Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia on his excellent first speech in the House. Since this is the first time that I have risen in the House, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Jonquière for putting thei

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, during the election campaign people told us that they wanted to keep the home mail delivery service. In my region, 50,000 families, including 20,000 in Jonquière, lost their home mail delivery service. While the minister has reneged on her promises, can she at leas

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. During the election campaign, many people in my riding of Jonquière were worried about whether the tax credit for contributions made to a labour-sponsored fund would be reinstated. Unfortunately, there was no mentio

Jonquière  Mr. Speaker, as the holiday season approaches, for my first member's statement, I would like to take a moment to talk about the values that unite us and define who we are in my riding, Jonquière. Over the past few weeks, hundreds of people have gone out into the streets to raise

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, promising one thing and doing the opposite only fuels cynicism. The Prime Minister made it clear during the election campaign that a Liberal government would restore home mail delivery. Now, the Liberals are promising consultations. Wow. This all sounds like a schem

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, the end of home mail delivery is still making lots of people angry. The new community mailboxes are a real fiasco: the locks have frozen, they are snowed in and inaccessible, and there are security issues. There have even been incidents of mail theft. Municipalities

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. In my constituency, many workers are coming out of a three-year lockout. Unfortunately, for three years, garage employees were left out in the street by their employer. Fortunately, that was settled this week. We will soon see t

Canada Post  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Prime Minister reminded the House that he promised to put a moratorium on the changes at Canada Post. That is strange, because during the election campaign, the Prime Minister stood in front of mayor Denis Coderre and promised to, and I quote, “save ho

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. Over the past decade, the Conservatives dismantled legislation that protected our air, land, and waterways. In budget 2012, the Conservatives significantly weakened the role of the National Energy Board in terms of assessing pi

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise in the House today to participate in our first opposition day. Nevertheless, I am somewhat disappointed. As everyone knows, the motion before us today is about pay equity. This is disappointing because this issue should have been resolved a long

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. This is, indeed, a problem, and it is something we need to talk about. We completely agree that we need task forces and that we need to consult a number of stakeholders who experience this every day. This is an issue. Unfortunately, in a number

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Since we are under federal jurisdiction, we want to focus on the public and private sides. We hope to work with task forces and with the committee that will be struck, to delve into this issue, and to fix this situation for all

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie for his question. This will increase women's buying power. I was walking down the street earlier, and I saw a group of women on their way to work, lunch boxes in hand. They were off to clean hotels. This will help

Status of Women  Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General's report is damning. Half of the departments audited had not conducted a gender-based comparative analysis, which is compulsory. This is 2016. This is unacceptable. We must do better. Will the Liberal government commit to issuing a clear directiv

Canada Labour Code  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech. I am pleased to participate in today's discussion on Bill C-377 and Bill C-525. Over 60% of workers in the riding of Jonquière are unionized. My question is for my colleague. Why is there nothing in the bill about