Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his presentation on Bill C-14. My colleague spoke at length about resilience. If there is one area that has been very resilient it is health care. Everyone who has worked hard to take care of COVID-19 victims has shown resilience. Therefor

Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech, in which he mentioned the Canada emergency rent subsidy. What can he suggest for our farmers, who still do not have access to the program, since certain expenses are not deferrable so they are not eligible? I wou

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, that is still discrimination on the basis of age. All seniors are experiencing a decline in purchasing power. All seniors are facing increased costs because of the pandemic. All seniors are suffering from the stay-at-home and isolation measures, and they are making

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals passed a resolution at their convention calling for old age security to be increased as of age 70, instead of 75, as the government wants. They are getting closer to the Bloc's position, which is to increase old age security for everyone 65 and older. Th

Reduction of Recidivism Framework Act  Madam Speaker, I request a recorded division.

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech on this important bill, which has to do with the protection of privacy. However, as my colleague mentioned in his speech, there are still a lot of grey areas. In a recent question, my colleague from Berthier—Maskinongé brought

Invisible Work Day  Madam Speaker, today I would like to draw your attention to an important campaign to promote Invisible Work Day, which was established in 2011 by the Association féminine d'éducation et d'action sociale, or Afeas. In 2010, thanks to the work of Bloc Québécois MP Nicole Demers, a

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for her speech. She spoke about how we need to ensure women have safe, adequate housing to break the cycle of violence. Why is it important for the federal government to invest more by transferring more money to Quebec, the provinces and the ter

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague from Saanich—Gulf Islands for her comments and her involvement in the feminist cause. We are both members of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, which is a cause that unites us, much like the environmental cause. That being s

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague from Sherbrooke for her speech. She identified the problem correctly. It needs to be said again and again. When we talk about femicide, we are talking about women being killed because they were women. On top of that, there is the importance of s

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague for her speech. She talked a lot about what is happening internationally. In my speech, I mentioned that 10% of women lived in fear of intimate partner violence during the pandemic. I said that number was three times higher for indigenous women.

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie for his speech and his work. He named the seven victims, but I would like to take a moment to do something that has not been done. I would like to offer my condolences to the friends and relatives of these seven v

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague, with whom I have the honour of serving on the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. She just raised the issue of pay equity and I would like her to speak more about this. It is a major concern and symbolic when it comes to increasing wome

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I thank my colleague very much for her question and for fighting for the feminist cause. We are members of the Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians. As I mentioned in my speech, during the pandemic, some shelters said that they had not received enough f

Gender-Based Violence  Madam Chair, I think it is more crucial for women to regain a sense of safety and security. To do that, there must be adequate funding so that shelters have enough space and better measures to ensure the safety of women. We also needs laws like the one we passed last fall to ensu