Dan Mazier
Riding Mountain, Manitoba · Conservative · Canada
“Any policy on this front must consider the spectrum that has already been licensed under weaker deployment requirements, because those terms and conditions were already agreed to and were reflected in the purchase price. Obviously, the telecommunications companies will oppose any accelerated deployment requirements.”
“Today we manage spectrum mostly through auctions, where the government sells telecommunications companies the right to use these public airwaves. That is a reasonable way to assign spectrum, but selling a spectrum licence is not the same as solving a problem of coverage.”
“In the government's recent 3,800‑megahertz spectrum auction, the licensing decision set a deployment requirement of just 5% population coverage within seven years for the Gander and Grand Falls-Windsor service area in Newfoundland, a region covering more than 144,000 people.”
“Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I want to take a moment to thank a couple of people who have been part of my office this session and who will be moving on shortly. First I want to recognize Oliver Batchilder, who has been with my office as an intern through the parliamentary internship program.”
“Bill C-268 asks two fairly reasonable things: that mobile coverage data actually be verified for accuracy, and that this framework be reviewed on a regular schedule rather than being left to gather dust for another 20 years.”
“Brenda actually lived in Ottawa for a number of years, but she likes to joke that she had to move back home to find a job in politics. Since then, she has been the friendly face and the steady hand for so many people back home in my constituency who needed help to navigate the federal government.”
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“We must work harder so that Canada and the good people who call this nation home can once again be financially strong, proud and free.”
“They put in long hours, and they played by the rules; after 10 years of the current government, they were asking for one thing: a government that makes life more affordable. However, instead, Canadians watched the Prime Minister break every fiscal promise he made. The Prime Minister said he would be responsible, but the budget shows he is willing to gamble Canada's future on record levels of borrowing. I fear not only for Canadians who are struggling but also for the future generations that are already burdened by the financial impact of the budget. I assure members that on this side of the House, Conservatives see a better path forward. We believe Canadians deserve a government that respects taxpayers, restores affordability and brings hope for those who have been affected by addictions through real recovery and treatment.”
“They all told me the same thing: They cannot recover while surrounded by drug use; they cannot recover while the government hands out supplies, and they cannot recover when drug consumption is encouraged in their own neighbourhood. Canadians deserve better. Canadians are sick and tired of Liberal politicians who pretend policies and funding that enable drug use are safe. They are not safe; they are lethal. However, as I stated, there is nothing in the budget to support real recovery and treatment. I want to return to the other issue that Canadians were hoping to see when they opened the budget: affordability. They wanted financial relief; instead, they got a credit card that would drive up the cost of living. The people of Riding Mountain are some of the hardest-working Canadians we will ever meet.”
“The next day, I visited a vending machine in Kelowna; it dispensed drug paraphernalia such as crack pipes and foil. There were no ID requirements or questions. It was so easy to use that a toddler could figure it out. There are no barriers between the addict and their next hit, because the government has removed them. This budget could have invested in treatment and recovery. Instead, it continues to pour money into the tools that fuel addiction. Recently obtained information confirms that the government's own emergency treatment fund is being used to purchase smoking kits; in other words, these are taxpayer-funded crack pipes. How can a government claim to support recovery while enabling the very practices that keep people trapped in addiction? When I was in B.C., I met with recovered addicts.”
“In a letter sent to the Liberal government earlier this year, the chief of Ottawa Police warned that a federally approved supervised drug site in downtown Ottawa has become a focal point of community safety concerns. He reported an escalation of open drug use, aggressive behaviour and public intoxication in the neighbourhood. Law enforcement officers warned that the impacts have become so serious that nearby child care centres have shut down over safety concerns. When day cares are forced to close because children are not safe, the government should stop repeating what it is doing. During my visit to B.C., a recovered addict told me, “If you give me the foil and the crack pipe to do drugs, you may as well give me a bullet and the gun to kill myself.” These were his words, not mine.”
“Mr. Speaker, before I could finish my speech yesterday, I was talking about how the budget would fail to make any investments in treatment and recovery. Instead, the Liberals would continue with their failed policies and funding streams that enable drug use. The Minister of Health is approving supervised drug consumption sites across the country, including next to day cares, schools and playgrounds. Parents should never have to walk their children past people smoking fentanyl in broad daylight. Children should never find used needles in their playground. Health Canada's own data shows that the most-used substance at these federally approved sites is fentanyl, nearly every second visit. How is this safe? It is not just Conservatives who are saying this; law enforcement agencies are sounding an alarm too.”
