Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his very fine speech. I am pleased to hear him say that the Bloc Québécois is working hard on the aluminum file. The best part is that initially the Liberals were saying that we were the only ones working on the aluminum file. Today,

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for showing that parties can work together even though they do not always share the same political vision. We are all capable of fighting for our constituents. I am happy to know him, and I congratulate him on winning his seat. He may agr

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his most enthusiastic speech. Our hon. colleague told us that the new NAFTA would result in new job prospects for Canadians and therefore for Quebeckers. There was a protest here in Ottawa. Aluminum workers, municipal officials and ec

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague and I agree on one thing. The agreement needed to be modernized, because China produced less aluminum than Quebec in 1993 but now produces 15 times more. Unfortunately, the agreement was not modernized with respect to aluminum. How is it that ste

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for that great speech. I am pleased to see that the Conservatives recognize the importance of protecting aluminum. That makes me very happy, and I thank them for that. All parties need to work together. In fact, we invited the

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her speech, which was lovely. I congratulate her on her election and her appointment. I have been trying to get an answer all week, so I will try to ask a very simple question in hopes of getting a very simple answer. Thus far, the Libe

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, in response to one of my questions, the Prime Minister said that 70% of aluminum was protected under the new agreement, known as CUSMA. Everyone knows that this is not the case. That statement is incorrect. The 70% refers to parts made from aluminum. This

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, let's talk about math. The truth is that Quebec aluminum gets 0% protection in CUSMA. By failing to protect aluminum, the government is enabling auto makers to take advantage of Chinese dumping at the expense of Quebec aluminum. China produces 15 times more aluminum

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my esteemed and energetic colleague for his stirring speech. He spoke about job creation and the drop in the unemployment rate. That is all well and good, but I would like to point out to my esteemed colleague that a delegation from Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, what an incredible speech from my colleague. He eloquently articulated the difference between protections for steel and protections for aluminum. I think my hon. colleagues on the other side of the House will now understand the difference. I explained it to my eight-

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, earlier today, my colleague from Jonquière asked the hon. minister if she could explain why aluminum did not get the same treatement as steel under the new NAFTA. She answered indirectly by saying that 70% of aluminum is protected. Unfortunately, that is not true. I

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Simard also said he was disappointed on December 11, and Mr. Legault said he also thought this agreement was very disappointing for aluminum. I am sick of hearing “70% of the aluminum”. It is 70% of parts. Enough is enough. That distinction needs to be made. Th

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate my colleague on her speech, her election and her appointment as minister. Only 2% of infrastructure spending involves infrastructure that falls under federal jurisdiction. The other 98% comes under provincial responsibility. The problem with t

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, 70% of manufactured parts are protected, not aluminum itself. Five expansion projects and a modernization of Quebec aluminum plants had been planned before the CUSMA was signed, but now they are in limbo. Is the Prime Minister aware that by failing to give aluminum

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