To help youth?
House of Commons photoLost his last election, in 2011, with 30% of the vote.
Bloc Québécois May 8th, 2008
To help youth?
Bloc Québécois May 8th, 2008
To help the unemployed?
Bloc Québécois May 8th, 2008
To help seniors?
Bloc Québécois May 8th, 2008
To help families?
Bloc Québécois May 8th, 2008
To help workers?
Bloc Québécois May 8th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, the Bloc is living in a dream world. It thinks that changing the C in CRTC to a Q would solve all of Quebec's communications problems even though it is against signing administrative agreements. The problem is that the Bloc has been watching from the sidelines for 18 years and has no hope of getting into the game.
If only it had managed to get one tiny little piece of legislation passed in the House of Commons. Oh, my mistake. It did get two bills passed—to change the names of a couple of ridings.
Has the Bloc done anything to help the economy?
Bloc Québécois May 5th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, after 18 years in the House of Commons, the Bloc introduced its 250th private member's bill, knowing full well that, for the 248th time, it will accomplish nothing.
In 18 years in Ottawa, the Bloc has had only two of its private member's bills passed, and they served only to change the names of two ridings. Bloc members cannot do anything about the major legislative priorities of their voters.
Fortunately, the Conservative government is present in Quebec, and has the desire and the means to act in Quebec's interest here in Ottawa: open federalism, fiscal balance, $350 million for Quebec's green plan, funding for the Quebec City airport, the program for the sale of property in Mirabel, air force expansion in Quebec and the reopening of the military college in Saint Jean.
Instead of always making empty promises to Quebeckers through press releases and bills, the Bloc Québécois should admit that it is empty- handed.
Taxation April 28th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, with the deadline for filing their income tax returns just a few days away, many Canadians will notice that not only are they paying less income tax this year, but they will also receive an additional rebate for last year's fiscal year.
Last weekend, seniors in my riding told me that they had personally benefited from both pension income splitting and the age credit increase, which are making life more affordable for those on a fixed income.
When it comes to helping Canadians, the choice is clear. The Liberals have no policy, no leadership and no plan for Canada. They have nothing but their ready-made indignation and their intent to raise taxes. As for the Bloc members, by voting against the budget and its tax cuts, they effectively voted against seniors in Quebec. Fortunately, they will always be in opposition.
The Conservative government is achieving real results that families can count on.
Bloc Québécois April 17th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, a few months shy of their 18th anniversary, the Bloc members are hoping to dispel the unprecedented existential crisis they are experiencing as the perpetual opposition party, trying in every imaginable way to justify their presence in Ottawa and even disguising themselves as Liberal Party federalists.
The media reported recently that the Leader of the Bloc Québécois was among the first Canadians to sign a petition urging the Conservative government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25%, compared to 1990 levels, by the year 2020.
This is rather surprising, considering the fact that, according to the Bloc and its head office, that responsibility belongs to Quebec and that the federal government is using the environment as a Trojan horse to intrude on matters of Quebec jurisdiction. Why this hypocrisy? Why this about-face? Why is the leader of the Bloc Québécois not respecting Quebec's jurisdictions?
Fortunately, the Conservatives are in the Bloc's path in Quebec. Thanks to our policy of open federalism, Quebec's jurisdictions are protected from intrusions by the Bloc.
Member for Bourassa April 9th, 2008
Mr. Speaker, one of the members of this House, the Liberal member for Bourassa, once claimed to have seen a UFO. Interviewed on Radio-Canada, the member for Bourassa said that he had no doubt that he had seen a UFO.
He said, “One evening, I was out observing and an object appeared, floating in the air. The object was moving, but all of a sudden, it stopped...When it stopped, it stopped right in front of me, then it sped off in another direction. That is when I realized that it was an unidentified object.”
These days, every time a Quebecker sees a federal Liberal MP, they too think they have seen an unidentified object.