Rob Moore
Fundy Royal, New Brunswick · Conservative · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, when I was last speaking, I was talking about the irrefutable fact that, since 2015, when the Liberal government took power, we have seen skyrocketing rates of crime. That is due to some deliberate actions that the government took.”
“What are the results? Since 2015, human trafficking has increased by 84%. Sexual assaults are up by 76%. Violent crime is up by almost 55%. My home province of New Brunswick is not immune to this skyrocketing crime.”
“Certain mandatory penalties for offences, many of them considered by the courts and constitutionally upheld, will now be able to be ignored, offences like aggravated sexual assault with a gun, human trafficking, multiple violent firearms offences, extortion with a firearm, weapons trafficking and drive-by shootings with restricted or proh…”
“There have been mandatory minimum penalties brought in by Conservative governments, and which have been constitutionally upheld, but because the Liberal government is so ideologically opposed to Parliament having its say, listening to our constituents and saying that certain crimes deserve to have a mandatory penalty if someone has commit…”
“They are committing crimes non-stop because they have a system in which, once they are caught, once the police have done their job and have caught someone, once they have been tried and convicted, they are out on bail, if they are pretrial, and, once convicted, they may be serving their sentence in house arrest.”
“It is, rightly, the job of parliamentarians to say we are the ones who draft the Criminal Code, set out mandatory penalties and maximum and minimum sentences, and distinguish between different offences.”
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“Having sat on the justice committee at one time, I was impacted by the testimony of one witness who said to our committee members that in Canada, we do not have a justice system anymore. We have a legal system, but not a justice system. Why is that? It is because this is a system that has failed victims over and over again. Why would we not just trust the Liberals when it comes to criminal justice legislation? Well, over the last 11 years that they have been in government, there are some things they have been very good at. When it comes to making a grandiose promise or coming up with an expensive and wasteful program, they can knock those out of the park.”
“Mr. Speaker, I am going to be splitting my time with the member for Montmorency—Charlevoix . A big part of the conversation around this legislation, coming from the government, seems to be about why the Conservatives are doing their job. Why are we studying this bill? Why are we fulfilling our role as the official opposition? Why do we not just trust the government with criminal justice legislation? That is something on which one could write volumes. Suffice it to say that when all of us, as members of Parliament, were in our ridings over the last couple of weeks, what we heard was that there is a crisis when it comes to our criminal justice system. I know I heard this loud and clear in my riding of Fundy Royal, which stretches from suburban areas to rural areas outside of cities.”
“Mr. Speaker, under the Liberal Prime Minister , Canadians are suffering due to this affordability crisis, and the cost of everything is going up. It used to be the case in this country that if the price of oil went up, our dollar went up, but thanks to radical Liberal policies, that is no longer the case. Canadians have suffered long enough under the Liberal government. Will the Liberals reverse their radical policies, like the industrial carbon tax, that are driving down our dollar and give Canadians relief from this cost of living crisis?”
“Mr. Speaker, it is clear today that the Liberals want to talk about everything but the affordability crisis Canadians are suffering. The Prime Minister has not reversed the affordability crisis in Canada as he promised, because he refuses to acknowledge that his radical environmental agenda is driving up costs and driving investment out of our country. Canadians need permanent relief from Liberal policies like the industrial carbon tax, which impacts the cost of just about everything we grow, ship and purchase. Everything is more expensive, from housing to gas and groceries. Will the Liberals finally stop attacking vital—”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the excellent work of Don and Geraldine Bettle, third-generation farmers in Passekeag, New Brunswick. Their farm has been in operation along the Kennebecasis River since the 1800s. The river is a major factor on the farm, and the Bettles are committed to protecting water quality and biodiversity on their land. The systems that the Bettles have put in place benefit the community and the local ecosystem, and they help to ensure that New Brunswickers can enjoy this river for years to come. In September, the Canadian Cattle Association chose Don and Geraldine to receive the Environmental Stewardship Award for 2025, which recognizes cattle producers who explore innovative ways to protect and enhance operations and the environment.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to wish all members a good constituency week as they travel back to their riding. I would like to ask the government deputy House leader what the plan is when we return to Ottawa from our constituency break.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his hard work on behalf of victims. He has introduced many pieces of legislation to run counter to this Liberal agenda, which has been soft on thugs but hard on victims. To answer the question, absolutely, Bill C-5 eliminated mandatory jail time for serious offences like drive-by shootings. In the brilliance of that legislation, what has been the result? It has been skyrocketing gang-related crime and skyrocketing firearms-related crime. We just need to read or watch the news any day, and we can see the effect of the Liberals' failed approach.”
