Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, the problem is that an area like the one I represent is only 50 kilometres from Montreal. It is not in a remote area. The problem with satellite Internet services is that they do not work in our area. They use a wireless technology and when it snows or is windy, i

Telecommunications  Madam Speaker, in our region, high-speed Internet access is indispensable, especially for families, students, SMEs, self-employed workers and of course agricultural businesses. More than 350,000 households in Quebec still do not have not have an affordable and reliable Internet

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to infrastructure investments through the Canada Infrastructure Bank, since its creation: (a) what are the Bank's investments, broken down by (i) province, (ii) constituency, (iii) investment partners, (iv) investment projects, (v) investment amounts; and (b) how many

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I am presenting a petition to the government that calls for universal access to employment insurance. Employment insurance unfairly penalizes women in terms of their access to benefits. Only 35.2% of unemployed women are eligible for regular EI benefits compared to

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, to fight climate change, the Liberals are giving $12 million of our money to a billion-dollar corporation led by the second richest person in the country, while our local markets and independent grocers struggle to survive. Our local businesses are greener, yet they

Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act  Madam Speaker, we will support this bill. I thank my colleague for his clear, detailed description of the bill. Since we passed my colleague's bill to recognize the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, it is important that all bills affecting indigenou

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the funding granted under the Investing in Canada plan, since March 2016: (a) what applications were initially approved by Infrastructure Canada officials but then rejected by the Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; and (b) what requests were

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to Employment Insurance (EI), for 2017 and 2018, broken down by year: (a) what was the volume of EI applications in total and broken down by (i) region and province where the claim originated, (ii) the number of claims accepted and the number of claims rejected, (iii)

Questions Passed as Orders for Returns  With regard to federal funding in the constituency of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, between April 2016 and January 2019: (a) what applications for funding have been received, including for each the (i) name of the organization, (ii) department, (iii) program and sub-program under which

Child Care  Mr. Speaker, we saw this in Quebec with the creation of the day care network. This really served as a launching pad for women, allowing more and more to get into the workforce and go into more interesting careers. Unfortunately, this network can no longer keep up with the demand.

Child Care  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals go on and on about how they have lifted hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty thanks to the Canada child benefit, yet there are 1.4 million poor children in this country, which means there are also poor families. These are people who want to j

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, they expect better. The members of Grassy Narrows First Nation are asking for justice after decades of mercury poisoning in their community. Last week, the Prime Minister made fun of them as they were being escorted out of his fundraiser. That is not leadership. Lea

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals had a chance to take action to fix the spring gap problem for seasonal workers and address the labour shortage. Instead, they chose to keep plundering the EI fund. Workers are sick and tired of broken promises, like the Liberals' promise to fix the spri

Employment Insurance  Mr. Speaker, with voices full of compassion, the Prime Minister and his Minister of Social Development indicated that they were going to enhance EI sickness benefits by the end of the year. That was in 2016. There was nothing in the 2017 budget, nothing in the 2018 budget, and s

Pharmacare  Mr. Speaker, people across the country are struggling to afford their medications and struggling to make ends meet. Instead of helping these people, the Liberal government continues to tell them that they must wait. Unions are in Ottawa this week to urge the government to work o