Government Business No. 10—Broadcasting Act  Mr. Speaker, I would like to vote against the motion and would ask that the following votes be tallied with those of the Conservative Party.

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, with the closing of the Pierre‑Laporte bridge for repairs in a few days, construction of a third link is more important than ever to maintain the flow of traffic between Quebec City and Lévis. What are the Liberals waiting for to follow our lead? The Conservatives a

Canada Labour Code  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise as you preside over the work of the house. This is surely one of the last weeks before the summer break. I would therefore like to say hello to the people of Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis, and tell them that it is such a privilege to represent

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, at Mikes, a restaurant in Lévis, there are four workers; Serres Laliberté in Sainte-Claire has four workers; and IPL in Saint-Damien has 24 workers. The recovery is critical, but our businesses are facing a labour shortage. The temporary foreign worker program, whil

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his question. Let me reassure him that federal Conservative governments have always been open to suggestions from Quebec. During the 2008 economic crisis, for instance, health transfers were not only maintained, but also increased by

The Budget  Madam Speaker, my answer to the member's question is why does he not go and see the entrepreneur who is waiting for the government's pandemic supports that are not in the budget? I refer to the entrepreneur I spoke about in my speech in the transport and tourism sectors. The Lib

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to answer a question posed by my colleague from Beauce. His region had to deal with another wave of the pandemic. As the member knows, my father lives in Beauce and has been vaccinated. There have been deaths though. More vaccination delays mean mor

The Budget  Madam Speaker, I want to wish those watching at home a good afternoon. I would like to inform you that I will be sharing my time with my colleague from Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon, which is in British Columbia. Even though we live on almost opposite ends of the country, we hav

Explore Program  Madam Speaker, in 1971, the Government of Canada launched Explore, a second-language summer program for young students across the country that seeks to promote our official languages. Since then, over 250,000 young people, including myself when I attended Glendon College in Toro

Official Languages  Action, Mr. Speaker. Our francophone communities demand action. The federal government has the duty and power to take action. Our leader made it clear that a Conservative government will increase funding for post-secondary education in francophone minority communities, but the m

Conservative Plan  Mr. Speaker, while the pandemic is causing human and social devastation, the Liberals do not have a plan. Actually, they do have one. They plan to max out our credit card and leave future generations up to their eyeballs in debt. We, the Conservatives, have a responsible plan to

Budget 2021  With their pre-election goodies, the Liberals are taking seniors for fools. They are dangling $500 in front of them just before the election. However, if seniors are 65, 70 or even 74 years of age, they can forget about it because it is not for them. With record deficits, no fis

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, I listened to the speech by my colleague who asks us to show solidarity this evening. We are facing a crisis and unfortunately, I heard my colleague boasting and passing the buck to the provinces. I will respect the wishes of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commo

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, my colleague, with his usual passion, has shown that tonight's emergency debate on the elimination of French-language programs at Laurentian University is just the tip of the iceberg, and that it is really the decline of the French language in Canada that is extremel

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for asking her question in French. She is absolutely right in saying that Laurentian University operates at the intersection of anglophone and francophone communities as well as indigenous communities, which we have not talked about yet but are a