Madam Speaker, congratulations on your appointment as Deputy Speaker.
Akiawenhrahk is the Wendat name for “river”. The Saint-Charles River runs through Wendake from north to south and throughout the riding of Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk.
I would also like to congratulate my colleague on his election, which is not his first, second or third election, but his fourth.
My colleague summed things up very well. The debate took place in the middle of an election campaign. His leader, who is not my political friend but a man I respect, asked the Prime Minister a direct question in the middle of a debate. The Prime Minister was unable to give a proper answer in the middle of an election campaign. Despite everything, as he said himself, Quebeckers elected 44 out of 78 Liberal members, a strong Liberal majority.
Why did Quebeckers, who knew that, vote for the Liberals?