“Mr. Speaker, as my friend said, there are some positive aspects to the bill, which I mentioned. The work of my colleague from Calgary Nose Hill on the issue of deepfakes is included in this legislation. Some of the work by my hard-working colleague from Kamloops—Thompson—Nicola around intimate partner violence is included in this legislation. However, also included in this legislation is a weakening of the will of this Parliament when it comes to mandatory penalties: Even penalties that the Supreme Court has upheld as constitutional would be subject to this. Individuals charged with drive-by shootings would have available to them a reduced sentence, thanks to this legislation.”
“Under this legislation, aggravated sexual assault with a gun, human trafficking, multiple violent firearms offences, extortion with a firearm, weapons trafficking and drive-by shootings would all be eligible to no longer be subject to a mandatory minimum penalty.”
“Mr. Speaker, thank goodness for our leader . Thank goodness for the Conservative Party, because we were the only ones for years standing up for the rights of law-abiding citizens and victims in this country. If the hon. member feels there is something inaccurate in anything I said, I would encourage him to be specific. I am citing the government's own material from when Bill C-5 was introduced, when David Lametti was the former justice minister. The government's own material, the backgrounder from the Department of Justice, says that 52% of mandatory minimum penalties for firearms offences were upheld by the courts. The member is wrong.”
“While there are some positive steps in the legislation, mostly things that were copied from my hard-working Conservative colleagues, with this legislation, the Liberals have said that, even for the mandatory penalties for serious gun crimes that have been upheld as being in line with the charter, a judge could give an offender less than two years for a serious gun crime, less than two years for a serious sexual offence or less than the mandatory penalty for any other serious crimes that involve a mandatory sentence. There is some good in this bill, but we always have to be aware that the Liberals' track record is awful. Conservatives will continue to hold them to account and restore once again a justice system for Canadians.”
“The will of Parliament has been, if there has been a serious offence, say a serious gun crime, there must be mandatory jail time associated with it. With this legislation, the Liberals would allow an override valve with which a judge would be able to not impose the mandatory minimum sentence set out by Parliament. There is a myth out there that mandatory minimum sentences are somehow unconstitutional. I was looking at an old backgrounder on Bill C-5 that the government produced. These are not my words, but the Government of Canada's own words from its backgrounder on mandatory minimum penalties for, for example, gun crimes, serious gun crimes. It says that, when those were challenged before a court of law, 52% of them, over half, were upheld as being in line with Canadian law, the Constitution and charter values.”
“These are the drugs that are affecting people throughout all of our communities, and there have been skyrocketing deaths due to drugs. In the last Parliament, I introduced the stronger sentences for safer streets act , which would have reinstated mandatory jail time for criminals who import, produce and export dangerous schedule 1 drugs, such as meth, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, but the Liberals' soft-on-crime policies have not made anyone safer. In fact, the numbers say that it is just the opposite; they have done much worse. That is why, in speaking to this legislation today, we have to be aware of what the Liberals have done. Embedded in this legislation is a further deterioration of the will of Parliament when it comes to serious offences.”
“Unfortunately, gun crime is up a mere 130% under these policies. This is a serious indictment now. The facts are in. This is a serious indictment of this government's agenda. Conservatives have put forward common-sense legislation to undo some of the damage done by Bill C-5 . We introduced the protection against extortion act to restore mandatory jail time for the offence of extortion with a firearm. We introduced the combatting motor vehicle theft act so that convicted car thieves would no longer serve their time from the comfort of their home, from where they can simply walk out the door to steal another vehicle. Of course, the Liberals voted against it. Bill C-5 weakened sentences for the producers, importers and exporters of dangerous drugs.”
“That is not right, and the Liberals continue to defend the indefensible when it comes to soft-on-crime laws, such as Bill C-5 and Bill C-75 . I just spoke about Bill C-75 . Bill C-5 shockingly eliminated mandatory jail time for violent gun crimes such as robbery with a firearm and extortion with a firearm. The government, under its so-called criminal justice legislation, eliminated mandatory jail time for those serious gun crimes. Let us refer back to what I said a few minutes ago. Let us see how that is working. How is that approach of letting people who have committed serious crimes out on bail, under Bill C-75 , working? As well, if someone is sentenced, they are not going to have mandatory jail time, under Bill C-5 . What is the combined effect of that? (1205) Maybe gun crime is down. Let us take a look.”
