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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
October 16th, 2023House debate
Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank Mr. Chair, as a Quebec sovereignist I want to say that Canada is not a global military or economic power, but it has a history of leadership in international human rights. One need only think about Brian Mulroney during apartheid or of Lester B. Pearson and the peacekeepers. I wi
October 16th, 2023House debate
Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank Mr. Chair, on Saturday, October 7, Hamas launched a coordinated attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip. The attack was sadly dubbed “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood”. It was a large-scale terrorist operation that killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians—men, women, children and
October 16th, 2023House debate
Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank Mr. Chair, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech, which was excellent, as his speeches always are. We have seen demonstrations in recent days that have included unacceptable actions and slogans. That kind of thing has no place in a country like Canada, and I say that
October 16th, 2023House debate
Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank Mr. Chair, I want to thank my hon. colleague for her very touching speech. I think it moved us all, no matter which party we represent in this House. Canada was one of the first countries to announce humanitarian aid, and I congratulate the government on that announcement. Now i
October 16th, 2023House debate
Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, we want to reiterate that the Bloc Québécois strongly and unequivocally condemns the Hamas terrorist attacks. We reiterate that Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas. However, we need to distinguish between Hamas and the people of Gaza and Palestine. As
October 16th, 2023House debate
Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, in order to send aid, there first needs to be a humanitarian corridor. We are pushing hard, because lately Canada has been losing ground on the international scene. Once again, Canada is on the sidelines while the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France a
October 16th, 2023House debate
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, I really appreciated my colleague's last comment about how much speaking time certain members get. I want to congratulate him on his speech. I am wondering about something. For some time now, certain Conservative members from Quebec have been passing themselves of
September 27th, 2023House debate
Affordable Housing and Groceries Act Madam Speaker, in his speech, my colleague talked a lot about the carbon tax, although he should have focused on Bill C-56. I will elaborate on this because, lately, many Quebec Conservatives have said that there is a second carbon tax that applies in Quebec. From what we underst
September 27th, 2023House debate
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the export of military equipment and technology and the repression of widespread protests following the arrest and replacement of former president Pedro Castillo: (a) since December 2022, have officials from the Export Controls Division of Global Affairs Canada (GA
September 18th, 2023House debate
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the approval rate of francophone foreign students: (a) what is the number of study permit applications (excluding applications for extensions) processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for (i) 2022, (ii) 2023 (most recent data), and broken down by c
September 18th, 2023House debate
An Act respecting the recognition of certain Métis governments in Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan, to give effect to treaties with those governments and to make consequential amendments to other Acts Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties. I think that, if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: Given that (1) according to the report of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, thousands of children have bee
June 21st, 2023House debate
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Madam Speaker, as I said, the best time to speak is just before oral question period. What I was saying is that Quebeckers and Canadians want our country to continue welcoming people fleeing repression or intolerable humanitarian crises. I would like to think that this is the c
June 13th, 2023House debate
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Madam Speaker, I am a little surprised that there were no questions and comments. My colleague gave an excellent speech, after all. I happen to have the best speaking time, right before question period. I am pretty happy to have this time slot. Since the war in Ukraine began, m
June 13th, 2023House debate
Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, that is what the Prime Minister said. People from everywhere, from all political backgrounds, believed him when he said that infamous phrase in 2015. However, the Liberal government spends less on international development than the Harper government did. Canada has n
June 9th, 2023House debate