Democratic Reform  Mr. Speaker, a ploy is a secret manoeuver carried out with the intent of misleading people, or trumping people, if you will. When in opposition, the Liberals said that the unfair electoral system had to be changed, and they were right. Oddly enough, once they were elected with

Quebec's Interests  Mr. Speaker, it has been one year, and Liberal MPs have kept very quiet when it comes to defending Quebec's interests. They have not said one word about jobs in the forestry industry, which is headed for a trade war, and nothing on behalf of dairy producers. They did not lift a

Quebec's Interests  Mr. Speaker, after a year under a Liberal government, promises are once again being broken. The Liberals have the same agenda as the Conservative Party, the same agenda as the previous government. Where are the Liberal members from Quebec? Why are they not standing up for our ci

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, for years now, Montrealers who live or work near any CP Rail tracks in Montreal have been demanding safe pedestrian crosswalks. The tracks are an artificial barrier. They are a major obstacle for pedestrians and cyclists. The beauty of it is that everyone agrees: the

Poverty  Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the 40,000 people who signed my petition to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. They are sending this government a clear message: in 2016, it is shameful that people are working full time and still living in poverty. How is that possible

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I have two comments to begin with. As far as social classes are concerned, I think that we should agree on the fact that a class structure still exists. The member can come to Montreal and see that between Westmount and Hochelaga there is a clear class difference. M

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank and applaud my hon. colleague for his excellent speech. Successive Liberal and Conservative governments have provided huge tax giveaways to Canada's large corporations, whose tax rate went from 28% in 2000 to just 15% in 2012. Still, this has not

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I think that all members of this House will agree that the astoundingly barbaric acts and horrors that Daesh has committed against religious minorities have reached epic proportions. Yes, the Conservative motion is correct. Yezidis, Syrian Christians, and even Muslim

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, is it just me or does this whole fighter jet story feel like Groundhog Day? After slamming the Conservatives for buying the F-35s without a call for tenders, the Liberals are gearing up to do the same thing. To replace our aging CF-18s, they are going to buy Super H

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and for his candour and passion. I think it is a shame that the previous Conservative government dragged its feet on this issue. Why does the member think that the new Liberal government is unable to solve a simple problem by rec

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Mirabel for his interventions. This is a subject on which we share not only the same concerns, but the same urgent need for action, something to which the Liberal government is deaf. It is washing its hands of it, as the

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I listened with interest to my colleague's speech, but it left me rather perplexed. I wonder how many personalities can coexist in an MP's head. For 20 minutes, the hon. member talked about the importance of defending and maintaining the supply management system.

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government said that the Prime Minister's trip to Washington with his entourage cost $25,000. However, today, we learned that it cost $257,000, which is 10 times that amount. The Prime Minister may be an expert in quantum computing, but he is not nearly

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, thankfully, ironic comments are not offensive. The claim that the NDP is against a unionization process is one of the most absurd things I have heard in this place. I am just going to respond to my colleague by repeating the comments made by Rae Banwarie, president

Public Service Labour Relations Act  Mr. Speaker, I was expecting that question. I will repeat that card-signing unionization processes are the most efficient and the least controversial processes and those that have the best success rate for workers who want to organize their workplace. In fact, before the workpla