Government Business No. 20—Proceedings on Bill C-31  Madam Speaker, it is always a pleasure to rise in the House and give a speech for Canadians. Before I begin, I want to inform the House that I will be sharing my time with the member for Vancouver Granville. Bill C-31, an act respecting cost of living relief measures related to

Canada Disability Benefit Act  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague with whom I spent a few days in Edmonton for the most recent meeting of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie. We were able to get some work done there to advance the Francophonie. However, I want to point out to him that, whi

Canada Disability Benefit Act  Madam Speaker, I too would like to thank my friend. I hope he had a great summer in his riding. I am always happy to discuss these very important issues with him. We are debating the issue of people living in poverty. With this bill, we are looking to support some of these indiv

Canada Disability Benefit Act  Madam Speaker, I can tell my colleague we are definitely serious about bringing this quickly across the finish line. The best example I can give him is that it is the first legislation we have brought forward. Today is the first day we have returned to the House of Commons, and t

Canada Disability Benefit Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to Bill C-22. I must say the Canada disability benefit act is long in waiting and I am proud that our government is moving forward on this important legislation. I am also very proud of our minister, who has been a str

Online Streaming Act  Mr. Speaker, I really appreciated the member's speech. It gives Canadians a very good understanding of what the bill does and what it does not do. As a member of Parliament, my job is to be out there on the ground speaking with constituents and finding out how they feel. I am sur

Ukrainian Families in Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook  Madam Speaker, Canadian families across the country are stepping up to help Ukrainians come to and stay in Canada. The Parkers, a family from Eastern Passage in my riding of Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook, are now hosting their second family from Ukraine. Anastaslia, Oleski and

Veterans Affairs  Madam Speaker, I want to start by thanking the Office of the Auditor General for her report and by letting the House and all Canadians know that we have accepted all four of its recommendations. We have invested $340 million to hire new staff and speed up processes, and we have

Official Languages Act  Madam Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to rise today to speak to Bill C-13. As an Acadian from Nova Scotia who worked on the ground in the field of education for 30 some years, I was able to witness first-hand the challenges we face in advancing French in our o

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Madam Speaker, that is a very good question. I thank the member for speaking French. I thank him for his service. I know that he spent part of his working life supporting and protecting Canada. That is definitely very important. I think I would like to talk about positive measu

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague. I always like it when I am asked good questions. I will start by saying that immigration is very important for Quebec and for francophone minorities outside Quebec. Bill C‑13 addresses that and will greatly improve the situation. There are i

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Madam Speaker, that is an important question, because immigration is essential, as I explained, and I think that we have to ensure that. It is one thing to bring an immigrant to the country, but how do we bring them to communities and how do we support them in those communities?

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the minister for her hard work and the fact that she is open to collaborating. As soon as she was appointed, she held further consultations with all stakeholders to accommodate them to the greatest extent possible. The court challenges progra

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Madam Speaker, it is extremely important. I too studied at the Université de Moncton. I had done all of my schooling in English because there was no French school. I did not have a choice. That was the turning point in my French-language academic career. Earlier, I talked about

An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I speak to Bill C‑13 today as an Acadian, as someone who worked in education for some 30 years and as someone who has spent a great deal of time in his life promoting the French language in Nova Scotia and across Canada. I would like t