Interparliamentary Delegations  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 34(1), I have the honour to present to the House, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian parliamentary delegation respecting its participation in the 47th annual meeting of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association, h

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 17th report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages entitled “Modernization of the Official Languages Act”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a compr

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the 16th report of the Standing Committee on Official Languages entitled “Respect for Language Rights in Ontario: An Issue for all of Canada”. I want to thank parliamentarians from all parties who sit on the

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Canada committed to combatting the effects of climate change by signing the Paris Agreement. There is an urgent need for action, and we must launch concrete projects to meet that need. The riding of Brome—Missisquoi

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the Montreal-Boston corridor is currently served by highways except for a 13-kilometre segment in Quebec. Our government made a major announcement this morning. I was there. It announced a project to establish a direct link between Highway 35 in Quebec and Interstate

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has granted permit approval to expand the landfill in Coventry, Vermont. Right next door, Lake Memphremagog supplies drinking water to nearly 175,000 people in my region, including those from Compton—Stanstead and Sherbrooke.

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, Canada and the United States share many lakes and waterways. This includes two in my riding, Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog, and one in the riding of my colleague from Kenora, Lake of the Woods. The petitioners want the Canada-U.S. Boundary Waters Treaty to be

Robert Benoit  Mr. Speaker, I have a lot of admiration for my constituents and the outstanding work they do. Today I would like to talk about Robert Benoit, a proud representative of Brome—Misssisquoi and former MNA in Quebec City. He is the president of the board of directors of Memphremagog

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I rise to present another petition related to the landfill in Coventry, Vermont, right next to Lake Memphremagog. Lake Memphremagog supplies drinking water to 175,000 people in the region, including residents of Brome—Missisquoi. The petitioners are calling on the

Petitions  Madam Speaker, first of all, I want to say that there is a landfill in Vermont right beside Lake Memphremagog. Lake Memphremagog supplies drinking water to more than 175,000 Canadians, including residents of Brome—Missisquoi. The petitioners are calling on the Minister of Foreig

Water Quality  Mr. Speaker, on May 1, I tabled a bill to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act between Canada and the United States to incorporate water quality. I was inspired by members of my community who advocate day in, day out, for the protection of our waterways. It is impo

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, in the second petition, the people of Brome—Missisquoi are calling on the Minister of Foreign Affairs to begin the process of amending the Boundary Waters Treaty concluded between Canada and the United States in 1990 to include environmental standards to protect the

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has granted permit approval to expand the landfill managed by the New England Waste Services of Vermont in Coventry, Vermont. Right next door, Lake Memphremagog supplies drinking water to 175,000 Canadians. In this first petit

International Boundary Waters Treaty Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-444, An Act to amend the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act (water quality). Madam Speaker, this bill would require the Minister of Foreign Affairs to undertake negotiations to amend the current International Boundary Waters Treaty betwe

Boundary Waters Treaty  Mr. Speaker, on April 22, Canada highlighted the importance of protecting our planet by celebrating Earth Day. In Canada, it is vital to protect our natural resources, especially our lakes and rivers. A large number of these bodies of water are located along the Canada-U.S. bord