Marilyn Gladu

Slower phase-down, production first

The other end of this axis: Faster fossil phase-down

She repeats that Canada's 2% footprint means carbon taxes only move emissions elsewhere and hurt jobs without helping the planet.

We could totally eliminate our footprint in Canada, and it would have no fact and evidence based temperature result on the planet. Therefore, our approach should be to leverage our carbon emissions reduction technologies to the substantive contributors like China, the U.

Expand production and export

The other end of this axis: Restrict new oil and gas

She advocates pipelines to export oil and criticizes policies that make fossil projects uncompetitive.

Patricia Mohr, who is the chief strategist for Scotiabank on hydrocarbons, has clearly stated that if we do not get pipelines built to the east and the west in this country to export oil, this will become a very poor country indeed. Moving along to the diversity section of the throne speech, one of Canada's strengths, I am happy to see that we want to make it easier for immigrants to build successful lives in Canada.

Provinces lead

The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

She argues the federal government should not override provincial jurisdiction on medical professionals or assisted dying.

The medical professionals are under provincial jurisdiction. However, the Province of Ontario has been clear that it is going to force them to participate in this process, and that would definitely be violating their charter rights.

Lower taxes and tighter spending

The other end of this axis: Higher taxes and public spending

She repeatedly condemns large deficits, interest costs, and spending that fails to create jobs.

Saying that it is going to hold the deficit at $10 billion, then going to $30 billion, and then going to $113 billion and never balancing it again is unwise. It leaves us in a position where we will be forever paying $10 billion of interest on the debt we have accrued.

Market supply and deregulation

The other end of this axis: Public supply and demand controls

Criticizes government housing spending and calls for market fixes.

Speaker, the housing accelerator cost $4 billion and zero homes were built. Meanwhile, housing prices have doubled, rent has doubled, down payments have doubled and people are now defaulting on their mortgages at record rates due to the disastrous inflationary spending of the Liberal government.

Lower intake

The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake

She warns against hasty refugee intake that risks admitting ISIL fighters and stresses credible security reviews.

The issue becomes, how can the government possibly believe we can perform any sort of credible security review of those individuals from that region coming to Canada as refugees, when the fog of war has completely enveloped Syria and the surrounding area? We cannot process these individuals, but we know for a fact that many western governments are opening their doors a little hastily under humanitarian pretense, possibly allowing in tens, hundreds, or even more ISIL supporters. I must point out again that unless we cut off the head of the snake, we will have an endless sea of refugees beyond our capacity.

More flexibility for employers

The other end of this axis: Stronger unions and standards

She defends bills requiring union financial transparency and secret ballots, rejecting claims they removed rights.

Public service workers have pay equity rights and the Conservative Party did not remove their rights. Section (d) of today's motion calls for a special committee to be put in place with a membership that looks like the representation we have today on the committee for the status of women.