Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to my colleague, I am saddened to see him rise in the House when, on previous occasions, he failed to defend the interests of his constituents, protect them from the rising cost of living and fight for affordability and their purchasing power.
I am thinking of the Canada groceries and essentials benefit, for example, which helps 12 million Canadians, including three million Quebeckers. That is $1,800 per family for the most vulnerable families. There is also the increase to the Canada child benefit and a tax cut for the middle class. However, it is not just that. This is also about building major projects, such as the expansion of the Port of Saguenay, which creates good jobs for the economy in my colleague's riding and for Quebec's economy.