National Nursing Week  Mr. Speaker, today marks the beginning of National Nursing Week, which recognizes the outstanding contributions and hard work of nursing staff. Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé in Laval is full of superstars who work tirelessly to provide care to members of our community who need

Mental Health Week  Mr. Speaker, the pandemic is still affecting people's mental health in a big way. It is burdening young people, workers and seniors. No one is immune. Mental Health Week runs until May 9, and this year's theme is “Get Real”. Getting real means naming our emotions, even the ones

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague across the aisle for her question. I do not agree at all with her conclusion. Earlier, I gave the example of Jeannine, a 79-year-old woman in my riding. She was doing well until her husband died and she began receiving only one

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague across the aisle for his question. During the pandemic, we were all deeply shocked by the tragedies that occurred in institutions across Canada. The government acted accordingly.

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague opposite for her question. The mandate letter clearly sets out what the minister must do as part of her job. The federal government has always been there for seniors. This instruction was always part of her mandate letter. Since taking power, w

Budget Implementation Act, 2021, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Kingston and the Islands. I have been listening with great interest to my colleagues' speeches on Bill C-30, and I am pleased to have a turn to speak to this important legislation. Much like budget 2021, this bill

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be part of the Liberal government that recognizes the valuable contributions that seniors have made to Canada and continue to make in our communities, like my riding of Alfred-Pellan. It is essential that we support the health and security of seniors, p

Disabled Sports Challenge  Mr. Speaker, May 2 is sports and physical activity day in Quebec. I am ahead of the game this year, as I already participated in the Défi sportif AlterGo sports challenge, the objective of which is to promote adaptive sport and healthy living. The Défi sportif AlterGo also promot

Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague opposite for his question. I would like to inform him that the government strongly believes that free collective bargaining is a cornerstone of a productive working relationship between the two parties. The federal mediation and conciliation ser

Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member across the way for his question. For more than two and a half years, our government has been providing the Syndicat des débardeurs, also known as CUPE Local 375, and the Maritime Employers Association with significant support to help them come to

Port of Montreal Operations Act, 2021  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I rise today to explain why our government introduced Bill C-29 to end the conflict between the Syndicat des débardeurs, or CUPE Local 375, and the Maritime Employers Association, or MEA. I think that we wou

Seniors in Alfred-Pellan  Mr. Speaker, seniors in Alfred-Pellan have been hit hard by the pandemic. For many of them, it has been a never-ending year of lockdowns, isolation and lack of social activities. Today, I would like to highlight funding totalling nearly $509,000 for Laval through the new horizon

Canada Summer Jobs  Madam Speaker, summer is a vibrant time in my community, Alfred-Pellan. Laval's young people certainly look forward to it eagerly, and so do our community organizations and businesses. Why? Because summer means the Canada summer jobs program, a vital program that makes a differen

National Volunteer Week  Mr. Speaker, volunteerism and civic and community engagement are at the heart of our Canadian values and define my community, Alfred-Pellan. Volunteers were already making a big difference, but the pandemic has put an even brighter spotlight on the minor miracles they have perfo

Italian Canadians  Mr. Speaker, Canada has over 1.6 million Canadians of Italian origin. Ours is one of the largest Italian diasporas in the world. During the Second World War, hundreds of Italian Canadians were interned for the simple reason that they were of Italian heritage. Parents were taken