“In a letter sent to the Liberal government earlier this year, the chief of the Ottawa Police warned that a federally approved supervised drug site in downtown Ottawa has become the focal point of community safety concerns. He reported an escalation in open drug use, aggressive behaviour and public intoxication in the neighbourhood. This is right in the middle of a community. I walked down those streets as well, and it is unbelievable, yet the Liberal government consistently turns a blind eye to this. Law enforcement warned that the impacts have become so serious that nearby child care centres have been shut down over safety concerns.”
“The Minister of Health is approving supervised drug consumption sites across the country, including next to day cares, schools and playgrounds. Parents should never have to walk their children past people smoking fentanyl in broad daylight. Children should never find used needles in their playgrounds. Health Canada's own data shows that the most used substance at these federally approved sites is fentanyl. Nearly every second visit consists of fentanyl use. How is this safe? It is unbelievable that the Liberals actually consider this safe. It is not just the Conservatives who are saying this, but law enforcement is sounding the alarm as well.”
“The then associate health minister signed an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that legalized drug use across the province. What has this experiment produced? If the minister walked down East Hastings Street in Vancouver as I did this last month, she would see what happens when government enables drug use. It is not just crime and chaos; it is costing lives too. Some hon. members: Oh, oh! Dan Mazier: I cannot believe what I am hearing across the aisle, Mr. Speaker, but last year alone, over 2,200 British Columbians died from toxic drugs, which is more than six lives every single day. The Liberals could have used the budget to shut down the failed experiment, but, for some unknown reason, they did not; instead, they let it continue while Canadians keep dying. However, it does not end in B.C.”
“As the saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” As I read through the pages of the budget, I was struck by what was not there. There was not a single meaningful measure to confront the drug and addictions crisis devastating our communities. For a decade, the Liberals have normalized drug use. They have promoted the consumption of illegal drugs, such as crack cocaine, meth and fentanyl, under the guise of safe supply. There is nothing safe about fentanyl. There is nothing safe about enabling someone to slowly poison themselves to death, yet the Minister of Health continues to make drugs more accessible and treatment harder to find. If it sounds insane, that is because it is. Let us look at the facts. The Liberals approved the decriminalization of hard drugs in British Columbia.”
“Mr. Speaker, when Canadians opened the budget, they were shocked. They were shocked because the Prime Minister promised he would be different from Justin Trudeau. He promised fiscal responsibility. He promised to reduce spending. He promised to lower the debt-to-GDP ratio. However, it was all show. Canadians now see the truth. Instead, the Prime Minister has delivered the largest deficit outside COVID, at a staggering $78 billion, but there are some people celebrating. I could almost hear the bankers and bondholders clinking their champagne glasses, thrilled about higher inflation and interest rates that will put more money in their pockets. The global elites are grinning too, because the Prime Minister quietly removed the luxury tax on yachts and private jets. However, the middle class are the ones who were fooled.”
“Mr. Speaker, I was in British Columbia last week, where I found a vending machine full of drug supplies such as foil and crack pipes. Anyone could access these drug supplies, because they were free and accessible. Does the member believe we should be funding vending machines full of crack pipes, or that we should be funding treatment that gets addicts off this poison that is killing them?”
“Madam Speaker, I guess the member picked the speech prepared for her by the Prime Minister 's Office, so I will ask the question again: Does the Liberal government believe that smoking fentanyl and meth should be legal or illegal?”
“Madam Speaker, my question is very simple. I am hoping the member does not just read the speech that was written for her by the Prime Minister 's Office. Does the Liberal government believe that smoking fentanyl and meth should be legal or illegal?”
“Their advocacy, skills and commitment to improving access to timely, high-quality care give Canadians hope. I thank each of the participants here today for their commitment to improving health care in Canada. All Canadians are looking forward to seeing them on the front lines soon.”
“Mr. Speaker, as the shadow minister for health, I rise to recognize the outstanding leadership of medical students across Canada. More than 75 medical students from 15 medical schools are on Parliament Hill today for the Canadian Federation of Medical Students National Day of Action. These future physicians are meeting with parliamentarians to address one of the most urgent challenges facing Canada's health care system: the crisis in our emergency departments. There are 6.5 million Canadians who do not have access to a family doctor. This is forcing far too many people to rely on emergency rooms, which are already at a breaking point. Patients are waiting hours, sometimes days, for care. These medical students are determined to change that.”
