Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, today, I rise as the member for Lac-Saint-Jean, the vice-chair of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons, and the vice-chair of the Canada-Uighur Parliamentary Friendship Group, but, above all, I rise as a human being who cares about other human beings, no matter who they are or where they live on this planet.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I want to once again thank my colleague from Wellington—Halton Hills for his efforts and his commitment to this issue. I also want to point out that he agreed to let the Bloc Québécois amend his motion, which was unanimously adopted here. He was happy to do it, and I think it added something to the motion that was adopted by the House.

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, I want to acknowledge my colleague's passion and the work he has done with respect to the Uighur people. We worked together on the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. I therefore want to commend him and acknowledge his passion and commitment on this issue.

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I want to begin by thanking my esteemed colleague for his incredibly heartfelt speech. My colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable spoke as a father and, quite honestly, I think he and I agree in many ways on the issue we are talking about. He said that we are a bit naive to think we have seen it all in politics.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. Every time the Conservatives rise to speak, they tell us that the Liberals are spending recklessly but that the Conservatives have a plan and can quote figures for everything, regardless of what we are talking about.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, the one thing that the Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois agree on is that health transfers are not to be found in this budget. Unfortunately, the Liberals are demonstrating once again that they are incapable of hearing or listening to the premiers of Quebec and the provinces.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Port Moody—Coquitlam for his excellent speech. I am going to continue in the same vein as the question that I asked the NDP. I know that the Conservative Party has said that it supports increasing health transfers for Quebec and the provinces.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I will be as brief as possible. I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. If the NDP were in office right now, would it increase health care transfers from 22% to 35% like the provinces, territories and Quebec are calling for?

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia. Yes, once again, the federal government looked at what the provinces were doing and decided to do the same thing, even though it is outside its jurisdiction, instead of minding its own business and taking action where it has the right to act.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for that question. I appreciate it, and I know that we are on the same page on this file. Like him, I have gotten a lot of calls to my office from people who are angry about the federal Liberal government's new measure. It is not just people who are 75 and under and who will not receive the increase who are angry.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, the budget and the implementation bill we are debating today will put a stamp on federal politics for many years. That is why it is crucial that we, as parliamentarians, take the time to analyze this bill and to ask the difficult questions that must be put to the government.

Émilie Sansfaçon Act  Madam Speaker, I will try not to get too worked up, even though there is clearly good reason to do so. What we are talking about this evening is extremely important for our constituents, for those who put their trust in us to represent them. If we polled people on the street about whether a certain bill should be passed, it would be very rare for 10 out of 10 people to agree.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Beauce. I am very fond of my colleague, and one part of his speech interested me in particular, namely where he spoke of public transportation in rural areas. It is an issue that also affects my riding of Lac-Saint-Jean. What is his vision and how will he put solutions on the table?

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her speech despite the poor sound quality. She stated that she was proud of what her party did for seniors in the recent budget, which increases old age security for those 75 and up. If my colleague was in my riding office, she might feel a little less proud.

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have to send a heartfelt thanks to my colleague from Abitibi—Témiscamingue for his speech. We can see how well he knows the file and how passionate he is about it. It is obvious. I would like him to talk a little more about what is missing from this report.