Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois's Bill C-216, which would prevent further breaches in the supply management system, continues to gain support. Today, the National Assembly was unanimous in calling for the federal government to fully protect the supply management model in future international agreements.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, the agreement is important and it needs to be signed. We all agree on that. I would like to ask my colleague how we could improve elected members' participation in the negotiation process for these agreements, so that they are not presented with a fait accompli. My colleague is a member of the government and might be able to enlighten us on that.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I was listening to my colleague talk about trade and agriculture. I know that he will reiterate that he is here to defend supply management, but why refuse to do that through legislation, if only to protect ourselves from the negligence of certain leaders? I would also like my colleague's perspective on ways to improve transparency and negotiations in these agreements, instead of presenting parliamentarians with the final agreement that they have to simply rubber-stamp.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. She gave a very powerful speech about the incompetence of this government with respect to its foresight and reaction time. She mentioned that she wants to protect supply-managed commodities. Yes, there are many commodities destined for export, but there are also some supply-managed commodities that should not be sacrificed.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her speech. She raised several concerns about this government's management and negligence before negotiations began. Faced with such a government, we have reason to be concerned. Is my colleague not worried about what will happen next, particularly with respect to supply-managed commodities?

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to hear my colleague's thoughts on the transparency of the negotiations. He has extolled the virtues of the agreement and free trade, but he surely heard the same comments I did from people who had to work in committee without being able to see the text of the agreement.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I very much appreciated the comments from my esteemed colleague, who expressed concerns about matters such as transparency and the future of national sovereignty. It should come as no surprise that I want to pick up on this, but he also expressed concerns about our supply-managed sectors and Great Britain's ambitions.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her speech, in which she had positive things to say about international trade and took a strong stance on things that are unacceptable. I want to ask her a question that I asked earlier. As members know, this will be a temporary agreement, and we have about three years to replace it with a new agreement.

Canada—United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I have a question for my colleague. We are talking about international trade and about maintaining economic ties, which is, and will always be, important. That is why the Bloc Québécois supports this bill. Since this is a temporary agreement, is the member not worried that, in the coming years, Great Britain will ask us for new quotas on cheese, for example, since they produce a lot over there?

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act  Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois has moved six motions in the House since 2005. Those six motions were not adopted on division; they were adopted unanimously. That means that everyone was in favour of those motions, which had to do with protecting supply management. However, there have still been breaches in the system.

Small Business  Madam Speaker, Quebec is friendly and welcoming. It is all about joie de vivre, sharing and togetherness. It looks toward the future without forgetting its heritage and traditions. If there is one place that is truly symbolic of Quebec, it is the sugar shack. However, three-quarters of the province's sugar shacks may have to close their doors for good this spring if they do not receive any support.

Small Business  Madam Speaker, the government found a way to help the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party and the NDP with wage subsidies. It found a way to help its wealthy oil and gas friends. It also found a way to send millions of dollars to WE Charity. It should be able to come up with a program to support our sugar shacks.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first of all, I thank the member for her question. I also want to thank her for her very nice French introduction. It was very well done. I encourage her to continue practising and speaking French. Indeed, we cannot criticize efforts to improve the living conditions of seniors.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. It is important to preserve the gains already made for our seniors. Earlier on I was asked if I supported further improving seniors' living conditions. This is the same thing. We will not raise the age of eligibility. It is my view that the Liberal proposal to increase the age of eligibility for old age security to 75 years is callous.

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his interesting and very broad question. My colleague is talking about two different problems. Personally, I think we can provide adequate support to our seniors. There are some cost increases that we simply cannot control. For instance, we will not control the private market or indexing.