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Highlighted the importance of oversight for modern-day treaties and accountability in their implementation.

"What we are talking about is ensuring oversight and accountability to ensure the treaties we have signed are implemented."

Criticized the bill for being a poor implementation of Conservative ideas while only providing minimal tax relief for workers.

"If the Liberals wanted to steal some of our ideas, why not just take all of them and let us get this country back on track to make it an energy superpower, like it once was?"

Argued that the bill consolidates power in the hands of the minister.

"what we see here is yet another attempt by a Liberal minister, and the Liberal government, to consolidate power around the office of the minister in giving full discretion to the minister and overlooking the importance of parliamentary oversight..."

Criticized the government's increasing spending and deficits over the past decade.

"Mr. Speaker, it is pretty safe to say the hon. member cannot count on my support for this budget."

Argued that the vast majority of Canadians do not want more members of Parliament.

"Canadians do not believe it is necessary to increase the number of members of Parliament."

Criticized the lack of accountability and transparency in the budget process.

"It is a little rich to hear Liberal colleagues in this chamber talk about accountability and transparency when they are presenting a budget implementation bill for a budget that was supposed to begin on April 1 of this year."

Argued that the budget implementation act gives unlimited powers to the Liberal government for backdoor dealings, favoring Liberal insiders.

"The Liberals are now trying to ram a 630-plus page budget implementation act through the House without the proper scrutiny, without the proper consultations and without any type of accountability or transparency."

Argued that the government and Conservatives share common ground on major issues such as free trade.

"Will the Conservatives just acknowledge that they support the government's agenda to grow the economy strong?"

Criticized the government for failing Canadian farmers and producers by not addressing unfair non-tariff barriers imposed by the U.K.

"I will say this: Conservatives support free trade because we are a trading nation... We also support, though, fair trade."

Highlighted concerns about the potential impact of international agreements on supply-managed sectors.

"Is it not essential for Parliament to be able to monitor the progress of these international agreements, while fully respecting the democratic process?"

Criticized the Conservative plan for increasing the number of MPs by 10% while slashing public services.

"Canadians do not want more MPs; they do not want more politicians. They really do not need them, especially in these tough times when the Conservative government is asking people to tighten their belts."

Criticized the Conservative Party's approach to public safety and their use of crime as a fundraising tool.

"The Conservatives believe that they would ultimately have control, through the notwithstanding clause, to dictate what judges hand out."

Criticized Bill C-15 as a betrayal that grants dangerous powers to Liberal ministers.

"I rise in opposition to Bill C-15, not because it is a Liberal budget bill but because it is a betrayal bill."

Criticized the perception that the deal is new, highlighting its longstanding nature and past agreements.

"This may be a worse deal, but the member for Cumberland—Colchester talked about how it is the greatest thing."

Criticized the budget for creating a $78-billion deficit and increasing national debt.

"I will not be supporting the budget. It is an amateur scrapbook job."

Criticized the government's approach to budgeting as reckless and incompatible with Conservative values.

"The only generational thing about this budget is the debt it places on our children's shoulders."

Argued that the Conservative Party fails to recognize valuable programs like the Red Seal program.

"The Conservative Party is actually voting against that particular project. I wonder how the member can justify it."

Argued that the bill exacerbates financial pressures on Canadians due to overspending and higher taxes.

"Canadians are experiencing one of the most challenging economic periods in recent memory... Bill C-15 does nothing to correct this. That is why Conservatives will oppose this bill."

Criticized the budget for running persistent deficits over the past decade under the Liberal government.

"This budget is completely disconnected from their reality."

Argued that the Liberal budget represents fiscal irresponsibility and leads to increased debt for Canadians.

"The budget that the Liberal government presented is going to spend a record amount of Canadian taxpayers' hard-earned money."

Contested the claim that the Liberal plan pits regions against each other, arguing it adheres to population representation.

"The principle is that a certain percentage of the population would get a certain percentage of the seats."

Criticized the budget for being delayed and lacking transformative measures.

"The record of the Liberals over the last 10 years has been the worst economic record in this country since the Second World War period."

