Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his very enlightening speech. Earlier, my Liberal colleague referenced the theatre in response to my colleague's unsuccessful attempt to find the crisis here. Personally, I think the Prime Minister is the one who is hard to find. In my opinion, the real theatre we are seeing here is the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in an attempt to hide its own incompetence.

Emergencies Act  Madam Speaker, I listened to my colleague’s speech. He has demonstrated that the government did absolutely nothing, or very little, before declaring an emergency. This leaves the impression that this emergency declaration is basically an attempt to save face for the government and the Prime Minister, who did absolutely nothing for some 20 days.

Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12  Mr. Speaker, I tried to stay calm while my colleague from Calgary Skyview was delivering his speech, but it certainly was not easy. I keep hearing people talk about how hard they worked to fix things for seniors as fast as possible. Are the Liberals seriously trying to make us believe that, when we sounded the alarm in July 2021?

Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12  Mr. Speaker, I am going to take this opportunity to put a question to a colleague for whom I have a great deal of respect. I hope he will provide a better answer than the very disappointing one given earlier by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and for what I felt was a very clear explanation of why we really do not need a closure motion. Could he comment on the irony of the Liberals' insistence that this bill be passed immediately, of them shoving it down our throats when this measure will not even come into effect until July even though we wanted it for March?

Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C‑12  Madam Speaker, my colleague listed all the wonderful things that his government has done for seniors. I will repeat for him the headline of an article published this morning in the Journal de Montréal: “Seniors starved by Ottawa”. It is not the most complimentary headline I have seen.

Government Business No. 8—Proceedings on Bill C-10  Madam Speaker, I am going to make my colleague happy and speak about the bill. I am going to tell him that we want these rapid tests and that we support this bill. Madam Speaker, a member's mic is on.

Government Business No. 8—Proceedings on Bill C-10  Madam Speaker, I was saying that I was going to make the member happy by talking about the bill and the rapid tests, which we urgently want. I am also going to remind him that this is a federal initiative in health care and that the big problem during the pandemic was a lack of resources invested in our health care systems.

Government Business No. 8—Proceedings on Bill C-10  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan for his speech. I would like to return to something he said about the tone of the messaging. He specifically mentioned the Prime Minister's tone in relation to the protests. He is absolutely right to say that it was detrimental and counterproductive.

Hooked on School Days  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate this opportunity to talk about Hooked on School Days. For many young people, staying in school can be tough. They may be dealing with learning difficulties, social issues or serious challenges. That is why this week provides an important opportunity to offer encouragement and tell them we are proud of them.

Berthier—Maskinongé  Mr. Speaker, I would like to dedicate my speech today to Douglas Blanchet and Les Pliages Maskinongé, a business in my riding run by the amazing Monia Lacasse. Mr. Blanchet and the team at Les Pliages Maskinongé have worked together to put smiles on quite a few faces. Mr. Blanchet shared the design for the sled he adapted for people with disabilities with Les Pliages Maskinongé, which was able to manufacture them in greater numbers.

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Mr. Speaker, my colleague clearly demonstrated the consensus surrounding the need for diversion. He also made the point that health transfers are primarily the jurisdiction of the provinces and Quebec, but I will not go there. I would like to hear the member's thoughts on a potential connection between social housing and the opioid crisis.

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Mr. Chair, it makes me very happy to hear the member say that he is open to suggestions, even the possibility of diversion, which is not generally in line with his party's policies. What does he think about the need to increase health transfers to the provinces and Quebec and to increase funding for social housing?

The Opioid Crisis in Canada  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for sharing these stories with us. The stories we are hearing are all very moving, and we could spend days listening to them. However, the members of this House have a responsibility to come up with and implement concrete measures. I was pleased to hear my colleague talk about diversion and his government's plans to address it.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the question I would like to ask was raised briefly by my colleague from Longueuil—Saint-Hubert a little earlier. Members are unanimous on Saskatchewan’s request, which seems very reasonable to us all. However, how is it that no one seems to realize that one of the country’s provinces has not signed the Constitution we are talking about?