Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, thank you for the reminder. I was saying that I am somewhat troubled. On the one hand, I get the impression that my colleague supports the Bloc motion that his own constituents support, but on the other hand, he is making comparisons with Europe, talking about the

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the question has already been asked, but it bears repeating. If I were still a teacher and I lost my job tomorrow morning, I would be entitled to up to 50 weeks of EI, depending on the number of hours I had worked. It is simply a matter of fairness. If I have to l

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I wish I could give him an answer, but I do not have the Liberal philosophy needed to answer that question. I do not understand either. If I build a nest egg for myself, I put my own money into it, and I do not understand how

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my honourable colleague for his question. We all recognize that we have moved the yardstick forward. Let me use an analogy. People are happy when they build a house. First the foundation goes in, and then the walls go up. Installing the doors and windows i

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague. I thank all members for listening to and reflecting on such an important motion. I hope that members and their families will never need it.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to inform you that I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Shefford. The issue we are debating is a delicate one, especially for me. Yesterday, at 1:30 a.m., a close friend of the Fermont community passed away after a long struggle with illne

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, yesterday, the government launched a claims process for people who experienced severe losses because of Phoenix. The system has not been working for four years. It is beyond repair, as is the harm done. Meanwhile, the President of the Treasury Board wants to thro

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, our two ridings are south of Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean where aluminum is produced. I imagine the expansions supporting 60,000 jobs. What impact does my colleague think that 60,000 jobs, with a payroll worth $3.5 billion, would have on our ridings?

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his very relevant question, which I answered at the beginning of my speech. Canada does need treaties. However, the treaties must be fair and have a long-term vision. Currently, the long-term vision seems to be lacking, since it is our dai

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. As I said at the start of my speech, some aspects are interesting. Still, the fact remains that reducing the amount of powder that our farmers are allowed to sell is, in my opinion and in the opinion of the prod

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my esteemed colleague for his empathy. We share the same concerns for our constituents. I do believe there should be more non-partisan discussion on such hot topics as the economy, our sovereignty, and Quebec and Canadian producers, since tra

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, for several days now, we have been discussing CUSMA and its advantages and disadvantages for our economy and our people. I would like to take a look at it from a slightly different angle to try to make people understand why it is important not to take anything lig

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, the House seems to be in agreement on a few points today, notably the importance of asking questions and getting answers. I myself have a question. Throughout this debate, certain issues keep coming up, as some members have pointed out. One such issue is the ability

Canada-United States-Mexico Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from the official opposition for sharing his thoughts on the protection of intellectual property. A few weeks ago, a singer-songwriter from Quebec, Pierre Lapointe, said that for the hundreds of thousands of times his songs played on a certain

Public Services and Procurement  Madam Speaker, the government wants 3,900 civilian members of the RCMP to use Phoenix. They are being told that there are no more problems with Phoenix. However, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement said the opposite, and I quote: “Our government knows that employees a