Business of Supply  No, Madam Speaker, it is not my colleague. We were not rich, but we were doing well. According to the NDP, I would not have been entitled to dental insurance. That is exactly why Quebec and the provinces are in the best position to develop social policy. The provinces manage tho

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, first of all, the motion does not provide enough detail to indicate how we would get that money. Second, this is about areas of jurisdiction. The expression “areas of jurisdiction” includes the word “jurisdiction”. I think that is fabulous. This is Quebec's jurisd

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, we are in favour of having the wealthy make a greater contribution. It only makes sense. The Bloc Québécois is a social democratic party and we are progressive. In answer to the second part of the question, I would say once again that this is a provincial jurisdic

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, what a coincidence, I also know the people of Lac-Saint-Jean. That is my riding. The people of Lac-Saint-Jean like things to be clear. I am looking at the motion in front of me. I will not hold it up, because I am not allowed to. Nowhere in the motion does it say t

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, Bloc Québécois MPs are progressive and in favour of social democracy. I like the idea of helping the least fortunate. I am sure everyone here likes that idea. However, it would have been so simple to include the right for Quebec to opt out with full compensation.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, as I listened to our hon. colleague, I could see how devoted he is to his people, and I really appreciate that. People have been talking about collaboration for a while now. We proved it last week by accomplishing something major for the people of Quebec and the o

Emergency Debate  Mr. Speaker, the debate this evening is certainly intense, but all I am seeing is confrontation. It is not the fault of my friends from Alberta, nor the fault of my friends from Quebec, Manitoba or Ontario. It is the fault of the governments that preceded everyone who is sitting

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I really appreciated the words he used, especially when he was talking about empathy. Prior to that, my colleague from Montcalm also delivered a wonderful speech. He talked about our role as parliamentarians. I see h

Rail Crisis  Mr. Speaker, yesterday we learned that Resolute Forest Products will have to close its Dolbeau-Mistassini mill temporarily. Why? Because of the Prime Minister's failure to deal with the rail blockade crisis. People on the other side of the House go on and on about the middle cla

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I am very happy to be rising in the House again, this time to speak to Bill C-4 and also the aluminum industry. I first want to acknowledge all those who worked hard to ensure that the Bloc Québécois could support the agreement. This includes elected officials, su

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, my hon. colleague would not be making that speech if he were the member for Lac-Saint-Jean. Obviously, the people of my riding were not really happy with this agreement. The aluminum sector is one of the biggest economic engines in my riding, the biggest even. Rig

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, there are good things and bad things in this agreement, as there are in any agreement. That being said, I woke up one morning and realized, as I read the paper, that the aluminum industry, the economic backbone of my region, was being threatened. The Bloc Québécoi

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, we certainly played our cards well. We maintained the same public stance by holding the government's feet to the fire and voting against Bill C-4 at first and second reading. We negotiated with the government behind the scenes while keeping the pressure on it pub

Payment Card Networks Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-243, An Act to amend the Payment Card Networks Act (credit card acceptance fees). Mr. Speaker, who do we work for? The answer is simple. We work for the people, including those who run a business. I point that out because SMEs are relying more

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Chair, in 2018, when we imposed retaliatory counter-tariffs on the United States, did all of the revenue from these counter-tariffs that was supposed to go to the aluminum industry actually reach the industry?