Patty Hajdu

In response to a question from Andrew Lawton

“We are working to help all Canadians get good jobs and the skills they need for them. There are jobs available. I would be happy to contact this woman directly to tell her about these programs and opportunities.”

“Mr. Speaker, I do not know Candace’s background, but I can tell members this. We are working hard to make sure every single Canadian has a pathway into good jobs. Not only that, there are great jobs out there. We are making sure that people have the skills that they need to take up those good jobs. I would be happy to correspond with Candace and tell her about some of the work that we are doing and some of the opportunities that exist across this country. If we cannot all stand up for people like Candace, then we are really not doing our job. I would say that the member could guide that constituent to— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

In response to a question from Connie Cody

“We listen to industry when it tells us what it needs to support Canadian workers. We are working with Ontario to build roads to the Ring of Fire because northern Ontario asked for fast action.”

“Mr. Speaker, when industry speaks and tells the Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario what kinds of supports they need, we listen. We listen, because we know we can actually pivot these industries and support Canadian workers. When northern Ontario puts its hand up and says it wants to be part of the solution and wants faster action on the Ring of Fire, we partner with Ontario. We build those roads. That is what we are doing. We are working hard every day for Canadian workers, and that is how we stand together as a country.”

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In response to a question from Connie Cody

“We have a serious plan to save jobs, and we are funding it. We are not just criticizing every idea like the Conservatives are.”

“Mr. Speaker, we actually have a serious proposal to save jobs, and we are putting the money behind it. What we are not doing is standing up there and criticizing every single idea— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

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In response to a question from Connie Cody

“The Prime Minister and the Premier of Ontario agreed to invest in our companies. This money will help them make steel for car makers and critical mineral projects. The opposition keeps complaining, but we are supporting workers.”

“Mr. Speaker, I have some good news for workers in Cambridge and all across Ontario. The Premier of Ontario and the Prime Minister stood together yesterday and said that they were going to control the things they can control. One of the things we can control is investing in our companies to make sure they can produce steel for the automotive sector, for the critical industries that are powering our nation and, yes, for the critical mineral sector in northern Ontario. Guess what. We believe in doing things. The opposition is going to stand up and complain time and again, but we are going to stand up for workers.”

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In response to a question from Ned Kuruc

“I have already answered this question. The Conservatives should join us, Ontario, and the premier in protecting our steel and car workers. They should support our mining investments in northern Ontario instead of criticizing them.”

“Mr. Speaker, the question has been asked and answered, but I will ask a question. Why is it that this opposition party cannot stand with Canadians, the Province of Ontario and the premier, as we have, to protect steel workers, to protect the steel industry, to protect the automotive industry and, yes, to invest in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario? I know the member of Parliament for Kenora has written about the Ring of Fire. Why are they not applauding that investment? Why are they not applauding the kind of critical mineral exploration and development that our country needs? It is appalling.”

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In response to a question from Pierre Poilievre

“The Conservatives need to stop attacking immigrants and claiming they steal jobs. Immigrants work hard, help our economy, and start businesses. The Conservatives also keep asking for more temporary foreign workers while ignoring the need for manageable immigration.”

“Mr. Speaker, the member opposite might want to speak to his caucus about not demonizing immigration. In fact, so often we hear from members on the opposition bench about how immigrants are stealing Canadians’ jobs. They are forgetting about the hard work immigrants do to build a life here, to contribute to our economies and in fact to build businesses. He should speak to the members of his caucus who continually ask for more temporary foreign workers while ignoring the need for sustainable immigration levels that we can manage, that help our economy grow—”

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In response to a question from Jason Groleau

“The Conservatives say they are against immigration, but they also want companies to be able to hire foreign workers. Our plan supports Canadian workers first, while still helping businesses find the talent they need. The Conservatives should stop using immigration as a political weapon.”

“Mr. Speaker, they are talking from both sides of the Conservative mouth. On one side, we have people saying, “no immigration”. On the other side, they are saying that there are great employers in need of workers that could benefit from the temporary foreign worker program. We believe in being there for Canadian workers first and for Canadian companies that are seeking talent. We have the balance right. Maybe the Conservatives should stop weaponizing immigration for those great hard-working companies they say they support.”

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In response to a question from Brad Redekopp

“Conservative MPs keep defending private colleges that rip off Canadian students. We stopped giving those colleges public money. The opposition should support this change and fight for students.”

“Mr. Speaker, if the member wants to talk about advocating for corrupt private colleges, he should talk to the member who regularly comes to the committee that I represent. Members of Parliament from the opposite side are always advocating for these private career colleges that rip off Canadian students every single year. We changed that. We have made those colleges ineligible for public support. We hope opposition members will get on board and start fighting for Canadian students.”

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In response to a question from Brad Redekopp

“Conservative MPs criticize this program, but several of them regularly write to me asking for more temporary foreign workers. We will keep making sure Canadians get first access to available jobs.”

“Mr. Speaker, maybe the member of Parliament wants to speak to his colleagues, the members for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata, Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière or Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, who have all written to me for more temporary foreign workers. In fact, we regularly get backdoor requests for more temporary foreign workers from the Conservative members of Parliament. We will continue to do our job to protect Canadians’ rights to first available labour.”

In response to a question from Michelle Rempel Garner

“Canadians always come first for jobs in this country. Companies can only bring in temporary foreign workers if they truly cannot find workers in areas with low unemployment. We monitor those companies.”

“Mr. Speaker, maybe I will start over. The member knows that Canadians come first for any work in this country and that, in fact, temporary foreign workers are only permissible when a company has done due diligence in areas with low unemployment rates that have a dire need for labour. We monitor those companies—”

In response to a question from Michelle Rempel Garner

“Companies must offer jobs to Canadian workers before they can hire temporary foreign workers. Canadians have to come first for any work across this country.”

“Mr. Speaker, the member knows full well that for a company to apply for temporary foreign workers, they have to have had offers to Canadian workers first. They have to ensure that Canadians come first for any work across this country. To allege that— Some hon. members: Oh, oh!”

In response to a question from Kevin Lamoureux

“This bill will create good union jobs. We are working with trade unions to help young people get into the trades and become certified.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister has risen many times and talked about the importance of good union jobs as an outcome of build Canada strong. In fact, that is why the Building Trades Unions stood with the Prime Minister a year ago or so as we announced the creation of the Major Projects Office. It is why it has been so supportive of the team Canada strong approach to ensuring that young people choose the trades and that apprentices can complete their studies, resulting in full Red Seal certification. I will say, as a proud mother of a Red Seal crane operator, this is something that I know is very important, and we have these incredible professionals across the country who can help build Canada strong.”

In response to a question from Alexis Deschênes

“I want the House to pass this bill. Forcing people back to work by law is bad for everyone. This bill makes employers and workers solve their own labour disputes together at the bargaining table.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Labour does have the responsibility and the right to use the Canada Labour Code to foster industrial peace. Section 107 is not the only tool that ministers have used in the past to end labour disruption because of national economic interest. As the member would know, this House has been used to pass back-to-work legislation, which is obviously a worst-case scenario for everyone, including the employers, the employees and certainly the government. The legislation that we are proposing today in Bill C-39 would actually bring the responsibility back to the table, between the employers and the workers, where that decision ought to be made, to form collective agreements to help workers and companies into the next—”

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