“Mr. Speaker, I find it truly amazing at times. I question whether the Conservative Party of Canada today, which is so far to the right, has any shame at all, with the types of things its members say and how far away from reality they actually are. Back in December, which was not that long ago, I cha…”

“Mr. Speaker, I am encouraged, to a certain degree, because it takes a lot of bravery for the member to go against what his leader is saying. He believes that a safety valve is an effective tool. That is what he has said on the record. I can appreciate that his leader and the entire Conservative cauc…”

“Madam Speaker, I disagree completely with the member opposite. In fact, if he were to give the bill a chance, he would see there is a reinstatement of mandatory minimums. I would highly recommend that he read of those that would be reinstated as a direct result of this legislation. What upsets me mo…”

“Mr. Speaker, I have been listening to many of our colleagues opposite speak today, and the frustration of many of the Conservative members is palpable. After 10 years of their sitting in opposition, there are numerous issues in which they are more or less in alignment with the government, yet for th…”

“Mr. Speaker, the best example I could give my friend and colleague is to reflect back a few weeks ago to December, when we were talking about bail reform legislation. My colleague knows full well that we had wide support for the legislation. Provinces, municipalities, law enforcement agencies and al…”

“Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of November, when we started debating Bill C-20 , which aims to more fairly allocate seats by province in the House of Commons, I said that Parliament should be united when democracy itself is at stake. This topic should bring us together as democrats, and take us beyon…”

“Madam Speaker, I believe that the member has it wrong. Bill C-16 would reinstate numerous mandatory minimum penalties, something Canadians want to see, yet the Conservatives are opposing it. We have a series of crime legislation. We can talk about Bill C-29 , Bill C-9 and Bill C-14 , which were popu…”

“Mr. Speaker, it is an interesting amendment. I am not going to be supporting the amendment, obviously, because, yet again, it is another attempt by the Conservative Party of Canada to filibuster. The Conservatives talk about limiting speech. Get serious. This has been on the table and has had hours …”

“Madam Speaker, the Conservative Party has adopted a new-found “Get out of the way; I do not care” attitude. I reference the member's opening comments, when he was talking about young people and doing things for youth. Within the spring update, there is a serious commitment to increase skilled trades…”

“Mr. Speaker, the leader of the Conservative Party, today's Prime Minister , at one time recognized that the Liberal Party's position was in fact the best position on the table, and that is we maintain the number of seats at 308. At one time, he said that we should have fewer members of Parliament. W…”

“Madam Speaker, there are no winners and losers; there are only winners with the Liberal plan: Canadians. This bill is so preposterous that the House must reject it. That is what I am going to show in the time that I have been given. The government is proposing to needlessly increase the number of se…”

“Madam Speaker, I find it disgusting and somewhat shameful that a member of the Conservative Party continues with character assassination of the Prime Minister . There are even Conservative MPs, including the deputy leader, who have investments in Brookfield. As opposed to dealing with the substance …”

“Mr. Speaker, let us be very clear. The Conservatives have not been supportive of getting legislation passed. I will give us the ideal example of Bill C-14 . The Prime Minister and 70 new Liberal members were elected. The government said that bail reform legislation was critically important. We did t…”

“Oh, did they moved him back? Mr. Speaker, at the end of the day, from the Conservative perspective, this debate is about allowing judges in certain situations to not have to apply the mandatory minimum. This is the biggest problem. This is the issue that Conservative after Conservative after Conserv…”

“Mr. Speaker, we must recognize that Bill C-16 would actually reinstate mandatory minimums. It would put in a safety valve so that we would be charter-compliant. The Conservative member from Kamloops, who sits right in front of that member, has actually advocated in the past on the need for a safety …”

“Mr. Speaker, if we want to talk about talk and no action, let us look at the Conservative Party's filibuster and refusal to pass legislation. We have bail reform legislation, as an example, which was an election platform promise, and the Conservatives continue to stall the passage of that bill. We h…”

“Madam Speaker, there are many aspects of the member's comments that I would challenge him on. The issue for me is the ongoing belief that the Conservatives do not want things to pass in the House. They have convinced themselves that it is the government that does not want things passed, whether it i…”

“Madam Speaker, I am wondering if the member could enlighten us about the Conservative Party's supporting trade. The last substantial trade agreement we had was the Ukraine trade legislation, and the Conservatives voted against it. On the legislation that is before us, it seems as if, much like with …”