Holiday Greetings  Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House today to thank the people of Saint-Laurent from the bottom of my heart for entrusting me with a second mandate. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my volunteers who donated their time and money to make it possible for me to ret

Religious Freedom  Mr. Speaker, we all remember this day three years ago when a man walked into the great mosque in Quebec City and took the lives of six people, injured 19 others, and forever changed the lives of numerous families simply because they were Muslim. Today we commemorate the lives of

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to speak to Bill C-4, an act to implement the agreement between Canada, the United States of America and the United Mexican States. When negotiations began over a year ago, I remember how much uncertainty there was about what would happen if we did no

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize that it was obviously not a great moment when the plant in Oshawa closed, which was before the agreement was signed. Uncertainty does not help. We wanted to make sure that this deal was as good as it could be for Canadians. We were not g

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, as I mentioned in my speech, this new negotiation includes some good news for Quebec's aluminum sector. The old agreement had no protections for that sector, but now, in the new agreement, 70% of all materials must come from North America. This will really help Que

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act  Madam Speaker, the agreement talks about the indigenous population and how to protect them. That was already included. I mentioned it in my speech.

Justice  Mr. Speaker, victims of sexual assault deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. They need to know that judges hearing their cases will not be influenced by the myths and stereotypes that frequently surface during sexual assault cases. Would the right hon. Prime Minister p

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, I will be sharing my time with the member for Sherbrooke. I appreciate the opportunity to rise today and speak to Bill C-3, our proposed accountability legislation for the Canada Border Services Agency. Specifically, this bill would establish an independent, arm'

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, it is important that all Canadians have confidence in their government and institutions, which is why it is important to make sure these bodies are there to help support them and provide a place they would be able to complain to. When an agency oversees its own c

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, the hon. member knows that the budget has not yet come out. We do not necessarily know where funding will be placed and how much money will be going into these programs. I do trust that if this is legislation we are moving forward on, there will be money available

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. The commission has not yet been created. We are not at that point yet, so I cannot answer my colleague's question.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act  Madam Speaker, most Canadians, if not all, have dealt with the CBSA at some point or other when travelling. We never know what can happen, what kind of event will take place and what kinds of dealings we will have with the CBSA. Hopefully all Canadians will be able to benefit fro

Anti-Armenian Pogroms  Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago, pogroms were committed against the Armenians in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. For seven days in January 1990, hundreds of Armenians were beaten, expelled from the city or killed. These crimes against the Armenians escalated and resulted in an almos

Women and Gender Equality  Mr. Speaker, yesterday was International Women's Day, a day to recognize the contributions of all women and an opportunity to promote and support gender equality. This year's theme, #BecauseOfYou, celebrates the generations of advocates, activists and other agents of change who a

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Madam Chair, I will be sharing my time with the member for Fleetwood—Port Kells. For the last few months, our government has been doing its best to protect Canadians against the COVID-19 pandemic. We followed the advice of our public health officials and allowed science to guide