Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, for many students, the jobs they were counting on to help pay for their education in the fall have disappeared. For others, the career they were looking to start after their graduation has been postponed. Our government was there to support young Canadians when it a

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, in regard to the Phoenix pay system, we are seeing a continuous reduction in the backlog of cases. The supplementary estimates list an amount of $203.5 million for the government pay system. Why is this funding necessary if the backlog is consistently being reduced?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, what are we doing with these allocations to ensure that public servants are being paid accurately and on time, while also resolving the queue of cases?

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, can the minister tell us what the funding for pay services will go toward? What will be the benefit of these funds?

Labour  Mr. Speaker, all Canadians know that maintaining a proper work-life balance can often be difficult. In my riding of Vimy, families in Laval work hard to balance the demands of work, family, and mental, physical and emotional health. Canadians want the government to reflect on th

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, Quebec's aluminum workers are envied throughout the world for their know-how, talent and expertise. They play a very important role in our economy, in Quebec and across the country. Could the minister please tell Canadians what our government is doing to ensure a cl

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to address remarks I made with respect to the vote on the main motion of the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne on Monday, January 27, 2020, as well as my statement yesterday, Wednesday, January 29, 2020. I would like to inform the Ho

Official Report  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. In relation to my voting attendance Monday, I would like to reiterate that I was in the chamber and heard the question but was not in my seat when the vote started, which I now understand is the rule for a recorded vote. This was obvious

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I did hear the question.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  I was here, Mr. Speaker.

Finance  Mr. Speaker, first I want to thank the people of Vimy for doing me the honour of letting me be their member of Parliament. This morning, the finance minister tabled a notice of ways and means motion that proposes to lower taxes for the middle class and people working hard to joi