Peter Schiefke

Faster fossil phase-down

The other end of this axis: Slower phase-down, production first

Supports Paris Agreement, carbon pricing and GHG reductions repeatedly.

Speaker, it is an honour for me to speak in favour of the ratification of the historic Paris agreement. It is one that sets the stage for the world to come together to meet the challenges posed by climate change and displays a level of leadership on this file not seen for far too long.

Restrict new oil and gas

The other end of this axis: Expand production and export

Favors green tech over oil dependency and criticizes lack of pipeline progress under prior rules.

member's government was in power for 11 years, what did he and his government do to help ensure that they empowered Canadians to get themselves off of their dependency on oil and gas to ensure that they would not be in a situation where they were at the will of gas prices going up and down, and putting that pressure on them? What did the Conservatives do, besides cut the subsidies that were available for hybrid and ele

Ottawa leads

The other end of this axis: Provinces lead

Describes federal government working proactively with provinces on health care.

One of the things that I am very proud of is the fact that our Prime Minister has stated clearly and categorically that we will once again play a proactive rule in working with the provinces to ensure that we are offering the best possible support to the provincial systems in offering quality health care to all Canadians.

Higher taxes and public spending

The other end of this axis: Lower taxes and tighter spending

Supports increased support for seniors and child benefits alongside middle-class tax reductions.

That is why they welcome this government's pledge to increase support for lower-income seniors and to reduce taxes for middle-class families, both of which would put more money in the pockets of those who need it and less in the pockets of those who do not.

Expand public coverage

The other end of this axis: More private delivery

Supports federal role improving provincial public health care systems.

One of the things that I am very proud of is the fact that our Prime Minister has stated clearly and categorically that we will once again play a proactive rule in working with the provinces to ensure that we are offering the best possible support to the provincial systems in offering quality health care to all Canadians.

Public supply and demand controls

The other end of this axis: Market supply and deregulation

Excerpts endorse government homebuilding plans and GST elimination for first-time buyers.

To achieve this, in budget 2025, we launched Build Canada Homes, an ambitious plan to get the government back into the business of homebuilding and ramp up housing construction by leveraging Canadian technology, Canadian lumber and Canadian labour.

Higher permanent intake

The other end of this axis: Lower intake

Excerpts back expanded PR pathways and asylum processing.

The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce put out a tweet with regards to the program we put forward for temporary residency to permanent residency, speaking to the fact that you're happy to see that 90,000 people in Canada will be granted permanent residency, including farm workers. Your tweet was “The demand is strong for Canada’s 6 new immigration programs with nearly 1.

Prevention and restraint

The other end of this axis: Enforcement and sentencing

Supports supervised consumption sites and notes evidence against crime increases.

Furthermore, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction indicates that the common concerns regarding supervised consumption sites, such as increases in crime and drug use, are simply not grounded in evidence. It is clear from the research that supervised consumption sites can play an important role in a community's response to problematic drug use.

Diversify away from one partner

The other end of this axis: Deeper continental integration

Excerpts support WTO rules and reducing reliance on single trading partner.

This budget is about building a more prosperous and resilient economy at a time when we can no longer rely on trade with our largest trading partner and when global economic uncertainty is on the rise.