“Petitioners know that there is so much more action that could be taken to combat crime and make the streets in Swan River a safer place. This is why the people of Swan River continue to demand jail, not bail, for violent repeat offenders. I will always support the good people of Swan River—”
“Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition to voice the concerns of the people of Riding Mountain. Over the last two years, I have risen on behalf of the over 2,000 people who live in Swan River and the surrounding area who have signed this petition to voice their concerns about crime. The petitioners in Swan River have seen their petitions presented in the House over and over again, more than 75 times, yet the government has not addressed their concerns. Unfortunately, citizens and business owners in the Swan River Valley continue to suffer. The petitioners say that Liberal policy has allowed violent repeat offenders to run free, instead of putting these criminals in jail, which is where they belong.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is unbelievable. Shame on that member for refusing to protect children. She refuses to say smoking fentanyl beside daycares is dangerous. She refuses to say smoking fentanyl beside schools is dangerous. It is unbelievable. She refuses to say smoking fentanyl beside playgrounds is dangerous. Every parent knows this is insane. Why are the Liberals allowing fentanyl to be used next to children? Why? Why on earth are you doing this?”
“This is why the people of Swan River are demanding jail, not bail for repeat violent offenders. I support the good people of Swan River.”
“Madam Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition to voice the concerns of the people of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just two offenders in Swan River were responsible for over 150 offences. The petitioners continue to suffer the consequences of soft-on-crime Liberal policies such as Bill C-5 , which repealed mandatory jail time for serious crimes, and Bill C-75 , which forces judges to release repeat violent offenders right back onto the streets. Petitioners in Swan Valley want to see an end to the Liberals' reckless catch-and-release policies so that criminals stay behind bars.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is not investing. He is spending on the backs of future generations. In fact, because of his reckless spending spree, Canadians will be paying over $55 billion a year in interest alone to service the debt. That is more money being spent on interest payments than on health care transfers that help patients. Does the Prime Minister realize that his spending is lining the pockets of his banker and bondholder friends, instead of funding our doctors and nurses?”
“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister just delivered one of the most expensive budgets in Canadian history. He promised fiscal responsibility during the last election, but Canadians got a staggering $80-billion deficit instead. That is $80 billion in new debt that will drive up the cost of food, housing and everything that Canadians buy. After hearing all this talk about change, Canadians are left wondering one thing: How is the Prime Minister 's out of control spending any different than Justin Trudeau's?”
“Mr. Speaker, new information has once again exposed the Prime Minister ’s company, Brookfield, as Canada’s biggest tax-dodger. Experts have revealed that Brookfield avoided paying more than $6.5 billion in Canadian taxes over five years by funnelling profits through offshore tax havens in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. As the chair of Brookfield, the Prime Minister personally set up three multi-billion dollar investment funds registered offshore. Let us not forget that the Prime Minister still stands to benefit from these offshore funds personally through future bonus payments. While the Prime Minister lectures middle-class Canadians about paying their fair share, his company is dodging billions of dollars in taxes that could be supporting Canadian services such as health care. This is the height of hypocrisy.”
“This would be a competency-based standard to recognize qualified doctors, nurses and other health care professionals all across Canada. Conservatives also believe that immigration policy must be linked to health care system capacity. It is unfair to the Canadians who are waiting in hospital hallways for care, and it is unfair to the newcomers who were sold a false bill of goods. The Liberals should be focused on getting more doctors and nurses licensed, opening more residency positions for Canadians who studied abroad and reducing red tape, not expanding it. This is how we fix Canada's broken health care system.”
“Paragraph 13(a) of the Canada Health Act already requires provinces to provide health data to the federal Minister of Health to qualify for transfers. Provincial and territorial governments also submit health care data to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, also known as CIHI. What does Bill C-239 really accomplish? The answer is nothing. I was not surprised to learn that the provinces were not consulted on the legislation, because if they were, I am confident that they would have opposed it. Conservatives believe that the way to fix health care is not by creating more bureaucracy but by removing the barriers that prevent qualified medical professionals from working. We believe that the government should establish a blue seal national licensing standard.”
“The Liberals claim that the bill would improve accountability in health care, but if we read it, there is no accountability for results. There is nothing in Bill C-239 that would require provinces to increase access to family doctors, reduce emergency wait times or improve diagnostic services. What it does do is create another bureaucratic framework that provinces must follow or risk losing their federal health transfers. In other words, it is more red tape. The bill would require provinces to produce reports, frameworks and performance summaries, but nothing that would actually help a single patient see a doctor faster. If provinces do not comply with Ottawa's new paperwork, they could lose health care funding. Here is the confusing part.”
“It does not take an economist to understand that adding a record number of people to our country will have an impact on health care. Here is the real scandal. According to Health Canada, the Liberals have done no analysis, none whatsoever, on the impact that record immigration levels will have on our health care system. Even the health minister admitted this insanity when she said, “Right now, there's no alignment on immigration and the need for doctors”. To make matters worse, Canadians were outraged to learn that the immigration department has been advertising Canada's free health care around the world as a selling point to attract more newcomers. Canada is not a walk-in clinic for the rest of the world. Compassion must consider capacity. That brings me to the legislation before us, Bill C-239 .”
