Anita Anand

In response to a question from Angelo Iacono

“We are working closely with leaders from the European Union this week to build our trade and defence partnerships. The EU is our second-largest trading partner, with 178 billion dollars in trade last year. This work strengthens Canada and our economy.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada and the EU are turning our shared interests into action. This week we are welcoming EU leaders here to Canada to build on SAFE, to build on the CETA and to build on the strategic defence partnership. It is our second-largest trading partner, and that is $178 billion in trade last year alone. We are building our national resilience, we are building our domestic economy and most importantly we are building Canada strong.”

In response to a question from Sima Acan

“Canada is entering a new era in foreign policy. Over the last year, we signed more than 20 defence, security, and economic deals. We also brought in 500 billion dollars in investment. More trade and investment make Canada stronger and wealthier.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are entering a new era of Canada’s foreign policy. Over the last year, we have signed more than 20 security, defence and economic partnerships. At the recent investment summit, we catalyzed $500 billion of investment. We are building Canada’s national resilience. We are building Canada’s strategic autonomy. More trade and more investment means a more prosperous Canada.”

In response to a question from James Maloney

“Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is wrong and illegal. We met with 70 countries last week to work on bringing these children, prisoners of war, and civilians home. We are spending $7 million to help return the children. Canada will keep supporting Ukraine.”

“Mr. Speaker, the abduction of Ukrainian children is one of the most illegal and egregious aspects of Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable war. Last week, we brought together 70 countries to work toward the return of Ukrainian children, prisoners of war and detained civilians. We put on the table $7 million, including for grassroots organizations, to bring these children home. Putin must be stopped. This war is illegal, and we will stand with Ukraine in the short and the long term. Slava Ukraini.”

In response to a question from Shuvaloy Majumdar

“Our government follows the law. We introduced a bill to stop goods made with forced labour from coming into Canada. We want the opposition to work with us on it. This summer, we will make a list of goods to ban because we stand up against slavery.”

“Mr. Speaker, on the contrary, this government always stands with its legal obligations. At the same time, we have introduced Bill C-35, and we very much hope that the opposition will work with us. Through the summer, we will be consulting, and we will be coming up with a list of goods that will be the subject of sanctions in the case of forced labour. We stand up for human rights. We stand up for the rights of those subjected to slavery in supply chains, and we will not let it happen.”

In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“We strongly oppose forced labour anywhere in the world. We make sure our trade deals ban it, while we keep growing Canada's economy.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on the front lines of our relationship with China and countries around the world. We wholeheartedly and emphatically condemn forced labour wherever it occurs. In addition, in our free trade negotiations with countries around the world, we underline and ensure that we are condemning forced labour. Finally, we will continue to grow the Canadian economy strong, not only concluding 20 agreements on the economy, security and defence worldwide, but also ensuring that we are responsibly—”

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In response to a question from Jagsharan Singh Mahal

“Our government is investing in the economy and creating thousands of jobs. We are supporting construction work, nuclear energy, and a historic order of Canadian-built airplanes.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are creating over 1,000 jobs through Nouveau Monde Graphite, supporting 18,000 construction jobs, and the Darlington nuclear project is supporting 18,000 construction jobs. This is just an example of the types of investments the Government of Canada is putting into the Canadian economy. Just recently, we secured the largest order of Canadian-built aircraft in our history, 150 Airbus A220s built by Canadian workers. At a time when Canada is facing a trade war, we are building, we are investing and we are diversifying.”

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In response to a question from Jenny Kwan

“Canada has worked with China to fight crime since 2010, and we always follow our intelligence agencies' advice. I met with China's foreign minister to talk about shared interests. I also challenged him on human rights, security, and China targeting people in other countries.”

“Mr. Speaker, let me be frank with this House and with Canadians: Canada has entered into MOUs with China with respect to combatting crime in various forms since 2010 and, as has historically been the case with this agreement, the advice of Canada’s intelligence agencies is always followed. I had a productive exchange with China’s minister of foreign affairs regarding areas of mutual interest. I raised issues relating to transnational repression, human rights and security domestically. I will always stand up for Canadian values.”

