Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank the environment minister for her speech. I appreciated much of what she said. I would also like to commend the federal government on its decision to finally put a price on carbon. It is the right thing to do. A number of provinces have already implemented t

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, with whom I often have heated debates. I want to ask him a question about the cost of inaction on climate change. Many people talk about the cost for individuals and families in Canada, but that is just part of the reality. The other part is t

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I know the Liberals have a hard time seeing past the ends of their noses, but I am going to help them. What comes after winter? Spring. What happens in the spring? The snow melts and it rains. Sometimes it rains a lot, and sometimes rivers overflow their banks. In

Natural Resources  Mr. Speaker, breaking news: the Liberal Party of Canada has become the oil company party of Canada. While the Liberals were pretending to hold consultations, the CEO of Kinder Morgan was never concerned, because he knew full well that the decision had already been made. The consu

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, when the time comes to build the Kinder Morgan pipeline, the Prime Minister is prepared to do anything from getting out the bulldozer to imposing his will on the provinces, and even breaking his promise to apply a credible environmental assessment process. Apparently

Armenia  Mr. Speaker, on September 15, 1915, the minister of the interior of the Ottoman empire sent the following telegram to the prefecture of Aleppo: The government has decided to destroy all Armenians living in Turkey. Their existence must come to an end, however tragic the means ma

Earth Day  Mr. Speaker, on Sunday, April 22, we will celebrate Earth Day. In writing this statement, I thought long and hard about what it is we have to celebrate. We are running out of time to prevent the irreversible climate change that will result in climate disasters. What is there to c

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, the Government of Quebec is asking for help. Since the beginning of the year, the number of irregular migrants has tripled. Welcome centres in Quebec are at 71% capacity. The federal government is responsible for our borders, but Quebec is footing the bill. Groups i

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. Unfortunately, I think he is seeing the Liberal government's performance through rose-coloured glasses. For example, there is a housing crisis in Quebec and Canada. Housing is expensive. With great fanfare, the Liberals announ

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague, whom I recently had the chance to get to know better during an international trip we took together. I know that politically we are not necessarily on the same page. To me, for example, socialism is not a bad word. It is something we can consi

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech, which was just as inspired and dynamic as usual. I will give him a chance to catch his breath, but I want to continue talking on regional development with him. I want to talk about regional development in a corner of Quebec that

Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 1  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I could focus my question on the fact that tax loopholes still exist for corporate CEOs or on the Liberal government's inaction on combatting tax havens, which is costing us billions of dollars. However, since the hon. member tal

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, after we said yes to Kinder Morgan. Stick with me, because the Liberals' logic is hard to follow. On the one hand, they present a new environmental assessment process designed to regain public trust. On the other hand, they cannot tell us which projects will be subj

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, no one except for maybe the Liberals believes that the measures currently in place go far enough to combat climate change. Yesterday, the commissioner of environment was unequivocal in her criticism of this government's inaction. Last fall, the OECD and the UN calle

The Environment  The member missed the point that the government will miss its targets. Tell me, what is the point of having greenhouse gas reduction targets when they are not taken seriously? The report released by the environment commissioner this morning is damning. It gives the Liberal gover