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Housing February 5th, 2020
Mr. Speaker, Quebec is currently experiencing the worst housing crisis in 15 years. The money to build social housing is lying dormant in the government's coffers in Ottawa because the government is fuelling the umpteenth dispute over Quebec's jurisdictions, despite the fact that the National Assembly of Quebec has unanimously asked it to step back.
On behalf of the half million Quebeckers who are struggling to get housing, will the government respond positively to Quebec's request?
Resumption of debate on Address in Reply January 27th, 2020
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Lévis—Lotbinière for his speech.
I would simply like to point out to the hon. member that the Bloc Québécois campaigned heavily on environmental issues. We got 32 members elected in Quebec by talking about significantly reducing greenhouse gases and stopping pipelines from being built in Quebec.
Quebec is facing a housing shortage. There are 250,000 households that spend more than 50% of their income on housing. What does my colleague think about the housing shortage? Will he support our requests that the Liberal government finally sign the agreement with Quebec to build 15,000 social housing units as quickly as possible?
Housing December 10th, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I may be new here, but I am not an idiot. I understand that there is nothing encouraging in that answer.
The federal strategy does not meet the needs of the people who are hoping and waiting for social housing. Quebec's National Assembly has unanimously called on the federal government to stick to its role, which is to provide Quebec with funding for social housing with no strings attached. The groups want the federal government to provide the money without imposing any directions on Quebec on how to fight homelessness. We have the expertise.
Will the government listen to Quebec and unconditionally transfer—
Housing December 10th, 2019
Mr. Speaker, as Pierre Falardeau used to say, we always go too far for those who are going nowhere.
Today, 200 people came to protest in Ottawa because the government is really going nowhere with its national housing strategy.
FRAPRU and the Réseau solidarité itinérance du Québec are in front of the Prime Minister's office at this very moment. They are calling for more new social housing and for help to renovate low-income housing. They are also asking that funds earmarked to fight homelessness be transferred to them. There are children sleeping outdoors in Montérégie.
How much longer must we wait for the government to tackle this issue?
Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply December 9th, 2019
Mr. Speaker, since this is the first time I rise in the House of Commons, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my constituents in Longueuil—Saint-Hubert for placing their trust in me. I hope that I will be able to live up to that trust in the coming years, the next one and a half or two and a half years, or the time that this parliament lasts.
Oil is the elephant in the room when it comes to everything that has happened and the throne speech. The word “oil” is never mentioned in the throne speech.
Over the past four years, the Liberal government invested $19 billion in various forms of assistance to the fossil fuel industry. Canada represents 0.5% of the world's population and produces 2% of the world's greenhouse gases.
On September 27, 2019, 500,000 people took to the streets of Montreal to call on the government to take clear, decisive action on climate change. I was there.
What practical measures does the Liberal government intend to take to deal with this issue in the coming years?