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In response to a question from Pat Kelly

“Our government lowered the tax on gas to make life cheaper, while cutting our deficit by more than $11 billion. We also made trade deals that connect us to 1.5 billion customers around the world. The opposition should admit these facts.”

“Mr. Speaker, our government has delivered real affordability measures, including cutting the gas excise tax, all while ensuring that we are reducing our projected deficit by more than $11 billion. Our trade agreements have opened up preferential access to 1.5 billion consumers across 16 trade agreements, 51 countries and roughly two-thirds of global GDP. Those are the facts. Maybe opposition members could recognize truth when they see it.”

In response to a question from Adam Chambers

“I am meeting with China's foreign minister tomorrow. I will make sure we protect Canada's security, independence, and economy. Our government has already taken real steps to stop other countries from meddling in our democracy, including creating a registry to track foreign influence.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am going to reiterate that in these conversations, including my conversation with Minister Wang Yi tomorrow, we will ensure that the guardrails in place will continue protecting Canada’s security, protecting Canada’s sovereignty and ensuring Canada’s greatest economic resilience. Our government has taken concrete action to combat foreign interference, including establishing the foreign influence transparency registry and strengthening protections for Canadians and democratic—”

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In response to a question from Julie Dzerowicz

“I met with other NATO leaders last week. Canada is spending more money on our military to reach the NATO target of 2% of our GDP. We are also supporting Ukraine and working with our allies to keep our countries safe.”

“Mr. Speaker, last week, I met with my NATO counterparts in Sweden following its historic accession to the NATO alliance, of which Canada was the first ratifier. As global conflicts disrupt our supply chains, Canada is investing in our defence industry to meet 2% of GDP, reaffirming the support for Ukraine, condemning ongoing aggression and attacks against Ukraine and securing the confidence of our allies in establishing the defence, resilience and security bank. We are contributing to NATO’s strength by building Canada strong.”

In response to a question from Adam Chambers

“Our relationship with Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region is important. Taiwan is a key trading partner, and we want to keep working with them as we try to double our trade with countries outside the United States over the next 10 years.”

“Actually, Mr. Speaker, the member opposite is not accurately reflecting the importance we place on the Indo-Pacific region in general, including Taiwan, which is an important economic partner. We enjoy strong people-to-people ties with Taiwan, and we will continue to ensure that Taiwan continues to be an important economic partner for this country as we diversify trade and double non-U.S. trade over the next 10 years.”

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In response to a question from Steven Bonk

“We are creating trade opportunities around the world for Canadian farmers and bringing investments into Canada. Over the past six months, we have finished over 20 trade agreements across four continents.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are unlocking trade opportunities for Canadians and Canadian farmers around the world. Let us look at China. Let us look at Mexico, for example, where we are continuing to stand with Canadian farmers. At the same time, we are unlocking trade agreements and investment directly into Canada, around the world, and negotiating and concluding over 20 trade agreements over the past six months, over four continents. One thing that would advantage Canadians is if the opposition actually recognized that we are standing for the Canadian—”

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In response to a question from Jacques Gourde

“What the member said is false. We are building a strong economy by making trade deals around the world, like in Asia. I want to know why the Conservatives refuse to support our work for Canadians.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. What he said is not true. We are continuing to build a strong economy in Canada with trade agreements around the world. For example, we signed an agreement with Indonesia last year, and we have agreements with Indo‑Pacific countries, including ASEAN in 2026. We are going to keep building the economy through agreements like these. I would like to know why the Conservatives refuse to vote with us in support of Canadians.”

In response to a question from Mike Lake

“Canada has the lowest debt among the G7 nations, and we just cut our deficit by $11 billion. The Conservatives keep voting against our programs that help Canadians pay for dental care, medicine, food, and housing.”

“Mr. Speaker, Canada has the lowest debt-to-GDP ratio in the G7. At the same time, in direct response to my colleague’s question, we have reduced the deficit by $11 billion, as announced yesterday. One thing the Conservatives have failed to do is to vote for Canadians, vote for dental care, vote for pharmacare, vote for the groceries and essentials benefit, vote for housing and vote for supporting school food lunch programs on a permanent basis. I ask them to get—”

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