Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, we are not going to fix the whole issue with French in 30 seconds. I find it pretty pathetic to hear the Liberals and Conservatives passing the buck over the French language. There is just one language at risk in Canada, and that is French. Three per cent of North

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, I will try to be brief even though the issue of French is so important that we could talk about it at length. Fifty years ago, Canada brought in the Official Languages Act. They said they would permanently protect French and English until the end of time. Fifty year

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Mr. Speaker, I listened carefully to my colleague. There is the Official Languages Act, but this evening we are talking about whether the two languages are on equal footing. In fact, there is one language that is doing very well and another that is not doing well at all. I have

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Madam Speaker, I am a bit sad. In this debate, there is talk of small measures. The government will invest a bit more money in immersion here, give a bit of money for post-secondary studies there, and so forth. This is the second time in a year that we are having a debate on Fre

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Madam Speaker, I have a somewhat convoluted question. Earlier, the member for Langley—Aldergrove in British Columbia talked about his commitment to the principle of Canada's two founding peoples to explain why he feels the French fact is important. That is not how I see history,

Laurentian University in Sudbury  Madam Speaker, I have kind of a tough question for so late an hour. I imagine those of us who are still here are here because French really matters to us. There is one aspect we have not talked about tonight, which is promoting francophone universities and francophone knowledge

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, you would really have to live on Mars not to notice that there is currently a housing crisis in Quebec and Canada. The government is relaunching the rapid housing initiative, which is not a bad program. Last fall, they announced $1 billion in funding. Unfortunately,

The Budget  Mr. Speaker, the pandemic has given rise to an initiative to help homeless people, including in my riding. This initiative has a high degree of acceptability, since it accepts everyone, without discrimination. Unfortunately, those responsible for the initiative have been really

Governor General's Act  Madam Speaker, there seems to be a problem with the interpretation. We cannot hear what my hon. colleague is saying at the moment.

The Budget  Madam Speaker, my colleague was saying that concrete action needs to be taken. Right now, in Quebec, housing is an area in which concrete action really needs to be taken. I am pleased that my colleague is from Quebec. Every day, we see articles in the paper about the housing cri

The Budget  Madam Speaker, we are in the middle of a serious health crisis, but there is also a social crisis on the horizon. This morning I spoke with representatives from Réseau SOLIDARITÉ Itinérance du Québec. Homelessness experts predict that the consequences will continue to be felt fo

Petitions  Madam Speaker, today, I am presenting a petition calling on the Government of Canada to deploy all legal sanctions, including the freezing of assets, and barring of entry to Canada, against foreign officials who are responsible for gross human rights violations in China under the

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Environment. Last week, we saw the government perform a magic trick with regard to the environment and fighting climate change in Canada. In the budget, the government proposed a 36% target for reducing greenhouse gas emission

Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act  Madam Speaker, I have a simple question for my colleague. One of the Liberal government's key campaign promises was to plant two billion trees over about 10 years. That breaks down to 200 million trees a year. As far as we know, not that many trees have been planted, maybe 100,0

Sport  Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the parties and I think you will find unanimous consent for the following motion: That, following the allegations of psychological abuse, neglect, sexual harassment and racial discrimination of five former members of the Canada A