Chris Warkentin
Grande Prairie, Alberta · Conservative · Canada
“Every day, in every way, they fight for a more affordable Canada and a Canada that will remain the freest place in the world. I want to thank each and every one of them for their steadfast commitment to Canadians. As we continue to focus on Canadians, we are stronger as a team, and I thank them for that.”
“We have a difficult time understanding each other at the best of times, never mind when we are speaking different languages. We thank our interpreters for continuing to translate our words, so that we might understand each other and understand Canadians from coast to coast.”
“To all the long-suffering House of Commons staff, we thank them for their dedication as they deal with members of Parliament who work long and sometimes unexpected hours. We are thankful for their flexibility and dedication to their posts and to Canadians as well.”
“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the government House leader for his words. It is a pleasure, some days, to work with him. It has truly been a privilege to serve our constituents in this place, each and every day. To begin with, Mr. Speaker, thank you for your dedication to this institution, but more importantly to Canadians.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would ask that the minister now table those documents in the House. When we look at the video screen, what we see is a Conservative member of Parliament's head shot, including personal information details about that individual, not only their contact information but what appears to be personal information about the member.”
“Mr. Speaker, I believe the minister has just agreed to table those documents here in the House. I believe that is what the minister said. She is standing. She has the documents there. They have the personal information of many members of Parliament on this side of the House. This is a breach, I believe, of the privacy of those members.”
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“We have the second-highest unemployment rate in the G7. The jobs crisis is worsening in this country. We have seen the announcements from Imperial Oil of 900 job losses in Calgary. We have had the Kap Paper announcement here in Ontario, as well as GM's announcement that it is going to discontinue production of some of its models in Canada and move those jobs to the United States. Will the House leader finally update the House as to whether the Prime Minister will fulfill his commitment to get a deal with the United States in the coming week?”
“Mr. Speaker, it is time for the Thursday question, when we ask for the government's agenda for the upcoming week. During the election, the Prime Minister made a lot of promises. He said that he was going to fix Liberal bail. Specifically, he was going to fix the mess that Justin Trudeau, as well as the vast majority of the Liberals, created by passing Bill C-5 and Bill C-75 . Would the House leader inform the House if the Liberals will finally bring in legislation, in the upcoming week, to fix the disaster they have created in the bail system in this country? During the election, the Prime Minister promised that, by July 21 of this year, months ago, he would have a deal with Trump regarding our trade deal with the United States. Over the last number of weeks, we have reports that we have the fastest-shrinking economy in the G7.”
“Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, we noticed that the hon. member for Honoré-Mercier was out of his chair for a significant duration of the time that the vote was being counted. He was speaking with the leader of the Green Party . I just want to confirm if he intended to vote in the House or if he did it by app, because as I think the House wants to remember, a member cannot leave their seat in the middle of voting if they voted here in the House.”
“Motion No. 5 That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing line 3 on page 9 with the following: “Act. Its chair or joint chair, on the part of the House of Commons, shall be a member of that House who is not a member of the government party.”
“Motions Nos. 4 and 5 moved: Motion No. 4 That Bill C-5, in Clause 4, be amended by replacing lines 2 and 3 on page 9 with the following: “tee of both Houses of Parliament, designated or established for the purposes of section 24, which shall (a) include at least one member of the House of Commons from each party that has a recognized membership of 12 or more persons in that House and at least the Leader of the Government in the Senate or Government Representative in the Senate, or his or her nominee, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, or his or her nominee, and the Leader or Facilitator who is referred to in any of paragraphs 62.4(1)(c) to (e) of the Parliament of Canada Act, or his or her nominee; and (b) have as its chair or joint chair, on the part of the House of Commons, a member of that House who is not a member of the government party.”
“Mr. Speaker, that is completely ridiculous, because a report out today projects 50,000 job losses in the auto sector because of trade uncertainty. Rather than providing the auto sector with any kind of certainty, the Liberals are doubling down on their risky and dangerous EV mandate. Ford and GM are pleading with the government to end the insanity. Industry projects that the Liberal ban on the gas-powered engine will cost an additional 40,000 high-paying Canadian jobs. The combination of the Liberals' inability to get a deal on tariffs and their self-imposed radical EV mandate will destroy Canada's auto sector. Will the Liberals join us today and call an end to—”
“Mr. Speaker, what if I said the government had a plan to increase the cost of vehicles by over $20,000 and kill 40,000 high-paying Canadian jobs? Well, that is exactly what the Liberals are doing with their mandate to eliminate gas-powered vehicles, which starts to take effect next year. Workers and families across Canada, especially in rural and northern communities, cannot afford this dangerous Liberal experiment. It is simple: Canadians do not want this shoved down their throats. Tonight, will the Liberals vote to end their radical ban on gas-powered vehicles immediately?”
“Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am wondering if you could clarify the process when voting. The member for Fleetwood—Port Kells left his chair during the vote for an extended period of time; wandered around, it appeared to be to the lobby; came back; and then voted. Is that allowable?”