Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I, too, would like to congratulate you. The United States joined forces with four other western powers—Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and France—to speak as a single strong voice in response to the crisis centred in Gaza that has rocked the whole world. Canada was not invited to participate, despite having a sizable Jewish community.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the U.S. Department of State obviously does not see it that way because it simply did not invite Canada. That is deplorable because it prevents the government from doing its job for its own communities and citizens properly. To ensure that everyone here speaks with a common voice on behalf of members of Canada's Jewish community and peaceful Muslims, this morning I suggested it would be appropriate for all the leaders to meet and discuss the issues in private.

Hubert Reeves  Mr. Speaker, if we listen closely, we will hear the footsteps of a titan climbing his way to the stars. That would be Hubert Reeves, who left us on Friday at the age of 91. An astrophysicist and an outstanding communicator, Hubert Reeves left his mark on Quebeckers as a teacher, a researcher, as well as a man who deeply loved science.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the leader of the official opposition used the word “clown” a few minutes ago. That is interesting. Why would he not eliminate oil profits and subsidies? That is a matter for another time. We still have at least a year. In the meantime, we have to get back to what happened last Friday.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the government is going to move forward without taking the necessary action. Meanwhile, because it took five days before the government even thought about doing something, Russia, India and China, none of which are friends to the government or to Canada in general, began spreading propaganda and wreaking havoc on the interests and global perceptions of Canada and, unfortunately, Quebec.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, everyone must do more at all times to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the temptation to shift this responsibility to individuals is potentially rather regrettable because it removes some of the responsibility from those who are the biggest emitters. I would remind my esteemed colleague that my work, at the time, with respect to Anticosti, was to regulate a project that would never happen.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I find that very interesting. In 1999, I went to Vancouver for four days. This means that I know as much about British Columbia as the Conservative leader knows about Quebec. I do not claim to know British Columbia. I say that with no malice whatsoever. I do not speak on behalf of British Columbia, and I do not wake up longing for the Rockies.

Business of Supply  In other words, Madam Speaker, how old is the captain? That is nonsense, but it is not entirely unexpected. The member wants to do the math, so let me just say that it is $5,000 per capita. That makes me want to say, “It is scandalous”.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to start by saying that I have the pleasure of sharing my time with my esteemed colleague, the hon. member for Jonquière. Next, I want to quickly thank our Conservative friends. They have given us an amazing opportunity to expose their battle tactics. In my view, they have given us this opportunity far too early, to their own disadvantage.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister did not call Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He said he went through diplomatic channels. He did not call a meeting with Canada's Jewish community. Three days have gone by. What has the Prime Minister been doing for the past three days? The Prime Minister usually churns out one apology after another, but this time, it took five days.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, we all agree that this is unacceptable, but it did not take us all five days to realize that an apology was needed. I am formally asking the Prime Minister to call Volodymyr Zelenskyy and apologize to him on Canada's behalf. I am asking him start coordinating an effort to counter Russian propaganda, and I am asking him to immediately organize a healing meeting or start the healing process with the Jewish community in Quebec and Canada.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, in 2020, a teacher was beheaded in the south of France and it took two weeks for the Prime Minister to call President Macron. Is the same thing going to happen now or will he call President Zelenskyy? This is totally unacceptable. If I may, I want to apologize to President Zelenskyy on behalf of Quebeckers and offer my collaboration.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, I also want the Jewish community of Quebec and Canada to know how ashamed and sorry I am. I want to apologize to them as well and offer my full co-operation. I want to know whether the Prime Minister personally did the same and whether he met with representatives of the Jewish community of Canada.

Foreign Affairs  Better late than never, Mr. Speaker. I commend the Prime Minister for his decision to acquiesce to the repeated requests that he apologize to Parliament and well beyond. His description of the leader of the official opposition is not bad either. However, I would like to know whether the Prime Minister personally called President Zelenskyy to apologize on his and our behalf and whether he has a strategy for working with our allies to counter the terrible propaganda campaign the Russians are currently waging.

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, it is distressing because that was the first thing that should have been done. I understand from the Prime Minister's response that he has not called President Zelenskyy, who is the biggest victim of this terrible mistake after Jewish communities. Can he correct that mistake, call President Zelenskyy and make sure we counterbalance Russian propaganda?