Members Not Seeking Re-election to the 44th Parliament  Mr. Speaker, before I leave this chamber for what may be the last time as the MP for Sudbury, I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on my time here in the House and the dynamic community of Sudbury that I represent. As everyone here knows, when you go into politics, y

Regional Economic Development  Madam Speaker, throughout this pandemic, regional development agencies have been an invaluable tool in delivering money directly to businesses that needed it most. In budget 2021, this government has signalled that our RDAs will continue to play an important role in job creation

Collège Boréal  Mr. Speaker, in July 1993, it was announced that a new French-language college would be created in London, Ontario. Two years later, College Boréal opened its doors. The youngest of 24 colleges in Ontario, Collège Boréal is a vital force that anchors the French-speaking communi

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, that is clear. Those are historic investments. I thank the minister and her team for the attention they gave us when we were making these important points. I would like to also ask the minister another question with respect to tourism. The tourism industry is imp

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I do not have any other questions, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ministers who are in the House. I myself do not have the honour of being in the House in person. With regard to the investment in FedNor or making FedNor an independent agency,

Business of Supply  Madam Chair, I am very pleased to be taking part in today's discussion. As everyone knows, the COVID-19 pandemic has created immense costs for all Canadians and brought about the deepest and fastest recession worldwide since the Great Depression. In Canada, more than three mill

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, since 2015, this government has been championing the rights of official language minority communities from coast to coast to coast, especially the Franco-Ontarian community. As students at Laurentian face an uncertain future, they know this government will support t

Privilege  Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to respond to the question of privilege raised by the member for Elgin—Middlesex—London with regard to Bill C-288, which I introduced in the House on Monday. I would like to begin by thanking the member for bringing this matter to my attention. It

Laurentian University  Mr. Speaker, we are all aware of the situation unfolding at Laurentian University in Sudbury. What I want to focus on today are the students affected by this tragedy. Like most universities, exams at Laurentian started on April 12, the same day as the job losses and program cut

Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-288, An Act to amend the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Mr. Speaker, I am introducing my private member's bill, which would amend the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, CCAA, by simply adding publicly funded post-secondary institutio

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, certainly, we have been there with historic funding for our francophone institutions across the country. It is still being challenged. At the end of the day, if a provincial government keeps cutting funding for post-secondary institutions, as we have seen in Ontario

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for his question. I am a fourth-generation Franco-Ontarian. My children are part of the fifth generation. I did all my schooling in French in Ontario because those who came before me fought so that I could have that right. Yes, we must continue t

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, with respect to the first comment on infrastructure and buildings, the building that we actually funded was the Cliff Fielding building, which was fully funded. On the other construction, I am not sure how Laurentian would have financed it, but I know that the Cliff

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, that is a big question. I could gladly talk about it for 20 minutes. Cuts were made at Huntington University in Sudbury and at Thorneloe University . These are historic institutions that play a major role in our community. We must not forget that. The University of

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Madam Speaker, I am the member of Parliament for Sudbury, and I am currently about one kilometre from Laurentian University. Laurentian is a flagship institution in our community and a major economic and cultural driver. As we know, it is actually a tricultural institution. My