Category Archives: Ed Fast

on Vote #77 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Vote #75 on Bill C-8

on Vote #74 on Bill C-8

on Vote #73 on Bill C-8

on Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 Madam Speaker, that was quite an introduction to my speech. It basically took all the oxygen out of the House. Let me start by saying that …

on Points of Order Mr. Speaker, I hope I will be able to finish my motion before we get all these “no”s from across the way. There have been discussions …

on Vote #72 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Madam Speaker, thank you for the opportunity to chime in on this debate again. Bill C-8 is actually a piece of implementing legislation that arises out …

on Vote #67 Government Business No. 11 (Extension of sitting hours and conduct of extended proceedings) (subamendment)

on Vote #66 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Vote #65 on Bill C-8

on Vote #64 on Bill C-8

on Vote #63 Motion for closure

on Vote #62 on Bill C-8

on Vote #61 Ways and means motion No. 8

on Vote #60 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Vote #59 Budgetary policy

on Vote #58 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, the Governor of the Bank of Canada admitted that inflation is much higher than expected. When asked to explain how to protect Canada’s finances, …

on The Budget Madam Speaker, I would request a recorded vote.

on Vote #57 Budgetary policy (amendment)

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, the governor also announced that, because of inflation, every single Canadian pays $2,000 more a year. He said Canadians should expect more interest rate …

on Vote #56 Budgetary policy (subamendment)

on The Budget Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to continue debate. Yesterday when I started my debate, I quoted the words of King Solomon out of …

on The Budget Mr. Speaker, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” That is a proverb one of my Liberal colleagues used earlier today, but it was in …

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, every Liberal budget is a tax-and-spend budget. More Liberal tax-and-spend policies mean even worse inflation. Wages have not kept up with the cost of …

on Vote #55 Opposition Motion (Spending on national defence)

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, as the NDP-Liberal government lurches further to the left, millions of Canadians have been left behind. The skyrocketing cost of living means families cannot …

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, while Canadians are facing sky-high inflation, which has led to higher grocery and gas prices, and a housing affordability crisis, they want real solutions …

on Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021 Mr. Speaker, my colleague for Prince Albert has it right. Canada is the place where we should be investing. We should be harnessing the power of …

on Committees of the House Madam Speaker, I think it is time we shifted from opinion back to fact. As a member of the finance committee, I was part of the …

on Vote #54 Opposition Motion (Federal budget)

on Business of Supply moved: That, given that, (i) excessive government spending has increased the deficit, the national debt, and fuelled inflation to its highest level in 31 years, (ii) …

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is April Fool’s Day and the Prime Minister is raising carbon taxes again. That adds another 11¢ to a litre of gasoline. Excise …

on Vote #53 on Bill C-5

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, inflation is roaring out of control. Families do not know how they are going to pay for groceries or tank up their cars to …

on Vote #52 on Bill C-5

on Vote #51 Motion to proceed to Orders of the Day

on Vote #50 Third report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, to the new NDP–Liberal finance minister, inflation is raging and Canadians have been left behind. The cost of everything is skyrocketing: gas, groceries and …

on Agriculture in Abbotsford Mr. Speaker, Abbotsford has a proud tradition of agricultural excellence. With the most productive soil in Canada, my community produces much of the food that finds …

on Vote #45 on Bill C-15

on Vote #44 on Bill C-15

on Vote #43 on Bill C-15

on Vote #42 Concurrence in estimates

on Vote #41 Opposition Motion (Federal vaccine mandates)

on Vote #40 Opposition Motion (Tax reduction on gasoline and diesel)

on Business of Supply moved: That, given that, (i) Canadians are facing severe hardship due to the dramatic escalation in gas prices, (ii) the 5% collected under the Goods and …

on Finance Mr Speaker, my question is to the new NDP-Liberal coalition. In its last election platform, the NDP promised over $214 billion of spending with no plan …

on Vote #39 Opposition Motion (Measures to help Canadians with the cost of living)

on Business of Supply Madam Speaker, my colleague did lament the fact that somehow some of the parties in the House are not supporting NDP motions or initiatives. The problem …

on Questions on the Order Paper With regard to the government’s decision on whether or not to ban Huawei from Canada’s 5G infrastructure: (a) what is the specific time period for the …

on The Economy Mr. Speaker, ever since this finance minister took charge, the cost of living has skyrocketed. Inflation is at a 30-year high. We know Canadians are struggling …

on Committees of the House Mr. Speaker, generally I work hard and the Conservative members of this committee work hard to secure consensus reports, but in this case that was impossible …

on Vote #38 Opposition Motion (Invasion of Ukraine and natural gas pipelines)

on Invocation of the Emergency Act and related measures My fear was that the effort of the government to try to get the blockades removed in an easier fashion, rather than in a fashion that …

on Inflation in the Current Canadian Economy Yes, I understand it provided stimulus and that the stimulus was required. I’m not challenging you on that. I’m suggesting to you that when you engage …