Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I might surprise my colleague again, because I recently learned that I share ancestors with René Lévesque: Robert Lévesque, from Rivière-Ouelle, and Jeanne Chevalier. It goes back many generations, but there it is all the same. I am a Lightbound, I was born under the rose, but I was raised under the lily in Quebec City by a Lévesque mother and a Lightbound father.

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I am very proud of the work that the hon. member for Ahuntsic-Cartierville and minister responsible for official languages is doing. She is working hard to modernize the Official Languages Act. I am a bit perplexed. The hon. member for Louis-Saint-Laurent ran in the election with full knowledge of the facts after a decade of darkness for the French fact in Canada.

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Madam Chair, I want to inform you that I will be sharing my time with the member for Hochelaga. First of all, I want to note that Marc-André Bédard has passed away. He was a great Quebecker who did a lot to modernize Quebec and who was, according to all those who were fortunate to meet him, a very gentle man who was very charismatic and intelligent.

Status of the French Language in Montreal  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by congratulating my colleague on the birth of his grandson. In 2020, little snatches of light and life like this are good for the soul. We will take them. With regard to his speech, I can tell that he is sincere about the French language. I have no doubt about that.

Max Gros-Louis  Mr. Speaker, Thursday was the final day of funeral ceremonies in Wendake to honour Grand Chief Max Oné Onti Gros-Louis of the Huron-Wendat Nation. For three days, hundreds of people came to pay their respects and honour his memory. I know that there have been many tributes to him in the House, but I humbly wanted to add my own.

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I will humbly tell my colleague that this statement from 2015 or 2016 was a mistake that I regret. Mea culpa. My colleague should know that for the government and for me in particular, addressing the Quebec Bridge issue is very important. In 2015, when Stephen Harper went to Quebec City and jokingly feigned surprise that the Quebec Bridge was still standing, his colleague, the member for Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, smiled and clapped at Mr.

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis for his speech. His riding is in the greater Quebec City area. He talked about broken promises when it comes to infrastructure. With all due respect to him, when I hear him speak, I cannot help but remember that famous photograph of him and his colleagues, all proudly wearing Nordiques jerseys and giving a thumbs up.

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, on May 1, 2020, the Government of Canada announced the immediate prohibition of over 1,500 models of assault-style firearms that are specifically designed for soldiers to shoot other soldiers. The prohibition limits access to the most dangerous firearms and removes them from the Canadian market.

Questions on the Order Paper  Mr. Speaker, the government remains committed to introducing a buyback program that offers fair compensation to affected owners and businesses, while making sure implementation and management costs of such a program are well priced and sustainable. To assist in meeting this dual objective, Public Safety is seeking to obtain professional services through a competitive process for the provision of advice on options and approaches to further inform ongoing efforts to develop a buyback program.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Our border services officers work very hard to enforce the rules and to assess every situation on a case-by-case basis, in the best interests of Canada and its citizens.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, every Canadian, regardless of their race, background or religion, needs to feel safe where they live, where they work, and where they gather to pray. Through the communities at risk: security infrastructure program, our government is supporting vulnerable communities by helping them feel safe in their local centres, their schools, and their places of worship.

Attack in Old Quebec  Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart and a deep sadness that I rise in the House today. Tragedy has once again struck my city, which awoke on Sunday following one of its saddest nights ever. On behalf of myself, my friend, the member for Quebec City, and our government, I wish to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of François Duchesne and Suzanne Clermont.

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, one minute is not very much time to talk about the serious issues raised by the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands. At the request of the Nova Scotia government, the RCMP was sent to help protect people and maintain law and order. That is what everyone should expect here.

Public Safety  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to see you even through the use of technology. I also want to thank the hon. member for Saanich—Gulf Islands whom I am pleased to see again. As usual, she is raising very important questions. I very much appreciated the information she provided on the injunctions and the disproportionate share that is granted to the corporations.

Office of the Correctional Investigator  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to table, in both official languages, the annual report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator for 2019-20, as required under section 192 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act.