Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I know that discussions are currently under way. We will want to propose amendments to this motion, and I am convinced that we can reach an agreement. I am eager to see what my Liberal colleagues are going to do when they see the amended motion. They will realize

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. I did not want to offend my Conservative colleagues by bringing up what happened in 2014. I like them far too much for that. There is indeed an emergency, and that is why this motion is inadequate in its current

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague from Edmonton Strathcona, whom I like very much. We are working together on several files, and I must say that she is fully invested in international human rights. I find her sincere and extremely dedicated. To answer her qu

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I will try to measure up to my very dear colleague from Saint-Jean. Some things are important in politics, but sometimes, in the House, we lose sight of what is important. To begin with, I would like to point out two things we need to bear in mind throughout this

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery  Mr. Speaker, today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. I want to take this opportunity to talk about the Uighurs, a people who are victims of slavery. At least 500,000 Uighurs are being forced to work in cotton fields in China. No less than one in five article

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my hon. colleague on his election and thank him for his speech. Our Conservative colleagues seem to have a problem with oil's place in the throne speech. A few minutes ago, the Conservative member for Lethbridge made a comment that puzzled me a little

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, as everyone knows, before I was elected, I worked at a paper mill in Alma. I would like to send out greetings to my colleagues at the Resolute Forest Products plant. I also want to thank my colleague from Calgary Skyview. I gather that, thanks to him, a lot more p

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I understand. I just wanted to congratulate my colleague on his fine work. Let us come back to the Speech from the Throne. There is no mention of human rights in the speech, even though the Liberals keep telling us that they are the champions of international huma

House debate  Madam Chair, we must be serious and continue the debate. I absolutely agree with you. We know that the pulp and paper industry is struggling. I want to thank my colleague from Calgary Skyview, because I heard that during the last election campaign, he had a lot of paper flyers p

House debate  Mr. Chair, the forestry and lumber industry is critically important to my region and to Quebec. If we look around, we are surrounded by wood. Everything I touch here is made of wood. If wood is so important to the Liberal government, can my colleague explain why the federal stra

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, we have the solution and we are handing it to them. It is quite simple. Article 10.3 of the Safe Third Country Agreement states that the Prime Minister may unilaterally suspend the agreement for up to three months and renew this suspension for as long as necessary w

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, when the federal government banned irregular border crossings at Roxham Road, asylum seekers began to use other, more perilous routes, even if it meant putting themselves in danger. Something had to be done. What did the government do? Did it suspend the safe third c

Diversity and Inclusion  Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties, and I really, truly hope you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: Given the credible reports and testimony indicating that the Chinese government is arbitrarily detaining more than one million people

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Madam Speaker, “once a technician, always a technician”: that is our motto. I was an on-set technician for 19 years, so I understand the story about the audio engineer that the hon. member for Kingston and the Islands shared with us. The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage d

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate you on getting re-elected in your riding and for being appointed to the Chair. The government told us that these support measures needed to be passed urgently, and it is true. My colleague, in turn, has said that he is going to be a rational voice in