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Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, 26 years after the Polytechnique tragedy, too many women are still victims of violence simply because they are women. According to Quebec's Fédération des maisons d'hébergement pour femmes, 10,000 women were turned away last year alone. When I worked at a shelter,

December 7th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I am very proud to be able to say “Madam Speaker” and I applaud your appointment to the position. I would like to take a moment to thank the voters of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot for putting their trust in me. When you arrive in this honourable place, you realize what a

December 8th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on his election and his speech. Our communities are ready to welcome refugees. I represent the city of Saint-Hyacinthe, where the municipality, community welcome and employment organizations, and those in the health and educ

December 8th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate my colleague on getting elected and on his speech. He spoke about the importance of making sure that every vote counts. With regard to electoral reform, the government has already indicated that it is leaning toward a preferential ballot

December 8th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Health  Mr. Speaker, two reports confirm that too many Canadians are still waiting for health care in Canada. Despite dire need, the Conservatives forced massive cuts amounting to $36 billion on the provinces. The government promised to negotiate a new agreement, but nobody knows if the

December 8th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Taxation  Mr. Speaker, thousands of children go to school with empty bellies. Thousands of seniors live in poverty. They are the ones who would benefit from a new Canada child benefit or an enhanced guaranteed income supplement, promises this government made. What is the government's prio

December 10th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her election win. I also thank her for sharing her experience in NATO. I can understand her respect for organizations like the United Nations and NATO, which we belong to because they help us protect Canadians. Since this mission does

December 10th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Housing  Mr. Speaker, during the election campaign, the Liberals promised to invest in social and affordable housing and to renew the long-term subsidy agreements. If nothing is done by the end of the month, 5,200 households in Quebec are going to lose their subsidy. During the holiday s

December 11th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, before I begin my speech, I would like to say that I will be sharing my time with the member for South Okanagan—West Kootenay. Since this is my first speech in the House, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot for putting

December 11th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, that is precisely the problem. Those remain just promises. All week I was told that they had some good ideas and that they were going to implement them. Why did they not talk about these various items in their throne speech? First, with regard to infrastructure, mun

December 11th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, we are here in the House to make decisions. Obviously, when we make certain things a priority, other things have to be set aside. I think that the priorities pertaining to the fight against poverty are important. Canadians decided to elect a Liberal government that a

December 11th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate my colleague on her election and on her speech. I completely agree with the health care needs she talked about. However, as we know, the provinces need money to provide good-quality health care services. The first step to improving health care is to ca

December 11th, 2015House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Health  Mr. Speaker, we need more than just discussions; we need action to protect access to health care across the country. Thousands of Quebeckers have denounced the legalization of ancillary fees in Quebec: $300 for eye drops, $500 for a colonoscopy, and so on. It is unacceptable that

January 27th, 2016House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Social Development  Mr. Speaker, now that the Auditor General's report has been released, we expect the government to be clear about the concrete actions it plans to take. The backlog at the Social Security Tribunal of Canada has more than doubled. It is a long and complicated process that takes alm

February 2nd, 2016House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP

Canada Border Services Agency  Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General also highlighted some troubling practices at the Canada Border Services Agency. Because the agency is understaffed, high risk parcels are leaving the country without even being examined. Canada does not want to become a sieve for illegal goods. We

February 2nd, 2016House debate

Brigitte SansoucyNDP