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Criminal Code Mr. Speaker, I want to ask my colleague about an interesting aspect of the bill that warrants further study. It is also a request from women's groups who have been thinking about a specific issue. The bill reads in part: expand the reverse onus provision for offences involving
September 18th, 2023House debate
Employment Insurance Act Mr. Speaker, I would first like to welcome everyone back. I can sense everyone's excitement. Let us hope that our parliamentary work will be very productive. I hope you had a good summer, Mr. Speaker. You are looking very well indeed. In speaking to Bill C‑318, an act to amend t
September 18th, 2023House debate
Online News Act Madam Speaker, I believe that my colleague and I agree that we absolutely must protect our local media outlets. There is currently a crisis. People are losing their jobs, and we must stand up for them. Bill C-18 is a good step, but unfortunately it will not fix everything in thi
June 20th, 2023House debate
Online News Act Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, with whom I am fortunate to serve on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. We have some great discussions there. I too have worked in a newsroom and studied journalism. I am speaking on behalf of local media in my region, whi
June 20th, 2023House debate
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Mr. Speaker, since today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, I would like to express my firm commitment to protecting and respecting the rights of the elderly. About one in six people over the age of 60 suffered some form of abuse in 2022. Elder abuse is a worrying reality that
June 15th, 2023House debate
Immigration and Refugee Act Madam Speaker, in his speech, my colleague spoke about China and its current regime. I would like to follow up on what my colleague from Longueuil—Saint-Hubert spoke about earlier, namely the situation of the Uyghurs and the forced labour of Uyghur children. I would like him to
June 13th, 2023House debate
Immigration and Refugee Act Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Peace River—Westlock. We both care deeply about this important issue that affects human rights. To me, this bill is more important than ever. On Saturday, I participated in a demonstration in support of women and girls in Iran. People to
June 13th, 2023House debate
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, my colleague gave an interesting overview of the issue. He talked about post-traumatic stress disorder, an issue I have been interested in since the early 2000s. He also talked about the Canadian government's commitment to Afghan interpreters. In the summer of 20
June 12th, 2023House debate
Committees of the House Madam Speaker, as the critic for status of women, I am obviously looking at this file from that perspective. In that capacity, I have been often approached about this report and the situation in Afghanistan. The situation of women in Afghanistan remains very uncertain and extre
June 12th, 2023House debate
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, with all due respect to my colleague, this whole issue of early childhood education services is a choice made by Quebec and the provinces. Quebec has chosen this model. Furthermore, this model offers more and more spaces to accommodate non-standard schedules. I am
June 6th, 2023House debate
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, Canada can only gain from drawing inspiration from a model implemented in Quebec. Earlier, I ended my speech by talking about a study done by economists who found that, in only a few years, this model helped increase women's participation in the workforce from 66%
June 6th, 2023House debate
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, I apologize. It is late. I meant the member for Carleton.
June 6th, 2023House debate
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, I would have preferred that it be written into the bill in black and white, as it was in the previous bill. I wanted the bill to say that it took into consideration the fact that Quebec pioneered this model and that it has every right t
June 6th, 2023House debate
Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act Madam Speaker, the Bloc Québécois supports the principle of Bill C-35 and will support the bill at third reading, even though it finds the bill to be ambiguous. The bill does not comply with the distribution of powers set out in the Constitution, which clearly states that educat
June 6th, 2023House debate
Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 Mr. Speaker, I am having a hard time getting a clear picture. We are currently looking at Bill C‑47 and the member is talking about clause 510. His party seems to want to delete it as an anti-monarchy gesture, but he seems to be in favour of this clause. I am having a hard time w
June 6th, 2023House debate