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Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and excellent work. This is a great moment, a very great moment. Web giants will now have to contribute to our culture. They will have to promote it. They will have to pay their fair share. A big thank you to the cultural sector, who has fought for years, and a big thank you to my Liberal, Bloc Québécois and NPD colleagues and to the senators.

May 1st, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, today we have the option of discussing the fight against climate change, health, dental care and ways to help our seniors and our families, but the Bloc Québécois has different priorities. Its priority is the monarchy, a constitutional review and days, weeks and months of sitting down with everyone here to debate the issue.

May 1st, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for mentioning our convention. Thousands of Liberals will be coming from across the country to talk about the future of our country and take the time to reflect about government. Once again, instead of debating issues vital to the development of our society and preparing the future of our children, the Bloc wants to come to the House and talk about constitutional change.

May 1st, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I will ask the Bloc Québécois to be more open-minded. It is quite possible to defend French, and defend it vigorously, without attacking, offending, intimidating and criticizing the anglophone community. Whether we are anglophone or francophone, we are all Quebeckers.

April 28th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Official Languages  Madam Speaker, we are investing in many ways to strengthen French. We are investing in our official languages plan and we are investing in culture, more specifically in television production, literature and elsewhere. That being said, I repeat that the Bloc Québécois should be a bit more open-minded and stop trying to pit anglophones and francophones against each other.

April 28th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, maybe they will understand what Chantal Hébert said. She said that she has been in the building three times for round tables organized by the Clerk of the Privy Council with deputy ministers. In all those years, she has never met the current Prime Minister. She said that it was entirely possible that the Prime Minister did not even know about this meeting with deputy ministers, because it was none of his business; it was not his political staff.

April 25th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, here is what Chantal Hébert said this morning, and I am paraphrasing: I have been to the Langevin Block three times. All three times, it was for round tables organized by the Clerk of the Privy Council with deputy ministers. I have never met the current Prime Minister.

April 24th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, we have answered that question many times. However, the real question is for my colleague, a former CBC/Radio‑Canada journalist. Does she agree with the opposition's intention to silence our public broadcaster? It amounts to an attack on information, on journalism and, consequently, an attack on our democracy.

April 20th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois constantly acts like the mother-in-law who is never satisfied and who is constantly pouting. We invest in people in need, they pout. We invest in the environment, they pout. We invest in society as a whole, they pout. They are constantly pouting.

March 29th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Finance  Mr. Speaker, the Bloc is attacking the office. It is attacking the federation. It is attacking Canada. It is attacking things we all hold most dear. The Bloc members are obviously here to promote sovereignty, to pick fights whenever possible and ensure that nothing works. Unfortunately for them, Quebeckers are very happy to be part of Canada and we intend to stay that way.

March 28th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Finance  Mr. Speaker, if my colleague were to look at the numbers and compare them, she would see that the cost of that tour was the same, on average, as other tours. Obviously, we are going to do everything we can to keep costs down and to make sure that these tours cost as little as possible every time.

March 28th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for her great work. The online streaming bill is very clear. It would make tech giants pay their fair share to Canadian culture, but some tech giants do not want to do that. The Conservatives are trying to make this about free speech, but it is written in black and white in the bill.

March 21st, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, my colleague does not get too hung up on the truth. Making up facts does not seem to bother him all that much. The Prime Minister has been very clear. This will not be a confidence vote. He said so this morning, as reported by all the papers. It is clear. If the Bloc Québécois is just trying to pick a fight, stir the pot and impede our work here, it could at least stick to the facts instead of making things up all the time.

March 21st, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I thank the leader of the Bloc Québécois for his question and for his interest in culture. I, too, want to acknowledge the work of the member for Drummond, the members of the Bloc Québécois, the members of the NDP and the government members. Unfortunately, the Conservatives have no interest in culture, whether it is Quebec culture or culture from across Canada.

March 9th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question and, once again, for his work on Bill C‑11. It is an important bill. I have had several opportunities to have discussions with my Quebec counterpart. The Government of Canada will obviously have discussions with Quebec and will consult it throughout the process.

March 9th, 2023House debate

Pablo RodriguezLiberal