Members Not Seeking Re-election to the 44th Parliament  Mr. Speaker, here I am back again for the third time after what I thought was my last speech. If there is no election, then I will come back and give another one. In 2015, I was elected as an MP. I was 30 years old and I had young children. I travelled back and forth for two yea

Governor General's Act  Mr. Speaker, I request a recorded division so we can see exactly who supports the monarchy and who is against it.

Governor General's Act  Mr. Speaker, five minutes is enough time for me to say everything I need to say about the position of governor general. That position has been vacant since we started debating this bill. Does anyone really miss the governor general? Does anyone think not having one is unfortunat

Governor General's Act  Madam Speaker, anyone working for the British Crown should not receive a salary. The British Crown should not even be represented here. It does not matter whether the former governor general did a good or bad job. In my opinion, the position is obsolete. The member said that the

Governor General's Act  Madam Speaker, Julie Payette's swearing-in ceremony cost $625,000. That is more than the cost of a house and it was paid for by taxpayers. Should we be paying for fancy trappings, caviar and limousine rides? I think that is pointless. It was said that there was no partisanship i

Governor General's Act  Madam Speaker, Bill C-271 calls for this to apply in the future because the Governor General's Act already exists and is established law. I therefore hope this can be done for the future. As for the former governor general, the problem is that the institution itself is so flawed

Governor General's Act  moved that Bill C-271, An Act to amend the Governor General's Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, the bill that I have the honour of introducing in the House is not complicated and the reasoning behind it is quite simple. If Canada wants to kee

Governor General's Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-271, An Act to amend the Governor General’s Act. Madam Speaker, today, I am pleased to introduce a bill to reduce the amount of money that Quebeckers pay to support the monarchy. I am sure that all of my colleagues will be pleased to support i

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I do not want there to be any confusion. I respect your position. I even put on a tie for you today. When I asked a question earlier, I was talking about the government not doing its job, not you.

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, someone needs to stop listening and do his job. We have been talking about this for 30 years. It is time to take action. The government can do it. We support the government in its desire to ban assault weapons, but the weapon used to kill 14 young women in a school

Agriculture and Agri-food  Mr. Speaker, not a single penny has been budgeted to compensate supply-managed producers before the election. The Parliamentary Budget Officer has confirmed it. This means that the $3.9 billion promised by the Liberals has become an election promise. To those farmers, however, t

Agriculture and Agri-food  Mr. Speaker, the time for conversation is over. It is time to write a cheque. We are not asking the minister to reassure our farmers; we are asking him to compensate them. The Parliamentary Budget Officer said he would be worried if he were a farmer. The money the government pro

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to federal spending in the riding of Mirabel, for each fiscal year since 2010-11, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to every organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recipient, (ii)

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to federal spending in the riding of Compton—Stanstead, for each fiscal year since 2010-11, inclusively: what are the details of all grants and contributions and all loans to every organization, group, business or municipality, broken down by the (i) name of the recip

Agriculture and Agri-food  Mr. Speaker, the government tabled the estimates yesterday. This is the last request for spending approval before the election. Nearly all of the initiatives from the latest budget are in there, but a big one is missing. The $3.9 billion promised to supply managed producers is mi