Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. Since he likes to talk numbers, does he recognize that the biggest part of the problem comes from the fact that Canada has some of the highest drug prices in the world? Drugs here cost 19% more than the OECD median, according to

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. He spoke a lot about rare diseases and the high cost of drugs. I have a few numbers to illustrate what he was saying. Between 2007 and 2017, the average annual cost of treatment for the top 10 selling patented medicines in Cana

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. As she mentioned, we know that the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, which regulates drug prices, ties Canadian prices to those of countries where they are most expensive. We thought we had won our case in 2017, with the

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to thank the leader of the Bloc Québécois for sharing his time with me. Before going any further, I too would like to offer my condolences to the people of Nova Scotia. As the Bloc Québécois critic for seniors, I want to say what a privilege it i

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for that excellent question. I think that all the parties have collectively demonstrated that it is possible to advocate for causes like seniors' issues by being here in the House. The proposal on the table is to come here once a week, followe

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for his question. I definitely agree with him on the question of privilege. He highlighted a problem, and I thank him for that. It is true that by being here today, I am representing not only my constituents, but the people of Quebec.

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. The Bloc has indeed raised this issue many times. We are talking about the current crisis in long-term care centres, or CHSLDs, but as long as transfers are not increased, nothing will change in Quebec. For years, the govern

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, unfortunately that is the case, but I am not surprised. We talked about this and made it a budget priority, but all we have gotten so far is radio silence. We have not heard anything.

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I have a question about help for people who need it most. What are his thoughts on benefits for seniors? Should they be eligible at 65 or 75?

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, allow me to start by offering my sincere condolences to the victims of COVID-19 who have lost a loved one without being able to properly say goodbye. Seniors are the people most affected by COVID-19 and the ones who receive the least support. They are bearing the b

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, it seems that the increase in the GST was not enough. Our seniors need support for their purchasing power to help them through this crisis. Once the crisis is over, we are going to need them to kick-start the economy, especially in the regions. However, seniors are

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, since we are talking about helping seniors, I would like to say that our riding offices across Quebec have been inundated with calls from seniors who need the government's help. However, Service Canada offices are closed. It is impossible to reach anyone at Service C

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, I realize that managing this crisis is a challenge, and I commend the government's measures in support of Quebeckers and Canadians. I do want to point out some grey areas in these measures that are making life difficult for many of my constituents in Shefford. There

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, I could tell you about another case. I got a call from a retiree whose pension is so meagre that he has to supplement it by working a part-time job. He lost his job, but he had not reached the threshold of $5,000 in annual earnings. His income has therefore taken a

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, there is another case from the tourism industry. Two employees of the beautiful Maplewood Manor in Waterloo, the owner and the operator, pay themselves dividends instead of salaries. All events scheduled for the summer of 2020 have been cancelled, a loss of $60,000.