“Why is the federal immigration minister issuing work permits for Saudi students to train in our hospitals, when there are not enough training spots for Canadians? (1750) The Liberals like to claim that record immigration levels will somehow fix our health care system, but that is not what is happening. Thousands of qualified, foreign-trained doctors are already here and cannot work. Thousands of Canadian citizens who trained abroad cannot get trained. We cannot fix a traffic jam by adding more cars to the road, and that is exactly what the Liberals are doing. Let us now look at the other side of the equation, which is demand. This year alone, the Liberals plan to allow 395,000 new permanent residents and 673,000 non-permanent residents into Canada. That is over a million people added to a health care system that already cannot keep up.”
“Every year, hundreds of Canadians graduate medical schools abroad, but they cannot get a residency placement in their own country. Why? It is because the federal immigration minister keeps issuing work permits to foreign-sponsored medical trainees, people who come here from foreign countries to train in our hospitals, only to return home afterward. Countries around the world send their citizens to Canadian hospitals for training. In fact, according to data from the Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry, Saudi Arabia alone sent over 1,000 trainees to Canada last year. Almost all of them will never work a single day in Canada after their training is complete. Meanwhile, Canadian citizens who studied medicine overseas, often because there were not enough medical school seats in Canada, are told there is no capacity for them.”
“A doctor who is fully licensed in one province cannot simply move to another and start working without mountains of paperwork, costs and months of delay. If the federal government truly believed in one Canada economy, it would have introduced a national licence for doctors and nurses, allowing them to work anywhere in the country. Earlier this month, Canadians were briefly optimistic when the health minister told The Globe and Mail that she planned to introduced legislation to remove interprovincial barriers for health professionals, but that hope was short-lived. Within hours, her office reversed course, claiming the minister misunderstood the question. The minister seems to misunderstand a lot of questions when it comes to the health care system. Another issue is the shortage of residency training spots in Canada.”
“The Liberals have failed to establish a national competency standard to recognize their credentials, so they get stuck, trapped between provincial regulators and federal inaction. As a result, we have doctors driving taxis and working in factories, while hospitals close emergency rooms and patients die waiting for care. The government sold these professionals a false bill of goods, and Canadians are paying the price. This bottleneck is only getting worse because the Liberals keep adding more people into a broken system without helping the people who are already here. Another major barrier is that a doctor licensed in one province cannot automatically work in another province. Let us think about that.”
“According to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, there are at least 13,000 internationally trained physicians already in Canada who are not working as doctors. According to the health minister 's own department, there are 80,000 internationally trained health care professionals in Canada right now who are not working in their field. Let us think about that. Tens of thousands of doctors, nurses and specialists are here, trained, qualified and ready to serve, but they have been shut out by a wall of bureaucracy. The reason is simple. Government gatekeepers and licensing bodies are blocking these qualified professionals from getting their licences. The immigration department fast-tracks international doctors and nurses into this country but then abandons them when they arrive.”
“Mr. Speaker, Canada's health care system is broken. There are 6.5 million Canadians who do not have access to a family doctor. We are short at least 23,000 doctors and 60,000 registered nurses. Emergency rooms are closing across the country. Health care workers are burnt out from millions of hours of overtime. Canadians are literally dying while waiting for care. Canada's health care system is broken, and instead of repairing the cracks, the Liberals took a hammer to the glass. I am going to warn Canadians that health care in Canada is only going to get worse under the government. Mark my words. The Liberals are reducing the capacity of doctors and nurses, while at the same time increasing the demand for care. Let us start with capacity.”
“Now that the local superintendent has been replaced, Canadians believe that now is the right time to acknowledge this failure, move forward and reopen Clear Lake so that next summer, all Canadians can once again enjoy one of Canada's most beautiful lakes.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to present a petition on behalf of Canadians. I rise to present a petition regarding Parks Canada's decision to ban motorized watercraft on Clear Lake in Riding Mountain National Park. The petition is signed by over 1,000 Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Canadians are calling on the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture to reverse Parks Canada's decision to ban boats on Clear Lake and reinstate the previously announced “one boat, one lake” policy. The petitioners note that Parks Canada had promised motorized boat access would be restored under the “one boat, one lake” policy, but this decision was abruptly reversed just hours before the May long weekend without justification. They are frustrated that the decision was never explained to the public despite repeated requests from community members.”
