Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet

[Petitions, June 6th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, I have never gathered as many signatures on a petition as I have for the one I am presenting today, which is about the reduction of Canada Post services.

When the Conservatives were in power, I gathered these signatures by the thousands. Now that the Liberals have broken their promise to restore home mail delivery, I am still gathering hundreds of signatures. Here is another petition.

[Physician-Assisted Dying, June 6th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, the government had the chance to do things differently with Bill C-14, but it decided to ignore experts, not to work with the opposition, and to limit debate.

Warnings were coming in from all over. Quebec's health and social services minister called Bill C-14 unenforceable. He thinks that the notion of reasonably foreseeable death is medically unfeasible and he refuses to include it in Quebec's law.

Will the government finally realize that Bill C-14 must be amended?

[Physician-Assisted Dying, June 6th, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, Senate Liberal leader James Cowan has now joined the growing number of Canadians saying that Bill C-14 is likely unconstitutional. Cowan said that this government legislation is so flawed that Canadians would be better off with no legislation at all. This bill does not respect the Supreme Court's decision, and it will be tied up in courts for years.

Instead of ramming through Bill C-14, will the government listen to James Cowan and work on getting the bill right the first time?

[Petitions, June 3rd, 2016]

Madam Speaker, I have a hundred or so signatures from my constituents in Hochelaga and elsewhere in Montreal who are calling on the government to abolish the Senate once and for all, since it is made up of unelected individuals who are not held accountable.

[Rail Transportation, June 3rd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, during his trip to Lac-Mégantic, the minister gave a geography lesson on valleys in Canada but refused to address residents' concerns. One resident summed up the minister's remarks, saying, “He seemed to be trying to placate the public, and I think he missed the mark.”

The people of Lac-Mégantic have simple requests.

Will the minister finally listen to them and commit to repairing the existing railways and funding a bypass?

[Rail Transportation, June 3rd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Transport just asked his department if it is possible to take the DOT-111 cars out of service more quickly. Is that a coincidence? The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is in Lac-Mégantic today. It is hard to take that action seriously since it reeks of improvisation.

The minister has been in office for seven months, but he waited until today to decide to start thinking about taking action. Meanwhile, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada sounded the alarm a long time ago.

Will the minister stop with the public relations strategies and finally tell us when the DOT-111 cars will be phased out?

[Business of Supply, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, before today, we had a committee that had a clear Liberal majority.

Now we have a committee made up of 12 voting members, including five Liberals and three Conservatives, by the way, if we are talking about backroom deals. The Conservatives are going to be in the room.

Which of the two does the member think is more democratic?

[Business of Supply, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, my colleague talked about the importance of making every vote count. Yes, it is important to ensure that everyone has a say. As my colleague from Skeena—Bulkley Valley has said a number of times, what we are doing here is something we do not do often. This is something our generation has never seen before and will never see again. That makes it all the more important to do this properly. I would like my colleague to comment on that.

[Business of the House, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, there have been discussions amongst the parties, and if you were to seek it, I think you would find that there is consent to adopt the following motion:

That, at the conclusion of today's debate on the opposition motion in the name of the member for Skeena—Bulkley Valley, all questions necessary to dispose of the motion be deemed put and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred to Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

[Dairy Industry, June 2nd, 2016]

Mr. Speaker, we are hearing plenty of rhetoric and talking points, but what farmers want is action.

Dairy farmers are losing tens of thousands of dollars a week because the government continues to drag its feet. Our supply management system has helped our farmers prosper, but the many cracks are jeopardizing their future.

When the government gives in to free trade agreements, it promises compensation, but no one has seen any cash yet.

Why is the government treating our farmers with such contempt?