how important the workers are. That is why we have announced $1.2 billion in support, that is why we are meeting with the leaders of the industry today and that is why we will be announcing another set of supports for the industry later this week. We have a trade war. The member should wake up.”
“Mr. Speaker, I have good news: We will be announcing additional supports for the forestry sector in the coming days. We have already announced $1.2 billion in supports for the industry. We are working hard. We are talking with industry members every day. I will be speaking with the leaders of the industry again tonight. We will have a new set of supports by the end of the week.”
“Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member across the aisle is not happy, but the Premier of Alberta has said that she is quite supportive of what we are doing and is looking forward to finishing conversations with the Prime Minister .”
“Mr. Speaker, Canada has a tremendous opportunity to be a leading energy superpower. This government was elected to deliver nation-building projects, strengthen our economy, reinforce Canadian autonomy and advance indigenous prosperity while contributing to clean growth. We are working with all provinces, including Alberta, to achieve these shared objectives. The federal government has been engaged in constructive talks with the Government of Alberta, and we will have more to say in a few weeks.”
“Mr. Speaker, the north coast transmission line is exactly the kind of enabling infrastructure Canada needs to get to net zero, become a clean energy superpower and diversify our exports. Once in operation, it is expected to support thousands of direct jobs and help avoid up to three million tonnes of carbon emissions every year. By unlocking our vast natural resources and powering new industries with low-carbon electricity, we are giving workers and communities what they want.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister and the premier have publicly stated that they are having productive discussions on advancing an MOU between Canada and Alberta. They have each stated that those discussions are premised on building a pathways decarbonization project, strengthening the industrial carbon price and receiving support from affected first nations jurisdictions. When the Prime Minister and the premier are ready to make an announcement, they will, to all Canadians.”
“Mr. Speaker, the agency is an independent agency. It does good work and is helping us build a nuclear future for this country. We are building at Darlington, we are building at Pickering and we are building at Bruce. We are building Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, the government is spending less so we can invest more. We have invested $60 billion in the first tranche of major projects and $57 billion in the second tranche. This is creating jobs and making Canada stronger.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Crawford mine will help anchor Canada's leadership in clean industrial materials. It will supply high-grade, low-carbon nickel for batteries in green steel, with projected emissions close to 90% lower than the global average, while creating 1,000 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs over the 40-year mine life. This is an example of acting decisively, building a stronger, more reliant Canada and getting projects built faster with the Major Projects Office.”
“Mr. Speaker, what this government is doing is doubling down on jobs for Canadians. At Darlington, we are building $20 billion of new SMRs, creating 20,000 new good-paying blue-collar jobs all across this country. That is what we are doing.”
“Mr. Speaker, what the government is doing is helping build the best nuclear system in the world. We are building at Darlington. We just put $2 billion into building the first-of-their-kind small modular reactors that will be exported around the world, creating Canadian jobs. That is what we are doing.”
“Mr. Speaker, as somebody who has spent much of his life in the banking community, I will tell the member about the S&P and Moody's ratings, which are AAA, the best in the entire world. We have the second-lowest debt-to-GDP ratio. We are doing just fine.”
“Mr. Speaker, here is what our government is doing: Last week, we worked with nine different countries to announce 25 different transactions to bring $6.4 billion to six new mining and processing facilities all across this country. Voting for the budget will bring a lot more of that.”
“Mr. Speaker, our budget today will seize a generational opportunity to transform our economy through ambitious investments and rigorous discipline, ensuring every dollar goes to help build the strongest economy in the G7. We look forward to sharing that with the member opposite.”
“Mr. Speaker, as I said, we have been clear: The U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber are absolutely unjustified. We are working at every level to resolve this. With $50 million in EI support, $700 million in liquidity support and $500 million in retooling, we are working very hard to resolve this issue.”
“Mr. Speaker, $50 million in EI support is not nothing; $700 million in liquidity support is not nothing, and $500 million in retooling support is not nothing. We are working hard to resolve this problem for the Canadian workers.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is why we have put together a $700-million liquidity package. That is why we put together a $500-million retooling fund. That is why we are meeting with the premiers to work on this every single day. This industry has been unfairly and unjustly treated by the Americans. We will work hard to fix that.”
“Mr. Speaker, as someone who grew up in a forestry town in northern Vancouver Island, I understand the issue. Softwood lumber is the lifeblood of the small forestry communities in this country. We are talking with the premiers. We are working together. We have been very clear that the U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber are absolutely unjustified, and we are working very hard to resolve this.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Ring of Fire represents an immense opportunity to develop Canada's critical minerals in partnership with first nations. We have established a regional assessment working group to advance the Ring of Fire alongside robust consultations with indigenous rights holders. We are actively working with the Province of Ontario to increase regulatory efficiencies, and we look forward to concluding our “one project, one review” process with the Province of Ontario.”
