Judges Act  Madam Speaker, it is a small part. The bill sends a message that judges will have to take training going forward, and this will encourage them to be more open-minded when it comes to these issues, thereby avoiding the kind of terrible comments and remarks we heard from Judge Brau

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity in the House to thank and congratulate folks in Quebec and across Canada who are working on the front lines of this pandemic in hospitals and long-term care homes. I am talking about health care workers, nurses, doctors and ord

Judges Act  Madam Speaker, I appreciated the speech delivered by my colleague, who has a thorough understanding of this matter. That is remarkable. I believe we are all of one mind on this issue. I think that everyone is pretty much on the same page. In Canada and Quebec, we want to ensure

Resumption of Debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for his speech. I am extremely pleased to hear that he is concerned about housing. In Montreal, this has been a matter of great concern for years. Since the beginning of the pandemic, people have been camping on Notre-Dame Street in Montr

Proceedings on the bill entitled An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his speech. The NDP is not being clear, and I would like my colleague to enlighten me. Yesterday, the Bloc Québécois moved a motion that called for health transfers, among other things. Some members voted in favour of the motion, while other

Proceedings on the bill entitled An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19  Mr. Speaker, this is my first time speaking virtually to the House. It is a bit strange. I thank my hon. colleague from Quebec for his speech. The 125 members of the Quebec National Assembly have unanimously called on the federal government to transfer funding for health care t

Proceedings of the House and Committees  That is another thing I do not have enough time to talk about. I have eight pages of things that are not working in Canada during the pandemic, including tax avoidance. Billions of dollars are legally held elsewhere. I am not even talking about tax evasion. This is allowed under

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I am not sure I understood what my colleague said, since I switched over to the interpretation a bit late. I will say it again. There are needs, especially with respect to housing. I did not mention figures earlier, but 150,000 households in Quebec did not pay rent

Proceedings of the House and Committees  I think I talked enough about nurses. That is one problem, but there is a slew of problems that could be resolved. We need to sit down here to do that. Let's talk about housing in Quebec. There was a crisis, there is a crisis and there will be a crisis. Right now, we do not know

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, the tone just changed. While I was listening to my colleague, I was thinking. As some of my colleagues know, I was an actor in a previous life. When I rise in the House, I always wonder if I am putting on a show for the camera or playing to the house. Things are pre

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her speech. It was fascinating to hear her talk about ideals, about what we should be doing, and about how the government should respond to the crisis. Let's go down the list of the people who need help from the government during the

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague very much for naming all the measures that the government has put in place over the past two months. I believe that these are targeted measures. There is more work to be done. Seniors, children with disabilities and workers have been taken care

Proceedings of the House and Committees  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his wonderful speech. It is interesting to hear him quote the Bible and talk about the most vulnerable in the House. Since we are talking about the most vulnerable in this crisis, I have a few interesting figures on the situation in Quebec.

Business of Supply  Madam Speaker, I might be accused of always asking the same question, but that is because we never get an answer in the House. I will ask it anyway. I very much appreciated my hon. colleague's speech, and I have a great deal of empathy for anyone dealing with the tragedy of a rar

Business of Supply  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member from Quebec for his valuable contribution to the debate, but he is not answering the fundamental question. Earlier, my Liberal colleague talked about Quebec and Canada collaborating. I asked him the same question. There is no collaboration. Quebec