Ziad Aboultaif

Liberalize supply management

The other end of this axis: Defend supply management

Criticizes Liberals for supply management support and asks what they are doing for protesting farmers.

Madam Speaker, the Liberals have supply management support in their DNA. What are you actually and practically doing to serve and help the farmers who protested last week on the Hill? They are waiting for the government to do something about it.

Slower phase-down, production first

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

Repeatedly criticizes carbon tax as harming competitiveness and jobs in multiple excerpts.

Speaker, the government has decided to reduce greenhouse gases by increasing taxes on Canadians. This will raise the price of gasoline at the pump by 11¢ a litre and cost middle-class Canadian families thousands of dollars annually. Can the environment minister tell the House when her department calculated exactly how many jobs would be lost as part of the Liberals' rash scheme to impose a carbon tax on Canadians?

Higher spending and more capability

The other end of this axis: Restrain spending and deployments

Criticizes cuts to defence spending and calls for proper equipment and meeting NATO targets.

We are looking at major cuts to defence spending, despite demands from the U.S. that other NATO members spend at least 2% of GDP to shoulder a greater amount of the load for our collective security. The government is deferring $8.

Expand production and export

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

Argues pipelines boost growth and criticizes policies like tanker bans that reduce investment in oil sector.

A pipeline would help boost economic growth and would also create job opportunities across the country. Would you fight for a pipeline as a booster to the economy of Quebec and the rest of the country?

Lower taxes and tighter spending

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

Repeatedly criticizes tax increases, spending, and failure to balance budget.

The Liberals are in favour of undisciplined spending, have no plan to balance the books, will fail to boost economic growth, and are raising taxes on families, individuals, and small businesses. Take, for example, how this budget treats families.

Lower intake

The other end of this axis: Higher permanent intake

Criticizes illegal border crossers jumping queue and mismanagement favoring them over legal applicants.

The Prime Minister's policy is encouraging illegal immigrants to jump the queue while those who follow the rules have to wait longer. Can the Prime Minister explain to me how that is fair?

More flexibility for employers

The other end of this axis: Stronger unions and standards

Supports secret ballot and argues low minimum wages and CPP expansion do not cause or fix poverty.

Speaker, a secret ballot is an act of democracy, and by removing it, we are giving a yield of comfort to union leaders, not to workers. Does the member agree that Bill C-4 is the repealing of an act of transparency and accountability that we provided and introduced in the previous government?

Enforcement and sentencing

The other end of this axis: Prevention and restraint

Opposes ATT measures that could affect lawful firearms owners and supports victims bill of rights.

As Conservatives, our party has always supported efforts to establish international standards for arms transfer that help prevent illicit transfers that fuel conflict, encourage terrorism, or organized crime. There is nothing new here.