Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, are we surprised? No, because there are two classes of seniors. Accordingly, it is clear the government will continue using a system that isolates people instead of looking at the broader community. The Bloc Québécois is very sensitive when it comes to this; we do

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, when we say that there is nothing, there is nothing with respect to the recommendations made, there is nothing to meet seniors' specific needs. What should we say to a 66-year-old worker who returns to work and wants to contribute to society? After earning a few t

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, now that question period is over, my text is truly up to date. Earlier, we were talking about employment insurance, and we are extremely disappointed that it is not part of the budget. The Bloc Québécois members are the ones that can actually stand up for Quebeckers

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, let me begin on a high note by talking about the riding of Laurentides—Labelle, which I am honoured to represent. Three concerns keep coming up every time I speak with my constituents: the housing shortage, support for seniors and, above all, employment insurance. T

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, my question is very simple. Can my colleague across the way explain to the people watching what time allocation is, and can he explain why his government moved this time allocation motion that we will be voting on in a few minutes?

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, according to La Presse, 30 people have fled the Trudeau Foundation over the past two weeks. The newspaper quotes one such individual who said, “I feel like someone pulled a fast one on me, because, ultimately, it is not true that it is non-partisan”. The Trudeau Fou

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, this morning the Auditor General announced that she would not be investigating the Chinese regime's donation to the Trudeau Foundation. This means that the only ongoing, supposedly neutral, investigation into Chinese interference is the one the Prime Minister person

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I commend my colleague from Beauce, who raised a lot of issues that have a direct impact on Laurentides—Labelle. I am taking time to talk about agriculture and agri-food. After all these years and all the challenges related to maintaining supply management and kee

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, Morris Rosenberg, the author of the independent report on foreign interference in the elections, wants an independent public inquiry. Jean-Pierre Kingsley, a former chief electoral officer of Canada, wants an inquiry. Gerald Butts, the former adviser to the Prime Mi

Centre Promo Santé  Mr. Speaker, today I would like to congratulate the Centre Promo Santé, an organization located in Ferme-Neuve. For nearly 20 years, its mission has been to promote fitness and physical activity through two programs that focus on risk factors and rehabilitation. Target groups can

Democratic Institutions  Mr. Speaker, the problem is that people get lost in all these distractions. The Trudeau Foundation is problematic. What is even more problematic is foreign interference in our elections. A foreign power, China, is interfering in our democratic process. This undermines public co

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the ice storm ruined Easter for many Quebeckers, either because they had no power or they were working around the clock to restore it. The Bloc Québécois stands in solidarity with all those who have suffered loss and damage. The Prime Minister has offered federal as

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, Quebec and its towns are still adding up the cost and compiling a list of the damage caused by the ice storm. There is no need to wait, because Ottawa already owes $484 million from the last crisis. At the time, Ottawa refused to compensate Hydro‑Québec, claiming th

The Budget  Madam Speaker, with all due respect for my colleague, it is important to be vigilant when talking about money. We often see bills in the House whose purpose is precisely to help the economy. Bill C-11, the online streaming act, and the bill on supply management come to mind. I w

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I am going to reserve my comments about some of the remarks made by my colleague on this side of the House. When it comes to medically assisted dying, if there is one person who has personal experience, who was at the bedside of a loved one who qualified for medica