Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, the hon. member for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, for her speech. I would like to know whether she sees the withdrawal of our CF-18s and the reorientation of our mission as the end of our vigorous fight against Daesh, which is how the Conserv

Burkina Faso Terrorist Attack  Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I rise today for the first time in 2016. On January 15, exactly 10 days ago, six of our own, six wonderful people from my region were tragically killed in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso. We condemn that attack in the strongest possib

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride and humility that I rise in the House today to deliver my maiden speech. First and foremost, I want to thank the people of Louis-Hébert who placed their trust in my on October 19, 2015. I cannot imagine any greater honour than to represent my

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague from the other side of the House for her question. Indeed, I think that one of our commitments, during the election campaign, was to restore full credibility to the agencies responsible for environmental oversight, such as the Canadian Energ

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would first like to thank my colleague from Louis-Saint-Laurent for his question. I think that if there is an issue on which we can agree, this is it. The Quebec City airport has been asking for a customs preclearance centre since 2001. In 2001, a list of nine Cana

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my hon. colleague opposite for his speech. This is an important file for me, especially since the pipeline passes quite close to the Cap-Rouge water intake, which supplies the Sainte-Foy water treatment plant that is located in my riding, and

Income Tax Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member across the aisle mentioned income splitting for families as a measure that helps Canadians who need it the most. However, in March of last year, the Parliamentary Budget Office declared that income splitting for families would only benefit 15% of Ca

Business of the House  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague went back a bit in history, so I would like to do that myself. He mentioned that we emerged faster and stronger than the other G7 countries from the financial crisis. If we look back in history, one of the reasons for that, among others, is that

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, the hon. member opposite has mentioned a few times how proud he is to be part of a party that has democracy and transparency as a tradition, and I commend him for that. I am a democrat as well. How does he feel about omnibus bills and the practice of the previous go

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, it is definitely nice to hear our Conservative colleagues being so worried about low- and middle-income Canadians. I share their concern. It would have been even nicer had they passed the memo to the previous administration 10 years ago. That said, I would like to c

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, first, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. We all agree here on the importance of the aerospace industry in Canada, especially in Quebec. I am the first to defend it and believe in it. However, I have a hard time understanding how the Conservatives can beli

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness reached an agreement with the Americans to make our border more open and more secure. After a decade of damage to the relationship with our most important ally and largest trad

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to rise today in the House to talk about something that is particularly dear to my heart, and that is reducing inequalities. When it comes right down to it, that is what Bill C-2, an act to amend the Income Tax Act, is all about. Obviously, I do no

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Hochelaga for her excellent question. I share her concerns in that regard. In my riding, I believe that 42% of the population spends more than the recommended 30% of income on housing. That being said, we need to look at the gove

Income Tax Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his question. I think that we need to look at the government's approach as a whole, in a holistic way. Yes, there is the tax cut set out in Bill C-2, but we have also committed to introducing the Canada child benefit, which wil