Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet

[Committees of the House, November 29th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, Hochelaga was an indigenous village.

It is very symbolic to hear indigenous languages being spoken in the House of Commons of Canada. This is a huge step in the right direction.

My colleague spoke about languages that are disappearing and about older and younger people who sometimes no longer speak these languages. He also said that some people were teaching indigenous languages to others. The federal government could be helping elders in the community to teach languages to younger community members. I wonder if my colleague would agree.

Does he see a way that the federal government could help promote indigenous languages in indigenous communities?

[Canadian Accessibility Act, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote and will vote yes.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply and will vote no.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply this vote and will vote against it.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote and will vote no.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply this vote and will vote no.

[Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, the NDP agrees to apply the vote and will vote no.

[Labelling of Genetically Modified Foods, November 27th, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by hundreds of people from the greater Montreal area. They say that genetically modified foods are not labelled in Canada. Internationally, 65 governments require GMO labelling.

Public opinion polls have shown that the vast majority of Canadians support this measure, that consumers have the right to know what is in their food, and that more and more genetically modified foods are being sold in Canada.

The petitioners are calling on the House of Commons to adopt Bill C-291, which was introduced by my colleague from Sherbrooke and would make the labelling of genetically modified foods mandatory.

[Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act, November 24th, 2018]

Madam Speaker, we have worked hard tonight, but other people have also worked hard, with us and for us. I hope my colleagues will join me in thanking the table officers, the speakership of the House, the security officers, the pages, the people who served us food and the bus drivers. Thank you very much.

Also, I think we can pick up after ourselves and clean up our own glasses and whatnot, here and in the lobbies. It is the least we can do for the people who helped us here tonight.

[Postal Services Resumption and Continuation Act, November 23rd, 2018]

Mr. Speaker, I attended a press conference at noon today with most of my colleagues and about 30 mail carriers. I heard one mail carrier say that Canada Post had received welfare and child benefit cheques on Monday but they sat there, and Canada Post did not ask mail carriers to deliver them until Thursday.

Does the member think that Canada Post is acting in good faith by doing that?

If that is not acting in good faith, why did the government decide to support the employer, Canada Post, which uses tactics like that to influence public opinion, instead of the workers who are being wronged?