International Day of Peace  Mr. Speaker, today is the International Day of Peace. We are marking this day but not celebrating it, as peace is an ideal that seems increasingly elusive in the world's current state. We mark this day by thinking in particular of the Ukrainian people who, better than anyone els

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, taking that logic to ridiculous extremes, I wonder if it is even worth trying to answer that.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague asked a very interesting question, and he is absolutely right. There is reason to be concerned about Huawei's presence in the 5G sector in Canada, despite the company's good intentions. For example, when the Chinese offered to build an ultramodern bui

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I do not doubt my colleague's intentions. However, I would like to point out that, without disclosing any caucus secrets, and setting aside this noble argument that another committee could not be created because the House of Commons just did not have enough resourc

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my simple answer to my colleague is yes. If we need to reconsider Canada's existing relations with the People's Republic of China, everything must be on the table and we will have to consider the positives and negatives of each issue. We have to acknowledge that

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the answer is simple. Realistically, there are only so many resources, technically speaking, that the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development can devote to addressing these topics and issues. Right now, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, this feels a bit like Back to the Future or Groundhog Day, as we keep reliving the same thing over and over again. Of course we have always been in favour of creating a committee to examine the relationship between the People's Republic of China and Canada. It is n

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to Canada’s representation abroad: (a) why are there no Canadian embassies in Nepal and Armenia, and are there any plans to open one in the near future; (b) why is there currently no Canadian ambassador to France, and are there any plans to appoint one in the near fut

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and if you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion: That the House emphasize that Canada is a welcoming country, open to the world, invested in the fight against anti-Semitism and

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I do not know how to answer my colleague. He appears to think that if he just keeps repeating his claim that Canada is wide open, we will end up believing him. However, sincerity cannot be judged based on words, but rather on actions. I am sorry to say that the f

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would simply like to reiterate that this government claims that it has a mechanism in place to quickly take in a large number of refugees. First off, the word “quickly” is inaccurate, since there is nothing quick about it. As for “large numbers”, we have only to

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I touched on that a little in the answer I just gave my Liberal colleague. It is obvious to us that the federal government cannot hide behind the intake mechanisms of Quebec and the provinces to explain its own indolence in this matter. If, as my colleague so aptl

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, that is an excellent question. I had the privilege of being a member of Quebec's National Assembly, in addition to having the opportunity, the pleasure and the honour of being a member of this House for several years. One of the things I soon learned is that it ap

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I am insulted that the federal government is using whataboutism and refusing to answer questions or explain its own failings in this matter. Instead, it is passing the buck to the Quebec and provincial governments by saying that it has no problem taking in refugee

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I must admit that I am a bit surprised by the direction this debate has taken. Frankly, I was not expecting that there would be so much agreement on this motion. I listened to our Liberal colleague's passionate speech and I found myself wondering what, exactly, we