Mr. Speaker, I move that the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Finance, presented to the House on Monday, February 26, be concurred in.

I will be sharing my time with my amazing colleague, the member for Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.

What an honour it is to rise on behalf of my constituents, the great people of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley. Every day I come here, I think about what we can do as members of Parliament to make their lives just a bit better.

It is also an honour for me to serve as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance, where I have been for the most part since I was elected in 2019, with a brief stint along the way as a member of the foreign affairs committee. The members of the finance committee serve a vital role as the only opposition party focused on holding the Liberal government to account.

People are suffering across this land from coast to coast to coast after nine years of the most incompetent and out-of-touch government in Canadian history. That is why I think it is very important to point out the extraordinary display of hypocrisy we just saw unfold in the chamber.

Just two weeks ago, in the throes of the Elmwood—Transcona by-election, the leader of the NDP rose to his feet in front of the cameras, held up a copy of the coalition agreement and said that he was ripping it up and that he was done with the Prime Minister. He said that it was over and that the gloves were off. I cannot help but think that the New Democrats thought they were going to lose the by-election. They knew the Liberals were dragging them down, and so the leader stood up in front of the cameras and said that he was ripping up the coalition agreement.

Marty Morantz

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