“Mr. Speaker, clearly, the health minister does not care that drugs are used next to children because she allows it to happen right across Canada. According to her own department, fentanyl is the drug used most in the consumption sites the Liberals continue to approve. In fact, fentanyl is used in over 48% of the visits to federally approved drug consumption sites. Given that a few grains of fentanyl can kill someone, will the minister at least shut down the fentanyl consumption sites next to children, yes or no?”
“Mr. Speaker, the health minister revealed that she does not personally review supervised consumption site applications, so I am going to bring one to her attention. There is currently an application for review on her desk for a drug consumption site in Whitehorse, Yukon. Multiple day cares are located within steps of the site, and an elementary school is just 200 metres away. The health minister has the power to reject this application. Will the minister protect the children, or will she approve another drug consumption site next to schools and day cares?”
“That is why the people of Swan River are demanding jail, not bail, for violent repeat offenders. I support the good people of Swan River.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to rise on behalf of the people of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just two offenders in Swan River were responsible for over 150 offences. The petitioners continue to suffer the consequences of soft-on-crime Liberal policies like Bill C-5 , which repealed mandatory jail time for serious crimes, and Bill C-75 , which forces judges to release repeat violent offenders right back onto the streets. The petitioners in the Swan Valley want to see an end to the Liberals' reckless catch-and-release policies so that criminals can stay behind bars.”
“Madam Speaker, I will repeat The Globe and Mail's headline, which reads, “Spanish drugmaker using Canadian-donated blood plasma for products sold abroad”. Those are not my words; they are from The Globe and Mail, which is a very well-respected media outlet. On September 11, 2025, the CBC published an article with the following headline: “Blood donors surprised Canadian plasma products being sold abroad[:] Spanish drugmaker Grifols using donated plasma byproducts to manufacture albumin”. Was the CBC's report false, yes or no?”
“Madam Speaker, it is always an honour to stand here at the late show. On August 12, The Globe and Mail published an article with the following headline: “Spanish drugmaker using Canadian-donated blood plasma for products sold abroad”. Was the Globe and Mail report false, yes or no?”
“This is why the people of Swan River are demanding jail, not bail for repeat violent offenders. I support the good people of Swan River.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to present a petition on behalf of the constituents of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime that has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba West District RCMP found that over an 18-month period, just two offenders in Swan River were responsible for over 150 responses and offences. Petitioners continue to suffer the consequences of soft-on-crime Liberal policies, such as Bill C-5 , which repealed mandatory jail time for serious crimes, and Bill C-75 , which forces judges to release repeat violent offenders right back onto the street. Petitioners in the Swan River Valley want to see an end to the Liberals' reckless catch-and-release policies so that criminals stay behind bars.”
“Mr. Speaker, the member did not answer my question. Surely, Health Canada would know this. Is Canadian Blood Services currently honouring its commitment that all products made from its blood donations stay in Canada, yes or no?”
“Mr. Speaker, my question is very simple. It is a yes-or-no question. Can the Liberals confirm if Canadian Blood Services is currently honouring its commitment that all products made from its blood donations will stay in Canada, yes or no?”
“That is why the people of Swan River are demanding jail, not bail, for violent repeat offenders. I support the good people of Swan River.”
“Mr. Speaker, it is always an honour to present a petition on behalf of the people of Riding Mountain. The people of Swan River are experiencing an alarming increase in violent crime, which has threatened the safety and well-being of families across our region. A recent report by the Manitoba west district RCMP found that over an 18-month period, four offenders in Swan River were responsible for 239 offences. The petitioners continue to suffer the consequences of soft-on-crime Liberal policies like Bill C-5 , which repealed mandatory jail time for serious crimes, and Bill C-75 , which forces judges to release repeat violent offenders right back onto the streets. The petitioners of Swan Valley want to see an end to the Liberals' reckless catch-and-release policies so that criminals can stay behind bars.”
“On behalf of the House of Commons, I want to congratulate the Metcalfe family and their amazing team for 125 years of work and service to our rural region.”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the historic accomplishment of a local business that has been serving the community of Treherne, Manitoba, and surrounding area for over a century. Metcalfe's Garage has successfully operated for the last 125 years and is now proudly the oldest family-owned Ford dealership in Canada. The journey of Metcalfe's Garage began in 1900 with the vision of Thomas and Clare Metcalfe. The Metcalfes began serving their community by selling the Ford Model T, even teaching people how to drive after they purchased it. Five generations later, Metcalfe's Garage has remained a family-owned company with the same commitment to hard work and service to the community. The story of Metcalfe's Garage inspires us all, proving that true success comes from putting the local community first.”