Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, after the election a year ago, municipalities had very high expectations. When I met with them, they all had projects, and they all expected those projects to be funded after the budget. After the budget was tabled, I had to tell them that there was nothing for smal

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 2  Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by telling the House how disappointed I am with Bill C-29 and the measures it contains, or rather the measures it does not contain. More specifically, there is a significant lack of practical measures for SMEs, families, the middle class, unempl

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, it is with great appreciation that I, again today, table signatures in support of Bill C-245, which seeks to develop a national poverty reduction strategy. Earlier today, we had the first hour of debate on this bill at second reading. The petitions in support of thi

Poverty Reduction Act  Madam Speaker, I think that reality shows us what those advantages are. For too long, we have been working in a silo when it comes to reducing poverty. The proof that it is not working is that, today, the gap between the rich and poor is still growing. We have more and more poor

Poverty Reduction Act  Madam Speaker, what this bill is saying is that it is nice to include poverty reduction measures in the budget, but the problem is that we cannot measure poverty. Researchers who appeared before the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the St

Poverty Reduction Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question. I am sure that all hon. members would like to see full employment in the medium and long terms. I have worked with troubled teenagers who wanted to change their situation. We all want everyone to have a job that values them,

Poverty Reduction Act  moved that Bill C-245, An Act concerning the development of a national poverty reduction strategy in Canada, be read the second time and referred to a committee. Mr. Speaker, none of my Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot constituents were surprised when I introduced Bill C-245 concerning a n

Health  Mr. Speaker, thalidomide has been causing tremendous harm since the 1960s. The House voted in favour of an NDP motion to compensate all thalidomide survivors. However, many of these survivors are not entitled to the promised compensation because they are being asked to prove th

Aerospace Industry  Madam Speaker, this morning, we learned that Bombardier is going to cut 7,500 jobs, including 1,500 in Quebec. That is on top of the restructuring that was already announced earlier this year. This government promised to invest in this Quebec flagship. However, Bombardier is sti

Ethics  Madam Speaker, the Prime Minister also wrote to his ministers to inform them that the performance of their official duties and the arrangement of their private affairs should bear the closest public scrutiny. He went on to say, “This is an obligation that is not fully discharged

Ethics  Mr. Speaker, the Liberals were elected on a promise of real change, but it turns out they are fine with following the Conservatives' rules. The Minister of Finance is just the first of many ministers planning to attend VIP fundraisers, and we are still not privy to the details o

Health  Mr. Speaker, thanks to Quebec's health minister, we now know that, when it comes time for the Liberals to fund health care, the question is, “What is in it for me politically?” Is that what it comes down to for the Minister of Health? She should not be playing politics with the

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I will gladly vote in favour of this motion, but given that the international community has been hearing about these atrocities since August 2014, it is astonishing that it has taken two years for any action to be taken. As my colleague from Laurier—Sainte-Marie sai

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, today I am presenting another series of petitions in support of Bill C-245 concerning the establishment of a national strategy on poverty reduction. The petitioners are calling on the members of the House to support this bill, which is set to go through second readi

Canadian Human Rights Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very open speech and for sharing with us the values and experiences that led her to take the position that she has. As members said earlier in the debate, this will not be the first time that the House of Commons has passed a similar bil