Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, when it comes to asylum seekers, the Liberals are laughing at Quebeckers. Not only has the Liberal government yet to reimburse the $470 million it has owed Quebeckers since 2021, but to top it off, it plans to give Toronto $143 million to house future asylum seekers while allocating only $100 million for the whole of Quebec.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, that great relationship exists only in his imagination. Toronto got $143 million to house future asylum seekers, but all of Quebec got only $100 million. On top of that, none of Quebec's demands have been met: The $470 million debt has not been repaid, there is no plan to distribute newcomers across the provinces, and there is no visa requirement for Mexicans, no promise to process claimants' files more quickly, no commitment to approving work permits within reasonable timeframes, no one answering the call when the Liberals are asked to do their job.

Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak to Motion No. 86. We have been talking about electoral reform for a long time. Many political parties have pledged to reform the electoral system in all sorts of ways, or said, before forming government, that they were going to undertake public consultations leading up to this reform.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister said that “immigration levels are based on our capacity to welcome and integrate newcomers.” Unfortunately, that is entirely untrue. As early as 2022, his public service warned him that if he raised his immigration targets, he would worsen the housing crisis and other things.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals knew that increasing immigration levels would exacerbate the housing crisis. They did it anyway. Today, the consequences are blowing up in their face and there is no sign of them rectifying the situation, which they seem incapable of doing. No, on the contrary, in 2024, the number of immigrants will increase to 485,000 and in 2025, to 500,000.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I did not say anything of the kind. I will continue. There are two fundamental rules for a good Speaker: good judgment and non-partisanship. What I am saying is that between the time when the report was tabled and today, new information has come to light. That is why the Bloc Québécois thinks that we should redo the work.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, ever since the member for Hull—Aylmer was elected as Speaker, he has been making missteps. Historically, this has never been seen before in the House. I was there when the Speaker appeared before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. I listened to what he had to say.

Points of Order  Madam Speaker, I would like to comment on the remarks made by the member for Winnipeg North, who referred to the nature of the Conservatives' vote on one of the aspects of the many votes that were held in the House on Friday. He simply mentioned the Conservatives' vote. The Conservatives mentioned Standing Order 18, which says that no member may—

Points of Order  Madam Chair, I would have liked to be part of the debate on the earlier point of order to talk about Standing Order 18, which the Conservatives mentioned and which, according to them, prevents members from reflecting on a vote. We cannot criticize a vote, but we can talk about it.

Dental Care  Mr. Speaker, the government is unbelievable. Every time we tell ourselves that its incompetence could not get worse, we get treated to a “just watch me” moment that proves us wrong. Up until last Friday, the Government of Quebec thought it was negotiating a dental care agreement with Ottawa.

Dental Care  Mr. Speaker, we already have a dental care system in Quebec. The government could simply have sent over the money and we would have improved our system, but apparently that is too complicated. Quebec has a public system, the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, or RAMQ, which can be enhanced through an agreement with Ottawa.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers take in 48% of all the people who seek asylum in Canada. It is costing us $460 million. Quebeckers deserve to be reimbursed, not insulted. However, not only is the Minister of Immigration refusing to reimburse them, but, in committee on Tuesday, he reiterated his plan to send Quebec another bill.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about collaboration. What is the federal government doing for asylum seekers? They are the federal government's responsibility, after all. It offers zero social services. It pays 0% of the bill, and the icing on the cake is that Ottawa's delays in issuing work permits and reviewing applications mean that Quebeckers pay even more.

CBC/Radio-Canada  Mr. Speaker, CBC/Radio-Canada management met with the Crown corporation's employees at 2 p.m. to give them some very bad news. Things are not going well for the media these days. More than 600 jobs are going to be cut. This announcement is almost a repetition of the Quebecor announcement in early November.

CBC/Radio-Canada  Mr. Speaker, in June, Catherine Tait, the CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, had her contract extended by 18 months. It will end in January 2025. She said that gave her 18 months to combat disinformation. Cutting hundreds of jobs over the next few months really means cutting news.