Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, when my Conservative friends get an idea in their heads, it is always a rather sad spectacle. Quebec's child care system has been working very well for the past 25 years. People come from all over the world to see how well it is working. My colleague from Repentigny spoke about it earlier.

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I am having a hard time figuring out what the government is thinking these days. Most of the time, the feds seem to be telling Quebec how it should do its job. Take Bill 21, for example. The feds say Quebec does not have the right to pass a secularism law, that it is ridiculous and that the way Quebec is using the notwithstanding clause is just wrong.

Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act  Madam Speaker, I do not know if I can be brief. My colleague did a great job explaining how progressive Quebec is. It is surprising and always a pleasure to see how the federal government can follow Quebec's example, instead of lecturing Quebec as it does most of the time. Every once in a while it looks at Quebec and decides to implement the Quebec model from coast to coast to coast.

Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to be the first member of the House to rise and speak in 2023. I would like to wish all my colleagues from all parties a happy new year. We hope that we all have a prosperous year, working together productively and introducing bills that will make a difference.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, let us recap. First, Quebec introduces its Bill 96, which imposes the Charter of the French Language on federally regulated businesses. Then, suddenly, Ottawa just happens to introduce its own reform of the Official Languages Act with Bill C‑13. This is neither a coincidence nor something that came out of thin air, judging by what the Liberals said in committee yesterday.

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the member for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount commented on Bill C-13 and the French language and said, “It would be a big mistake for us, as federal MPs...to give Quebec free rein to do whatever it might want to do with respect to language in that province”.

Online News Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like my colleague to enlighten us a little. It is our understanding that with Bill C‑18, major content providers, major news outlets, will have the power to negotiate with major platforms. That might work. However, there are also the small media outlets to consider.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. Her comments are always insightful. I would like to get back to China and Tibet. This morning, we are talking about protecting the religious and language rights of Tibetans, who are facing the People’s Republic of China, a vast empire.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, last spring, I had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, when he was in Ottawa. Since I was sitting on the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, a few MPs and I were able to talk to him for an hour.

Fisheries and Oceans  Madam Speaker, Ottawa imposed a moratorium on the herring and mackerel fisheries two days before the season opened. In committee, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard offered a solution for fishers deprived of income. She suggested they change jobs. The minister gave people two days' notice that they would not be allowed to work.

Fisheries and Oceans  Madam Speaker, protecting fishery resources is very important. Fishers would be the first to agree. However, the Minister of Fisheries never thinks of fishers. She has no compensation plan, and no plan to redirect them toward other fisheries. Her only plan, until this week, was to tell fishers to apply for EI.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, my colleague is truly the champion of slamming Conservatives in the House. He is the all-around champion. Every time he gets up, he slams the Conservatives for 10, 15 or 20 minutes. It is stunning. He talked about the Conservatives' climate change plan, but let us talk about the Liberals' plan.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the problem with the Conservatives is that they say that we need to cut spending, but we never really know how they are going to solve the problems. Last week, someone in my riding slit his throat open in front of a homeless shelter because he was dealing with mental health problems.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I also commend my colleague for his French. He has really made a lot more effort than some. He spoke more in French than many of the Liberal members from Quebec that we have heard speak recently in the House. I commend him and thank him for that. He spoke a lot about housing.

Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2022  Mr. Speaker, the planet is on fire, yet he is talking about money. That is insane. Canada is the worst country in the world when it comes to fighting climate change, yet my colleague is talking about investments, health transfers and equalization. The planet is already burning. We are the worst country in the G7.