Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's perspective and find out whether his party would support the Bloc Québécois proposal to hold a summit on health care funding, rather than allow the federal government to dictate conditions to the provinces, which have jurisdiction over health care under the Constitution.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I want to stick to the same topic, because I am concerned about the Liberals' strategy of capping emissions from the oil industry instead of capping production and gradually eliminating total emissions. As a former member of the Green Party, what are my colleague's thoughts on this, and what will she do within her new party?

An Act to Provide Further Support in Response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I have a few questions for him. First of all, we have heard a lot today about self-employed workers who are not getting support, particularly in the cultural sector, but there are also other self-employed people whose businesses have not recovered.

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, you made several calls to order during question period and I thank you for that. However, as this Parliament begins, I would like to point out a situation that already occurred in the last Parliament, that I hope will not become a tradition: heckling during members' statements under Standing Order 31.

Quebec Farmers' Union  Mr. Speaker, on November 16, we learned that Martin Caron, a dairy farmer from Louiseville who has been involved in the union for 35 years, will officially become the new president of the Union des producteurs agricoles on December 2. I am therefore extremely proud to tell you today that the next president of the UPA is a resident of Berthier—Maskinongé and that his land is very close to my riding office.

Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees  Mr. Speaker, this is my first intervention in the 44th Parliament, so I would like to thank the people of Berthier—Maskinongé for their renewed trust. I would also like to congratulate you on your re-appointment. With respect to the matter before us, our hon. colleague said the Bloc Québécois has demonstrated goodwill and a willingness to collaborate from the start.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for New Westminster—Burnaby for his speech. As with the previous speaker, we agree with the NDP on many things. Quite honestly, I have to tell my esteemed colleague that I am disappointed we have not been on the same page more often. I would like to talk about health transfers.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, we can certainly reconcile the two. I thank my colleague, who I dare not name, for his good question. Sometimes what the opposition parties and often the government seem to fail to grasp is that we are a party of propositions. There are two ways to be the opposition in life.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed colleague from Drummond for his question. My answer will be mixed. There have indeed been actions taken to support farmers, but often they are inadequate one-offs, involving meagre amounts that, I just said earlier, are used to make “mini-announcements” rather than bring in anything permanent.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his excellent question. It is all in how these things are handled. The important thing is making sure support measures incentivize people to work. We have hammered that point home constantly over the past year. Let us help people. Rather than reducing benefit amounts, let us create an incentive for people to get jobs.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, it is because this man's name is etched on my heart. The name of his riding is Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel. I was saying that members need to remind themselves of their commitment. I invite them to think of the people who call their riding office to tell them how they are struggling to put food on the table.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank all my colleagues for giving me their consent; it was very nice of them. This morning, it seems to me that I will be repeating things we have been saying for a while now. Evidently, it takes a lot of repetition for the message to sink in. I will start by talking about health transfers.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, before I start my speech, I seek unanimous consent to split my time with the hon. member for Shefford.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. We do not often agree, but it is a pleasure to work with him, especially in committee. I really like the part of the Conservatives' discourse on effective spending and the need to target the right people. My colleague spoke of big companies that sought out financial aid, while small businesses, especially travel agencies, did not receive adequate support.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and for speaking at length about agriculture. I understand that he wants us to turn our attention to what comes after COVID-19, but I would like him to speak to what happened during the pandemic. In question period today, I asked why support for mandatory quarantines was cut in half a few days ago when the war on COVID-19 is not over and our farmers need support.