Melissa Lantsman

Slower phase-down, production first

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

Excerpts repeat that the carbon tax does not reduce emissions, hurts affordability and should not be tripled.

It does not reduce emissions. It is not a solution. It is not a climate plan. It is a tax plan. The member opposite ought to understand that.

Higher spending and more capability

The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

Excerpts call for full military support to Ukraine and clear backing of Israel.

We have two clear options: We treat Ukraine as the allies that they are, as defenders of democracy and freedom who we would lend our full military support to on the path to European integration, or we excuse ourselves from the conversation to appease Putin's violence and walk away. I know the answer was once clear.

Expand production and export

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

Excerpts repeatedly criticize restrictions on oil and gas, call for pipelines and LNG to expand exports.

We have the second-largest oil and gas reserve in the world. In this case, it is a question of why we are relying on the global supply chains.

Provinces lead

The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

Excerpts criticize the Emergencies Act as intruding on provincial jurisdiction.

It intrudes on provincial jurisdiction and it creates a very dangerous precedent. I would implore the member, and any other members showing trepidation on continuing what is abundantly clear to Canadians wondering how this could happen here, that the member opposite should know history is forever and so is his vote on this.

Lower taxes and tighter spending

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

Excerpts repeatedly criticize record deficits and call for lower spending and taxes.

The House passed a budget with a record $78-billion deficit. That is more than twice the size of the one Justin Trudeau wanted to run years ago. That is not a tiny change.

Assertive alliances and sanctions

The other end of this axis: Alliance restraint

Excerpts back sanctions-style legislation against hostage takers and clear support for allies against aggression.

Speaker, on the anniversary of Russia's brutal invasion in Ukraine, we are reminded of something that should never be controversial in the House: Unchecked tyranny anywhere threatens freedom everywhere. We have seen it in Kyiv.

Market supply and deregulation

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

Excerpts criticize federal housing spending and call for more building and ending foreign ownership distortions.

Therefore, it is the wrong metric. We can never define the success of a federal strategy with the number of tax dollars the government can spend. The metric should be the number of Canadians who are able to access the home that they need, the home that they want.

Lower intake

The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake

Excerpts state the system is broken with too many permits and fraudulent claims.

She is issuing 215,000 new work permits while Canadian kids cannot find jobs, with no plan to deport the temporary residents who will not leave. Today, we learn that she is covering the premium health care costs of nearly 74,000 people whose asylum claims have already been rejected as fraudulent.

Enforcement and sentencing

The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

Excerpts criticize soft-on-crime bills and catch-and-release practices.

At every step of the way, Liberals have placed the rights of offenders over the rights of victims, and their woke, out-of-touch ideology over common sense and safety. With respect to deterring crimes, the Liberals' Bill C-5 eliminates mandatory minimum sentences for dangerous crimes such as robbery with a firearm, sexual assault and drug trafficking.

Deeper continental integration

The other end of this axis: Diversify away from one partner

Excerpts back free and fair trade with key partners and criticize barriers.

I will say this: Conservatives support free trade because we are a trading nation. That is very obvious. Our prosperity depends on selling goods and resources to the world, and for many of us in this place, we have no idea what life was like before free trade, especially with our biggest partners. We also support, though, fair trade.