Warren Steinley

Expand production and export

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

repeated support for pipelines, oil and gas exports and Canadian energy

When we are trying to get our goods to market, in talking to the railways about the huge inefficiencies, another thing we could do is get some pipelines built. If we take some oil cars off the railways, then we would have the ability to actually ship more grain on a daily basis.

Provinces lead

The other end of this axis: Ottawa leads

criticizes federal pharmacare without provincial consultation and supports provincial health systems

I have been talking with our health minister in Saskatchewan. He still has no details about what this pharmacare pamphlet would look like or how it would affect the people of Saskatchewan. The biggest fear at the provincial level is that coverage would lessen in Saskatchewan.

Lighter capital rules and more competition

The other end of this axis: Tighter prudential rules

Advocates giving financial institutions discretion in lending programs like CEBA to help businesses.

If we gave the financial lending institutions a bit of discretion, it would solve a lot of problems. All we have to do is change a few words in the CEBA criteria to add “or at the lending institution's discretion”.

Lower taxes and tighter spending

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

Criticizes carbon tax, high debt ceiling, and lack of balanced budget plan while supporting targeted relief.

Out of 700 pages, there is no plan to return to balance. There is no plan to actually stop stockpiling debt onto future generations of Canadians. That is where I want to start my presentation today, talking about the next generations of Canadians, what this budget would actually do and how it would set up their life.

More private delivery

The other end of this axis: Expand public coverage

opposes federal pharmacare expansion and criticizes past NDP cuts creating two-tier system

The biggest fear at the provincial level is that coverage would lessen in Saskatchewan. They have done a good job of building health care back up in Saskatchewan after the nineties, when the NDP ruined health care in Saskatchewan, which I will get to later in my speech.

Lower intake

The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake

criticizes expanded birthright citizenship and queue-jumping in system under strain

How is that going to be regulated? Who is going to oversee it to make sure that criteria is met? We know that the immigration system is at a breaking point. In Regina—Lewvan, we have a very diverse community, and I would say that about 80% of the cases in our office have something to do with the IRCC.

More flexibility for employers

The other end of this axis: Stronger unions and standards

Supports private sector projects like pipelines to create jobs and criticizes policies harming employment.

Madam Speaker, we have very similar ridings, so I think the best work program we could ever create is to unleash the private sector. The member has pipeline workers in his riding and I have pipeline workers in mine.

Enforcement and sentencing

The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

Emphasizes victims' rights and questions reduced sentences for crimes involving firearms or trafficking.

I just heard my colleague from across talk about a hammer and a nail, but what about the victims? What about the victim of a grocery store robbery where someone used a firearm and gets a lesser sentence? That victim then has to walk down the street and see the assailant all the time? Should we not take a bit of that into consideration during this debate and talk about the people who have the crimes perpetrated against them? I would like to have my colleague's comments on that.

Deeper continental integration

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

supports trade continuity agreements and pipelines for exports

The United Kingdom is our fifth-largest trading partner and third-largest export market, with two-way trade between the U.K. and Canada worth $29 billion as of 2019. When the United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31, 2020, a transitional period lasting until December 31, 2020, went into effect.