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Daniel Blaikie

MP NDP Elmwood—Transcona Former

Question Period Record

4 exchanges
4 sessions
1,432 words spoken
— avg answer score
7.0 avg question score
Sep 20, 2017P42-S1Q8.0
The Environment

Will the Liberals stand up for Lake Winnipeg by referring the two North Dakota water diversion projects to the International Joint Commission for independent review and Canadian oversight, as their platform committed?

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Mr. Speaker, on the say-so of a U.S. court, North Dakota is pushing ahead with two water diversion projects that could have terrible consequences for Lake Winnipeg. Foreign organisms could be transferred between independent watersheds and increased nutrient loads could mean further problems with toxic algae. It was a platform commitment of the Liberals to protect Lake Winnipeg. The way to do that is to refer these projects to the International Joint Commission for independent review and Canadian oversight. Now that the time for talk is over, will the Liberals stand up for Lake Winnipeg and make that referral?

Translation: Monsieur le PrĂ©sident, selon un tribunal amĂ©ricain, le Dakota du Nord va de l'avant avec deux projets de dĂ©rivation des cours d'eau qui pourraient avoir des consĂ©quences dĂ©sastreuses sur le lac Winnipeg. Des organismes pourraient se retrouver dans un bassin hydrographique oĂč ils Ă©taient auparavant Ă©trangers. De plus, l'augmentation de l'afflux de nutriments pourrait favoriser la prolifĂ©ration des algues toxiques. Les libĂ©raux se sont engagĂ©s dans leur plateforme Ă©lectorale Ă  protĂ©ger le lac Winnipeg. La solution, c'est de soumettre ces projets Ă  la Commission mixte internationale pour qu'ils fassent l'objet d'Ă©tudes indĂ©pendantes et d'une surveillance du Canada. Ce n'est plus le temps des belles paroles. Les libĂ©raux dĂ©fendront-ils le lac Winnipeg et soumettront-ils ces projets Ă  la Commission?

Nov 16, 2022P44-S1Q6.5
Taxation

When will the Liberals implement a windfall tax on big box stores and oil and gas companies, as other jurisdictions have done, given that grocery companies' profits are growing at three times the rate of inflation?

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Mr. Speaker, the fact remains that when we are seeing Canadians struggling to buy groceries and we see the very same companies from which they are buying their groceries making profits that are growing at three times the rate of inflation, there is something seriously wrong with the economy that requires government intervention. We have seen other jurisdictions implement windfall taxes, not just on financial institutions but on big box stores and on oil and gas companies that are seeing record profits, and we want to see the same done here in Canada. When are the Liberals going to stop putting big corporations ahead of the needs of Canadians who are facing dire straits, and implement a windfall tax?

Translation: Monsieur le PrĂ©sident, le fait est que lorsque l'on voit les Canadiens avoir du mal Ă  joindre les deux bouts et les entreprises oĂč ils achĂštent leur Ă©picerie enregistrer des profits qui augmentent Ă  un rythme trois fois plus Ă©levĂ© que celui de l'inflation, il y a un problĂšme Ă©conomique sĂ©rieux qui nĂ©cessite une intervention du gouvernement. D'autres pays ont imposĂ© une taxe sur les profits exceptionnels, non seulement aux institutions financiĂšres, mais aussi aux magasins Ă  grande surface et aux sociĂ©tĂ©s pĂ©troliĂšres et gaziĂšres, qui connaissent des profits record. Nous voulons que le Canada fasse la mĂȘme chose. Quand les libĂ©raux cesseront-ils de faire passer les grandes sociĂ©tĂ©s avant les besoins des Canadiens, dont la situation est dĂ©sespĂ©rĂ©e, en instaurant une taxe sur les profits exceptionnels?

Apr 20, 2016P42-S1Q6.5
The Senate

Blaikie cites senators using parliamentary staff for private tanning facilities and home renovations, and asks the government to join the NDP in demanding the Senate implement tighter expense limits, limits on taxpayer-funded travel, and a stronger Senate ethics office.

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Mr. Speaker, this week we are hearing of senators who are using their parliamentary staff to work in their private tanning facilities. We are hearing that they are using them to organize their home renovations. The Liberals congratulate themselves a lot in this House for talk about openness and transparency. However, we have recommended concrete action. We have talked about tightening the expense limits in the Senate, limiting taxpayer-funded travel, and strengthening the Senate ethics office. What we are asking for the government to do today is to stand in the House and join us in demanding the implementation of those rules by the Senate. Will it do it?

Translation: Monsieur le PrĂ©sident, cette semaine, on nous apprend que des sĂ©nateurs se servent de leur personnel parlementaire pour travailler dans leur salon de bronzage privĂ© et organiser les rĂ©novations de leur rĂ©sidence. Les libĂ©raux se fĂ©licitent souvent, Ă  la Chambre, d'ĂȘtre ouverts et transparents. Toutefois, nous avons recommandĂ© des gestes concrets. Nous avons parlĂ© de resserrer les limites de dĂ©penses au SĂ©nat, de limiter les dĂ©placements aux frais des contribuables et de renforcer le Bureau du conseiller sĂ©natorial en Ă©thique. Ce que nous demandons au gouvernement aujourd'hui, c'est de dĂ©clarer Ă  la Chambre qu'il va se joindre Ă  nous pour exiger la mise en oeuvre de ces rĂšgles par le SĂ©nat. Le fera-t-il?

Career

Oct 2015 – Mar 2024
House of Commons NDP
Elmwood—Transcona

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