Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston. Since the very beginning of what would become Canada, the French language has been a fundamental characteristic of our people. In 1534, when Jacques Cartier set foot on the shores of the St

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government says that diversity is a driver in the judicial selection process. Yesterday, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice provided statistics to prove that there is diversity among the appointed judges. Diversity is important, but

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the government is constantly using words such as “inclusive” and “transparent” to describe its judicial selection process. Those are nice words and all, but they in no way relate to this government. Judges are appointed solely on the basis of their contributions to

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Justice and the Prime Minister have defended their judicial appointment process for quite some time. However, the Minister of Justice himself said that the process did not take any partisan considerations into account. We now know that is not true. T

Justice  Mr. Speaker, our justice system and its processes must be impartial, unbiased and, above all, non-partisan. However, the use of the “Liberalist” partisan tool in the appointment process is seriously troubling. According to the CBC, a former Liberal political aide said himself in

Justice  Mr. Speaker, again, the Liberals only fix their mistakes once they have been exposed. With their partisan “Liberalist” tool, the government could promote judicial candidates who support the Liberal Party. The Minister of Justice said that he was the only one who made recommendat

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the government's current policy is not doing enough to make more housing available. The first-time home buyer incentive is a failure, and foreign buyers are investing heavily in our real estate, driving prices up senselessly. The current approach is not working. Whe

Housing  Mr. Speaker, we are dealing with a number of challenges that lead to housing problems. We have to bring in fiscal incentives to increase the number of rental units on the market. Money laundering laws have to be strengthened, and the housing policy in general needs to be rewritte

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the housing situation in this country is catastrophic. Prices continue to climb beyond what Canadians can afford, especially in big cities. According to the Financial Post, 23,000 Montrealers are on the waiting list for social housing and many units sit in disrepair

Petitions  Madam Speaker, today I am pleased to present petition e-3254, which 672 people have signed. We know that Air Canada received hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance from the government; Air Canada is helping create jobs outside the country with taxpayers' money; and Air Ca

Employment  Madam Speaker, before the pandemic, the unemployment rate was below 6%. Now that we are in the economic recovery phase, we expect the rate to start going back to normal. However, the unemployment rate is trending in the opposite direction. According to Statistics Canada, it has

Employment  Madam Speaker, we know that the unemployment rate keeps going up and that Canadians are starting to get discouraged and have given up looking for work. Canada is supposed to be a land of opportunity, but it is clear that Canadians are losing hope. We lost 68,000 jobs in May in

Employment  Madam Speaker, Canadians need jobs. Workers have been dealing with instability and uncertainty throughout this pandemic. Rising house prices and the challenges of lockdown are just two of the reasons Canadians need stability. Today we learned that Canada shed 68,000 jobs in May

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, our relationship with the Chinese Communist regime is strained right now, and the situation with the two Michaels plus the Uighur genocide are only making things worse. Our National Microbiology Laboratory is internationally recognized for its scientific excellence.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, two scientists have already been fired after shipping samples of highly contagious pathogens to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China, namely samples of the Ebola and Henipah viruses. This breach of security is extremely worrisome. Why is the government refusing