Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I am especially proud to be here in the House today. I would like to thank the people of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia for placing their trust in me and electing me to be their MP. I am very grateful to them and I will work hard to represent all of my constituent

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, Canadians made a clear choice in October. They chose a leader with a vision, a solid team, and a clear program that is inspiring. I have faith in the Department of Finance and in our Minister of Finance, and I have no doubt that they will deliver on their plan to ba

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I will be very clear. The government promised to impose a moratorium. We were particularly clear when we presented all of the ministers' mandate letters in a very transparent way. Our promises were clear, and the moratorium was one of them.

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, I will repeat exactly what I said earlier. Canadians made a clear choice in October. They chose a leader with a vision. That is going to make the difference in Canada. All members of the House will work together to deliver and implement our plan.

Speech from the Throne  Mr. Speaker, Canadians want a government that keeps its promises and focuses on what is most important: growing the economy, creating jobs, strengthening the middle class, and helping those working hard to join it. I have three priorities in my riding: regional economic renewal

Labour  Mr. Speaker, the rights of workers in my riding of Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia were violated for nearly a decade because of the Conservatives' anti-union positions. Can the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour tell the House what measures our government

Promoting the Regions  Mr. Speaker, I want to honour the outstanding contribution of a dedicated journalist from my riding, Pierre Morel, who kept people in my region informed over this course of his nearly 40-year career. Like other journalists from my region, Pierre is a stalwart of the regional new

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, our government is determined to restore fair and responsible labour policies in Canada because unions and employers play an important role in protecting the rights of Canadian workers. They help make the middle class more accessible and help it to grow. We need to w

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot for her question. The economic well-being of our regions is a concern for our government. As I said earlier, the economic situation in our regions is very difficult, and the unemployment rate is very high

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, my opposition colleague knows that the card check system ensures automatic accreditation without a vote. The union can also prove that it received a signed membership card from a majority of the unit members or employees. It is important to know that this does not e

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, my colleague asked an excellent question. I was a unionized employee of the federal government and various organizations for many years. In recent years, I worked with union associations and union representatives. The key to developing an organization, no matter wha

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by expressing heartfelt thanks to our colleague from Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles for all the work he did during his time in the army, as well as to our Conservative colleague for her involvement in her community. The word “mistake” has been use

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by paying tribute to the excellent work done by our soldiers and veterans who fought overseas and who helped protect Canada. I also want to commend them for contributing so much to international peace and security. In 10 years under the Conserv

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, it is interesting to hear the member of the opposition talking about stepping back. Maybe he has not listened to what I said earlier about the increases we are making in the redefinition of this new mission. We are increasing the number of military from 650 to 830. W

Canada's Contribution to the Effort to Combat ISIL  Mr. Speaker, as I said regarding the issue being debated today on redefining the mission in Iraq and Syria, the changes being made will help us support the coalition and the United Nations in this initiative that seeks to weaken and ultimately eradicate the armed forces of the Is