Health  Mr. Speaker, several regions in our country are fighting a second wave. Quebec is making sacrifices to fight COVID-19, but just yesterday, it had more than 1,000 new cases. If people cannot access rapid testing, they are more likely to spread the virus. The Prime Minister promise

Health  Mr. Speaker, they just ordered tests six months after they promised they would. Their slow response is impacting millions of Canadians. In Quebec, it is the long lineups. In Ontario, it is the labs that are stretched to the limit. In Manitoba, it is confusion over buying rapid te

Health  Mr. Speaker, Canadians and Quebeckers know that the Liberal government failed to close the border in time for ideological reasons. The New York Times demonstrated that the decision to keep the border open was not based on science. The Prime Minister chose the WHO's misguided poli

Points of Order  Mr. Speaker, on a point of order, page 623 of Bosc and Gagnon states, “The proceedings of the House are based on a long-standing tradition of respect for the integrity of all Members. Thus, the use of offensive, provocative or threatening language in the House is strictly forbidd

Health  Mr. Speaker, this government's slowness to act is completely unacceptable. Quebeckers in the Outaouais region have to wait seven days to get the results of their COVID-19 tests, despite the purchase of new analysis equipment. Everything is ready, but Outaouais region medical cen

Health  Mr. Speaker, Canada had the Global Public Health Intelligence Network, an organization that was supposed to detect pandemics throughout the world. It was a well-respected organization. Unfortunately, several months before the pandemic struck, the Minister of Health shut the netw

Health  Mr. Speaker, it is an independent review on their own mistake. The government turned off Canada's pandemic early warning system in 2019 without an explanation. Today he describes it as vital. This system was vital. It was 20% of the world's pandemic intelligence information. It

Health  Mr. Speaker, another vital tool is rapid testing and this spring the absence of it has consequences being felt across the country. Lab workers here in Ontario are feeling it. One told the Ottawa Citizen that everyone is working crazy numbers of hours to try to get all the tests

Health  Mr. Speaker, they are working around the clock and getting nothing done. In Calgary, the Foothills hospital has 300 workers who have had to quarantine because of COVID-19 exposure. No hospital can lose 300 front-line workers. If these workers had access to rapid tests, they woul

Conversion Therapy  Mr. Speaker, service in the Canadian Armed Forces is a commitment to defending our country, its institutions and the rights enjoyed by our citizens. My service in the military taught me many lessons, but the importance of respecting the rights of my fellow citizens was paramount.

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I am proud of our party and especially of its extraordinary Quebec members. Our party is compassionate. We will fight for the well-being of Quebeckers in all sectors. Regarding the forestry sector, one of my priorities will be to negotiate a softwood lumber agreem

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member for North Island—Powell River for her words about my family and our health. It is appreciated. One of the first cancellations due to COVID was my trip to Vancouver Island, a very special place in this country that I look forward to

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Madam Speaker, I have not been up in the House in many months and I might have been a little rusty, but one thing that has not changed is that the deputy House leader is still talking a lot. Let me correct him a little on my conversation with the Prime Minister, who called me th

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Workers know that someone is fighting for them, as opposed to just agreeing with whatever the government says, like that member; someone who will fight for them when they are sick; and someone who fights for them to avoid the steel and aluminum tariffs that the government allowed

Resumption of debate on Address in Reply  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be back in the House with my colleagues and to tell Canadians about my plan to support their jobs and their families. Speaking of families, I want to start by saying how proud I am of mine. I know my wife, Rebecca, my kids Mollie and Jack, and my par