Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, as I mentioned, this agreement will certainly be good for the economy. For Quebec, I think that there are interesting prospects in the sports and engineering industries. Of course, the agreement will also promote trade, which will also be good for Ukrainians and th

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, who did travel with me. He also defended his region’s interests quite vigorously in meetings we had with U.S. elected officials. This being said, it is the prerogative of all sovereign states to sell or donate weapons. Of course

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I do not understand why this keeps getting brought up even though it was removed from the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. It is a non-issue. That said, in terms of the general consequences, the investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms allow litigation b

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I did not mention the Prime Minister in my speech at all.

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, I am going to ask that my colleague listen before he raises points of order. He might find that useful later on during question period. That brings me to the matter of returning to the agreement. I have consistently said that I oppose it. Let us keep in mind that

Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2023  Madam Speaker, we are already debating third reading of Bill C-57, the Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement implementation act, 2023, which the Standing Committee on International Trade had the opportunity to study. Several of my colleagues here were present during the committee s

Foreign Hostage Takers Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, today we are discussing Bill C-353. This is a vitally important measure for protecting the rights of our fellow citizens, but the text of the bill raises some crucial questions and legitimate concerns. When the member for Thornhill introduced her bill, she said it

Foreign Hostage Takers Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, during my speech, I will come back to the Bloc Québécois's position on the bill. For now, I would like to ask the member a question. Does she not get the impression that perhaps a bit too much discretionary power is being given to the minister and that, conversely

Public Service and Procurement  I have a riddle for you, Madam Speaker. Do you know what a lack of vision is? It is awarding a $10‑billion aircraft contract to Boeing when a Quebec company has the expertise to fulfill that contract. It is giving Quebeckers' money to Quebec's biggest aerospace rival without a

Privilege  Madam Speaker, during question period in recent weeks, the Bloc Québécois has been asking the government about the awarding of a contract to replace the Aurora aircraft without a call for tenders. On November 24, I myself was told by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister

Public Service and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, it is unanimous. This morning, with one voice, the Quebec National Assembly spoke out against Ottawa's decision to give Boeing the contract for surveillance aircraft without a call for tenders. All of the elected officials in Quebec have spoken out against this delib

Johanne Joannette  Mr. Speaker, we know that buying local is crucial. However, to benefit from local goods and services, we need entrepreneurs with solid regional and national roots. The Acton region understands this extremely well. The Acton business community owes a great deal to Johanne Joannet

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, it is true that the holdups in the Senate are frustrating. That is why I think the simplest solution would be to abolish it. We know the Conservatives promised Senate reform when they had a majority government, but that did not happen. Anyway, our colleague says t

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague, who is also chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade, of which I am a member. Last spring, she and I saw Conservative members filibuster the committee over the supply management bill. This bill is still being studi

Public Service and Procurement  Mr. Speaker, today, Unifor and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which represent tens of thousands of aerospace workers in Quebec, are on the Hill. We welcome them. They are here to say that Ottawa has no business giving Boeing more than $8 billi