“Why are they out on bail? How does this happen? How is it just? How is it safe? They are out on bail because the government, with Bill C-75 , changed the law. It introduced a principle of restraint, and that ties the hands of judges. It says that the will of Parliament is that individuals are to be released at the earliest possible opportunity and held under the least onerous provisions. They are held as loosely as possible, which means that rather than being in custody, they are out on the street. This frustrates not only the victims and our communities but also the police. We can imagine arresting someone for a gun crime or auto theft, doing the work as a police officer. The individual is then brought before a judge, and before the officer has finished their shift, that person is back out on the street.”
“This one is unbelievable: Extortion has skyrocketed 330% over its 2015 level. Fraud, and we all know individuals who have been touched by this, has increased by 94% over the last 10 years. These are absolutely horrific numbers, but this is not about the numbers. Behind every one of these statistics are real people and real victims from our communities. They are our friends and our family. They are feeling the very real consequences of the soft-on-crime policies that have been undertaken by the Liberal government. All too often we learn that the criminals committing these crimes have a lengthy criminal record, and after the commission of many of these crimes, they are out on bail. Why are they out on bail? It is so frustrating for Canadians to hear that someone who has committed a serious sexual offence or another offence is out on bail.”
“This is not just my anecdotal observation. I want to share some of the facts in Canada. They are absolutely alarming, and it is no wonder Canadians have lost confidence in the justice system. In fact, when I served on the justice committee, we once heard powerful testimony from the sister of a victim of crime. She said that she does not feel like we have a justice system anymore. She said that we have a legal system, but we do not have a justice system, particularly for victims. I have to echo those concerns. Canadians do not feel a sense of justice. They do not feel safe in their communities. Why is that? Let us look at some of the facts. Under the government, since 2015, so over the last 10-plus years, violent crime is up 54%, homicides are up 29%, sexual assaults are up 76% and gun crime is up 130%.”
“I know in my hometown of Quispamsis, like many of the towns throughout Fundy Royal, up until recently, people did not even lock their homes at night. I know it is a cliché, but they also did not lock their cars. They felt safe and secure. Now, after 10 years of Liberal governments, people in those communities no longer feel safe. They no longer feel secure, whether it is from violent crime, drug-related crime or property crime. I cannot find a person in my riding of Fundy Royal who does not know someone who has had their home, garage, car or shed broken into. Is this because there are so many more criminals than there were 10 years ago? No, it is not. It is because there are no more consequences for the commission of these crimes. We have a failed justice system because of the steps the government has taken over the last 10 years.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to speak here today to this important subject matter. To understand where we are today, it is important to understand where we have come from, particularly over the last decade. Over this past decade, we have seen lax Liberal laws deliberately reshape the balance of our justice system. They are deliberately going much easier on criminals and much harder on law-abiding citizens, such as the law-abiding citizens in my riding of Fundy Royal. These are people who get up every morning, work hard, provide for their families, take their kids to hockey and volunteer in the community. Those people have the right to feel protected and safe in their communities, and for a long time, they did.”
“Madam Speaker, I first want to acknowledge the passing of Ernie Fage. Ernie was an MLA and cabinet minister who served ably in Nova Scotia. Our condolences go to his family at this time. I listened intently to the hon. member's speech. He mentioned putting the rights of criminals over the rights of everyday Canadians, and that is a theme I hear over and over in my own riding of Fundy Royal. I would ask my colleague to expand on that.”
“Mr. Speaker, failed Liberal policies got us into this mess, and more failed Liberal policies will not get us out of it. The cost to feed a family of four has increased by $1,000 just in the last year. Liberal taxes are hiking the cost of fuel at every point in the supply chain. To make food more affordable, we need to get rid of the Liberals' fuel standard tax and the industrial carbon tax. When will the Liberals put the best interest of struggling families ahead of their own failed policies?”
“Mr. Speaker, this just shows how out of touch the government is. Families in my riding of Fundy Royal and throughout Canada are feeling the pinch at the grocery store. Every month under the government, over two million Canadians are now visiting food banks. Food inflation in Canada has doubled just since the Prime Minister took office, making us the worst off in the G7. Conservatives will fast-track policies to reverse the skyrocketing cost of food. Will the government finally put an end to the Liberals' industrial carbon tax and fuel standard tax, and cut red tape for farmers?”
