Pablo Rodriguez

[Official Languages, May 7th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I am not sure where the member was going with this, but our colleague here is a proud francophone outside Quebec who stands up for francophones. He stands up for French not only in Quebec, but also across the country, while the Bloc Québécois could not care less about that.

If we look at everything the Government of Canada has done in terms of funding for French, the Bloc Québécois should be ashamed because they voted against it almost every time. While they cave in, while they vote against what we are doing, we are standing up like our colleague who stands up for all francophones in Canada.

[Intergovernmental Affairs, May 2nd, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, finally, the Conservatives have one ally, and that is the Bloc Québécois.

The two parties always vote together. I am sensing a deep unease in that corner. I would call it a Bloc hangover, because whenever they promise something and do the opposite, they are breaking their word and their commitment to the people who put their trust in them. While the Bloc said that it would fight climate change, fight for seniors and fight for the environment, it is doing the exact opposite, because it is following the Conservatives. Shame on them.

[Intergovernmental Affairs, May 2nd, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, going against the Bloc Québécois does not mean going against Quebec. On the contrary, we are working with Quebec on housing, seniors, young people, day care spaces and measures to ensure children go to school on a full stomach.

Bloc Québécois members oppose all that. They are doing the opposite of what they promised Quebeckers. They were elected on the promise that they would fight climate change and work for seniors and housing. However, they vote against all that. They voted against everything they promised Quebeckers. Shame on them.

[Intergovernmental Relations, April 30th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, at some point, the Bloc Québécois took Quebeckers for a ride.

They were elected on a promise to come to Ottawa to fight for housing, but they are voting against it. They said they were coming to Ottawa to stand up for the fight against climate change, but they are voting against it. They came to Ottawa to fight for seniors and youth, but they are voting against them and with the Conservatives.

Does the Bloc Québécois realize that it has become a separatist offshoot of the Conservative Party?

[Intergovernmental Relations, April 30th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, I am worried about my friends in the Bloc Québécois. In fact, I do not recognize them any more.

They initially told us that housing is important, but the Conservatives tell them to vote against it, so they vote against it.

They came here and told us that seniors are important, but the Conservatives tell them to vote against it, so they vote against it.

They say that fighting climate change is important. The Conservatives tell them to vote against it, so they vote against it.

I am worried. By listening to the Conservatives, the sovereignist party is losing its own sovereignty.

[Canada Border Services Agency, April 29th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, when there is a change of ownership and things do not automatically follow, applications have to be remade. Nothing is automatic. Having said that, we understand the importance of the Port of Valleyfield. My colleague mentioned it. We will work on this.

[The Budget, April 29th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, the member talks about picking fights, but the people in the Bloc Québécois are the real experts in picking fights. They are speaking from experience. They have a doctorate in picking fights.

The Bloc tells us that housing is important, but they vote against it. The Bloc tells us that helping our seniors is important, but they vote against that. The Bloc tells us that we need to make sure that our children do not go to school on an empty stomach, but they vote against that.

The Bloc talks and talks. All they do is talk. They are good at that. They are all talk and no action. They do not walk the talk.

[The Budget, April 29th, 2024]

Mr. Speaker, in this budget, we are investing in housing. The Conservatives are complaining. Bloc Québécois members are complaining. They are going to vote against it. In this budget, we are investing in dental care. The Conservatives are complaining. Bloc Québécois members are complaining. Both parties are going to vote against it.

Basically, both parties will find different excuses to vote against the same budget. If we listened to the Conservatives and the Bloc, Quebeckers would wind up with nothing.

[Housing, April 19th, 2024]

Madam Speaker, I am looking at everything that is being done in housing, for example, building new housing, accelerating housing construction, protecting affordable housing and helping young families in need, in other words young couples with or without children, to become homeowners.

The members of the Bloc Québécois are saying that this is important, but they are voting against these measures. They are being swallowed up by the Conservatives. The Conservatives have so much influence over the Bloc Québécois that the Bloc keeps voting with them. That is shameful.

[Seniors, April 19th, 2024]

Madam Speaker, our seniors are absolutely a priority for the Government of Canada. We have made extremely significant investments for them.

I have a question for my colleague. Since housing is a priority for Quebeckers, since home ownership is a priority for Quebeckers, since fighting climate change is a priority for Quebeckers, since the electrification of vehicles is a priority for Quebeckers, and since economic growth is a priority for Quebeckers, then why is he going to vote against all that?