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During question period on finance, the Conservative House leader asked repeatedly about the Prime Minister’s newly announced $2-billion heat pump rebate program, saying the Prime Minister’s personal investments in Brookfield, which owns heat pump companies, created a conflict of interest, and asking how much money the Prime Minister and Brookfield would make from it. A Liberal member responded that the program would fund rebates for one million home retrofits, lower emissions, and save families up to $1,400 a year as part of addressing affordability. Part of the exchange went to a Liberal member first offering House congratulations to Toronto writer Anne Carson on winning the Nobel Prize in Literature before questions resumed.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“We will talk about this later today, but first I want to congratulate Anne.”

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Mr. Speaker, I know we will get to these matters further in question period today, but I do want to join with, I am sure, all of my colleagues around the House in congratulating Anne— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal
“I want to congratulate Anne Carson from Toronto for winning the Nobel Prize in Literature.”

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Mr. Speaker, I know we will get to many questions today, but I do want to extend the greetings and the congratulations of the entire House. It does not happen every day that Canada welcomes a brand new Nobel laureate, this time in literature. We congratulate Anne Carson of Toronto, a proud graduate of the University of Toronto, author of over 20 books, a 2005 member of the Order of Canada and a collaborator with the Rheostatics. I want to congratulate Anne Carson, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Nathalie Provost

Liberal
“We are spending $2 billion on heat pump rebates to upgrade one million homes. This will lower emissions and save families up to $1,400 a year.”

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Mr. Speaker, our government is focused on addressing affordability for Canadians. That is right. Today, the Prime Minister announced that we will provide $2 billion for the national heat pump rebate, which will deliver one million home retrofits across Canada. This will save families up to $1,400 per year. We will continue to put forward measures that address the affordability challenges Canadians are facing, while lowering emissions at the same time— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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