“Madam Speaker, indeed, I hear from my rural communities that in rural parts of the country, in rural New Brunswick, people have to travel farther. That is a cost. The government has increased the cost of fuel. The government has increased the cost of food. The government has increased crime, and we hear about that a lot in rural communities. I am hearing about the affordability issue for families and seniors in rural areas, and only the Conservatives are committed to addressing it.”
“Madam Speaker, in the last 10 years under the Liberal government, the cost of food for families and seniors has doubled. In the last four years, the cost has gone up by 25%. A senior's income and a family's income have not kept pace with that. It is going to require a complete change in direction from the government to end its inflationary policies and make life more affordable. Whether it is housing, food or fuel, in every measure, the government has pushed us in the wrong direction. It has pushed seniors and families to the very brink, where they are having to make terrible decisions about whether to heat their home, feed themselves or put fuel in their vehicle. Canadian seniors should not have to make that decision.”
“Madam Speaker, it is unbelievable that the Liberals, after a decade during which crime has skyrocketed, the cost of housing for families has skyrocketed and the cost of food has skyrocketed, can get up and ask us questions about affordability. The cost to families for groceries has doubled since the member's party took government. We are not going to take any lessons from them on affordability. Canadians are struggling and need help because of the government's policies, because of policies that have hurt our energy sector, because of overtaxation and because of the money printing that has caused inflation to skyrocket. That is why Canadians are struggling. That is why they need help. The government continues to go down the wrong path. Conservatives will stand up for hard-working Canadian families, always.”
“That relief, unfortunately, is only going to come for Canadians, for New Brunswickers and for families when we elect a Conservative government, one that takes the issue of overtaxation seriously and will enable Canadians to provide for their families by lowering costs, making Canada affordable again and renewing the promise of Canada so that families can be successful and Canadians can enjoy a great future in our great country.”
“This week, Canadians learned the Prime Minister handed Algoma Steel $400 million, knowing full well about its plans for layoffs, and now 1,000 steel workers have lost their jobs. This is the same Liberal logic that led to the government committing to spend up to $1.34 billion to prop up Quebec's Northvolt battery plant, only for the company to file for bankruptcy last year. This week, a paper mill in British Columbia informed workers it would permanently shut down, leading to 375 workers losing their jobs. In New Brunswick, the lumber industry is a key driver of our economy, and we just learned last week of a paper mill in Maine no longer accepting softwood lumber from New Brunswick because of tariffs, which have gone from 14%, when the Prime Minister took office, to 45% now. We were hoping for some relief for taxpayers in this budget.”
“On days when food is being delivered, we see lineups at the food banks. Feed NB is reporting that the demand for their services has seen an astronomical increase of 140% in only the last three years. New Brunswickers and Canadians are struggling just to put food on the table. The latest MNP Consumer Debt Index found that 24% of Atlantic Canadians are struggling to afford food for their families. What is the government doing with the tax money? It is not their money; it is Canadians' money. It is their hard-earned tax money. Well, it gave carmaker Stellantis $15 billion for a battery plant and $529 million for factory upgrades, but there was no protection for workers. This led to 3,000 layoffs in Brampton.”
“When we bore down further into the numbers in this report, it is very staggering. What the report found is that Canadians are compromising healthy choices in favour of more cost-effective options. Nearly a quarter said they would eat healthier and 20% would buy a higher quality of food if they could afford it. We see that the price of strawberries is up 51% since the Prime Minister took office. Beef is up 30%; chicken, 23%; coffee, 22%; ground beef, 14%; and salad dressing, 13%. Canadians literally cannot afford the Liberals at all anymore. Let us look to my home province of New Brunswick. Feed NB is an organization that supports food banks, community kitchens and similar programs. When I have talked to representatives of food banks in my riding, they have said demand is off the charts.”
“Food prices are expected to increase to the point at which, for the average family of four in Canada, the cost of food is $17,571 per year. This is a 112% increase over the last decade. That is right. The cost of food for Canadian families has doubled in just the 10 years the Liberals have been in government. Have people had their paycheques doubled? Have the paycheques of my constituents and the constituents of members in this chamber doubled? They have absolutely not, but the price they pay to put food on the table for their family has more than doubled. What this means is that, in 2015, the cost for the year was $8,286, or approximately $160 per week for food. Incredibly, since then, in just 10 years, that number has more than doubled to $340 per week for the average Canadian family of four.”
