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Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, my colleague is talking about the problems farmers are having, such as poor harvests and falling prices. Our regions are experiencing these problems mainly because of the rather early snow this year. The first snowfall was about three weeks earlier than usual, which
December 9th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, like my colleagues before me, I am going to take a few minutes to thank and recognize some people, since this is the first time I rise in the House for any length of time. First, I would like to thank the people of Saint-Jean for placing their trust in me. I will wo
December 10th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. He actually asked me several questions. I am asked what would prevent a standing committee from addressing the issue. Absolutely nothing would prevent it. The key word to remember is “may”. A standing committee of any kind “may
December 10th, 2019House debate
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I do not know whether the question was addressed to me or to the government, but I will pick up on that anyway. This is truly a great opportunity to provide a clear mandate to a committee that can study the issue, rather than allowing it to bounce from one standing c
December 10th, 2019House debate
Intergovernmental Relations Mr. Speaker, the government told us that it has understood the message sent by Quebec in the election. For their part, the Conservatives assure us that they want to defend Quebec's jurisdictions. However, both have voted against adding Quebec's priorities to the throne speech. Th
December 12th, 2019House debate
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, I seek the unanimous consent of the House to move the following motion: That this House resolve to grant Raif Badawi honorary Canadian citizenship.
December 12th, 2019House debate
Natural Resources Mr. Speaker, I will repeat my motion: That this House resolve to grant Raif Badawi honorary Canadian citizenship.
December 12th, 2019House debate
Resumption of debate on Address in Reply Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke at length about the fight against poverty, in particular child poverty. I am a family law lawyer by training and this is an important issue for me. He spoke a lot about child benefits, which effectively can have a significant impact on families. H
December 13th, 2019House debate
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Speaker, Rose Eva's case perfectly illustrates why Quebec should have the right to veto immigrant deportations. Quebec needs Rose Eva. We cannot afford to lose a woman who has studied here, is qualified, received her training in French and wants to work in the regions in an a
January 27th, 2020House debate
Public Safety Mr. Speaker, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, have decided to cut ties with the royal family and live freely. The lovebirds are leaving the monarchic nest and moving to Canada. Good for them. Frankly, it is none of our concern. The thing that concerns us is the m
January 27th, 2020House debate
Infrastructure Madam Speaker, we have been saying for years now that expanding targeted infrastructure programs with all kinds of strict criteria does not work. The program to deal with flooding is blocked, and that is according to the government's own report. Since no agreement could be reache
January 31st, 2020House debate
Infrastructure Madam Speaker, the report clearly states that the government provided no funding to Quebec this time. Floods are worsening and happening more frequently as a result of climate change. So-called 100-year floods are now happening every 20 years. Floods that should happen every fiv
January 31st, 2020House debate
Immigration Mr. Speaker, the government just said that Bill 21 must be challenged. The Deputy Prime Minister regularly cites François Legault's position on the CUSMA to avoid having to answer our questions about aluminum. My colleagues can see where I am going: We are going to take advanta
February 4th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I would have liked to hear more of what my colleague from Shefford had to say. Her speech was very good. Mine might be a little bit shorter than hers. I would like to read out the motion again because I think it deserves our attention. That the House: (a) condem
February 4th, 2020House debate
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I will simply reiterate what I have already said. We could have simply asked the committee to look into the situation and determine what led to Marylène Levesque's murder. We could then have trusted the committee to come up with possible solutions. After examining
February 4th, 2020House debate