Broadband Canada Program  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, our government announced a series of projects to receive conditional funding approval under the Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians program. These 52 projects, in nine provinces and territories across Canada, will bring broadband Internet access t

Firearms Registry  Mr. Speaker, by turning its back on honest hunters and farmers in Quebec who want to see the useless and expensive long gun registry scrapped, the Bloc is showing, yet again, that it does not have a monopoly on Quebec values. After 20 years of resistance and empty debate from th

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal leader has not bothered to ask a question about Canada's economy for a month now, and the last time he did, he proposed to increase the tax burden on Canadians and Quebeckers. Since March 29, the Liberal leader has focused his attention on so-called scan

Quebec Bridge  Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to speak to motion M-423, which proposes that the Government of Canada purchase the Quebec Bridge and finish the repair work. I would like to focus on three essential aspects of motion M-423. First, I would like to explain why it is important to ke

National Volunteer Week  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in celebration of National Volunteer Week. I would particularly like to highlight the invaluable contribution of young volunteers in Quebec and across Canada. Every year, more than 12 million Canadians collectively volunteer more than 2 bi

Leader of the Bloc Québécois  Mr. Speaker, the latest Olympic Games made Quebeckers prouder than ever to be Canadian, but the Bloc Québécois leader is doing his best to ensure that their pride does not have lasting consequences for federalism in Quebec. The Bloc leader's cross-Canada tour, which is wrapping

Leader of the Bloc Québécois  Mr. Speaker, the Bloc leader sank to new hypocritical lows when he proudly laid out his investment strategy in last Saturday's La Presse. According to BRANCHEZ-VOUS.com, his investments in Helios include investments in the oil sands. The leader of the resistance did not deny thi

Aerospace Industry  Mr. Speaker, this morning in Montreal, the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and the Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) announced assistance for the creation of new jobs in the Canadian aerospace industry. This is

Bloc Québécois  Mr. Speaker, last Saturday, at the general council of the Bloc Quebecois, the Bloc leader compared Bloc members to the French resistance fighters during the Nazi occupation. Could the Minister of State for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec give

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, today is a special day for me. I have invited the mayors from my riding to join us and more than 30 of them are here today. This invitation is very symbolic because, to me, it represents our raison d'être in the House: to inform and instruct all the electors in our

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I say again that our government has put in place a series of measures as part of Canada's economic action plan in order to support all segments of Canadian and Quebec society. Quebec is certainly getting its fair share this regard. I am certainly not ashamed of the l

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. In fact, he is alluding to a radio interview in which I mentioned various things the unemployed in my region, who are called seasonal unemployed, could do. I sincerely think that there can be as many potential solutions as the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I would like to share my time with the hon. member for Beauport—Limoilou. I would like to respond to the question from the hon. member for Joliette about the measures taken by the government to help the less fortunate. Although the economic recovery has begun, we r

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, how does the Bloc explain its opposition to a budget that is focused on jobs and economic growth, and that is paving the way to a balanced budget? The Bloc falsely claims that this budget contains nothing good for Quebec. Our government presented a budget with a nu

Elimination of Tariffs  Mr. Speaker, today, our government announced that it would be taking action to eliminate all remaining tariffs on manufacturing inputs and machinery and equipment. This will keep us ahead of the pack and show the rest of the world that we are open for business. These measures w