“Mr. Speaker, we have been clear that U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber are absolutely unjustified, and we are working every day to solve this problem. We have committed $1.2 billion to this sector. Just last week, we put the $700-million liquidity facility in place to help this sector. We will build Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, our government's commitment to making Canada a leader in critical minerals is being put into action. This weekend, I was in beautiful Saguenay, where we announced that Arianne Phosphate has been approved for a $735,000 NRCan research grant. By investing in resilient and sustainable Canadian critical minerals and mineral processing, we are putting Canadians to work, securing Canadian sovereignty and seizing an opportunity to make Canada a clean and conventional energy superpower.”
“Mr. Speaker, the industrial carbon price is essential to our credibility as a responsible energy supplier and is key to gaining market access as we diversify our exports. It is driving over $57 billion in investment, enabling carbon capture projects like the Pathways project and reinforcing Canada's leadership as a low-emission LNG producer. This is the right thing to do.”
“Mr. Speaker, on Friday I was in Vancouver celebrating the launch of LNG to be sent across to our allies. There were 75,000 Canadians who worked on that project. Last week we approved, with the Province of British Columbia, the Ksi Lisims LNG facility, which will be as big again. We are building Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, we are retooling the Canadian economy by advancing national projects of interest. We are making Canada the strongest economy in the G7. That means shortening project reviews to two years and removing duplication, while maintaining the environmental standards and working with indigenous peoples. We are making Canada stronger. It would be great if the Conservatives would support us.”
“Mr. Speaker, Canada is undertaking a wartime-like effort to retool our economy and advance projects of national interest, including projects in British Columbia, like the LNG Canada phase 2 and the Red Chris mine, which will generate significant benefits for first nations communities. I would also like to let the member know that under “one project, one review”, we are advancing projects like the new Ksi Lisims LNG export facility, led by the Nisga'a Nation, which will also have a pipeline associated with that project. The project will be the second-largest—”
“Mr. Speaker, the grand bargain is about taking transformative steps to dramatically reduce our emissions and put new cards in Canada's hand that increase our competitiveness. That has the potential to create thousands of good-paying jobs and careers and create a world-leading clean-tech ecosystem that exports our innovation around the world. As I said, the Premier of Alberta said this weekend, “I am more optimistic than ever that the concerns of Albertans are...BEING HEARD”. I would invite the hon. member across the aisle to get with us and build Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, we are focused on results that enhance our climate competitiveness. Our government, Alberta and industry agree that building a responsible, competitive oil and gas industry is part of the grand bargain. As someone who spent his career making deals, I know we do not get things done by speaking in public, but let me share something with the hon. member that his premier said this weekend: “I am more optimistic than ever that the concerns of Albertans are...BEING HEARD”. We would appreciate the member getting on board. Let us end the division, get the unity together and build Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, Canadians voted to strengthen our economy by growing our energy and natural resources industries while combatting climate change. We will support innovation, increase our competitiveness and attract billions of dollars of investment to get to net zero. Let me share something the Premier of Alberta said just this weekend: “I am more optimistic than ever that the concerns of Albertans are...BEING HEARD”. Perhaps the hon. member on the other side could give up his division and work with us to build Canada strong.”
“Mr. Speaker, I grew up in a logging town. I know exactly what the softwood lumber industry is going through. We allocated $1.2 billion in three different programs to the softwood lumber industry. We are helping retool the industry and rebuild the industry for the reality that is going on in the economy today. We will make the industry strong again.”
“Mr. Speaker, I have good news for everyone. This week, we are putting “one project, one review” into action. This week, British Columbia and the federal government jointly approved the new Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal, led by the Nisg̱a'a Nation, with a first nations-owned pipeline attached. That project will be the second-largest project in the history of the country. We have LNG Canada phase 1, Cedar LNG, Woodfibre LNG and Ksi Lisims LNG. We are building the strongest economy in the G7.”
“Mr. Speaker, Canada's nuclear expertise is a significant part of what will enable us to become an energy superpower. The process to select the new contractor to manage Canadian Nuclear Laboratories was done independently of the government by AECL. More than 95% of the funding will be spent in Canada, employing Canadians at Canadian facilities. All of the senior management will be based in Canada. We have looked after this.”
“Mr. Speaker, I am here to announce some good news. Last night, Canada and British Columbia approved the new Ksi Lisims LNG export terminal in northern British Columbia. It is with the Nisga’a nation. It will be the second-largest private sector investment in the history of this country. It will employ thousands of Canadians. We would love the Conservatives to help us build Canada.”
“Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), and consistent with the policy on the tabling of treaties in Parliament, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the treaty entitled “Framework Agreement for International Collaboration on Research and Development of Generation IV Nuclear Energy Systems”, done at Paris on January 29.”