International Trade committee  In your opening statement, you talked about the importance of managing the TRQs. Ms. Bundrock, you've also touched on the importance of eggs going to processors versus eggs going to table. I've heard this from one of your former chairman, Mr. Laurent Souligny. He said that whate

International Trade committee  That's great. Thanks. Other than the TRQ and managing that TRQ properly, what other mitigation strategies are the egg farmers looking at to ensure that you have growth and you mitigate the impact from some of the trade agreements?

International Trade committee  And the eggs. Don't forget the eggs.

International Trade committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I am not a full member of this committee. I am here today for people from sector 10 such as the Souligny family, the Bourdon family and the Laviolette family, who are major egg producers in my riding. Mr. Pelissero, thank you for standing up for

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Toronto—Danforth for her question. It is important that all sectors be represented at the table, including employers, francophone journalists and Canada's ethnic media. It is important that these people be at the table. It is

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the member would know, of course, having been here for more than one mandate, that this particular policy of moving advertising to the Internet started under his own government. With respect to the issue at hand, we want to support an independent press, and bankrupt

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. Obviously, conditions have changed over the decades for newspapers. Journalists used to attend press conferences, for example. Earlier in my speech I mentioned the importance of having journalists hold local governments to acco

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, before I begin, I want to inform the House that I will be sharing my time with the excellent member for Toronto—Danforth. I am very pleased to be here to speak to a subject that is extremely important to our rural and francophone communities, and I will be talking a

Diabetes Awareness Month  Madam Speaker, Motion No. 173 speaks to an important public health issue that affects millions of Canadians from coast to coast to coast. Motion No. 173 calls on the Government of Canada to recognize the month of November every year as diabetes awareness month. Canada has a proud

Election Advertising in Ontario  Mr. Speaker, just under a year ago, in Ontario, we were treated to a trailer for the Conservative Party. We were told not to fear because the French-language university would really take off. Parents of autistic children were told to trust the Conservatives to find innovative sol

Canada–Madagascar Tax Convention Implementation Act, 2018  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. Obviously, treaties with Madagascar and its people are important for our economy. In his speech, my colleague mentioned the canola crisis. We worked together on this issue, but we may not have had the same vision

Flooding in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell  Mr. Speaker, over the past few weeks, flooding along the Ottawa River has been affecting residents of my riding in Cumberland, Clarence-Rockland, Alfred-Plantagenet and Champlain. The community has come together at this difficult time to help those affected by the flooding. Busi

National Physicians’ Day  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be here to speak to Bill S-248, an act respecting national physicians’ day. I would like to begin by commending the Hon. Art Eggleton for introducing this bill in the other place prior to his retirement, as well as the member for Vancouver Centre fo

Rural Economic Development  Mr. Speaker, my constituents often tell me how important it is to have good Internet access and connectivity. We know that this is an important issue that contributes to development in rural regions. It is an important concern for the people of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and all

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. As you know, I'm not a regular member of the committee, but, like everyone here, I had the opportunity to watch the proceedings on March 6. The opposition certainly referenced that date. I watched the March 6 proceedings, and I clearly recall the committee