Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, Quebec confirmed that no consultation took place. More to the point, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship admitted it yesterday at his press conference. He explained to journalists that he had spoken to Christine Fréchette about foreign workers and r

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, Israel has the right to defend itself. Let us be realistic: The conflict in Gaza will not end any time soon. We also have to be realistic about the inadequacy of humanitarian aid that is trickling in. Canada must ask Israel for a humanitarian truce to allow for aid t

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the humanitarian aid needs to get through. Everyone would prefer peace to war, but it is unrealistic to ask Israel to observe a full ceasefire when its people are not safe. It is, however, realistic for Canada to support the United Nations' more nuanced request of e

Foreign Affairs  Mr. Speaker, that was not clear. Was it a yes or a no? It will come up again after question period. Since the horrific and tragic events of October 7, Canada and Quebec have seen a rising trend in hate between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine factions. We have seen graffiti, swastik

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, there is a human cost to governing on autopilot. The Auditor General has confirmed that more than half of all applications for permanent residence from immigrants are still being processed late. For refugees, the wait is almost three years, and it can take up to fou

Violence Around the World  Mr. Speaker, in one of their great songs, Beau Dommage sings, “Tous mes cauchemars passent à six heures, à la télévision” or “all my nightmares appear on the six o'clock news”. Sadly, those words ring true during these terrible times we are living in. Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh,

Violence Around the World  Mr. Speaker, since Hamas's terrorist attacks on Israel, there have been acts of violence around the world that could end up turning the Middle East conflict into a global one. In the space of just a few days, a teacher in France was killed by a radicalized former student, two Sw

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Speaker, I always appreciate my colleague's speeches, which are both passionate and, above all, intelligent, even if we do not always agree. However, tonight we agree on one point. I think the whole House of Commons and every party agrees that it is absolutely necessary, and

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. We have worked together on a number of human rights issues, and that is exactly what we are doing again this evening. I might disappoint some people this evening and this might sound glum, but I doubt there are many people i

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his speech. I enjoy working with him from time to time on committees. I just asked a question a moment ago, but they were unable to come up with an answer. Right now, Gaza is blockaded, and under international law, humanitarian corri

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Chair, I think that there is a pretty clear consensus tonight that what happened on October 7 is unimaginable. It was a terrorist attack that must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. We also agree that Hamas must be eradicated from the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip i

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Chair, I am going to borrow my leader's words to answer my colleague's question. As I said at the beginning of my speech, Israel obviously has the right to defend itself, and the Bloc Québécois strongly supports that notion. However, international law must be respected. I be

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Chair, the answer to that is no.

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Chair, as I was saying, Israel is the only democracy in the region. Israel has the largest army in the region and is supported by the planet's major powers. Israel obviously has a greater responsibility for resolving the conflict. I believe that it would be possible for Isra

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank  Mr. Chair, I thank my colleague for thanking me. Working with the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands is always a pleasure. We are going to keep working together. As we said, we are all human. If there is one good and upstanding person in the House, it is certainly the member for Sa