Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. She spoke a lot about the importance of debates and democracy. However, democracy also involves respecting motions that are passed in Parliament. This is the fourth time since the beginning of the crisis that I have been repeat

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. She touched on the issue of domestic violence. In some cases, in her province and in Quebec, is it that programs could help more women get out of violent situations in this time of crisis, but that the provinces and Quebec are so

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. She spoke a great deal about the economy and the importance of helping our businesses get through the crisis. I would remind members that the Bloc Québécois made a proposal concerning fixed costs, which could be extended to touri

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I may be a bit more brief than some of my more eloquent colleagues, but I still wanted to add my two cents to conclude this important debate. I would like add my voice to those of my colleagues who said that they have been working harder since

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I will not do it again. As a result of systemic disadvantages, women have not had access to the help they deserve. It is necessary to be aware of the realities women face and the injustices in our society to see what I am talking about, not to mention all the victim

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question, which hits home for me. I hope that the Standing Committee on Status of Women will be able to resume one day. This is one of the committees that is not expected to resume work in the short term. I had already started talking wi

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Mr. Speaker, I think that the Bloc Québécois members were all prepared to leap to the defence of our constituents' interests. In fact, the wage subsidy was the Bloc Québécois's idea, because we believe in the importance of maintaining the employment relationship between employe

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her comments. She talked a lot about people with disabilities. She seems to really care about this. It is also an important issue for the Bloc Québécois. In fact, last month we proposed splitting Bill C-17 to give people with disabilities

Further COVID-19 Measures Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech, particularly since he talked about seniors, a matter that prompted me to come to the House on a regular basis during the pandemic so that I could take a stand to improve their situation. I agree with him that we cannot con

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, many seniors are living in precarious financial situations, which is why the Bloc Québécois has been calling for an increase in the old age pension and the guaranteed income supplement for quite some time. The pandemic has compounded this economic insecurity, since s

Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her speech. I would like to hear her thoughts on the increase to old age security for seniors 75 and older, which was announced in the Speech from the Throne. This is a promise the Liberals made during the last election campaign. We also ask

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, let us talk about those who are most affected. COVID-19 has affected everyone, seniors especially. The majority of COVID-19 victims are seniors, and they have also been the most isolated, separated from their loved ones, alone and anxious. Now, they are the ones left

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, in order to help seniors, we need to increase their purchasing power in the long term. The government has spent close to $400 billion since the beginning of the pandemic, and yesterday it said that this was not the time for austerity. Now is not the time for austeri

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech and for talking about the economy and regional prosperity with respect to small and medium-sized businesses. My riding of Shefford has a very strong entrepreneurial spirit and its vitality depends largely on SMEs in industries th

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for her speech especially since we spent time together this summer studying the impact of the pandemic on women. We were in committee for a day and a half. We found that the time we spent was much too short. I must therefore dep