Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, those health care workers do not work for us; they work for the provincial governments. The restrictions were placed by the provincial governments. Let us talk about numbers, as the member said, in Canada. The minister just indicated today that over 1,600 lives were

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I always like having the opportunity to answer questions, especially in French. As the Minister of Health explained today, we have no control over what is happening. We can only make decisions based on the results we are receiv

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to continue my important speech on vaccination and the work that our government has been able to do. I want to start again by thanking Canadians. Canadians have been doing what they have to do to ensure that the health and security of ot

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, thank you. I will speak in French, so there is no need for interpretation. I was saying that I wanted to take a moment to thank Canadians for their efforts and the work they have done to help us ensure the health and safety of all Canadians. It is extremely importan

Business of Supply  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It was kind of you to point that out. I will be sharing my time with the member for Vaughan—Woodbridge today after my speech. It has been two years now, and I still remember on March 13 getting ready to board a plane to return home on a Friday afternoon

Veterans Affairs  Mr. Speaker, our government places the highest priority on ensuring that veterans and their families have the support and services they need when they need them. We have increased funding for case management services and have hired over 400 caseworkers since we formed government.

Official Languages Act  Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, I had the great honour of being in Grand‑Pré with our Minister of Official Languages to participate in announcing the introduction of Bill C-13, an act for the substantive equality of Canada's official languages. I do not think we could have picked a bett

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I am so proud of Canadians. We have over 80% double-vaccinated, which is very important. Some who have been vaccinated are very tired. I understand that people would like to get their lives back, but an organization that has as its main objective to overthrow the g

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, that is an easy question to answer. If the main objective is to overthrow a democratic government, that in itself indicates that sovereignty is in question. If people in Ottawa were afraid to leave their homes that is another very strong indicator. If the economy,

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I understand Quebeckers' hesitation given what they experienced in 1970. However, there is no doubt in my mind. As my colleague mentioned earlier, the people living in Gatineau and the Outaouais were also victims of this situ

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for that question, but we are focused on the issue today, which is the Emergencies Act. I want to remind my colleague that it is the Conservative Party, and I was listening earlier to the member for Louis-Saint-Laurent, who said that th

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I always find it interesting to have discussions with him. I would like to remind him that the Bloc Québécois needs to take a look in the mirror. It often claims to know the truth, but let us not forget that 72% of Quebeckers

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, first, I would like to say that I think there are a lot of people in Ottawa and across the country who are very disappointed with the way things unfolded with the police here locally. It took way too much time. We could have provided more tools earlier, I suspect.

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, there are good people on both sides, the Conservatives and Trump, that is for sure. There was a flooding of 911 calls, most of them coming from the United States. As I said in my speech, 1,100 people who contributed to the insurrection in the U.S. contributed to th

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I am very pleased to speak in this historic debate on the declaration of an emergency. I want to begin by saying that two long years with the COVID pandemic and now omicron have been difficult. They have shaped our lives over the last two years. It has taken a to