Michael Guglielmin

Slower phase-down, production first

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

Excerpts repeat calls to remove the industrial carbon tax and end the gas vehicle ban to protect production and affordability.

Does my hon. colleague not think that the Liberals should join us in passing a real sovereignty law that gets rid of Bill C-69, the industrial carbon tax, the shipping ban and the energy cap?

Expand production and export

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

Excerpts repeatedly advocate energy and resource development and oppose the ban on gas-powered vehicles.

Any discussion around affordability and improving one's standard of living has to come with energy and resource development. Does my hon.

Provinces lead

The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

Excerpts criticize Ottawa bureaucracy and call for provinces and municipalities to lead on housing and development.

The provinces and municipalities know what needs to be done. They need to be able to facilitate a reduction in development charges and levies.

Lighter capital rules and more competition

The other end of this axis: Tighter prudential rules

Excerpts criticize excessive regulations and red tape on manufacturers and energy.

It seems that they're streamlining their regulatory framework, while here in Canada we're burying industry under regulatory burdens. I think you have said yourself that the regulatory burdens are now even more impactful in some cases than the tariffs themselves.

Lower taxes and tighter spending

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

Excerpts repeatedly criticize wasteful spending, high deficits and call for lower taxes and red tape cuts.

Those principles teach us that government's role is not to burden but to enable, yet for nearly a decade, excessive regulation, wasteful spending and punitive taxes have stifled economic opportunity and freedom. I am guided by the principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government and the rule of law.

Market supply and deregulation

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

Excerpt criticizes new bureaucracy and red tape that raised home costs instead of market measures.

The Speech from the Throne proposes implementing a brand new bureaucracy instead of cutting the red tape that has driven up the cost of homes. Despite a new prime minister and cabinet, the plan mirrors Trudeau's $90-billion housing strategy, which doubled prices over a decade and left young Canadians priced out.

Lower intake

The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake

Excerpts criticize high asylum claims and call for limiting benefits and removing failed claimants.

Speaker, fraudulent and rejected asylum claims are straining a health care system that millions of Canadians cannot fully access.

Enforcement and sentencing

The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

Excerpts repeatedly criticize soft-on-crime laws and call for mandatory minimums and three-strikes rules.

In the throne speech, the government could have easily said that it was going to get serious on crime and address the issue by getting rid of failed legislation like Bill C-5 and Bill C-75. It could have committed to introducing mandatory minimums for serious crimes and prioritizing victims over criminals, but it did not.

Deeper continental integration

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

Excerpts focus on protecting and expanding auto trade with the United States.

There are over 600,000 direct and indirect jobs that depend on this sector, and most of the vehicles we build here in this country are exported to the United States. When the auto sector stumbles, entire communities in Ontario and Quebec feel it right away.