Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, the Liberal Party is accusing the Conservatives of filibustering, and the Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of filibustering. What a sorry spectacle. My colleague seems to think that speaking loudly will save him from having to answer embarrassing questions.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I have a question for my colleague. We wasted an entire day yesterday debating an NDP motion calling for national standards in residential and long-term care facilities. Today, once again, we are debating a motion that essentially calls for a reopening plan. In ot

Kaytranada  Madam Speaker, I want to recognize the musical success of Louis Kevin Celestin, who is more commonly known by his stage name of Kaytranada. This young man who grew up in Saint-Hubert recently won two prestigious Grammy awards alongside artists such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.

Diversity and Inclusion  Madam Speaker, I am honoured to speak to this important issue this morning. It is hard for us to imagine now what it might have felt like to experience slavery in the past. It was a tragedy of untold proportions. Sophocles said, “of all human ills the greatest is slavery”. Toda

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, my colleague has a lot to say about the Conservatives' supposed filibustering tactics. Essentially, the purpose of Bill C-24 is to once again provide support to those who have been hit hard by the pandemic. This week, the Liberals had the opportunity to do just

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. There is a reason he was nominated as one of the best orators in the House. We just saw another excellent example of that. Today was a dark day in Parliament. I consider it a black day. In fact, it was black and white. We

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her speech. She always has something useful to say when it comes to EI. Today is International Women's Day. As my colleague is aware, women are overrepresented when we look at poverty indicators, especially in terms of wages and minim

Employment Insurance Act  Madam Speaker, as everyone knows, Bill C-24 supports vulnerable workers who have lost their jobs during the pandemic. When we talk about vulnerable people, it is hard not to talk about seniors. We talked about seniors this afternoon and voted on a Bloc Québécois motion to increa

Criminal Code  Mr. Speaker, I am having a hard time figuring out exactly where my Conservative colleagues stand this morning. They think the process is being rushed and that things are moving too fast, yet the process itself includes a two-year period to thoroughly examine issues related to p

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, in this debate, many of the comments we have heard have revolved around the relevance of the amendment moved by my colleague, the member for Lac-Saint-Jean. The amendment calls upon the IOC to move the games, and many people wondered whether that was the right way

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I somewhat agree with my Conservative colleague from Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan, and I somewhat disagree with the parliamentary secretary. He is skating around the issue so as not to commit to anything on behalf of his government. In his speech, the parliamen

Regional Environmental Organization  Mr. Speaker, today I would like to highlight the 25th anniversary of Ciel et Terre, an organization founded by residents of my riding involved in environmental causes. In 1995, the founders of the Centre de l'information sur l'environnement de Longueuil, now known as Ciel et Ter

Committees of the House  Madam Speaker, this is really a very disturbing debate. I have a 17-year-old daughter and everything I am hearing here today is disturbing. Earlier, I was listening to the testimony of a young 17-year-old girl who met a man on the Internet. She began going out with him and he bo

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for her very interesting speech. The link between violence against women and poverty is clear, and we are going to focus on that aspect. I think symbolic things like creating a day of awareness are important, but huge and predictable investment

Committees of the House  Mr. Speaker, I very much liked my colleague's speech and I am very pleased to be here today to speak to this serious and very sensitive issue. I agree on the importance of symbols and on establishing a human trafficking awareness day, but human trafficking is a crime, and when w