Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I seek consent of the House to allow the Leader of the Bloc Québécois, the member for Rivière-du-Nord, to respond to the Speech from the Throne.

Health  Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Health. The Quebec National Assembly has legalized doctor-assisted death as part of end-of-life care, in accordance with the express will of a terminally ill person. The Prime Minister even praised Quebec's legislation. Can the Mi

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Labour Relations  Mr. Speaker, I would ask for the consent of the House to allow the member for Mirabel to speak to the minister's statement.

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Mr. Speaker, I would just like some clarification on this motion. I do not have the text of the motion. Will the Bloc Québécois be part of the committee?

Corrections and Conditional Release Act  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate your open-mindedness. My hon. colleague had a lot to say, but I still do not have an answer to my question. Quebec has indeed been leading the way and I wonder whether beyond the fact that we can—

Business of the House  Mr. Speaker, as the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons noted, the Bloc Québécois supports the creation of a special committee on assisted suicide. The National Assembly was wise enough to have a non-partisan debate on dying with dignity by inviting members from all

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, the Montreal metropolitan community tabled its report based on public consultations held last fall regarding TransCanada's energy east pipeline; 82 municipalities representing four million Quebeckers are against this pipeline project. Since this project clearly does

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, when British Columbia said no to northern gateway, everyone listened. When the Americans said no to Keystone XL, everyone listened. However, when 82 municipalities representing four million Quebeckers do their homework and say no to energy east, we are insulted, sco

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I will share my time with the member for Manicouagan. When voters give us a mandate to represent them and speak loudly and clearly on their behalf in the House of Commons, the seat of democracy, it is an honour and a great privilege. I was a member of the National A

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I cannot answer for the members opposite, but I think that my colleagues opposite will have to review the position, or lack thereof, that they took during the election campaign. Sometimes we do things to include newcomers, and sometimes newcomers do things to show th

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, health falls under Quebec's jurisdiction. During the 1990s, the federal government's commitment to health waned. Quebeckers contribute around $45 billion in taxes to the federal government, yet they are supposed to feel grateful for the $12 billion they get back. V

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, I seek the consent of the House for the Bloc Québécois environment critic, the member for Repentigny, to be given two minutes to reply.

Aerospace Industry  Mr. Speaker, my colleague's question was clear. When will this government intervene? The aerospace industry accounts for 40,000 jobs in 200 high-tech companies in Quebec. It has been nearly a year since Bombardier indicated that it might need a line of credit to tide it over unt

Energy East Pipeline  Mr. Speaker, Christiane Crevier, a caring woman from my riding, was with us this morning as we launched civic action against the energy east pipeline project. The pipeline debate should cross party lines. That is why the leader of the Green Party and author and activist Jici Lau

Fight Against Food Waste Act  Mr. Speaker, the Premier of Saskatchewan made some extremely disparaging remarks about Quebec. Some people even described it as Quebec bashing. That is why I am seeking the consent of the House to move the following motion: That the House of Commons condemn the disrespectful rema