Housing  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, a group of 25 doctors from the Montérégie region and the Eastern Townships gave a clear diagnosis: The housing crisis is jeopardizing Quebeckers' health. The Prime Minister continues to deny Quebec the $900 million allocated for housing construction even

Housing  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister does not seem to understand that the housing crisis is also about some people having no other choice but to live in unsanitary conditions. Others simply do not have a roof over their heads. They do not have the luxury of waiting for federal jurisd

Latin American Heritage Month  Mr. Speaker, since we are celebrating Latin American Heritage Month this month, I want to acknowledge the contributions that several members of Longueuil's Latin American community have made in vital sectors for our region. I am talking about people like Natalia Mejia, the presi

Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act  Madam Speaker, in the House, I keep hearing the indignant pleas of my NDP friends, who are very committed to the fight against climate change, as they push the Liberal government to stop investing in fossil fuels and affirm that we must absolutely do more to fight against greenho

Housing  Mr. Speaker, where is the $900 million that Quebec is supposed to receive for housing? There is not a Liberal blunder, not a single distraction, that is going to make us forget that. I have travelled all around Quebec. This is not just an issue in Montreal. People in Sainte-Anne

Housing  Mr. Speaker, if the Liberals' priority was to provide housing to our people back home, they would have given the housing funds to Quebec a long time ago. By holding on to that money, they are showing that their priority is not to build houses as quickly as possible, but to fight

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, today, the Conservatives are serving up another load of hogwash to make us think they care about the most vulnerable among us. I just got back from a tour of Quebec; the housing crisis is visible everywhere. There are tent cities all over the place, single mothers

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I really liked my colleague's indignant tone when he said the Liberals opposite are not doing enough to fight climate change. I do have one question, though. In the last budget, in 2023, the government still gave billions of dollars to oil companies, specifically

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, listening to my Conservatives friends this morning, one would think the Bloc Québécois is the party in power in this country. It is unbelievable. My colleague mentioned that he is concerned about people who are hungry right now. It is funny, because two weeks ago

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Mr. Speaker, what is most expensive in Quebec right now is housing and rent. That is what is needed right now. I listen to the Conservatives here in the House and I try to find solutions. I listen to what they are proposing. All they want is to punish cities. They say that cities

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Mr. Speaker, my colleague is absolutely right; that is unacceptable. The government seems totally clueless about this problem. As I have said, we need to build 1.1 million housing units in Quebec and 3.5 million in Canada. A GST break alone is not going to make a big difference.

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Mr. Speaker, I want to know why Bill C-56 does not include an affordability criterion as part of the eligibility for the GST credit. Including it would have made things simple. The government could force private builders to make housing truly affordable. However, it was not inclu

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Mr. Speaker, I was saying that we are at the end of the continuum of service for homelessness. As we saw, there are 10,000 homeless people in Quebec. That was a snapshot of the situation in October 2022, and every organization told me that it was likely just the tip of the iceber

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, particularly the part about Bill C-56 that he handled so well. He spoke intelligently, very eloquently and passionately, as always. I am a little uncertain about how to approach today's debate. Over the past few years, I have tal

Affordable Housing and Groceries Act  Madam Speaker, I am curious. At the end of her speech, my colleague said that we need 3.5 million housing units by 2030. It is almost 2024. That is a lot to accomplish in just six years. I listened to my colleague, but I am not sure that we are going to meet that goal by provid