Health  Mr. Speaker, seniors play an active role in their communities. They make a valuable contribution to society. However, too many of them are falling through the cracks, and families are having a hard time supporting their aging loved ones. Poverty among seniors is on the rise. To

Poverty  Mr. Speaker, a study has shown that nearly half of Canadians are $200 away from not being able to pay their monthly bills. Sophie, one my constituents, was telling me how difficult it is for her and her mother to make ends meet at the end of the month. People are struggling unde

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister left out Canadian seniors who are in a lot of debt. Paul, a senior in my riding, told me that he and his wife have a hard time making ends meet with their small pension despite having worked their whole lives. I should also mention the lack of af

Health  Mr. Speaker, on January 15, I hosted a luncheon on the theme, “15 weeks is not enough”. This monthly event in my riding, called the “Toast populaire”, is organized by a coalition of community organizations and unions called Solidarité Populaire Richelieu-Yamaska. During the even

Health  Mr. Speaker, in negotiating the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement, NAFTA 2.0, the Liberals failed a lot of people, including our dairy farmers, our chicken farmers, our egg farmers and our turkey farmers. However, they also failed millions of sick people, who will have to pay

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to construction delays for the new Champlain Bridge and the new negotiations between the Signature on the Saint Lawrence Group and Infrastructure Canada: (a) how much is the fine for every day of delay; (b) what is the maximum fine amount; (c) what caused the delays t

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2018–19, and Votes 1a and 5a for the Funding for the New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project: (a) what is the detailed justification for the difference between the payment to Signature on the Saint Lawrence provided by the settlement

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the lawsuit filed with the Superior Court of Québec by Signature on the Saint Lawrence against Infrastructure Canada in March 2017: what were the government’s total legal expenses in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018?

Public Transportation  Mr. Speaker, the Big City Mayors’ Caucus met in Ottawa today with a very clear message for the Prime Minister and his ministers. The Liberals promised them an infrastructure bonanza, but they are still waiting. Canadians need investments in public transit, and so does the plane

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship  Mr. Speaker, Canada has resumed deportations to Haiti, despite the violence in that country. Haitians have been deported from my riding and from Montreal, Quebec City and elsewhere, even though Haiti is extremely dangerous. The government must immediately declare a moratorium on

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has made all kinds of commitments to first nations and promised billions of dollars in infrastructure to improve their living conditions. However, many indigenous communities do not have access to safe drinking water and will not have access be

Indigenous Affairs  Mr. Speaker, the forced sterilization of indigenous women is a blatant violation of human rights. The Prime Minister keeps repeating that his most important relationship is with indigenous peoples, so will he implement the recommendation made by the UN Committee against Torture?

Agriculture and Agri-food  Madam Speaker, the Liberals promised compensation for farmers. Lo and behold, yesterday they announced additional compensation in the form of a lottery. As today's demonstrations show, that it clearly not enough. That is nonsense. On top of that, how can farmers hope to be pre-s

The Economy  Mr. Speaker, as of January 2019, families will be paying $411 more per year than they did in 2018 for the same basket of groceries. Why? Because the Liberals failed to protect our supply management system in trade agreements and failed to come up with an ambitious plan to fight

Health  Mr. Speaker, Health Canada approves medical devices, like artificial hips, insulin pumps and pacemakers, which are dangerous and have been banned in other countries. Last week we learned that thousands of women developed health problems after receiving breast implants they belie