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Health  Madam Speaker, the Conservatives raised concerns about Switch Health in mid-April. The Prime Minister said he had asked his team to carefully look into what was happening with the contract and with that company. However, the government had already extended the contract, which is worth up to $180 million, before the Standing Committee on Health had a chance to look into the situation.

May 28th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

Health  Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister has repeatedly said that he is committed to transparency, but he keeps covering up his mistakes. Nearly 5,000 tests were not processed because the samples were improperly labelled. Now the Liberal government will not even show us the contract, once again citing national security as the excuse.

May 28th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the government is still refusing to release the procurement contract documents requested by the Standing Committee on Health. So far it has provided us with less than 1% of the required documents. Meanwhile, those documents contain deeply troubling information about patronage, attempts to cover up shortages, and the general mismanagement of resources during one of the most critical times of the pandemic.

May 27th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are playing a dangerous game. They even tried to hide their risky practices by asking agencies to focus only on promoting the government's success stories. The Auditor General reported that a number of suppliers received funds in advance. However, the Liberal government did not look into the financial situation of half of these suppliers.

May 27th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

Public Services and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, the government's mistakes have already caused some disasters. First, it paid Tango Communications Marketing $80 million for faulty masks. Second, the cabinet knowingly sent the provinces expired medical supplies. Then, the Liberal government paid hundreds of millions of dollars to presumed friends of the party.

May 27th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

AndrĂ© Gauthier  Madam Speaker, in December 2015, Quebec geologist AndrĂ© Gauthier was arrested in Dubai for reporting irregular transactions to the authorities of the United Arab Emirates. Detained by that country and separated from his family, he continued fighting to return home. When his family asked me for help in the spring of 2019, I immediately agreed even though I had just been in politics a short while.

May 14th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, first the minister said that the government's and CRTC's regulations in Bill C-10 would apply to people who have a lot of followers, earn money and could be considered influencers or broadcasters. The following day he said the opposite. I do not know whether the minister understands his own bill, but one thing is for sure.

May 11th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

Canadian Heritage  Mr. Speaker, the heritage minister himself confirmed that government regulations could apply to social media accounts with a large following. He even said that the CRTC, not the government, would be in charge of the regulation. I cannot believe that the content of Canadians who have a lot of followers and who have found success online will be subject to regulation.

May 11th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is supposed to be responsible for his cabinet. It is up to him to oversee what happens in government, and it is the job of ministers and the Prime Minister's Office to keep him informed of major events. I find it hard to understand how something as despicable as allegations of sexual assault could be ignored on his watch.

May 7th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government's attitude towards the women who serve our country is, quite simply, shameful. We saw it with the member for Vancouver Granville and the SNC-Lavalin scandal, and we can see it now with the cover-up over the allegations of sexual assault against General Vance.

May 7th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, our Prime Minister clearly does not value the brave women who serve in our armed forces because he did not defend them. On the contrary, his government did nothing and allowed them to suffer. These women make so many sacrifices for us, but he is not prepared to sacrifice his image to protect them.

May 7th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

Quebec at UNESCO  Mr. Speaker, 15 years ago, Quebec took a historic step that was celebrated this week by the National Assembly of Quebec, which voted to recognize the 15th anniversary of Quebec obtaining a seat at UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Led by Stephen Harper in 2006, this project was and continues to be a major victory for Quebec.

May 7th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, not only did the government take far too long to put out a budget, but it is also overestimating how much this budget will stimulate our economy. Its growth projections were twice as high as those independently calculated by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Some of its employment projections were even eight times higher.

May 6th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the government has no regard for the well-being of women in the Canadian Armed Forces. Not only did General Vance continue to serve for three years after allegations were made against him, but his replacement is also facing allegations of sexual misconduct. In the meantime, the women who suffered because of these men will have to live with the ramifications of these experiences for many years to come.

May 6th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative

National Defence  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister's chief of staff is supposed to be the Prime Minister's right hand, the person who works behind the scenes to make everything run smoothly. She is the one taking the helm in a storm. That person works closely with the Prime Minister. The ombudsman confirmed that the chief of staff, Ms.

May 4th, 2021House debate

Richard MartelConservative