Rachel Bendayan
Outremont, Quebec · Liberal · Canada
“Mr. Speaker, since this summer, we have created more than 165,000 jobs here in Canada. In May alone, 88,000 jobs were created. If we look at the United States, for example, we see that Canada is creating jobs. The number of jobs created per capita in Canada is almost double that of the United States.”
“Mr. Speaker, summer has arrived in Outremont, Mile End and the Plateau. I would like to say thanks to all our shopkeepers, restaurant owners, cafés and everyone who brings our shopping areas to life. Bernard Avenue is once again a pedestrian zone this year.”
“Mr. Speaker, we have many programs that are helping Canadians deal with the rising cost of living. In fact, next week Canadians will start to receive Canada's new groceries and essentials benefit. For a family of four, that is $1,900 this year. That is real money that is going to help Canadians face the rising cost of living.”
“In the Plateau, the Rue Saint-Denis BIA and Pauline Béchu helped make the Montreal Comic Arts Festival a resounding success. On Mont-Royal Avenue, which is once again pedestrian only, the trade fair is in full swing until Sunday. This summer, support local businesses.”
“Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to share my time with my friend and colleague, the member for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas . I am very pleased to rise today to speak to Bill C-30 , which implements certain measures from the 2026 spring economic update. As members are well aware, we are debating this bill at a pivotal moment for our country.”
“This means accelerating investments in transmission infrastructure, clean power generation, energy storage and grid modernization, all so that Canadian businesses and workers have access to the affordable energy they need in order to compete and to grow. This is good for our environment, and it is good for our economy.”
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“It is a new program for youth job placement, for skills training, for concrete and real action on climate created by young Canadians, for young Canadians. To all the young people in our country who have an idea, who care about an issue, the youth climate corps was the dream of a few and then the dream of many; now it is a national program in this country. We should never underestimate the power of one. We should never underestimate what can be accomplished here in Canada. I will now very quickly address research innovation and entrepreneurship. The business community has rightly hailed the scope and potential of our new productivity superdeduction, designed to make it more attractive for businesses to invest in machinery and equipment, in technology and productivity-enhancing assets.”
“I was proud to join the Minister of Environment last Saturday in Mile End in my riding to confirm and to celebrate the launch of Canada's first-ever youth climate corps, an initiative championed by so many people across the country, so many young people in particular. I want to stop to thank Climate Action Network for its passionate and professional advocacy. A year ago, just outside this chamber, outside those doors, I met with a young constituent of mine named Shir, who had travelled all the way to Ottawa from my riding to push for this very idea. Back then, it was just that, an idea. Many conversations later with Malaika, Bushra, Caroline Brouillette, their executive director, and so many more, it is here in black and white, in the federal budget.”
“Our bill strengthens this commitment by improving and expanding the suite of investment tax credits that support clean technologies and clean manufacturing, providing Canadian businesses with the certainty they need to invest and innovate. (1320) [ English ] Our budget strengthens Canada's climate competitiveness by enhancing industrial carbon pricing with a long-term price trajectory; strengthening methane regulations for the oil, gas and landfill sectors; updating clean electricity and clean fuel standards; and incentivizing clean-tech investments. The legislation before the House would ensure that it is Canadian workers who will build the clean industries the world is demanding from us. Building out a clean economy means investing in the next generation of workers who are going to power it.”
“With a top speed of 100 kilometres an hour, it is not quite the 300 kilometres an hour of the future high-speed train, but it is truly a transformative project that has been supported from day one by the federal government and represents the biggest expansion of public transit in Quebec in over half a century. Our national strategy to modernize our modes of transportation, from the REM to the future high-speed rail, is closely tied to our climate competitiveness strategy. The fight against climate change is not just a moral obligation, but it is also an economic imperative. Investments in clean energy are already outpacing investments in fossil fuels. The clean-tech market is set to triple within 10 years. Our government remains fully committed to meeting our greenhouse gas reduction targets.”
“It involves building Canada's first real high-speed train, capable of reaching speeds of 300 kilometres an hour or more, on nearly 1,000 kilometres of new dedicated, fully electrified tracks in the country's most densely populated corridor, home to roughly 18 million Canadians. With the bill before the House, we are taking a decisive step toward building this modern, clean and fast network; it is future-oriented infrastructure that will forever transform how we travel. About 10 days ago, I stood alongside the Prime Minister to inaugurate the main segment of another train, our magnificent REM, which now connects the south shore to the north shore, passing through downtown Montreal and the middle of my riding of Outremont at Édouard Montpetit station.”
“[ English ] The budget implementation act would make strategic investments in our country to build out our economy to build out our infrastructure, protect Canadian jobs, protect our Arctic, protect our national sovereignty and empower Canadians to think bigger, to grow bigger and to realize their full potential. The legislation would, for example, double the pace of affordable homebuilding over the next decade through the new Build Canada Homes. This unprecedented investment in housing construction in budget 2025 constitutes the most ambitious plan for housing in a generation. [ Translation ] When I think of our plan to build strategic national infrastructure and when I envision the Canada of tomorrow, I think of our high-speed rail project linking Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.”
“Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to speak about Bill C‑15 . I want to begin by acknowledging that today is November 25. Like every year, today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. I must stress the importance of our efforts to address violence against women, including domestic violence. In an increasingly uncertain world, it is up to us to adapt our economy, strengthen our supply chains and adapt to the new geopolitical reality of uncertainty. Budget 2025 provides a plan for building a stronger, safer, more resilient Canada.”
“Mr. Speaker, the news today was that we created 67,000 jobs, six-seven. It is great news. We are growing the economy, and budget 2025 is making historic investments that are going to keep this economy moving for generations to come. Why do the Conservatives not stand up and support this investment budget?”