Canada Border Services Agency  Mr. Speaker, I rose in the House on February 2 to ask the government if it would be reinvesting in the Canada Border Services Agency to make it more efficient. My colleague, the hon. minister, informed me at the time that an action plan would be implemented by the end of the year

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. It is clear that he has a lot of expertise on this complex and sensitive issue. When the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights was examining this bill, a Liberal government representative said that the cl

Criminal Code  Madam Speaker, I completely agree with my colleague about the importance of palliative care. Having spent much of my life working in social services and on behalf of people in difficulty, everything affecting vulnerable people is really important to me. However, and my colleague

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, 27 years ago, the House voted unanimously in favour of Ed Broadbent's motion, thereby promising to eliminate child poverty. Governments since then, both Conservative and Liberal, have made absolutely no progress. A report published today describes an alarming situat

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, many of the members who spoke today mentioned that they were lawyers. I am not a lawyer. However, I am very uncomfortable with the idea of voting in favour of a bill that legalizes job losses that are illegal today. Our colleague talked about his experience in the a

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, our colleague from Saint-Maurice—Champlain talked about the importance of the jobs in the aerospace sector, including in Quebec, and rightly so. Speaking of facts, when Industry Canada shows the tremendous growth in outsourcing aerospace jobs to Asia, I worry about t

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. As my colleague from Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie already said, we are pleased to hear him speak in favour of workers. When he was going over the sequence of events, it would have been good for him to point out that the previous Co

Air Canada Public Participation Act  Mr. Speaker, our colleague is telling us not to worry about jobs in the future. However, I would like to know what the government will do to maintain good working conditions for workers in the aerospace industry, when SMEs in Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba will be competing for co

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. He spoke about the importance of supporting the manufacturing sector. I represent Quebec's agri-food capital and, therefore, I am concerned about the impact of the TPP on the agriculture sector. I am also worried

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. I would like him to explain how he reconciles his support for the TPP with statements made by experts like Joseph Stiglitz, who called the TPP “the worst trade deal ever”, or Jim Balsillie, who said that there will never be ano

Health  Mr. Speaker, Quebeckers have been paying ancillary fees for insured services for years, which is contrary to the Canada Health Act, and the federal government has done nothing about it. Quebec's auditor general released a report yesterday stating that ancillary fees are now out

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1.  Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleague for his environmental concerns. When he speaks about pride, I find it difficult to understand how the Liberals can be proud of introducing an omnibus bill and imposing closure on parliamentarians. He said that MPs are the conduits for the peo

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1.  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. He referred to the throne speech, but the change announced in that speech was in relation to the previous Conservative government, which kept introducing omnibus bills and imposing gag orders on parliamentarians. I

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1.  Mr. Speaker, our colleague spoke with pride about his last election campaign, but I am certain that the voters in his riding who voted for him voted for change and the promise of greater openness and transparency. We agree that a budget is important. Now, the Liberals have intro

Budget Implementation Act, 2016, No. 1.  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his speech. I am glad that he mentioned that it was a privilege for him to rise in the House to speak to this issue. In my opinion, Quebeckers who thought they were voting for change by voting Liberal must be disappointed. Thi