“We have seen the crime severity index go off the charts now that the Liberals, with their failed policies on bail and other justice measures, have created chaos in our streets. Another area of failure is on food affordability. The numbers just came out. If Canadians were hoping for some relief, the numbers are not providing it and the budget is not providing it. “Canada's Food Price Report” was just released. This is a direct quote from the report: “If 2025 was difficult for Canadian households, 2026 is unlikely to be any easier.” (1545) In fact, although families are already stretched to the limit and are already making compromises around gassing up their vehicle, heating their home and putting food on the table, the cost of food is going to go up $1,000 this year.”
“That is why we Conservatives called for an affordability budget for an affordable life. We cannot have an affordable life unless the government has an affordable budget. The reality is that over the last decade, over the last 10 years that the Liberals have been in government, Canadians, Canadian families and communities continue to fall further and further behind. Canadians know all too well the burden of taxes. That burden has increased 32% in the last decade. Canadians are paying 32% more of their hard-earned money for taxes than they were 10 years ago when the Liberals took government. That is more than Canadians are spending on food and housing combined. It is a staggering amount. There is more bad news in that regard. There is an affordability crisis in housing. There is a crime crisis.”
“A quick way to understand how much money Canadians need to spend, of their tax dollars, on the federal debt is this: This is more money than the Government of Canada spends on health care for the entire country. It is a staggering figure at a time when waiting lists in many provinces are long and people's important treatments are being delayed. The government is spending as much on interest on the debt as they are on health care. In addition, $321.7 billion is the amount that will be added to the federal debt over the next five years. Those are big numbers. A small number is 1.1%. That is how much Canada's GDP has grown this year. What does that mean? This is the second-lowest growth in the entire G7. For all the spending, Canadians are not better off, and many are falling further behind.”
“However, when we look at this new budget, we are looking to see what is in there for families who are working hard, playing by the rules and paying their taxes. Some of the numbers in the budget are stark. The federal debt is now $1.35 trillion. The federal debt is a burden, not only on the taxpayers of today but also on the taxpayers of tomorrow: those who are young, those who are just starting off in university and those who are just starting off in elementary school. This is a burden on them. As well, $55.6 billion is the interest on the federal debt for the 2025-26 fiscal year. What is $55.6 billion, though? How does the average person wrap their mind around a figure as vast as the interest on the debt?”
“Madam Speaker, as we approach Christmastime, it is an honour to be able to stand here in this place and speak to the budget. When I think about the needs of Canadians and what we are all hearing from constituents, I look to the budget to see what is in there for the families struggling to make ends meet, the families we talk to at the grocery store or at the hockey rink who are talking about the struggle to heat their home, put food on the table for their family, maybe get a new hockey stick for their kids for the Christmas season and put gas in their van to get to and from work and sporting events. I hear from my constituents about that struggle. The government would sometimes have us believe this is all in our heads and that the struggle is not real.”
“Mr. Speaker, these workers are not asking for new programs. They want their jobs back. These forestry workers are being left out in the cold by the Prime Minister . He is touring the world while tariffs on softwood lumber have tripled under his watch. The Liberals are not helping workers. The only thing they are helping is themselves, while Canadians lose jobs and families struggle to make ends meet, pay their bills or put gas in their cars. When will the Prime Minister show some respect to hard-working Canadians and stop selling out our softwood lumber workers?”
“Mr. Speaker, the lumber industry is part of the backbone of my province of New Brunswick, and 80% of our lumber exports go to the United States. However, a pulp and paper mill in Maine is no longer accepting softwood lumber from New Brunswick due to tariffs. When the Prime Minister took office, softwood tariffs were at 14%. They then rose to 35%. Now they are at 45%. The Prime Minister promised he would negotiate a win with the United States by this past July. He has broken that promise. When will the Prime Minister stop selling out our lumber workers?”
“Canadians deserve a Prime Minister who puts the country first, not his own bank account. Conservatives will always defend hard-working Canadians, and we will hold the Prime Minister accountable for forcing taxpayers to sacrifice more than he is willing to sacrifice himself.”
“Mr. Speaker, while hard-working Canadians jump through hoops to do things by the book and pay more than their fair share in taxes, Brookfield has been exposed as one of Canada's biggest tax-dodgers. It was recently revealed that the Prime Minister 's company has avoided paying more than $6.5 billion in Canadian taxes over the last five years by funnelling profits through offshore tax havens in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. This may come as a shock to Canadians, but it is no surprise to the Prime Minister , who himself had set up three multi-billion dollar investment funds registered offshore while he was chair of Brookfield. Liberals are telling young Canadians to sacrifice more, while the Prime Minister has done everything in his power to sacrifice less. This is the height of hypocrisy.”
