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

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Mr. Speaker, let us be clear. If the system proposed by the Liberals and, incidentally, the NDP, were a good one where everything worked perfectly, we would not be opposing it. Unfortunately, it has had a negative impact on my work. There were countless technical problems in com

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Madam Speaker, what my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie just said was fascinating. He has been taking part in demonstrations all over Montreal for the past two months. I guess that means he checked that all the protesters were vaccinated before showing up. On top of that

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate you on your election. You know how much I appreciate you, because we have spent time together on the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie. I thank my colleague for his passionate speech. He knows that he can count on the Bloc Québécois's

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I want to acknowledge the minister's obvious sincerity today. In a debate like the one we are having this evening, we need to put partisanship aside and work together. On behalf of the Bloc Québécois, I want to express my deepest sympathy to our friends in British C

Flooding in British Columbia  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands. She knows how much I appreciate her. I tell her every chance I get. I thank her again today. Since this is the first time I am speaking during this 44th Parliament, I want to thank the people of Lac-Saint-Jean

Raïf Badawi  Mr. Speaker, in the face of human tragedy, the only thing worse than inaction is promising to act and then doing nothing. That is what the federal government is doing to the family of Raïf Badawi, who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for nine years. His wife, Ensaf Haidar, wr

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, unfortunately, I believe it is quite obvious what the Liberals are doing. Afterwards, they will tell us that the opposition was being partisan and playing politics. Quite frankly, that is disappointing today.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, Bill S‑204 would make it a criminal offence for a person to go abroad to receive an organ harvested without consent. This bill combats the horrible practice of forced organ harvesting and trafficking in human organs. I will not get into the bill because everyone ag

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, we are supposed to be debating Bill S‑204. From what I understand, the Liberals do not want this bill to pass quickly. It is very nice and all to want to thank everyone, but the member's comments have nothing to do with the subject at hand.

Raïf Badawi  Madam Speaker, this afternoon in Montreal, people gathered at the urging of Amnesty International to once again demand the release of Raïf Badawi. I say “once again” because Mr. Badawi has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for nine years now, without having committed a single crime

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, today I am tabling this petition signed by nearly 100 people, all of whom are concerned about the rise in international trafficking in human organs. These petitioners are calling on all parliamentarians to pass Bill S-204, an act to amend the Criminal Code and the I

Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I heard my hon. colleague and a number of Conservative colleagues say how terrible it is to force closure on the opposition and pass Bill C‑10 under time allocation. I would just like to remind my Conservative colleagues that one government used closure more than an

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the majority of Quebeckers believe that the best way to protect every religion is for the government to be free from religion. For Quebeckers, secularism contributes to social cohesion and harmony for all. The Prime Minister would have people believe that Bill 21 fu

Justice  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister needs to stop conflating issues. In the current context, it is quite simply irresponsible to blame Bill 21 for the absolutely horrific events that have recently taken place. We have a responsibility to pull together, but the Prime Minister and pol