Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, one of the arguments made by the Liberals in response to this motion is that this is not the time to look into corruption because of the current pandemic. The government can cite the pandemic as the reason for the blockages at the border, immigration, Service Canada or the Canada Revenue Agency and so forth, but it is completely absurd to say that it is not the time to look into corruption because of the pandemic.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, my colleague made several interesting points in his speech, and I thank him for that. Where we may not agree so much is on how the RCMP should intervene in the current context. In light of that, does he not agree that current tensions between the Mi'kmaq and the non-indigenous fishers will not ease until the government sits down at the table with all parties involved, both indigenous and non-indigenous fishers, and draws the line that should have been drawn immediately after the Marshall ruling?

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I completely agree with him that, while the government is good at putting on a show, making grand gestures and holding emergency debates, it never really takes concrete action. I sincerely hope that the government will pay heed to everything parliamentarians have said this evening.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. He and I have already talked about the situation in both his riding and mine. I commend him for his courage in speaking out for the communities that he represents, despite his government's inaction to date. Earlier, I said that the government has not bothered to clearly define livelihood fishing and so the communities have come up with their own definition.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Madam Speaker, I think those two issues go hand in hand. What we want is for the federal government to issue clear guidelines. We saw the indigenous fishers' side and the non-indigenous fishers' side. We can understand the current tensions. The federal government is dragging its feet on defining the terms in relation to fishing in pursuit of a moderate livelihood.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I think the minister absolutely needs to go to Nova Scotia and sit down with the stakeholders to negotiate an agreement. That is long overdue. The problem is that the government always waits for something really serious to happen before taking action.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. When it comes to sovereignty, whether it is Quebec's sovereignty, environmental sovereignty or the territorial sovereignty of indigenous peoples, I like to take a rather positive approach. Of course, in an ideal world, everyone would decide for themselves.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I am always pleased to participate in emergency debates, even though an urgent need to act does not usually signal good news. This is the second time that the members of the House have come together to talk about violent disputes and the federal government's failures when it comes to first nations.

Lobster Fishery Dispute in Nova Scotia  Mr. Speaker, I must reiterate that the Bloc Québécois strongly condemns the crimes committed in Nova Scotia and the acts of hatred and racism against the Mi'kmaq that we have witnessed recently. In particular, my colleagues and I feel it is deplorable that DFO and successive governments, including the current one, have failed to uphold the Marshall decision by implementing a regulatory framework negotiated nation to nation that respects constitutional treaty rights and the need to conserve the fisheries.

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Mégantic—L'Érable for his question. I agree with him. We need to begin by starting a conversation. That is exactly what we are doing today. Yes, the provinces and Quebec should draw upon what we are doing. I think Quebec was ahead of its time when it proposed a special court for sexual assault cases.

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I will try to be brief. I believe that the bill does not go far enough. As I was saying earlier, this training could be helpful to a broad range of professionals, not just judges. The bill we are discussing today concerns federal court judges, and I believe it is good enough.

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. I agree that unanimous decisions set a good example. However, before the bill is unanimously passed, we should ensure that it does not contain any flaws, that it truly expresses the intention of parliamentarians and that it works for the groups concerned.

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, today it is a great pleasure for me to speak virtually to Bill C-3 for the first time. I would like to take this opportunity to say hello to the interpreters and thank them for doing a really incredible job. I am very pleased to speak to Bill C-3, especially since I am a feminist.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I admire his ability to speak so quickly. I hear him talk a lot about oil and gas, but I do not know why he is so outraged. If he bothered to read between the lines of the throne speech, he would clearly see that the government plans to keep subsidizing oil and gas companies.

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, there is a full page about reconciliation in the throne speech. However, communities still have problems with infrastructure, housing and drinking water. I want to go back to a topic I mentioned earlier. Families, loved ones and communities have waited long enough for the government to take real action on reconciliation.