Regional Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, when I ran in 2019, and with the government's support, we made a commitment to host the very first Sommet de l'Est, a summit about Montreal East. Last November, working with the Chambre de commerce de l'Est de Montréal, we managed to gather together more than 800 par

Housing  Mr. Speaker, I thank my opposition colleague and I can see he is very passionate about this. Having said that, I am happy to be on this side of the House, with a government that began rolling out the very first national housing strategy in 2016 to put a roof over the heads of Ca

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the gift came from the Conservatives last week when they put their ideology of budget cuts and austerity on full display. Cuts like those hamper Quebec's economic growth, especially in the tourism industry. Why are Quebec Conservatives unwilling to make cuts to the

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am tabling the government's responses to Questions Nos. 1945, 1950, 1953 to 1955, 1943, 1944, 1946 to 1949, 1951, 1952 and 1956.

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  moved that Bill C-56, An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the Competition Act, as amended be concurred in at report stage with a further amendment.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right. Our government is a partner in economic development, not only in Quebec, but across the country. Unlike the Conservative leader, who wants to take us back to the Stone Age and fossil fuels, we are investing in innovative green proje

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question in French, and I would also like to answer in French. I would remind her, as I am sure she knows full well, that the agreement we have with Quebec gives it the power and jurisdiction to choose its immigration thresholds. We ar

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Again, Quebec is the only province that has an agreement with the federal government on immigration. We send Quebec more than $700 million a year, including for work on the integration of immigrants into French-speaking soci

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I had some technical difficulties when I was trying to change my vote, and I would like to request unanimous consent to change my vote.

Tourism Industry  Mr. Speaker, our government wants to position the indigenous tourism industry for long-term sustainable growth. I recently announced the indigenous tourism fund that will support thousands of projects for micro and small businesses across the country, and in the member's riding o

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, our government was the one that said it first: French is in decline and it has to be promoted and supported. We passed a new Official Languages Act that the Bloc Québécois supported. It is very misleading to calculate spending at roughly $70 million over 27 years wh

Tourism Industry  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is right. The tourism industry represents 1.9 million jobs, it is represented in every municipality in the country and it generates $266 million a day. Yesterday, we launched the tourism growth program, a $108‑million fund that will be delivered by the

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am tabling the government's responses to Questions Nos. 1742 and 1743, and the revised responses to Question No. 1738, originally tabled on November 6, 2023, and Questions Nos. 1745 and 1744.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. I would remind her that over 900,000 businesses have been saved by our government. If we had not stepped in, these companies would have been shuttered. Today, we are offering a second loan repayment extension. We are offering m

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I am tabling the government's responses to Questions Nos. 1697, 1700, 1701 and 1708.