“Mr. Speaker, the member knows that his constituents and mine are struggling to make ends meet, and it is the government's reckless spending that is making matters worse. Not only is Fitch Ratings warning that Canada's economic position is at risk of getting worse, but thanks to the Liberals' disregard for sticking to their own fiscal anchors, the Parliamentary Budget Officer is also warning that this deterioration is already taking place, and Canadians are the ones paying the price. It is no wonder the Prime Minister wants to fire the Parliamentary Budget Officer, because he is actually telling Canadians the truth and the truth hurts. I will ask this again: How many more fiscal—”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister 's costly credit card budget puts today's reckless spending onto tomorrow's taxpayers. After 10 years of the Liberals, Canadians are having to put nearly 50% more of their expenses on their credit cards. Fitch Ratings says, “federal finances run a high risk of further deterioration” since the government frequently blows through its fiscal anchors. How many more fiscal watchdog reports is it going to take for the Prime Minister to rein in his costly credit card spending?”
“By invoking the notwithstanding clause, we will restore mandatory jail time for these heinous crimes and ensure that these dangerous criminals are locked up behind bars where they belong.”
“Mr. Speaker, the disgusting criminals who prey on innocent children must face consequences that reflect the evil nature of their crimes and the suffering of their victims. However, on Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada decided to strike down mandatory jail time for child sexual abuse material offences. One of the offenders from the case had hundreds of images of young girls, some as young as three. Another had hundreds of videos of young children between the ages of five and 10. As a result of the court’s ruling, these vile criminals will no longer face mandatory jail time. This is absolutely unacceptable. The court made its decision. Now it is time for parliamentarians to take action to protect innocent lives. Conservatives are unequivocal in that children must be protected from predators, and this decision cannot be allowed to stand.”
“It is clear to Conservatives, Canadians, police and even the Liberals' public safety minister that this gun grab will not make us safer, will not keep criminals in jail and will not stop smuggled guns from coming into Canada. Liberals need to do the right thing and end this waste of taxpayers' dollars.”
“Mr. Speaker, this Prime Minister is going to spend millions, if not billions, of taxpayers' dollars to confiscate the property of the good guys, law-abiding firearms owners, instead of going after the bad guys. Liberal laws have actually led to more gun crime. Incredibly, gun crime is up 130% under the government. Licensed firearms owners follow the rules, unlike the violent criminals shooting up the streets with smuggled guns, who are then released on Liberal bail over and over again. In Cape Breton, the Liberals are spending $103,000 taken from taxpayers, just in administration fees, to confiscate 200 firearms from vetted, law-abiding gun owners.”
“Mr. Speaker, if anyone has an interest in taking dangerous guns off the streets, it is the police. In a stunning indictment of the Liberals' gun confiscation scheme, the Ontario Provincial Police has just told the government it will not participate in the Liberals' ridiculous gun grab. The OPP knows what we have been saying all along: that spending hundreds of millions of dollars to confiscate the property of law-abiding Canadians will not make our streets any safer. Today, the Liberals have the opportunity to do the right thing and put an end to their catch-and-release justice system. Will the Liberals stop obstructing and support our motion to keep violent repeat offenders off our streets?”
“Mr. Speaker, what the minister failed to mention is that thanks to 10 years of Liberal inaction on crime, half of those 18 individuals were out on bail when they were arrested. Thanks to the good work of the Peel Regional Police, half of them were charged with violent crimes like arson and extortion. Incredibly, half of those individuals are already out on the street today. It used to be that in Canada, if someone was charged with extortion, fraud, drive-by shootings or arson, they would go to jail, but thanks to the Liberals' soft-on-crime Bill C-5 and easy bail laws—”
“Madam Speaker, with this, the Liberals have turned themselves completely inside out. Every Canadian knows when they fill up at the pump that if they are not paying the carbon tax today, it is thanks to Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative team that rallied against it. I do not often visit it, but I am on the Liberal Party website, and it says, “When Conservative politicians [like Pierre Poilievre] railed against putting a price on pollution, [the Liberals] did it, while putting more money back in the pockets of families.” Does the minister have a contact at the party so we could update their website?”
“Mr. Speaker, it is the same old government with the same old failed solutions. The housing crisis did not just happen; it is the direct result of 10 years of Liberal government mismanagement. After only a decade, rent in Canada has doubled, the amount required for a down payment to buy a home has doubled and mortgages have doubled. The dream of owning a home in Canada is slipping away for many Canadians. When will the minister understand that doing more of the same and having the same failed policies is not going to result in a solution for Canadians?”