Joël Godin

[Taxation, October 9th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order.

During question period, the member for Outremont used unparliamentary language. I would ask her to withdraw her comment and apologize.

[The Economy, October 9th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, this Liberal government is astoundingly out of touch.

Over the past nine years, the cost of living has skyrocketed under this government. I urge the Liberals to come down from their ivory tower and visit a grocery store. Prices have gone up like crazy.

The Bloc Québécois consistently votes to keep this Liberal government in power. I am warning my Bloc friends not to take Quebeckers for fools.

When will this Liberal government show some common sense and stop wasting the money of our country's honest citizens and workers?

[Committees of the House, October 8th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, it is extremely interesting to note that it has been shown that we need to act now to protect the St. Lawrence shoreline. My colleague is absolutely right, and I share his opinion, just as I share his opinion concerning the urgent need to take action to protect the French language.

Yes, this is urgent, but why is the Bloc Québécois propping up the government, not calling for an election?

[Bloc Québécois, October 7th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois has set an ultimatum for October 29 in an effort to intimidate its friend, the Liberal Prime Minister. On the morning of October 30, the day before Halloween, nothing will change. The government will still be in office. This is nothing but the same old window dressing, the smoke and mirrors we have come to expect from the Bloc.

The Bloc Québécois has abandoned Quebec. It voted more than 180 times to keep our most expensive government in power, a government that has trampled over Quebec's jurisdictions and left immigration broken. The Bloc Québécois voted for $500 billion in inflationary spending that added 100,000 public servants and doubled the federal debt. That is one of the reasons it is called the “Liberal Bloc”.

The Bloc claims to be the defender of Quebeckers, yet it failed to defend even the regions targeted by the caribou order. The Bloc Québécois is a very poor negotiator. It got nothing in return for a vote that is keeping the Liberals in power.

I have some advice for Quebeckers: Beware of the Bloc Québécois.

[Business of Supply, October 1st, 2024]

Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Gatineau for his passionate speech. However, I think he is out of touch with reality.

To hear him tell it, all is well in Canada. Seniors have plenty of money in their pockets, the cost of living is fine, rents never doubled and everything is beautiful. Life is good, and it will stay that way. With a magic wand, everything will work itself out.

In reality, the cost of living is suffocating Canadians, Quebeckers and seniors. That is the reality. I invite him to meet with people in his riding of Gatineau and see the situation on the ground.

Earlier in his speech, he talked about hypocrisy. It is sheer hypocrisy that the Liberal government voted for Bill C‑319 but is not moving the bill forward. Why is that?

[Business of Supply, October 1st, 2024]

Madam Speaker, on a point of order. I think he just realized what he was doing, but I simply want to remind my colleague that he has to address his comments through the Chair.

[Business of Supply, October 1st, 2024]

Madam Speaker, I must acknowledge that the member for Shefford has been leading this fight since she entered politics, and I applaud her work.

Now, the Bloc Québécois is presenting itself as the only party defending seniors, but that is not true. For example, the Conservative Party of Canada voted for Bill C-319. I think it is important to set the record straight.

The cost of living has exploded, we all recognize that. We met people throughout our ridings this summer and again this past weekend. People are telling us they are drowning. This government has racked up a $1.441‑trillion deficit. This Prime Minister has run up double the debt of all the other prime ministers in Canadian history. This is serious.

I have a simple question for my colleague. Why does the Bloc Québécois insist on keeping this government in power? Why is the Bloc Québécois once again asking—

[Business of Supply, October 1st, 2024]

Madam Speaker, at the beginning of his speech, my colleague from Lac-Saint-Louis praised the Bloc Québécois members, to my great surprise. He is on a charm offensive. I understand that he is trying to court them to become federalists, but I think he is wasting his time, since they are separatists.

However, he is justified in wondering about the Bloc Québécois, because it voted nearly 200 times on $500 billion in budgetary appropriations.

I have a simple question for my colleague. What did the Liberal government promise the Bloc Québécois members in return for giving it a blank cheque, Quebeckers' money, to spend recklessly and lose control? I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on that.

[Business of Supply, October 1st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, if there is one thing that I say every chance I get in my riding, it is that we are where we are here in Canada thanks to our seniors. That is very important. I think that my colleague and I share that view.

We also share the same view when it comes to the cost of living. I think that since this government has been in office, over the last nine years, the cost of living has gone up. The list is long, and this could be said over and over. I think that people are aware that everything is more expensive because of this government.

Therefore, why is the Bloc Québécois propping up this government? After all, this is a minority government.

Furthermore, what is going to happen on October 30? The Bloc has been scaring people by claiming that October 29 is the ultimatum date, or else they will trigger an election. However, that is just not true. I would like to hear what my colleague has to say about that.

[Business of Supply, October 1st, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order.

I do not believe that my colleague, who has some parliamentary experience, has the right to refer to the galleries in Parliament.