Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, Muslims and Muslim communities across Canada, including Quebec's Muslim community, which continues to suffer as a result of the attack in Sainte-Foy several years ago, are standing in solidarity with the London community and with Muslims across the country. Muslims are now saying that they feel even more anxious when they go outside wearing hijab and go for walks with their family.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, despite the rhetoric from the leader of the Bloc Québécois, there are Quebeckers who are going before the Quebec courts to challenge that law and defend what they believe to be their rights. We are, of course, closely following these proceedings and watching what happens.

Health  Mr. Speaker, every step of the way we have been informed by science, experts and data on how to keep Canadians safe through this pandemic. We recognize that people are eager to get things back to normal. We also know that as people get fully vaccinated it will be possible to remove many of the restrictions that are in place.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the member who asked the question was a part of Stephen Harper's Conservative government, which regularly refused to allow any oversight whatsoever on issues of national security. Many Canadians will remember the excesses of Bill C-51 that the Harper government put forward, which is why we made changes to Bill C-51 when we got into office, which is also why we created the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, to provide a forum for parliamentarians to oversee national security work.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, the Winnipeg lab documents, in completely unredacted form, have been given to parliamentarians through the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. Two of that member's colleagues sit on that committee and will be able to follow up on any of those questions the member has brought forward.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, it is nothing but nonsense from the opposition. We have given all the unredacted documents to the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians so that it can ask its questions and examine the facts without jeopardizing our national security. Everyone can understand that we need to protect national security, but we also need transparency and accountability.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, either for political reasons or simply out of ignorance, the opposition party is clearly refusing to accept the good work that the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians is doing. I suggest that the Conservatives talk to their two excellent members on the committee to get an idea of the kind of tremendous and diligent work that this committee is doing on matters of national security.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois has expressed its concerns over the court challenges program multiple times. We reinstated this program after the Conservatives slashed it because we believe that it is important for every Canadian to be able to defend their fundamental rights before the courts, whether it be their official language rights, their rights as members of the LGBTQ+ community or their religious minority rights.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, that is simply not true. We are not fighting indigenous children in court. On the contrary, we have recognized that indigenous children and young adults who have been abused in the child welfare system in recent years deserve to be compensated. That is why we are working with indigenous communities to establish fair amounts for compensation.

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, it is unfortunate that on an issue as important as reconciliation the NDP continues to try to make political points and twist rhetoric. We are not fighting indigenous kids in court. This government has committed to compensate the young people who went through child and family services.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I can understand that parliamentarians have questions around issues, including questions around issues of national security. That is very much why we have ensured that there is a forum for them to look at even very sensitive things, in the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, as a government, we have always taken threats to national security extremely seriously, and we taken the appropriate measures in partnership with our national security agencies and intelligence officials. One of the things that we did, as of 2015, which the previous Conservative government refused to do, was to bring in a mechanism so that parliamentarians could look at and examine top secret documents in a way that aligns with what our allies always did.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, while the Conservatives continue to play political games, we are focused on standing up for Canadian interests; defending Canadian businesses; defending Canadian national security; working with our Five Eyes partners, and partners around the world, to ensure that our research institutions, our political institutions and our democracy are strong against all foreign interference and threats.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, that is simply untrue. We are not hiding anything. In 2016, we created a committee of parliamentarians who have the necessary authority to study and investigate our national security systems. That was an election promise that we made after we watched the Harper government for years block any question related to national security.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers are currently standing up for their rights in court over Quebec's secularism law. We are naturally following this situation closely. My position and our government's position have always been clear on this.